The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08

the organization of the staff of the school
he was employed by Colonel Allan per-
sonally to revise and edit his lecture notes
on Civil Engineering, which he had
made from time to time for the use OF his
students at the university. These notes
were almost exclusively on Rankin s
treatises on applied mechanics and civil
engineering, and were published in 1873.
Some time afterward these notes on
arches and on the strength OF beams un-
der transverse loads were published as
mum bers of the Van Nostrand's science
series.
He occupied the position as an assistant
in the Macd enough School for period of
five years. during which he was very much
assisted IN postgraduate course of study
on professional subjects by Colonel Allan,
who, up 10 his death many years later,
was the warmest and most devoted of his
friends.
in the summer of 1873 he entered rail
road service as resident engineer, in charge
OF the construction of sixty-four miles OF
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad,
between Berwick Bay and Lafayette, La,
with headquarters at Berwick, La. On the
completion of the line he was made road
master. and shortly afterward general
roadmaster and assistant chief engineer
IN charge of maintenance of way and
structures Of the entire line from New
Orleans to Alexandria, La.
In April. 1883, he was made superin-
tendent of Morgans Louisiana and Texas
Railroad and Steamship Company. with
headquarters at New Orleans, his duties
EN- braClng those OF chief engineer as we'll.
In October, 1885, shortly after the
Southern Pacific Company acquired its
interest in the Louisiana properties, he
was made assistant manager to General
Manager A. Z. Hutchinson of the Atlantic
system.
In July, 1889, his headquarters were
transferred 10 Houston, Tex, and his
duties extended TO those of general man.
ager OF the Atlantic system, under which
title the Louisiana lines were still known,
and in addition was elected president of
the New York. Texas and Mexican Rail
way, the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific
Railway and the Sabine and East Texas
Railway in Texas, and vice-president of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic hallway, and of the Texas ana New
Orleans Railroad Company.
While occupying these various positions
the rail lines in question We're almost en-
tirely reconstructed by The Southern Pa
chic Company, and many improvements
to ut them for the largely increased busi-
ness were designed and built under his
supervision. Among the principal work
NAV be mentioned the ferry inclines and
terminals at New Orleans and Algiers, the
combined freight depots and warehouses
in New Orleans, the Pecos viaduct on the
line of the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway in Western Texas;
the wood-preserving works at Houston,
Texas, and the shops at Houston. San An
tonic and Ell Paso, Texas.
Following the death of A. n. Towne in
October, 1895, he was appointed general
manager Of all lines OF the Southern Pa
ciiio Company, with headquarters at San
Francisco, where he now resides.
In order to make him eligible as
director he was recently made stock
holder OF the Southern Pacific Company,
his holding being nominal mum ber of
shares. He was not present at the elec-
ton yesterday and his new honor was
somewhat OF a surprise to him.
A partial report of the company's Dusi-
ness since January l, 1896, will be sub
mitted al the meeting to-day. The report
will show that the gross earnings for the
twelve months ending Dece m Der 81 last
were $4S, ,656, 419. as against $50, 457, ,022 for
the calendar year 1895, or decrease of
81 800, 603. The expenses were S31 96l, 916,
as com pared with S33, 242, 1893 for 1895, de.
crease of 81, $50, ,4S2. The net earnings
were, therefore, $16. 694 503, a decrease, as
compared with the previous year. of
$500, 121. The decrease in net earnings
for January as compared with the same
month 1896. will be reported as amount.
ing to sos. .679.