Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 1 | Thornton May Get U. S. Post

Thornton May Get U. U S. S Post NEW YORK July 20 ff Sir Sil Sir Henry Thornton born American railroad man who resigned yesterday at Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Otta Otta- wa as head of ot the e Canadian National railways is being considered for the post of commissioner of western I railroads in this country Sir Henr Henry is being considered I along with others for tor the job said Fred Tred W. W Sargent president of the thel Chicago Northwestern railway after atter af at- i af-i ter ter- tera a n meeting yesterday of the advisory advisory ad ad- I ad-I visor committee til he Association of ot Railway Ix Executives The Western Association of Railway Executives will meet soon in Chicago in to o take final action on a proposal for setting up a permanent commission This body will vIlI oversee roads with the idea dea ide of ot instituting ni operating economies economies mies nies by th the elimination of f destructive competitive practices and by further further- railroad railroad railroad rail rail- mg lag cooperation among mong various varIous' road officials to the extent of pooling services es Other names mentioned for commissioner com com- missioner are arc Walter D. D Hines former federal administrator of railroads Frederic J. J Lisman railroad broker and Thomas F. F former interstate interstate in- in commerce commissioner Sir Henry a native of Indiana was general superintendent of the Long Island railroad and general mann manager er of the Great Western railway an English road before taking 1 his C Cana Caim- nn- nn dian dlan post In resigning this he lie indicated indicated indi indi- criticism to which he had been subjected influenced his action About a year car ago a house of ot commons committee com corn went vent Into charges that the railways railway's board of directors exceeded its ts powers in providing him an oW- oW ial residence and that he received salaries for serving as chairman of companies regarded as subsidiaries of the he national system He denied the validity of the charges MONTREAL Quebec July Juh 20 o f IP L. I. L. L V. V Hummel assistant to the presIdent presIdent president pres pres- ident of the Canadian National nl railways railways railways rail rail- ways resi resigned ned tenay The resignation followed that of ot Sir Henry Thornton who ho stepped out as president yesterday yester yester- d day i