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Show A NEW MANAGER W. H. BANCROFT TO SUCCEED C. F. RESSECUIE. Th. Newly Appointed Geneial M.n.ger of th. Mountain Division or Inion I'Bdrle Take Charge of Affair, Af-fair, on January lfitn. W. II. Bancroft, ex-superintendent of the Kio Grande Western, has been appointed general manager of the Mountain division of the Union I'acilic, to succeed C. F. Kesseguie. The following fol-lowing letter will explain the condition of the change: O rm E of th k ( BfF.RAi. Manager or Tin J L'NION t AC IKK' SVKTKM. f Omaha. Dec. an. I C. V. Fe'segiiK Esq., General Manager Mountain l.v nion: My DkahBih 1 feel (omjellpd to make a chiuure in the iiinnaKemcn or the Mo ml an division and have c-leote,. Mr. V. H. Bancroft for that purpose. This change to take effect Ji.uua y lii. itrni. fjliall iiepkwel if you will g e Mr Hsncroft such In'ormalli n and asi-is-tiiice a Willie. f service ton wand the railway rail-way company. Yours truly. S. H. H. Clark, General Manager. Mr. YV. H. Bancroft, the new general manager, was superintendent of the Kio Grande Western up to the first of last July, lie is a practical man and has been identified with the interests of western railroads for over ten years. Mr. C. F. Kesseguie, the gentleman who has so ably mauaged the mountain moun-tain division, retires with a splendid record, lie has been railroading for over thirty years. It was with the Northwestern that he began as messenger messen-ger boy; then with the "O." and lastly with the Union Pacific, superintending the Idaho and Nebraska divisions For some years Mr, Kesseguie was Tom Potter's private secretary. He will remain re-main in Salt Lake and enjoy the rest which he needs, his days having been full of exacting work. |