Show T fORT OT Will NI SUCCEED EllOr 1 OMA AX AXON ON Wll UNION PACIFIC Announcement of Appointment Appointment Appoint Appoint- ment Hailed Gladly in lo Local Offices Notification of or the ho appointment orG of ot G Gerrit Fort ort to the tho position of or passenger traffic manager of or the tho u Union Pacific was sas received ld with much Jubilation In th the pas pas- department of or the Oregon Short hort Line this morning Mr Jr Fort succeeds E. E L. L x general passenger r agent of the Union Pacific who SIgned n to take the position r of truffle f 3 passenger mana manager or of the lhee e Western tom Pacific Tho The position of or passenger mann manager cr of ur tho the Union Pacific Is IH a 0 new one ono In that road mild and alvos tho added Importance and anti responsibility to the tite head heRa 0 of th the passenger department Mr Fort Port is 18 at nt present t the general pas s agent agent- of or the tho New ew York Central lines linc with headquarters at New ew York When he assumes assume his new position with the Union Pacific his headquarters will wll be at Omaha Three years ago Mr Fort For was onus assistant general passenger agent ent of 01 Ithe the Union Pacific While In that position he formed a wide wido acquaintance with the people of the west Last summer Mr Ir Fort was In Salt Lake In cha charge gc of or tho the private train of or Prod Prod- dent William H. H Taft Tart the most famous presidential special that ever c traveled Tho The special train was furnished b by the New ew York Central Contral and its general pass pass' passenger pas pas- s' s r a agent placed In char charge C With Will President Taft Mr Ir Fort traveled Id I'd more mor than miles visiting almost t er e every everi state In the union an arid and accurately maintaining main main- taming nn no exacting schedule V Much o oX of the success of or the trip of or the pr president Is attributed to tho the manner In which Mr 1 Fort handled the train Mr Ir Fort 1 Is old In the passenger service He sort sort-ed r rd d in the tIme passenger department ot or various roads In the east cast and th the tho middle west for years ears and was for a n time with the Central Passenger association lie left the association to take the position post post- tion with Ith the Union Pacific D D. E. E Burley Durley general pu passenger agent agen of or the Oregon OrE Short Line was wag as out of or th the city when willm the news of or Mr Mi- Ir Forts Fort's ap ap- ap to the position and of ot his ac ac- ac of or It was as received recel In this city D D. D S. S Spencer assistant general passenger passenger ger agent and the other officials In iii the tin passenger department of or the Short Line were especially pleased with the appoint appoint- ment Immediately on receiving the tho news new this telegram to Mr Fort Port Welcomed to Family Have Just seen Associated Press bulletin bulle bulb tin and take tho the first opportunity to extend ex ox- tend heart hearty congratulations and best bet wishes Wo 0 are all glad glod to welcome you ou back ick in itt the family D S S. S SPENCER SPENCEIl Concerning the appointment of ot Mr Fort Mr Spencer said saidI ald I consider Fort the best man In iii America for tor tho the position His standIng stand stand- tug Ing In tho the railroad world is IR high and hi his relations with the traveling public have made mado him pm of or tho the most popular otTi- otTi cias in the th country countr- Tho Time securing of oC his service ser once more b by the Harriman bys- bys tem tern Is u it ten strike e. e Mr 11 Fort Is a a. man of or unquestioned ability and of or excellent Judgment H Tie lie I Is peculiarly fitted to handle handlo most tho ho problems of or transcontinental l pas passenger engel traffic His appointment to this position will be the tho occasion of or much satisfaction to tho the employees of or alt all of or the passenger departments of or tho the Harriman Harriman Harri- Harri man system I know of or no one whom I would bo be more pleased to see sea In this I position |