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Show I fas Former General Superintendent ' Announcement From Denver Caused Pleasure to Many Old Friends. 31! Ilrat Camo to Rio Grande 23 Years aIH Ag-o as Clerk, and, Barring- Three-Yoars, Three-Yoars, Has Remained. jM DENVER. Nov, 23. Arthur Earl Wel-by Wel-by was today appointed gonerul supcrln- ilH tendcnt of tho Rio Grando Western, to succeed Joseph II. Young, resigned. Wol- 2Jp by formerly held tho position to which he Sb J3 now ro-appolnlcd, but retired about 2 three years ago and has since been llv- .InjH ins on a ranch In southern California. hS 1Ir' rD Is now "living at lUs ranch )!' neHr "lws' Cnl., where ho has been a Hi slnco his return from Peru, where- he II passed a year no manager of tho Ccito IK lie Pasco company. When tho news was mlmi announced in railroad circles yesterday, ITJ Rio Grande officials generally were very i Ml1 1 K much pleased and much Interest was talc en in tho brief teleirram. WnJvi He nas a Rrcat many friends hero who Will' "n"111 bc Rla1 10 welcome him back to Salt hub Lako after hia threo years' absence. Mr. S'clby was first appointed superln- llj tendent of the Rio Qrando Western In IKS), and two years later ho was. mado II general superintendent Before coming IB) to the Western he wa3 chief clerk In tho IB nfflco of the general manager of the Den- jH ver & Rio Grande at Denver. He was born B in South Africa, February 5, 1S53, and iK entered railway service in 1S72, slnco ipXl which time ho has passed through all tho 1H various grades In tho operating depart- jfBE ment of Canadian and American lines, 7Bw i.ntll he came to the Denver & Rio Grando K n 13! ,lPJf Mr Wolbv will arrive In the city In a few days and take up his duties again JBl on Decombor 1. |