Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-28
ASHTON PROMOTED.
'opular Railroad onlcial to Becop

Popular Railroad OflciaI to Become
General superintendent.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone. Nov. 2S.-Boone is soon to lose
as resident her most prominent rail-
road man, MIR. r. H. Ashton, superin-
tendent of the Iowa division of the Chi
caSo & Northwestern, whose headquar-
ters have been here since the occupancy
of his present position.
Mr. Ashton is to be promoted to the
general superintendency of the road, as
was evidenced by the following circular,
under date of Dec. l. issued from Chi
eago and signed by W. A. Gardner, gen
eral manager. The circular reads as
follows:
Effective Dec. /. Mr.. r. H. Ashton.
superintendent of Iowa division, Chica-
go d Northwestern railway will be
made general superintendent with head
quarters in Chicago, vice S. Sanborn,
who on that date assumes the position
OF assistant general mana ger
Mr.. Ashton 5 promotion does not
come as a surprise. for it has been
known Tor some time that the position
of division superintendent would not be
his station long. He is considered one of
the brightest railroad men in the coun-
try. despite the fact that he is still COM
paratively a young man. Mr.. Aishtons
high position has been obtained by his
merits alone. and after twenty-five
years service with the company He
began as an enploye OF the civil engin-
eering department. IS an axman and
rodman, ard gradually rose. His first
position of any Importance was that of
division engineer, From that he was
promoted To the assistant superintend-
ency OF the Iowa northern di-
vision, ard was later made su-
perintendent Of that division.
which position he held until two years
ago, when he VAS made superintendent
of the Iowa division. Mr.. Ashton is not
only a good railroad official, but a fine
man personally. and is probably as well
liked by employees as any man who has
ever filled positions OF trust with the
great railroad.
Nr Ashton will rerao>e ms family TO
Chicago at once.
Mr.. sanborn, who is also promoted
and after the first of the month will
take the assistant general managership,
is also Well known III railroad circles.
and his promotion is like Mr.. Aishton's.
made on account of his superior quail
ties as a railroad Off ;ial.
Other promotion. announced are
those of Mir Gardner, who is made gem
eral manager from assistant general
manager a position he has held for
some time, and Mr. John NJ Whitman.
now general manager, who is to be
made fourth vice president of the road.
Both are excellent officials, have been
With the road many years and have
risen from the bottom of the ladder.
Just who will be promoted to the SUI
perintendency of the Iowa division, to
succeed Mr. Ashton, has not yet been
made public. and when asked by a
Times Republican correspondent Mr..
Ashton said he was not yet ready to
make the announcement.
Runior has slated Mr.. H. j. Slifer for
tie position. MIR. Slifer is thorough
railroad man and is the chief engineer
who has had the second track work in
charge. Promotions of this kind are
usually made from the engineering de-
parnnent. or it seems they have been
in the past, and it would not be surpris-
ing if Mr.. Slifer would be the man.
Other names mentioned as possible ap-
pointees are superintendent Braden of
the western Iowa division and Superin-
tendent Hodge, of the northern Wwa di-
vision.