The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-19


General Manager aIoian W. Kendrick
and General Traffic Manager. julie M.
Hannaford. of the -Narthern Pacific
railway, will not be known by their
present titles after Tan. 81 They will
then become respectively, second and
third vice president of the company.
though their duties Will remain as at,
present.
This announcement was made yester.
day by President Mellen,, and it pleas
ed not only the two officials effected.
but every other person in the Northern
Pacific building, for both promotions
are in recognition of MANY years of
faithful and able service in the en-
ploy OF the railway. They are both.
veteran railroad men, and both have
spent the best part of their lives on the
Northern Pacific railway and have
grown up with the system. and the
system has been largely developed IN
der their guidance.
Mr.. kendrick is a native of Worces
ter, Mass, where he was born Oct IA
1893. He was graduated from the
worcester Polytechnic institute in 1879
and at the age Of twenty-six years he
came West and began his railroad ca
reer with the Northern Pacific. The
sNcrthern Pacific was then under con-
structlon, and Mr. Kendrick was en-
ployed as levelman in the Yellowstone
valley, where the extension of the road
was then being surveyed. He quickly
proved his efficiency and: was assigned
to location work and in 1880 he was
appointed to take charge of the con-
structton of $50 miles of new road ON
the Missouri and Yellowstone divisions
II this work he showed such high a biI
lty that In 1883 he was appointed chief
engineer of the st. Paul & Northern
Pacific. having charge of the main line
and the terminals between ST. Paul
and Bra1nerd. Five years later Mr..
Kendrick was promoted to chief en-
gineer of the entire Northern Pacific,
system, and in July, 1893, he was made
general manager Of the road.
during his many years of service
with the Northerns Pacific Mr. Ken
drick has had offers from other COM
panles, but he has always refused to
leave the Northern Pacific as long as
1t wanted his services. When President
Mei4en assumed charge Of the road
eighteen months ago one of his firsr
acts was to@'Iook2 ever the work and
plans OF Mr.. kendrfck, and he prompt
ly indorsed them, and they have since
been largely carried OUT That Mr.
hendricks policy has 5giyen satisfac-
ton to the new Northern Pacific COM
pany is evidenced BY his promotion.
The third vice president, J. NJ. Han
naford, ike Mr.. Kendrick, has grown
up in the Northern Pacifie,s service
ana has had much to do. toward mold
ing It's traffic policy during the past
twenty years. He was born, at, Clare
mont N. H, Nov. 10, 1850, and since
his sixteenth year he has been g. rail-
road man. His first position was, a.
clerkship In the general freight Office Of
the Vermont Central, at St. Adams. VT.
thAra Ia 20 o. Ie-f--
realizing the possibility Of the West
which was then Just beginning to be
opened up he came to ST. Paul and
obtained a position as chief clerk In the
general freight office of the Northern
Pacific railroad The general offices at
rhat time We're in a small frame build
ing, which yet standslliR the rear Of
the new building and is still used as
freight house. In May, 1879 Mr.
Hannaford was promoted to assistant
general freight and passenger agent.
lie held this position until Nav 1881
When he was appointed general freight
agent Of the Eastern division. In
August, 1888. he was again promoted
TO assistant superintendent of freight
trafhes and In March of the following,
year he was still further advanced 10
the position Of general freight agent Of,
the Northern Pacific system. His next
promotion came in May, 1886, when he
was appointed traffic manager. from,
which position he was promoted in
May, 1880, to general traffic manager
winch is now merged in the office of
third vice president.
In addition to his duties in connec-
ton with the Northern Pacific. Mr.
Hannaford is also superintendent Of
the Northern Pacific Express company
and during. the period when the North
ern Pacific held a lease of the wis
. eonsin Central lines he was general
traffic manager of that branch system
Mr.. Hannaford is considered one of
the .ablest railroad men in the United
States, and he is also one of the most
popular ssz
While the new titles which have heen
conferred upon Mr.. Kndrick and MI,
Hannaford will not change the nature
or their duties. they will give to. the
officials better standing in the rail-
road world. 1t seems to be the policy
Of railway companies to dignity their
higher officials by making them vice
presidents, and in a conference Of traf-
fic men, most Of whom have that title
a general manager does not possess
the same authority that the Others
have, though he may be able to give
them cards and spades on the business
IN hand. This was one consideration
which induced the Northern Pacific
company to make the present promo
tons. Col Daniel S. Lamont is the
first vice president Of the company.