The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
MIR. L. Il. CUSHING GOES WITH THE
II. Il. a w. Il.
He Hns Hcen Appointed General
superintendent and Chief I'm
ginccr of the Road.

The Post made note yesterday that a
prominent young railroad man would soon
be named Cor an important position on one
OF the roads running into Houston. AS the
appointment has been made to take effect
on April The Post is pleased TO announce
that Il. b. Gushing Is tho young man re-
ferred to and who has been appointed MS
general superintendent of the Houston
East and West Texas railway. The position
will embrace direct charge OF the operating
department Of the road, including the main
tenauce Of track aud bridges. the opera
tons of trains. stations. etc, aud the super
vision OF matters Of engineering and con-
structiou.
Mr.. Gushing was horn IN the city In 1867.
was educated at the Texas Military insti-
tute at Austin. and the Agricultural ana
Mechanical college OF Texas. In 1873 he
entered the service OF the Galveston. Hous-
ton and San Antonio railway at the bot
tom OF the ladder" as axman in locating
party. He was soon promoted to more re-
sponsible positions In the service and in
1881 was made assistau, division engineer
on construction west OF Gan haten'o. Al
forwards. in lSS2-93, he served as engineer
IN charge of preliminary surveys I'm the
Ferro Carril International MeXlcano, In
the mountains Of Northern Mexico. Re-
turning to the United States he re-enteGed
the service OF the Galveston. Houston and
San Antonio railway system as assistant
engineer In the track department being
afterwards promoted TO division engineer
and engineer of construction. In 1887 he
entered the service Of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fc railway as principal as
sIstant engineer in the chief engineers or
fce at Dallas. being III charge OF the draft
Ing and accounting Offices. ON completion
of the construction n. some 25O miles OF
new road he was given charge OF the track.
bridges and buildings on that part of the
Santa Fe lines north OF Meridian. Texas,
embracing about 400 rnilea Of roadhed. In
November, 1859, he wps appointed resident
engineer of the Southern Pacific lines be-
tween San Antonio. Texas, and Lafayette
La, his jurisdiction being extended from
time to time until In 1899 he was given
charge of the engineering department on
the entire Atlantic system from New Or
leans to FL paso, tahout 1sn0 miles OF
road which position he now leaves.
He has been closely identified with the
improvement. work through which the road
bed md bridges Of the lines forming the
Sunset Route have been brought 10 their
present high degree % excellence, having
for years been In direct charge Of the work
OF reconstruction, ballastng, otc. in 1892
he was elected a member Of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers, whose head
quarters are In New York city.
Mr. Gushing It will be seen. commenced
az the foot OF the hill and the record he
has made has been without any pull or In
fluence Of friends but simply by individual
effort and attention TO business.
Tho old friends NJ Mr.. Gushing In Hous-
ton who have known him from childhood
will especially be pleased to hear OF his
promotion To such an important position.