The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03

which was held in New York on No
vember %, and the regular circulars
announcing them have not yet been
issued, but viii be within the next few
days when the appointments Will be-
come effective and Mr.. Wellman and
Mr. Scott will enter on their new re
sponsibiHties.
Continued i'll health on the part of
Mr. Wilder is responsible for these ap-
pointments His condition has been
such for some months that he has been
unable to visit his offices except at
rare intervals and of late he has not
been able to leave his home at all al
though his present condition is not at
all dangerous He is holding his own
and is able to be up and about the
house.
During his long illness. however, Mr..
Wilder has managed to keep in touch
with the affairs at the Office and has
attended to much of the work demand
ing his personal supervisiOn-and
there is a lot of this-at his home. But
the executive committee has deter
mined that he shall be relieved Of as
much of this work as is possible, so
that he will have little or no business
affairs to worry over and can cOncen-
trate all his attention to his health.
In order that he might have personal
representatives in the Office, who could
act for him with the necessary author
times in everything that pertains to
the work of the Office, the executive
committee deemed it wise to appoint
Mr.. Wellman and Mr.. Scott as assist
ant treasurer and assistant secretary.
In their new positions Mr.. WeIlman
viii look after the financial affairs of
the Office and Mr.. Scott viii devote his
attention to those things which come
up in the secretarial line. AS a mat
ter of fact these appointments viii
az IL
fngs OF the Office, for since Mr..
Wilder's illness Mr.. Wellman and Mr..
Scott have been attending to the
affairs in the Office, but it has been
necessary for Mr. Wilder to pass on
their acts. Now they will have au-
thority to dispose of all routine mat
ters which come before them. and
while Mr.. Wilder will continue still to
direct the business of the office in a
general supervisory way. he will be re-
lieved of much responsibility and care.
Both of the appointees are well
qualified by experience and ability to
fill the positions to which they have
been named. Each of them has been
in the employ of the company in the
secretary and treasurer's Office for
many years and they hold the respect
and esteem of a host of friends not
only i'm Topeka but among hundreds OF
men of prominence throughout the
state and country who have had bust
ness to do with the Santa Fe
Mr.. Wellman has been in the secre-
tary and treasurer's Office since 1882
For year prior TO that he was as
sistant 70 Thomas Nickerson, who was
then president OF the company and
had his offices in Boston. Mr.. Well
man is q native of Boston. but has
made his home here in Topeka since
coming here i'm 1882. He has served
in almost every position in the secre-
tary and treasurer's office and for g
number of years and up to the present
time he has held the responsible posi-
ton of head boOkkeeper.
AIr. Scott is an employe of the Santa
he of twenty-seven years standing. Al
Of this time he has spent in the secre
tary and treasurer's office. starting il
there i'm 1873. There is hardly d po
sfti0n i'm the office which he has no
tiled with credit and for The last four
Teen years ne has been connected Will
he work i'm the Office incident to thl
7ufies of secretary So he is partic
1larly we'll qualified TO undertake TIL
Eork which viii devolve on him al
assistant secretary Mr. Scott WA
7orn in Philadelphia and before com