The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
CHARLES s. FEE
REACHES CITY
New Traffic Man of Southern
Pacific Is to Enter on
His Duties Here To-Day
HAS SPLENDID RECORD
Says He Is Not Figuring on
Any Important Changes in
the Passenger Department
HAS SPLENDID RECORD

Charles S. Fee, former general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific
Railroad and who succeeds E. o. Nc
Cormick as passenger traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific Company, ar
rived from ST. Paul yesterday and is
registered at the Palace Hotel. He will
enter upon his duties at the railroad
building this morning. 1t was gener-
ally expected that Fee would be ac-
companied to the coast by one or more
of his former assistants, for 1t is GUS
tom of prominent railroad ofnclals,
when they make a change from one
road to another, to take several or
their confidential men with them, out
he stated yesterday that he had decid-
ed on no.changes, bit of information
that will greatly relieve the anxiety
prevailing in the passenger department
of the Southern Pacific Company.
although 1 left the service of the
Northern Pacific with deep regret,
said he yesterday, Il come to San Fran
cisco feeling that l will enjoy the
friendship and the confidence OF the
people here. / am not a stranger in
California / have often visited the
State, understand its conditions fairly
we'll and have always been an admirer
of it's progressive methods. AS to my
future connection with the southern
Pacific Company, l can say little at
this time further than that | purpose
to follow as closely as possible the pol
icy of my esteemed predecessor.
Charles Fees interest in California
developed some years ago as result
of his family's frequent visits here in
search of health. and he has never
missed an opportunity of coming West
himself. AS a passenger traffic man he
ranks among the foremost in this counT
try, having had an experience in this
business in the Northern Pacific Com
pany's territory extending over a pc
riod of twenty-six years. he went 10
the Northern Pacific from the Michi-
gan Central in 1877, when the former
road had less than 400 miles of line,
part of which was leased, and after
six years service as secretary to II. e..
Sargent he became the general pas
senger agent of the road, entering on
his duties just as the line was becom-
ing a transcontinental route. To him
fell the arduous work of framing poll
cies, making traffic connections and
establishing various systems for the
future sucSssful operation of the big
road. For IFS year his time was al
most entirely @so<oted to this important
work and it resulted in building up a
business the equal of which was en-
joyed by few roads of similar size in
this country. That he is clever tutor
in the traffic business is suggested by
the large number of prominent pas
senger traffic men who served un-
der him and after graduated out of the
Northern Pacific service to higher po-
sitfons with other roads. Among these
may be mentioned ]. c. Pond, general
passenger agent of the Wisconsin Cen
trial; B. N. Austin, general passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio; A.
L. Craig of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company, and c. e. Stone,
assistant general passenger agent of
the Great Northern.