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Show NEW OPfSCSALS Of 0. S. L ROAD F. W. Easton, Senior Assistant Superintendent, and F. C. Smith, Assistant Superintendent, Succeeding to the Vacancies Made by the Promotions of Manson and Rowlands. , Smith will be filled from Ogden or Salt Lake City. T. l Rowlands, superintendent, Salt Lake division, Southern Pacific, V. W. Easton, senior assistant superintendent, su-perintendent, Salt Iikc division. Southern Pacific. F. C. Smith, assistant superintendent, superintend-ent, Salt Lake dhlslon, Southern Pacific. Pa-cific. The above are the new officers after June 1 of tbo Salt I-ake division of the Southern Pacific, which Is under the Jurisdiction of the Oregon Short Line. The new officers have been pro-moled pro-moled from the ranks of officials of tbe company. E. C. Manscon becomes general superintendent of the Oregon Short Line. The confirmation of the story of the promotions, which appeared exclusively exclusive-ly In The Standard yesterday afternoon, after-noon, wad made by Vice President an 1 General Manager William H. Bancroft fioiu Salt Lake late yesterday afternoon. after-noon. The changes arc effective June 1. J. M. Davis, general superintendent of thu Oregon Short Line, leaves on June 1 to accept the position of gen eral superintendent of the Southern Pacific, vice Joseph H. Young, who resigned to accept a position with the Guggenheim Interests in Alaska. The new general superintendent left the employ of the Burlington railroad In 1SS-7 and went to the Oregon Short Line at Pocatello, Idaho, a dispatcher. In lSflO he was made chief dispatcher and then trainmaster. In 1S9S he was appointed superintendent of the Idaho divlsloa, which position he held up to about five years ago, when Vice President Presi-dent and General Manager Baucroft of the Oregon Short Line, being given Jurisdiction over the Salt Iake division divi-sion of the Southern Pacific, und looking look-ing for a worthy successor of W. R Srott, who was transferred to the Oakland Oak-land division anl subsequently ruade assistant general manager of the road, Immediately tendered the position to Mr. Manson. In bis selection of Man son as his lieutenant to handle ihe most important division on the transcontinental trans-continental lines of the Harrlman sys lem. Mr. Bancroft displayed his usual i keen judgment in picking the right niun tor the Job. Upon his assuming j the supervision of the Salt Lake dl-lslon dl-lslon Edward C. Manson "made go"d." He net only "made good" with the officials and employes, bin he ' mad good" with the traveling public from const to coast and he will "make jrood" as general superintendent. superintend-ent. Thomas F. Rowlands, who succeeds Mr. Manson as superintendent of the Salt Lake division like Mr. Manson, has phen tho railroad long service While Mr. Manson was working with tbe Short Line In Idaho, Mr. Rowlands was wlrh the railroad and division of which he Is to be superintendent. His service lacks one year of being as long as Mr. Maason'3. Twenty-two years ago Tom Rowlands was given a position with the Central Pacific company com-pany as dispatcher at Toano, a small station on the desert. From Toano he has gradually risen, passing through all ibo offices which makes one nu mrlent railroad man. lie was at-slMant superintendent a Sparks for a number of years, and when the nine unit sys'eni waa installed, about seen months ago, he was made senior assistant superintend nt. During his many years" connection with the Southern Pacific he has made legions of friends, who rejoice with him in the well-earned promotion. Fred V Easton. the new senior as sistant superintendent, like Messrs. Manson nud Rowland, has risen from the ranks, having goue through the departments of the track and maintenance mainte-nance rather than that of dispatcher. His number of years' service with the road particularly fits him for the pnl tltlon. Fred C. Smith, who Is named as an assistant superintendent, to fill the va-cancy va-cancy caused by the promotions, Is another an-other Southern Pacific "boy" who has given years of faithful service to bis record. ' During his connection with ihe road hv bus bevn dispatcher, a position po-sition which be holds at present. The position of dispatcher vacated by Mr. |