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Show RSOFFAT DROPS FIWEJOFFICERS , In the interests of economy tho Moffat road on Monday at Denver dropped five of the most Important heads of departments connected with tne construction of the line west of Steamboat Springs. These men are: W. A. Duel, general mauager. George R. Strumous, asslstaut general gen-eral manager. II. A. Sumner, chief engineer. C. A. Parker, superintendent of telegraph. tele-graph. William Weston, general agent of tbe industrial land and mineral do-PVtmc-nt The dismissal of these men. all of whom are among the best known rail-uad rail-uad men In the west, is taken to mean that the extensiou of the lino lo Utah has been aoanaoned at least temporarily. This view of the situation situa-tion was confirmed by David H. Mof-tat, Mof-tat, though he did not admit that the men had been discharged outright. "Mr. Duel has resigned on account of hia health." said Mr. Moffat, and has been given a three months' leave cf absence. The others are on vacation. vaca-tion. We have nothing for them to do at present so we put them on leave of absence." "Does this mean that further extension ex-tension of the system has been abau-or.t'd?" abau-or.t'd?" Mr Moffat -was asked. '"No." was the reply. "It seems that wc are not going ahead right away. That Is all. We will Rtart construction tsome time later, but I am not going to tsay now just wheu that will be." "Then all of these men will return to the posts from which they havo been relieved?" "That is Just it," said Mr. Moffat. "Wc don't care to keep men waiting around when we haven't anything for them to do " No changes In the operating department depart-ment of the road were announced, but Instead of filling Mr. Duel's position po-sition a new office, that of general tuperintendent, which combines the two places of general manager and a-distant a-distant general mauager, ha been created and W.A.Beerbower has been ntimed to till St. The traffic depait-riC'Dt, depait-riC'Dt, under William F. Jones, hab not been disturbed. Mr. Duel has Keen in the railroad service for forty-four years and prior to his connection with the Moffat road was with the Union Pacific a general superintendent. He has beon In charge of the construction of th Moffat road ever since It was started. |