Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-02
4 STORY OF SUCCESS
New Jersey Paper Tells Inter
esting Tale of E. E. Ker-
wins Career
BOY = SUPERINTENDENT

Former Iowa Central Tra.nmaster is
Wonderfully Popular With His New
EMPLOYEES on the Jersey Central -
Story of His Career an Inspiration
to a Young Man Beginning Life.
The Railroad Employee journal de-
voted to the interests of all classes Oh
railroad men, published at Newark, M
r deyotes prominent space in its holi-
day edition to a story, Water BOY u
Superintendent" being tale OF the
career of Mr. T.. Il. kerwin, untll re-
Gently trainmaster of the iowa Cen
trail. now superintendent of the Cehtrai
railroad of New Jersey. Mr.. kerwln
has already become very popular III ms
new field, with the employees OF the
Jersey Central. The Employee III
commenting on the recital OF his car
Ger. SAYS that the story OF Mr.. hei"ii
life. his early struggle with ADVERSELY
his determination TO succeed ana hia
ultimate success, tells a Story Whien
every Young man in America should
read with profit
The Employees article Is as ioi-
lows: -.
"Few men who have risen IN the
railroad business had a less promising
nd
success more worthily than has Il. IL
Kerwin. the new superintendent of the
Central and l.. & S. Divisions Oh tue
Central railroad of New Jersey.
MIR. Kerwin was born In turner's ~.
Y, on Dec. Is, 1861, where MS ooshooo
days were spent. His parents were
poor and were unable to give MN the
advantage Of more than nmlted eau-
cation, and at the age OF lo years. on
Aug. 1, 1871, young kerwln started out
to earn his own living as a water boy
to a section gang on the Erie ralifoaa
Mt Turner's, and he continued III the
track department in this capacity ana
that Of section hand until March. 1885,
when he entered the telegraph ofhce al
Central Valley, N. Y, as a student. lie
was not long in mastering morse, anu
on June LIST Of the same year ne was
appointed agent for the Erie at Noun
tainville. N. Y, where he remained I'M
til November, when he resigned ana
accepted a position as operator with =.
w. Bradley, then superintendent OF the
old New York, West Shore and Bufia-
10. being the first operator In the en-
ploy of that company at Weehawken.
"Mr. KerTin continued in the employ
of the West Shore as agent and oper-
ator at different points until March,
1885, when he went west and accepted
n position with the Union Pacific, as
operator at Rock Creek, Wyo., where he
remained until December of that year,
when he accepted service with the
Omaha road at Sioux City, Iowa, as
yard clerk, which place he resigned In
February, 1886, to accept a position as
operator and agent with the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul on their Council
Bluff division, where he remained un-
til April, 1889, when he allied himself
with the Chicago Great Western as an
operator in the dispatcher's office at
Des Moines, Iowa.
''Mr. Kerwin left the employ Of the
Great Western in 1890 to take posi-
ton with the Iowa Central as tele-
graph train dispatcher at Marshall
town, where he remained until May,
1893, when he was promoted to chief
train dispatcher of the Eastern and
Illinois divisions, with headquarters
at Keithsburg, ILL.,, and in November
1895, he was advanced to the position
of trainmaster of the same divisions.
and in July, 1897, on which date the
train dispatchers and tralnmasters
officers were consolidated, Mr.. Kerwin
was appointed trainmaster of the Iowa
Central system, with headquarters at
Oskaloosa, Ia, resigning that position
on June of the present year to take
service with the New Jersey Central
as trainmaster of the L. & S. division,
with Headquarters at Mauch Chunk.
He was appointed superintendent of
the Central and l.. & S. divisions on
October 18th last.
.'Mr. Kerwin is one of the most thor
oughly practical railroad managers IN
the country; his training has been such
as to give him an intelligent and COM
prehensive knowledge of every detail
of the railroad business, a fact which
has been practically demonstrated
since his connection with the New Jer-
sey Central. With his employees he is
held in the highest respect. and the
men in all branches of the service
realize that they are working under
the direction Of an official who is a
railroad man; who has earned the posi-
ton he occupies thru ability and not
influence, and that when matters
come before him which relate to their
welfare that they will be acted upon
intelligently, and with full and COM
prehensive knowledge Of existing con-
ditions.
"In the short time Mr.. Kerwin has
been with the Central he has won the
respect of everyone with whom he has
come in contact, and the Employee
predicts for him most successful and
popular administration"
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