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Show mm resigns 1 FROM HECQfffil First Vice President and General Manager Quits United States Company. VAN LAW OUT, TOO S. J. Jennings Succeeds Corporation President ; Makes Statement-Announcement Statement-Announcement w;ls made yesterday of 1 wo Important, chances In the directorate director-ate of the United States Fuel company In this city. C. W. Van Iaw of Boston. Mass., president pres-ident of the corporation, has resigned to fcive Ida attention to Important activities activi-ties in behalf of the parent corporation, the United States Smelting, Refining & Mining company, aijd Kidney J. Jennings, ntso of Boston, has been elected to succeed suc-ceed him. The second resignation is that of A. B. Apperson, for tho past two years first vice president and general manager ot the fuel company. Sir. Apperson left the ;.ily yesterday afternoon for Denver. Ho did not announce his plans in detail before be-fore leaving the city, but it le understood ihat he was called to the Colorado capital cap-ital for a conference with 12. L. Brown and A. R Baldwin, receivers of the Denver Den-ver &. Kio Grande and Western Pacific, railroads. Mr. Apperson said lie expected to take ;t rest of six months' duration, after which he would probably enter the employ em-ploy of .some b!g western railroad. In iew of the fact, however, that Mr. Ap- ; person was in the employ of the Denver 4v Rio Grande for many years and probably prob-ably knows tho line better than any other one man, it would not surprise his friends IT he is named for some important post, under t he receivers of the two roads. Mr. Apperson was assistant to General Manager Brown, when he resigned to accept ac-cept the position of general manager of the fuel company. The taking over of the U t ah ra i 1 wa y , wh i oh wa s built by the United States Smelting. Refining & Mining company, and operating it. as an independent line was largely the result ci' Mr. Apperson's insistence. Mr. Apperson's Career. From the inception of his connection with the United States Fuel company lie contended that it would be better for all interests to terminate the lease by which the Denver & Rio Grande was operating the coal road and the line was taken over lute last year, since which time it hae 'been operated independently as a coal carrier. The line, which extends from Vrovo to Hiawatha, is considered one of the most important, from a fuel standpoint, stand-point, of any in the United States. Mr. Apperson began his railroad career its a brakemun on a Wyoming road more t iian a quarter of a century ago and later went to the Denver & Rio Grande, where he filled many responsible posts before- he finally resigned to accept the position with the United Slates Fuel company. com-pany. No announcement has been made as to the probable successor to Mr. Apperson and it. Is possible that no appointment will be made, or that a temporary appointment ap-pointment may be made to suffice, pending pend-ing a decision as to whether or not he desires to return to the fuel company, the statement being made that his resignation resig-nation was accepted only after he insisted insist-ed that it was imperative for him to take a vacation for the benefit of hie health. Jennings in Town. Sidney J. Jennings of Boston, the new president of the fuel company, is now in the city. When seen at the Hotel Utah last evening he said that there was no particular significance to be attached to the fact that Mr. Van Law had resigned the presidency and that he had been elected to succeed him. "Mr. Van Law," Mr. Jennings said, "ia one of the vice presidents of the United States Smelting. Refining & Mining company, com-pany, of which I also am a vice president. presi-dent. Some important matters have arisen in Colorado and adjoining states where the company is operating and. as Mr. Van Law was deemed best fitted to carry on the work to a successful conclusion, he asked to be relieved of the presidency of the fuel company in order that he might give his entire attention to the other duties required of him." Mr. Jennings, who has made manv trips to Utah, said that his own visit to the state at this time was simply lor the purpose of checking up on general Activities and was not significant aside from that fact. In conclusion the new president paid a high tribute to the work done by Mr. Apperson during his connection with the company and added t hat t he corportaion would be glad to have Mr. Apperson back in Its official family should he desire to return. |