The morning times., 1896-10-18
oFFIcEBoY BECOMES A MANAGER.
Samuel II. Galloway Shows What Can
he Done by Attention to Business.
4,

cfeCeidnd LeGGer.
An office boy, clerk and Il rodmau have
become presidents OF immense railroad sys-
TENS.
Nobody thought when Samuel Rogers
Galloway entered railruad service in the
humble capacity of office boy to the
treasurer of the Grand Trunk railway OF
Canada that in the year 1896 he would
DE The chief executive OF the New York,
Chicago, and st. Louis Railroad commonly
known as the Nickel Plate, aud enjoying
the confidence Of the Vandcrbilts.
Mf- Caila"ay is an eXemplification of
hat Il reliable, energetic. and trust
worthy boy may do by perseverance and
determination to succeed. He is an Of
ficial newspaper man likes 10 meet, aud
the reporters regard for the managerial
fuBotionary Of the Nickel Plate increases
proportlunate, WIN the visits. Perhaps it
was a natural affinity for the railroad
that predetermined Mr.. Callaway's career.
lie lost no time in uncoHgenial occupa-
tions, and at the age Of thirteen years
he was bound to the treasurer of the
Grand Trunk for a term of three years.
That was thirty-twe years ago, and in On
tario. where the aprcnticc system OBJ
tanned
That province was, also Mr. Callaway's
birthplace. The apprentices career. was
productive Of much good, although finan-
ciaily lie was not greatly benefited. His
compensation was exaoily IS 33 per month.
President Callaway's next position was
that Of clerk to the superintendent of the
old Great Western Company at London,
Ont, from which he was shortly promoted
to the dual position sor trainmaster and
private secretary of the general manager
OF the same railroad. He continued to
act in these capacities until 1874, when
Mr.. Galloway left his native heath and
became superintendent Of the Detroit and
Milwaukee Railway.
Four years subsequent he relinquishcd
that position for a similar one with the
Detroit, Saginaw and Bay City railroad.
For three years, beginning in 1881 he was
the general manager of the Grand Trunk
line west of the st. Clair river, holding
simultaneously the position of president
of the Chicago and Western Indiana rail
road. Fourteen years ago Mr.. Galloway
was elected vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific and affiia
ted lines. remaining with that company
for three ears. Upon his retirement he
accepted the presidency OF the Toledo, st.
Louis and Kansas City railway, the Clover
Leaf Under his management the company
was reorganized and the railroad practi
cally rebuilt.
Like the Lake Shore and Nickel Plate
railways, the Clover Leaf is controlled by
the Y anderbilts When President John
Newell of the Lake Shore Company died
ID. W. Caldwell, then president of the
Nickel Plate Railway, was elected to the
vacant position, and Mr. Galloway assumed
charge of the Nickel Plate system.
When Sir Rivers Wilson came to America
to investigate the affairs of the Grand
Trunk Railway he offered the general
management of that system to Mr.. Gala
way, who for various reasons w i'm PEELED
to decline the position. If be had accepted
the proposition he would have become gen
eral manager OF n great corporation which
he had formerly served as office boy.