St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-31

| ne was chlet clerk 70 the general man.
ager of the ST. Paul. Minneapolis u
Manitoba railway; from January. 1884,
to Aug. l. 1888, lie was general passen-
| ger agent of the same line. being sue
ceeded by the present incumbent. On
Aug. l, 1883. Mr.. Warren was appointed
comptroller, which place he has c0ntin.
uously held until his present appoint
ment as general manager. position for
which he is well equipped.
SKETCH OF THE COMPTROLLER.
Robert Irving Harrington, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Warren as comptroller, was
born at Providence. r. l., Sept. D. 1861.
In 1882 he began railroading a. a clerk
in the disbursement department OF the
Northern Pacific, which place he held
until January, 1888, when he was made
cashier for that line in the freight office
at BraInerd, Mihn., where he rema aimed
until November of the same year. FROM
then on to June. 1884, ne was chie1
clerk for the company at Tacoma. FROM
June, 1854, to April, 1855, he was clerk
in the Office of the auditor OF receipts OF
the same road. From April 20, 1880, To
Feb. l. 1888. he was treasurer Tor the
receivers of the Cairo division or the
Wabash, t.L0uiS u Pacific road (kn0Wh
as the Cairo. VincenneS u Chicago Jinrl;
from February, 1888, to August, 1888.
lie was with the general auditor or
the Illinois Central. From August.
1855, to Sept. L. 1889, he WAS chief OF the
disbursement division of the accounting
department. of the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils IL Manitoba; from September, 1889.
to Aug, /, 1894. Qoday) he has been
auditor of disbursements or tue Great
Northern.
a summary of Mr.. Finley's official
life is not out of place IN tins cohnec.
ton. He was born at Pass Christian,
Miss. Sept. =. 1858. He was with the
New Orleans, jackson " Great North
ern and the Chicago, ST. Louis q New
Orleans roads, eonsecutively. from May
l. 1878, TO March l, 1858. For three
years he was stenographer in the vice
presidents office; nine mouths recelv-
erS' secretary; one year secretary TO
agent for trustees; four years chlet
clerk general freight department;
three years assistant general freight
agent; March l, 1888, TO Dec 10. 1850,
assistant general freight agent Texas
and Pacific division Missouri Pacific
railway; Dec. 10, 1885, to July, 1856,
assistant general freight agent Tor Te-
ceiver Texas Pacific railway; July, 1856,
TO Sept. 10. 1888, general freight agent
Texas IL Pacific railway: Sept. ID, 1855,
to May. 1889, general freight agent Fan
Handle route; May, 1889, 10 Oct. l. ls90.
chairman of the Trans Missouri Traffic
association at Kansas City; Oct. l.,
$780, 10 May 20, 1892, chairman of the
| Western Passenger association. being
| succeeded by Chairman Caldwell, the
present incumbent. On May, 70, 1892.
| he was appointed general Lraitlc
manager OF the Great Northern and
| Montana Central. succeeding 7. L.
| Shelby, now III charge OF The coast lines
of the Great Northern.
| 1t is but Just TO speak of the retiring
| officials.
CHARLES W. CASE.
Charles w. Cases career has been a
long and notable one. When he began
working for railroad companies he did
so al 81 per day. Every raise in salary
enjoyed by him and every promotion he
has received nave always been upon his
| merits He stated to a GLOBE reporter
that it had been his original intention.
OH retiring from The service OF the Great
| Northern, TO have visited Japan. As
there were war clouds atioat, he had
changed his mind and abandoned
that idea. He said lie should rest
one, and possibly TWO years; and per-
| hapo lie should never attempt to WORK
again, unless he found rest monotonous.
/ He has had a lengthy experience Ill The
railroad world He was born at Buff
Taio, n. Y, Oct. %, 1884. Ills railroad
! life may thus be summarized: Entered
railway service Aug. 81, 1851; from
| Aug. 81, 1851, to November, 1851, ne
was brakeman OH the Milwaukee, U
Mississippi road; from November, 1901,
| To November, 1888 lie served the
| same road as nreman
from November, 1858, to September.
1866, he was locomotive engineer for
| the Milwaukee q WatertOWn; from
September, 1855, to December, 1861, he
was locomotive engineer for the La
| Crosse IL Milwaukee; from 1851 To 1861
| he was III the army; from April, 1868, 10
August, 1865, he was locomotive engl-
| neer for the La Crosse " Milwaukee
from September, 1860. to May 81, 1907,
| he was station agent Tor the w mona q
| ST. Peter at Rochester, kass0n, Owa'
tonna aud WlnOna; from June, 1861, 10
| November, 1867, he was agent luf TIE
Milwaukee, road at Cresco, Io.' from
| Nov. 10, 1867, 10 Nov. l, 1870, he was
freight aud ticket agent for the Nit
| mdUhCC db iAOHA ~'~'O'
Der, 1876. to Jauary. 1882, he was as
sistant superintendent OF the River and
| hastings " Dakota divisions OF that
road; from Jan. l, 1882. to February,
| 1883, he was superintendent oI The
Hastings d Dakota division; from Feb
20, 1888, TO Sept Is, 1886, he was super
intendent of the River and Dubuque dl-
visions OF the same road: from
Sept. Is, 1886, to Oct. l. 1oSS. he was
the Milwaukee's assistant general SUI
| perintendent; from Oct. !, 1888, to Dec.
| l, 1893, he was the general superlntend-
ent of what is now the Great Northern,
and on that date he was made general
manager OF the 5GIeat Northern. sue
ceeding A. l.. Mohler. now general
manager OF the Minneapolis d st. Louis
w. S. ALEXANDER.
W. S. Alexander, the retiring preSi-
dent OF the Eastern Railway Of Mime
sofa, was for several years prior to 1885,
general freight and ticket agent oftht
st. Paul. Minneapolis ~ Manitoba
from Sept 2S, 1882, to Feb. l.
1890, he was general traffic man
| ager for the same line; from
Feb. l, 1890, TO July, 1890, he was gen
eral traffic manager OF the Great North
| ern; from Dec. /. 1890. To date, he has
| been the president and general manager
of the Eastern Railway of Minnesota.