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Show BUCKINGHAM IS TO BE PROMOTED Slaied for Head Lines in Oregon. Another Salt Laker To Be Advanced on Harri-man Harri-man System. Promotion a Deserved One for a Thorough Thor-ough Man, Who Knows How to Handle All Departments. ThA greatest Interest centers around tho Harriman system in tho West, and particularly In regard to possible promotions. pro-motions. Locally K06sln la rife with tho name of E. Buckingham, who is known to be In Chicago, and is said to be Blated for the position Just mado vacant bv the resignation of Mr. Worthlnjrton. vice-president vice-president and general manager of the Harriman lines in Oregon. Wortblngton'a Appointment. All over the country tho appointment of Mr Worthlngton was a great surprise, sur-prise, as he was looked upon as a theo-retlcal theo-retlcal office man rather than a practlcnl railroad operative, and the gossip from Oregon Is to the effect that the position wns entirely to,-, strenuous for him Worthlngton. It Is true. Is a delightful man to meet and can dictate a diplomatic diplo-matic letter showing Just how a thing Is to be done, b'.it In doing it himself has found that theory and practice do not always harmonize. Buckingham the Man. What the system needed In Oregon was a man equally as good as Calvin, and it is evident that such a man can bo found in Buckingham should he be selected, and ihe rumor has it that ho will certainly take the plnce He has p.-iscrri through the fire of transportation and maintenance work gcnernllv and knows Just how to handle the departments depart-ments from one end to the other. Would Create a Vncnncy. Of course Buckingham leaving would create a vacancy here, and there nro several railroad officials who might return re-turn to Salt Lake in such a position, but I as yet no name has been mentioned. I Hanson to Go We9t. It seems assured that Manson will go to the coast or come to Ogden. which means tho carrying out of all the other changes Several surprises are also likely to take place in the near future affecting not only tho Short Line but the two other lines In this city and the Western Pacific |
