Show IOFfERED 9G POSmON S W Eccles Had Chance to Leave Here WILL NOT ACCEPT TENDER Place Was Trafllo Manager of the American Smelting and Refining Company but He Could Not Consistently Con-sistently Accept It Rumored for a Week that Ho Would L ave tho I Oregon Short Line Gibbon and Lr L Cark Deny the San Francisco Story Another Important Meeting For some days rumors have been floating around that General Traffic Manager S W Eccles of the Oregon I Short Line had been offered the position I posi-tion of tratllc manager of the America Ameri-ca Smelting and Relining company and that he had accepted it tendering his resignation to the railroad reslgnalon system Owing to the absence of Mr Eccles in the west no verification could be secured se-cured and so nothing was said about it but ho was seen nt his office yester I day and stated In reply to questions asked him that the statement that he had been offered the position was I true but he could not consistently wn ac cept the position and hud therefore I declined it note however befprc thorough and careful consideration of the very flattering offer and the goodwIll good-will of those who had made It As to the details Mr Eccles declined to discuss dis-cuss the matter any further That he will not leave tho Oregon Short Line therefore seems certain which will wi be good news to his many local friends To them also it will be a matter of much pleasure to know that I he waa consldeicd for a position of such Importance i Notwithstanding the fact that the change la not to take tn1e place the mere consideration of Mr Eccless name can be looked upon a a direct compliment to him and an Indorsement of his ability and knowledge knowl-edge of traffic matters generally in the West I Is not fully known the exact na ture of the smelting companys plans In creating the olficc but presuming that it would he similar to that of other great concerns the traffic manager man-ager would have rllnppf olmrjrf of nil matters pertaining to the traffic and a there are smelters the company located l all over the West this part of the business Js one of the very first frst importance I The rumors have created much talk in I railroad circles for a week past and I the news that Mr Eccles will not leave h the Oregon Short Line wl prove i affairs o f interest to 1 who follow railroad |