Show 1 HENDERSON MAY I HAVE CHARGE t Generally Understood He Will W li BeSan Be BeSan BeI I I San Pedro Superintendent 1 I f NO 0 OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION I OF OE HIS ms SELECTION NOT DENIED D D BY y HEAD MEN MENA A report was sues circulated in railroad cit cir circles cles eJe yesterday to the her tact that Horace orace W Henderson division lc superintendent of ot the Oregon Short Line will be made general eras superintendent of QC the San Ped o oLos Los Angeles d Salt Sale Lake railroad Of Official j confirmation Q or the rumor could I not be obtained ed although a chain of o cir clr circumstances strengthens siren the belief beUc that I the report is well well founded One of the strongest evidences of the accuracy of the report is the tact fact that while the officials s interviewed d would not affirm the truth truthfulness truthfulness truthfulness of the story tor they did not deny denYI tt n R E F Wells the general manager of I the San Sau Pedro said wid We Ye have ROt not yet appointed a super superintendent I Before the appointment is made It win wID be necessary to have a 3 road for or him to io superintend su A superintendent will have huv to be put in charge of the line but work leading to the transfer of the Short Line Une has not advanced far enough to create a sec necessity ity for the h office r When tea asked if someone n had a been selected se selected for the place Mr Air Wells said that the matter fe is under consideration Is It Mr dir Ir Henderson H on was asked No Appointment Yet YetI I 1 am not prepared to sa say who will be appointed replied Mr with a smile No appointment hat has been made yet and anything said at this time will be I expect to be beable beable beable able to make the announcement before very cry lung Ions Superintendent Superintend nt Henderson when seen soon at his office said bald that he had received no formal offer for tor the place When it was suggested that his name had been associated t with 1 the office he e simply simp ly smiled but ut he declined d lt to say a aw whether w any overtures had been made to t him m on the subject Attention was called caned to the fact that the rumor had bad gained strength by reason of ot the fact that he had been in close consultation with the general manager of ot the San Pedro He has needed some advice on matters pertaining to my division was the ther evasive but ut pleasant s reply of the super superintendent ug r n We Re have been talking over matters concerning the division and nat naturally we have been together several times Wells ells and Henderson held hold a 1 consultation over a luncheon at the Knutsford yesterday and this fact is 15 taken to mean that the men discussed something n which did d not t require ir refer reference reference rd ence to blue l prints and a other railroad al documents and that this something was the question of the Wells and Henderson will leave this morning for a trip to Calientes in Superintendent Hendersons private car Mrs Wells will accompany her husband The trip to is j made to give glue Mr bar ir Wells Yells an idea of oC the condition of the road and the equipment |