Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-10
Former Auditor of Iowa Cent
raj, Late of o., R. & n, Is
Given Promotion
WILL LIVE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
Made General Auditor Of the Hartman
Lines in the Lone Star State, EN-.
bracins Galveston, Harrisburg G. San
Antonio, Galveston, Houston q
Northern, and Texas G. New Orleans

Marshalltown friends, Of whom there
are many, will be gratified to learn OF
the promotion that has come to Ern-
est S. Benson, for many years general
with headquarters in this city, and
for the past ten years general auditor
of the Oregon Railway 81 Naviga-
ton Company, Portland Ore. MIR. Ben
son has been made general auditor of
the Hartman lines in Texas, and will
make his headquarters and home in
Houston.
The Oregon Journal Of Portland, con-
tains the following concerning his pro-
motion. and his career as railroad
man:
Ic. S. Benson of this city auditor OF
the Oregon Railway d Navigation
Company. has Leen promoted by Presi-
dent r. Fl. Hartman to the authorship
OF the hartman lines in Texas. Mr..
Benson will leave for Houston on Oc-
tober Z, where he will establish his
l,ea,luulrters. The lines that Mr.. Ben
son will be auditor of are the Calves,
ton. Harrisburg & San Antonio, the
Galveston, Houston Il Northern and the
Texas g. New Orleans railroads They
aggregate u considerable mileage. Mr.
Eensons successor has not yet been
named, but it is likely that an auditor
from some of Harriman's smaller lines
will be sent here.
MIR. Der son is one Of the best known
railroad men III the country and has al
ways been CONSIDERED an expert ac-
co,,utant and first class railroad man.
He entered the railroad service in 1871,
for the Chicago. Burlington Sc Quincy.
In 1874 he was chief clerk in the au-
ditcrs Office of the Chicago & Paducah.
For tive Gears beginning in 1880, he
was travelling auGitor for the Wabash,
st. Louis & Pacific, and three years
found him as cashier of the Wabash at
Chicago. For a year he was auditor OF
the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa, and after
wards held q similar position in the
Iowa Central. For the past ten years
Mr.. Benson has been auditor for the
Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company
and the Portland & Asiatic Steamship
company. The latter company's ac-
counts since September l have been
transferred to the Office of II. r.. A.
Railton, at San Francisco, auditor OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
After the LIST of November the ocean
division accounts of the O. r. n m
will also be auditad II, the San Francis
co office.
"On account of his departure from
this city, Mr.. Benson, yesterday at the
stockholders meeting, relinquished his
position as director of the O. r. & NJ,
and the Portland and Asiatic Steam
ship companies Mr.. Benson says that
he dislikes very much to leave Port
land.
After ten years life in this city,
he says. feel as if / am an old citi-
zen, and roget to leave my friends.
There is no more ideal place in the
country in which to reside than here
on the,banks of the Willamette. have
noticed with pride the great advances
that Portland is making in every line
of endeavor. Buildings are going up
rapidly, improvements being made
turnout the city and the entire COM
munity is being beautified from year
to year. Next year Portland, and Ore
gon will celebrate the historical jour-
ney of Lewis and Clark with a great
exposition, and / shall try to return
to witness it,
"Since Mr.. Benson assumed the au-
ditorship Of the o. r. & N. he has been
the business Of his office grow to ex-
tensive proportions. Ten years ago he
had about dozen men in his depart
ment, while today there are 124 names
on the payroll Mr.. and Mrs. Benson
will go direct to New York City. thence
to New Orleans and after short stay
in the southern city will proceed to
Houston"