The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

Z This railroad was q very unpretentious
little line.and Mr.. Winchell was still.in this
second position. not a very busy employe.
But that. as it is said. Ibid not lose him
| anything"
In two years he had an intimate acquaint-
ance with every branch OF railroading. This
road was small enough for him to compre-
bend. Now. with his experience. he finds 1t
very easy to look young with his mind tray
cling over 5000 miles Of railway and it, 5000
/ miles OF detail
| Mr.. Winchell says:
Young men do not have the opportunity
now to learn railroading SO comprehensively
| as they did when railroads were small"
In April. 1880. the Burlington bought this
| little road.
Young Winchell was offered the position
OF assistant general passenger agent Of the
Kansas City. Fort Scott and Gulf at Kansas
CITY.
He accepted.
Mr.. Winchell speaks Of his experience
| with that road:
Il saw that Line grow from Ito miles,
from Kansas City to Joplin. on to Memphis
and birmingham. q total Of lao miles.
Fifteen years l held that Same position.
But the position was growing-it grew from
LIE miles to 100 miles,
OFFERED POSITION AS
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT.
Frank Trumbull being appointed receiver
| Of the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf and
another line OF less mileage. in 1886. Mr..
winsnsft WIS offered the position of general
passenger agent. ....
Again he accepted.
He was still with this road when Benja-
min F. Yoakum offered him the general pas
senger agency of the st. Louis and San
Francisco. That was in May.
In December. 1898 Trumbull offered Mr..
Winchell the vice presidency Of a new rail-
road combination II he would come back.
Trumbull was forming out OF reorgani-
cation OF his old line and others what II
known now as the Colorado and Southern.
| Mr.. Winchell liked Mr.. Yoakum. but on
the latter's advice stepped into the broader
| field. Ho remained until October. 1900
| Then. on the death of President WAsh-
| burn Of the Fort Scott and Memphis, Mr..
| Winchell became a railroad president He
was one Of the exceptions to the rule-a
passenger man seldom becomes q railroad
president.
Here Is something not generally known:
A certain Southwestern railroad president
walked into the Memphis office. He asked:
| Who's to be PRESIDENT"
| The question and manner are character
istio of the man.
| I'VE have list OF men who have been
recommended to u.s. he was told.
| II see,' like en- ejaculation, from the
president visitor.
He was asked to recommend man.
| He replied by asking:
| Are many on that list applicantsw
! "A good man. was the answer.
The information did not please the visit
ing president.
He had a friend In mind
Have you winchelrs name en- the list?''
he asked. hopefully.
| YES" was the information. Hes been
| recommended by friends"
The president was now confident
He hasn't applied?'
NO" he was told.
Then recommend Winchell!"
ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE MEMPHIS
Winchell was elected president Of the
| MemphiA
His president friend would not recommend
any man who would apply for the position
| OF president.
| Winchel didn't apply-hi. friends recon-,
mended him.
Then came tho Yoakum combination in
| Frisco and Memphis and his election as
president.
! Winchell was made manager Of the com.
bined properties. and these properties have
steadily grown.
| His position Is now ono Of the most i'm.
portant in the country.
His labor is sufficiently arduous to keep
him out OF St. Louis all but eighty days a
year.
Only eighty days year in St. Louis with
Mrs. Winchell and his son. Benjamin, Jr,
Just graduated from Yale at 20, Mr.. Win
chell finds time for the st. Louis Club the
St. Louis Field Club and the st. Louis
| Country Club.
His club membership extends to Kansas
| City and Denver.
Mr.. Winchell is a golf expert doesn't flsh
quite so often as Grover Cleveland but
delights in boating.
He likes the theatsr. music. the COM
partnership OF men and women, reads the
art journals and the magazines Of fiction.
On his desk in his office there are copies
| Of the comic weeklies
This automobiling 10 new to Mr.. Wlnchell.
He likes it morning and evening.
But he says:
"F1ryt railroadins. neat sutemobilinsr'