Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-01

General uperintendent A. j. Earring.
Albert ]. Earring succeeds to the posi-
ton of General Superintendent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
made vacant by the death of J. T. Clark
Last Sundays Sentinel, speaking of Mr.
Earnings new appointment, says:
Mr.. Earling, the new general superin-
tendent, goes into the office possessing
the full confidence and respect of the Off
Gals of the road and the good will of all
its employees. He began bis railroad ca
reer when only II years of age as tele-
graph operator and station agent at
Watertown, Wis, in the employ ..of the
Northwestern railroad. It is related of
him that only short while after he had
been at Watertown be attracted the at
tention of some of the St. Paul officials
and they offered him a position which
paid $40 per month more than the one
be was filling. He was being paid $50
per month, and the ST. Paul road offered
MIN $50. He told the official above him of
the offer. The official did not like to
lose the bright young man, SO he carried
the case to the general manager, who au-
thorized Earnings salary to be raised to
$50. But this did not satisfy the ambi-
tious youth, and he accepted the offer
from the St. Paul road. He has been
with the company ever since, and it is
probably matter of regret to the North
western people that they allowed them
selves to lose the services of one who has
since become prominent as one of the
best railroad men in the country. In
mediately after bis connection with the
road he was appointed the position of
train dispatcher. When he came to Mil
waukee General Manager Merrill soon
recognized his ability, and he was pro-
noted raridly. A few years ago the
Canadian Pacific road offered to make
Mr.. Earring its general superintendent,
with a salary of $4,000 He went to
Canada, and after looking over the situa-
ton was inclined to accept the position,
but on his return to Milwaukee induce
ments were held out to him which caused
him to change his mind. It is more than
probable that HE salary was raised to the
amount offered by the Canada people, as
Mr.. Armour is credited with having re-
marked at the time that if Earring was
worth $4,000 year to the Canada Pa
ci6c he was worth that much to the ST..
Paul. Mr.. Erling was also at the time
the recipient of still further mark of es-
TEEN from the directors of the road in the
form of a 81 900 watch and chain. Con-
CALCULATIONS are in order, and Mr. Earring
will no doubt receive bushels of them.
Mr.. Earling came to Watertown about
% years ago, from his home in Washing
ton county, and held clerkship in the
Office of the Chicago Northwestern rail
way, at which time J. R. Buchanan was
agent here fer that road. John J.
Moulding, now at the head of the Road
department Of the ST. Paul company, was
also an attache of the Northwestern office
here at the same time. After service
of some months Mr.. Moulding left the
Northwestern Office to accept position
under the late J. H. Sleeper, in the office
here OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway, and it was through Mr..
Moulding's influence that Mr.. Earling
was induced to accept the $50 month
position in the service of the St. Paul
company. This episode in his life, and
Mr. Moulding's connection with it has
never been forgotten by Superintendent
Earling, and is frequently referred to by
the gentleman whose railway career has
been steadily onward and upward since
that time.