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Show companionable fellow and a staunch friend of General Passenger and Ticket Agent Lomax. For years Burley was the Philadelphia traveling passenger agent of the Union Pacific, lie had his headquarters in room No. 5 of the Bullitt Bul-litt bulling at 133 south Fourth street. He not only represented the U. P. but also the Oregon Railway and Navigation Naviga-tion company and St. Joseph and Grand Island railway. Mr. Burley is a dandy and w hen he bobs up in Salt Lake City then the band will play. He's lived for years in the west anil besides railroading he's had a practical taste of mining in Colorado or Nevada. I forget positively whioh country. K, L, Lomi( is too well kuown to need any introduction intro-duction in The Times. In this man is centered the authority of the grand divisions di-visions of the Union Pacifio as general passenger and ticket agent of the entire en-tire system. Under the Adams administration admin-istration his jurisdiction only extended over the Missouri river division, and no he's cock o' the walk. Such advancement advance-ment won't hurt him one bit, he's got too much sense to feel like Jack Horner, who caught a plum on one occrsion. By the way, did you know no more trip passes will be issued on the Union Pacific until after January 15V This is an order received from Mr. Lomax and it is being observed like something sacred by the fellows at the corner or Main and Second South streets. Just what Lomax has in secret to spring on the pass fiends will bo made known before the new moon is very old. I have talked too much al ready. Come again another night." Railroad Moras. On January 15 a moeting of the passenger pas-senger department of the transcontinental transconti-nental association will be held in San Francisco. Endeavors will be made to adopt some scheme for an equitable and satisfactory division of the business east bound from Pacifio coast points. - Copies of the new western classification classifica-tion are afloat. The new classification became effective January 1, except in cases where the change has the effect of advancing rates, these sections taking effect January 10. One of the new rules is that all property shipped in car loads shall be subject to the car service and trackage charges of the forwarding and delivering railroads. A RAILROADER TALKS Of the Important Changes That Will Soon Occur in the U. P. Offices in Salt Lake City. TOTAL R. R. ECLIPSE JAN. 15. Kind Words for Mr. Resseguie, Mr. Ban-crgft, Ban-crgft, Mr, Eccles, Mr. Adams, Mr, Burley and Mr. Lomax. A veteran railroader last night sat in an easy chair and smoked a cigar. Ho was alone until a Times man dropped by his side. Suddenly he turned and saw the newspaper man, but he continued contin-ued to maintain bis silence aud meditation. medita-tion. At last the pencil pusher ventured the question, "what's new." The reply wnS almost spontaneous: "To me it seems as if there would be a total eclipse on January 15 along the Union Pacific system, However, sucb things must bo expected in the course of human events in case of a change in administration. Ia These Days No matter how bard and faithful a railroader rail-roader labors for the interest of the ' toad he represents his head will fall sooner or later. There is always a clique of outsiders who are awaiting an opportunity to trump up something , ir against his actions. The representa- tive of a railroad company must necessarily nec-essarily be possessed of a head full of brains and his chief object is to secure business for his road. Shculd he be somewhat modest and hesitate about a principal involved in the matter aud some fogy agent of a rival line snap up ,.the offer while the former fellow is thinking about it then it is that the too cautious agent may expect a letter of discharge or a first class rousiug-up from head quarters. Things do at times appear in different lights entirely strange to what they would seem on a calm investigation. "But I'll switch off and talk of some of the practical men who on next Thursday will step down and out of the positions they have occupied in the grand divisions of the Union Pacific system. sys-tem. There's General Msnager Resse-. Resse-. . guie of the mountain division. His successor will be Mr. W. H. Bancroft in the capacity of general superintendent. superintend-ent. Did vou ever notice what a kind, fatherly, 'sympathetic temperament Mr. Resseguie possesses? He's the same man day after day, thoroughly domestic in every particular. His ear ia Never Dral to a a case or statement where equity or justice are concerned. But withal he's as firm as Gibralter when wrong-doing or necessity compel him to be such, The manner in which he has managed the mountain division with the misera- ble old engines, poor material and a thousand and one things is enough to commend him to the highest position attainable on any railroad. Mr. Resseguio is not entirely a dis-tator dis-tator of practical affairs from his office chair. Oh.no! When on the appearance appear-ance of something unusual along his lines, be was, within the next few hours, . speeding to the scene of .the trouble. As a manager of men he is a general. "From the depths of my old heart I do hope tbe coming general gen-eral superintendent, Mr. Bancroft, will be highly successful in his management of the division. He's a thoroughgoing railroader and the Rio Grande Western ?eople do not hesitate to endorse him. es, Mr. Bancroft is very popular and he has a host of friends throughout Utah and Colorado who have cause to remember him kindly.. Just such A Man as ha Is will be unselfish In his application to the duties of the office be will soon occupy. Here's to Mr. Bancroft. "And now a word for Si Eccles and Harry Adams. For years they have together done business benet.th the 6ame roof in the Wasatch building. The latter, black-haired black-haired and snappy-eyed, is assistant to the former in the capacity of general passenger agent. These two , men think a good deal of each other and each in his way is a good fellow. When Si goes off on olliciul business Harry is left on deck and he holds things down to a reasonable water mark. Adams is from Boston but I am not sure about the question whether or not he's a relative rela-tive of Charles Francis. However, that is no material difference since Charley is dethroned, and he now has ample time to consider well on questions philosophical. phil-osophical. The New Assistant general passenger agent who is to succeed suc-ceed Adams in the Salt Lake City office is D. Burley. Be euro and spell bis name correctly. Here's his card. Don't, for heaven's heav-en's sake, make it Burleigh as the morning sheets did for the man is iomewhat sensitive. Now let me tell jrou Burley is a good, all 'round, jolly, |