Show I WI Ht I B BAN CROFTS I fiRST LI L The Tho first official circular to be b Issued by hy W H I Bancroft vice president and general manager of ot th the Union Pacific was ras wn received at tat Oregon Short Line headquarters this morning It I Is i In tho the form torm of the announcement of It tho the ap appointment pf pC James Jamea M Gruber as fB gen general eral superintendent of the Union Pa ln Pacific cla Mr Ir amber started out of Omaha Omaha this morning In President ions Hurts old car ar on his lila official Inspection of oC the time eys tent teal Tho rho appointment of oC the tho te nock Hock Island man to the tho Important position came somewhat In the nature of a a aas I as lB locally there was waB a very ery pretty slate elate I fixed up with promotions In store storo for tor several Oregon Short Line men menThe menThe The TM inside history of oC the choice Is In interesting Tho Time appointment It Is i af ue affirmed firmed was In II reality made mado by E H Ii 1 I Harriman at ut the solicitation of ot J J Hill ll who Insisted on a 1 representation In the tho Union Pacific Mr Hill 11 also Is ts I represented In another line lino Ino In iii the tho person lerson of at President Mohler of ot the time 0 O H it N Prior to going to tho the Hock flock Hok Island Mr Ir Gruber Wits ns assistant general superintendent superintendent I of the thu eastern district dl of tho Iho I areat Orl Northern with wih headquarters headquarter at nt I Bt Paul Minn Mien MInnI I R E who since the resignation nation of Kd Ed d Dickinson on has hS been Proc practically superintendent of the Union Pa Pacific Il I dOe steps ste back to hula his hil old position po lon as ot superintendent of transportation |