Show I DRAKE IS PROMOTED He Will Become District Passenger Agent of the Rock Island Road r rE E E. Drake who for fOl or the time past year ear and anda a half haIr has b been traveling lInS' lInS passenger agent nt of oC the Rock I Island land with headquarters head quarters In thi this city has hils been n promoted pro pio- to the position of or district passenger passenger passenger pas pas- agent with supervision over o cr Utah Idaho Nevada and Montana Semi notice of or the ment reached the local ocal office this morning in the shape ot of new stationer station- station er cry on which Mr Ir Drake is featured as us the district passenger agent for this district Mr Townsend also a travelIng travelIng travelIng travel- travel Ing l passenger ag enger agent of the local office corroborates the statement and Mr Ir Drake himself does not deny It It Is the change will take lake effect September 1st Mr th Drake has been heen with the Rock Hock Island system since and all who know mow him rec retard regard rd him U us as a a. thorough and hustling hustling- railroad man Most of his hiM time iliac time ha hale has been spent In iii Kansas I whore where he h was WaH general Jeneral agent at Hutchinson Hutchinson Hutch- Hutch inson and later lator at Wichita Mr Drake came to the local ocal In 1900 The Thie promotion of ot Mr IJ Drake means the appointment of or another traveling tra U H agent nt as the size br of the district dis dis- requires two tra traveling pa passenger agents |