The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-02
FROM CLERK TO PRESIDENT.
Charles NJ. Hays Rapid Rise to the
Head of a Great Railway.


From the Kansas City Star.
Charles NJ Hays, who. it was an
bounced lately is to become president
Of the Southern Pacific railroad system
o succeed the late Coils p Hunting
on. is well known in Kansas City.
While general manager of the Wabash
abroad Mr. Hay visited Kansas City
frequently and had a wide acQuant-
lnce there among merchants and rail
Dad men. He is only A years OF age.
and will be one of the youngest rail-
-oad presidents in the country
Mr.. HAYS left the Wabash railroad
N 1895 to become the general manager
Of the Grand Trunk railroad with
Headquarters in Montreal. He was
accompanied to Montreal by F. H. Nc
fuigan. who was appointed general
,uperintendent of the Grand Trunk.
Prior to that time Mr.. Michigan was
division superintendent of the Wabach
with headquarters in this city.
Mr.. Hays entered railroad service
IN 1882 as clerk in the passenger
department of the Atlantic & Pacific.
now the Frisco road, at ST Louis.
IN 1877 he was secretary TO the gere-
raj manager of the Missouri 9ac!nc
and in 1856 became secretary TO the
general manager of the Wabash, st.
Louis & Pacific railroad. The follow
ing year he was made assistant gene
raj manager of that road and in 1889
vas appointed general manager OF the
Wabash railroad system. Mr.. HAYS
made an excellent record while with
The Grand Trunk and was called to
London recently and complimented by
he directors for his excellent manage
nent of the property. The many
friends of Mr.. Hays here and else
where are elated at his call to the
presidency of one of the greatest rail-
road systems in the country.
The salary of Mr.. Hays as president
Of the Southern Pacific railroad will
be not less than $4,000 year. The
system includes lines from San Fran
cisco and through Los Angeles and III
Paso to New Orleans. The total mile
age of the Pacific and Atlantic diHi-
sions of the Southern Pacific system
amount to more than 1900 miles, max
| ing it one of the greatest railroad
systems in the world.
BY industry and ability Mr.. Hays
| has risen from the position of clerk
| to the presidency of great transpor-
tation company No better example
could be afforded of the opportunities
which this country affords for men
of merit. Ii was only few years age
| that Mr. Hays, as secretary to A. A
| Talmage, then general manager oil
me Wabash railroad, was known
bv all who were associated with hin
as Charlie" Hays. A Kansas City
friend of Mr. Hays in speaking OF ms
character. said of him:
He is most approachable man, Q
La social and genial disposition an
while with the Wabash railroad wa
respected and esteemed as friend b.
Ian of his subordinates. He wa
QUICK anu dtCuidtt III MS
decisions and understood the mos
minute details of railroad, including
its construction and operation. Hi
memory was wonderful and he had q
his command the terms of every cor
tract made by the Wabash railroa
even with small towns along its line
His departure from the Wabash wa
regretted by all who were associate
with him. and his choice as presiden
of the Southern Pacific is not surprl:
ing. The Southern Pacific has needle
friends and C. NJ. Hays will attrac
them. His management Of the pro,
erty is certain 10 be as great q success
as was his diction of the affairs
| the Wabash and Grand Trunk system