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Show i' FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Bancroft Leaving and Rumors Are j Again Started. I Vice-President Bancroft of the Ore gon Short Line leaves tonight for San I Francisco, and his going naturally set In motion a rumor yesterday that he 1 would take tho Southern radilc man- i ' agement. However, this Is not con-! con-! sidered likely, as it is well known that 1 ho would rather remain at the head of ( the Short Line than in charge of any other portion of the, big system. It is j pointed out that ho last winter went to Omaha at the request of air. Harrlman. i for a brief period, for the purpose of : straightening things out, and after this was accomplished he returned to his t local duties. It is possible that he is going over as an advisory official .In connection with the vacancy, but it is generally bc-lleved that the permanent mccessor to air. aiarkham will not be named for some time yet, although the Salt Lake official will be Identified with the Important work of making the se- |