Show BIG PROMOTION GIVEN lOCAl RAilROAD MAN T. T K M. Schumacher Is to Be Named Chairman of noc RocK Island Board HUGE INTERESTS ARE BACK BACH OF APPOINTMENT Was Formerly With 0 O. S. S L. L Here and Has Risen From the RanKs I T. T Jr Schumacher prominent for tor man many years cars In local railroad circles and In re recent re- re cont cent years cars a 0 national figure lg lr in tl the tho railroad world orld I Is slated for OT appointment to I succeed suc SUC- UC- UC coed Daniel G. G Reid neld tinplate Ire as chairman of ot the board of or directors of or tho the Chicago Rock nock Island Pacific railroad according to advices here from the east cast today I This Tills is Js one of the tho most mott Important railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road positions Jn Sn America D By reason of ot Mr Schumacher's long residence In Jn Salt bait Lake City ho he has hei many roam friends In the elt city and state who will be gratified b by the tho nfl 8 of 01 his 1116 appointment Mr r. r became becane Identified prominently with local railroad circles when he ho succeeded S. S S.W. W. W Eccles a as head of ur the O c Oregon on Short Line Lino traffic Baffle department depart depart- ment Ills His territory included virtually all of or the Harriman lines to the tho coast His work was so satisfactory In that position that he lie was ad l rapidly to oth other r po positions po- po of increased responsibility Is Well VeIl Known Clubman Mr r. r Schumacher is ts a member of or several clubs s In this city and visits here fre- fre In his new position hla s headquarters head- head quarters will bo he in New Sew York City where here h lift hc will spend the greater part of or his time H He will vf visit lt the west occasionally however however how how- ever e because of or his Interests In south south- western We tern copper camps and his relations with D. D C. C and other officials of ot the great western and end southwestern coper copper cop cop- per vor er producing companies Mr h. h Schumacher's appointment IB Is to be made as tho choice of the Dodge Phelps Interests This concern operates some o of the thi largest copper producing mines in tn tho the west principal among which are aro mining and railroad Interests In fn Arizona This concern Is said to have hn gained control of or orthe the Rock Island system or to have o se secured so- so cured an Interest which gives s1 them a voto oto III In the management of that road lie ne has recent recently had charge of oC all nil traffic operations for tor the Phelps Dodge s Interests II Native Nativo of or Pennsylvania Thomas Milton Schumacher was born on February 16 1 2 nt at Pa and entered a railway service In 1879 as a n telegraph operator for tor the Atlantic and Great western railroad Ho JIo was as later a lerk cherk for Cor the Cleveland Columbus CIncinnati Cincinnati Cin Indianapolis railroad brakeman and fireman for tho the PIttsburg Cincinnati St. St Louts Louis road and bill clerk for the Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad In Iii 1883 he was bill clerk and chief elder clerk clerkIn In the local office of the Missouri Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- at St. St Louis and In became cashier AShier chief clork clerk and contracting agent for tho the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati fc Indianapolis railroad From rom 1887 to 1891 ho he t was lS chief clerk cleric in the office of or the general agent of the Union Pacific at St. St Louis From orom 1891 to 1894 he lie was chief clerk In Jn the general frel freight ht office of the same name amo road at Omaha Neb and from front ISM 1854 lo to October 18 8 was as general a agent ent fur for forthe the same came road at San Francisco Promotion Was Steady teady In Tn October he was appointed vice ice president and general manager of the tho Continental Fruit Et Express ress at Chicago o In Sn which position he ho remained until November Novem Novem- b ber r l' 1 1 1900 when he lie was vas appointed gen gen- en oral Mal R agent enl of or the Union Pacific at al San Francisco On April 1 1 1901 ho was sas appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed traffic manager of or the Ore Oregon on Short Line with h headquarters in this eft city On September 15 1906 he was WIS named as traffic manager of the United Unite 1 Fruit company com corn pany with headquarters In New York and on December 1 I 1 1909 he was named as genera general traffic manager at Chicago o of or all railroads and industrial companies controlled controlled con con- trolled b by Phelps Phelps- Phelps Dodge Co of New NewYork York l From rom December r 1 1 I 1909 09 to tola May la 1 I 1910 1010 lie was vice president of or the Denver IUD TUo Grando and Western Pacific rail rail- toads loads at I Francisco co and from May fay 1 I to 10 December 1 1910 1010 he wa was Wa assistant di director dl- dl redo rector of ot traffic traCI for Cor the tiie Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific company compan tat at ht Chicago From December 1 1 1910 to November No I 1 1912 1012 he was traffic mana manager er eror for or the American Smelting and Refining company and Its Us allied companies at Ne Now New I York On November 1 1 1912 In ho was t appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap I pointed vice president of the Nevada Northern and arni Bingham and Garfield rail rail- roads rOl Ho Hovas was vas as appointed vice Ice president of or the theEt El Et Paso Paso Southwestern Southwest system in charge chare of all departments R nt at t New tew York City Cily November No No- ember vember 1 I 1 1912 1012 He Ho will retain this title until h he th tho larger duties for which lie he Jias been elected |