Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21
How Selection is Regarded

The selection of Mir. Truesdell for this i'm
portant position is looked upon in financial
circles here as wise one. He is well known
as a successful business man and one who is
at the same time progressive. He is a large
real estate owner, and his development of
the properties known as lexington and
Washington Heights is accepted as an excel
lent illustration of his enterprise and broad
methods in business. He extended the wide
streets of the city into the suburbs before
there was law which required it to be
done, and laid city paVcmentS and side
walks. The result fully justified his fore
sight.
For three years Mr.. TruesdeI was Dis
trict Commissioner. He built the Ecking-
ton stleet railroad. which was the first cleo
tric road in this city. Since his retirement
from the District office he has devoted his
attention to his private affairs He has a
place near Deer Park, where he spends the
summer each yeal.
Mr.. Truesdell spent the morning in going
over the linz of the Columbia railroad in
compaf y with Mr.. Hart the general super
tntendent Of the Washington Traction and
Electric Company. TO a Star reporter who
saw him for few minutes of a busy day,
Mr.. Truesdell said that ten DAYS ago he
had no idea that he would hold such a no.
sltlon as that to which he was elected YES
terday afternoon. He said he intended 20
make himself familiar as rapidly as pos
slble with TIE present conditions of the
various properties now under his control
ard take up at once the active duties of his
new position.
When told that there had been many ex-
presSlons among those who knew him here
that he was the right man in the right
place he said he was gratified to know
that his selection met with approval
Mr.. Truesdel has been spending the sum-
mer at his place near Deer Park, which he
Is engaged in improving and although he
might not literally have been like Cinci1-
hatus. called from the pillow, yet he was
spending much of the time in the fields
experimenting the work in progress on his
farm. He is bronzed by the sun and looks
physically we'll and hearty.
Mr. o. I. Crosby has also been spending
some time at Deer Park with his family,
and naturally, he knew Mr. TruesdeITs
abilities, he had had him in mind for this
place for some time, and so he soon
preached the matter with the result that
MI Iruesdell returned to the city with Mr.
Crosby.
Owing to the fact that Mr. Truesdell is
already familiar with the roads and the
local field generally it will take him less
time to get the run of the affairs of the
company than If he had been stranger.
Sketch of His Career.
George Truesdell is a native of Onandaga
county, New York, where he was born a
little more than fifty-fve years ago. In his
youth he attended the Michigan University
and there studied civil engineering Wher
President Lincoln issued his call for troops
he enlisted a private in the 18th New
York Volunteers in April, 1861, and served
with distinction, being promoted successive
ly 70 the posts of lieutenant and captain
At the battle of Gaines Mill, In June 1862
he was badly wounded, and was in the
hospital for several months. At the expira.
ton OF the enlistment period of his regi.
ment, three years, Capt Truesdell was ap.
pointed paymaster, with the rank of ma.
! Jor and served in this capacity until he was
mustered out, in February, 1869.
After the war he was employed in the
paymaster generals office in this city, and
was given the brevet rank of lieutenant
colonel for meritorlous services during the