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Show 'i G1 HEEET A. M'ISAN, founder I f of the Salt Lake local No. 222, I Erotlierhood of Locomotive Engl-j Engl-j neers, who was entertained by the local last night. i' ,i V; I.-. ( :o V J ( Y if ' ' , ' mii ': i i' Founder of Salt Lake Chapter Chap-ter of Locomotive Engineers Engi-neers Feted by Members. Gilbert A. McLean, foundc-r of the Salt Lake loc:il No. tl, P.rothei'houd of Locomotive Loco-motive Engineers, and the Gilbert A. McLean Mc-Lean lode of the Ladies' auxiliary of the brotherhood, was given a surprise p;i rty by the members of the local at his home, 279 East Sixth South street last night. A old chain was presented him by the brotherhood members as a token of appreciation for his long service with the organization. The committee in charge of the entertainment included Harvey Har-vey Brooks, James Yates, Al Dyer and Pat Garry. Mr. McLean came to Utah in 1S75 and obtained employment as a machinist and engineer in the Alta mining district. Two years later he came to Salt Lake and took the position of engine watchman watch-man with t lie Utah Central railroad. In 1S7S he was sent out on the line to serve as engine watchman for construction trains building the extension into Frisco. The following year he was promoted to engineer. Until the Salt Lake route and the Oregon Short Line were placed under separate management he served on the trains south of Salt Lake, and after the separation between Salt Lake and Og-den Og-den and Salt Lake and Preston, Idaho. He was engineer on the Tribune flyer between Salt Lake and Ogden and was in charge at. the first train between Juab and Mil ford. Many important 'special trains have been under his management, the last being the one which carried the Liberty bell from Ogden to Salt La"ke in 1914. He was retired under the pension pen-sion rules of the Oregon Short Line railroad rail-road October 1-1. 1915. In 1SS4 Mr. McLean founded the Salt Lake local of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Loco-motive Engineers, and for many years acted as secretary of the organization, lie was sent as delegate from the Utah , chapter to the national convention in j ISSo, 1S9S and 1914. |