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Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-17 | Page 1 | T. M. Schumacher Has Resigned

Type issue
Date 1905-09-17
Paper Salt Lake Herald
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title T. M. Schumacher Has Resigned
Type article
Date 1905-09-17
Paper Salt Lake Herald
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 1
OCR Text I SCHUMACHER T M HAS RESIGNED leaves L ves Oregon Short Line for United Emit Fit Company NEW N w YORK HEADQUARTERS WILL HANDLE ENORMOUS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FIC ON SEA AND LAND LANDT LANDT T M Schumacher general traffic TM T I manager manager of the Oregon Short Shott Line resigned yesterday He will wi go to the United Fruit Fuit company and will wl serve sare it I in a similar simIa position at a com corn compensation more than twice that he is 19 isnow ISnow now receiving Mr 11 Schumacher will wU leave laave Sept 25 The news of the resignation became general yesterday and caused ca used some something something thing ofa of a sensation among local rail railroad rn road men as well wel as among business and amid professional men of Salt Sal Lake These have known Mr Schumacher during daring duing his four years residence In this city and have come in that time to warmly esteem him Among railroad men man he has made the reputation of a shrewd and traffic man manager ager a man who makes friends for his road Comp nys Big Business The United Fruit company Is one of the biggest marine trade tade corporations in America Its Is steamships ply be between between tween Atlantic ports and ports of Mex Mexico ex exico ico Central and South America Americ and Cuba It I operates ninety steamers carrying carr cargoes and passengers They The sail between Boston New York Phila Philadelphia delphia Baltimore Balmore Ne New v Orleans Mo Mobie the time West Indies Central and bie South So th America In addition additon to these a aline alne aline line lne of steamers plies between the West Indies and England Another line Une will willbe wU be b put on between the Wrest West Wet Indies and I Germany Genan this winter i The headquarters of the corporation are in New York York Mr Schumacher will make mike his home In that city and he will wi seldom be called caled west of Chicago Mr Career T M 1 Schumacher has been with the Harriman lines since 1887 excepting in 1889 1809 and 1900 when he was with wih the Continental Fruit Express He began with wih the Union Pacific as chief clerk In Inthe Inthe Inthe the general agents office in St Louis Luis Thence he went to Omaha as chief clerk clerkin in the general freight department From Omaha he went to San Francisco as general agent and from San Francisco he came to Salt Sal Lake Sept 1 I 1901 1901 He took the position poSton of ot traffic manager of the Oregon Short Line Other Changes to Follow It I is altogether probable that no suc sue successor cessor ceSor to Mr Schumacher will wi be b named D E Burley Burey general passenger passenger ger gem agent will wl probably get another assistant and will wi have charge of the passenger end of ot the traffic department while hUe John A Reeves Reeve as general gen freight agent with two assistants will wi have havo hau charge of the freight fright end At least It Itis itIs is 1 so s stated unofficially Jay t through rough sources source sur e ee connected e ate co l i to th r m and andel close closi el e 1 hp touch wih with them The extent of the traffic of ot the United Fruit company may be seen in the fact fot that it I handles cars a year from different ports of entry in this country to say sa T nothing noting of its it maritime traffic and its is passenger lists Those railroad men throughout the country who have come in contact with wih Mr 11 Schumacher will wl not be slow to express their opinions opinIons opinIons ions that he is entirely capable of handling the management of this traffic tra lie fic fc
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