Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-31 | Page 10 | Promotion for F. H. Knickerbocker

PROMOTION FOR F H Popular Popular Young Railroad Man ManMade ManMade ManMade Made Assistant to Vice President President President dent of Short Line Lne SECRETARY TO MR BANCROFT Has Been Connected With lh Harriman System Hero Iero for Over Ocr Thirteen Years In iii Various Capacities I Frederick II I Knickerbocker for tor sev eral erl years private secretory secretary to W V H Bancroft of or the Oregon Short Line will willon willon 1 on Jan i 1 be promoted to be assistant to the vice ice president and nu general man finn manager manager ager of or time the road The promotion comes as ns a fitting New Years Yeara gift and will wl be hailed with as S much pleasure by Mr 11 Knickerbockers ninny many man friends both In Inand inand and md out ont of the time railroad service as us ap appreciated predated by b himself He has acted as the right hand man amen to Vice President and General Manager Bancroft Beacroft for 1 lL I I 1 c n nJ J V F J 31 U n some time anti and ad is recognized as a ayoung a ayoung young oung man with wih remarkable executive ability and as affable afable as he Is able abl Frederick H H Knickerbocker was born borsi In Chicago When Vlen he was a about y I years old his hig parents moved to Omaha where the tho young oung man was given g en a col college college lege logo education After Acer spending a year or two In business busness pursuits ho he came camo cameto to Salt Lake City Cf In March Mach 1897 to enter the time office ofle of ot J A Reeves who was wa then assistant to S A Eccles Ecles gen general generl oral eral erl traffic manager of or the Oregon ou Short Line This was while whilo the gen general oral eral erl offices of or the Short Line Lino were vere Jo lo located In the time Commercial club chub building on West cst Temple street On Jan J I 1900 Mr lr Knickerbocker went to E E Calvin general superintendent superintendent superintendent of tho the Oregon Short Line as private secretary and on May 15 16 1902 he lie became bc me private secretary to W IV H Bancroft vice president and anti general manager of the tho th Oregon Short Line This position poston Mr Knickerbocker still holds hohls until his new appointment goes into effect tomorrow to 1 0