| Show IN RAILWAY CIRCLES 1 Mertz heimer promoted and C E tele of or gets his ill s place BUT REIDS flir NIT CO GO 11 THE 1114 th official OI fitial tift to da dit from I 1 rom cancroft ran rolt creft rUil railroad road bin dols feel III eight right quite a breeze waa was created in railroad circles yesterday when a bulletin wag was received at the train dispatchers office that 0 E bad had as general manager of the wyoming division of the union pacific manager mans ger mertz beimer bag however received what may be considered a promotion having been given the office of master mechanic of the division divi eion a pos Lion i fc which he is is is as easy for him to run an engine as for the best beat engineer on the road some of the boys on this division feel kind of blue as their heads may fall into the basket in short order ao to give room to borne come of tho the new imin managers e r Is old friends and fello felloe employees af p plo y es no very radical changes toe expected however at present and lind things will in all probability run fun on much the same as usual mr held the position of manager for a number of years and his friends are glad to see him get the place again the gentleman is very ry popular with the boys and the pu public y ic generally and daring during his administration the road was kept in excellent condition last evening TUB tits reporter found mr at the ogden club and asked him if he had bad received any official notice of his appointment ointment int ment and if he had tele telegraphed graphe d rig his acceptance yes said mr 1 I received a notice this morning from headquarters stating that I 1 bad had been appointed general ea al manager of the wo wyoming in I 1 rig xi division division and ld akiua for my acceptance I 1 telegraphed back that I 1 would take the office and that is all there is to abe matter did you not receive an offer of the aico aipo appointment ament some time ago 1 tri I do not know that it makes any dif terence but about three weeks ago I 1 did receive such an offer 11 do you care to make public your future ut ure policy if you have an acy no to I 1 do not simply by because because I 1 have none I 1 bavo have not been over the road and I 1 am not at present familiar or with the workings of the lines 11 when do you take charge the dispatch states on the dinst and therefore tomorrow to morrow morning I 1 will take a run up to cheyenne an my future headquarters a arters you have heard no rumors that the division headquarters will be changed from cheyenne to ogden have you no I 1 ba hae bae e received no such intimation 11 this morning mr goes east and hia his term of office begins today yesterday afternoon as the anion pacific passenger train tor for salt like was pu pulling ailing out of the depot dr alien allen who was on hia his way to tho the county poor house to attend come some eack people ran from the platform m and tried to board the train his ilia feet slipped and he was thrown heavily to the ground the engineer stopped his train and several passengers ran back but the doctor had already gained his feet and was boon soon on bis his way to to the county farm wal the h e trainmaster who was standing near remarked that unless someone was stationed on the platform to watch the passengers as they got on and off the trains a number of deaths would occur no matter bow long a train stands on a siding just as soon as it begins begin 8 moving a great crowd will always rush out and board it while in motion |
