Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-25
WILL NOT CHANGE
WHY NUDGE DECLINED FLAT.
rERiNC OFFER From ROCK ISL.
AND.


rERlNo OFFER From ROCK isL.
AND.
lfrom Wednesdays Daily Citizcuj
a. 10 a Matter ga muon satlsiacuon
to tne enp,uyts % tue santa re rail.
r0au. tao Diti4euA GA lOuoAa ana Uf
tnu state Do nAusas, a n0t the great
southwest n 80 lar as the torfltory
touched by tnc santa re lines is con.
ceInca, Una, "A. T.. Nudge, general man.
aver OF tnt SANTA he. declined flat.
tcrmg 0lltf from the board Of diroc.
tors OF the Rock Island railroad ten.
dering him similar position vita
that railroad, says the Topeka State
Journal.
AIR. Mudee has been associated with
the santa railroad noar.y bis whole
lifetime. BE has been with that com
pany a. iUug as he has been In rail.
way WORK aud Il Is doubtful " an.
other man on the system Is better
liked or respected that Mr. Nudge
tie began so the very bottom OF the
ladder anu has reached his present
position tAr ugh persistent and e.
tective hari work
Few railway managers have the
faculty of aiming the confidence m
the rank and file Of tho employees ON
he systoM 20 a degree which Mr
Nudge 20. sBes He Is personally ac.
quainted W,th many Of the thousands
Of worker on the system and he has
nlwaya n lind word for each when.
ever he meets them.
In his dgallngs with those outside
the railway world. with individuals
and with Communities. he has estab-
iished for himself a reputation for be
ing fair. and for always making y =
point to hep Whenever II was possible
TO do So
The saua re railroad Is. OF course
distinctly Kansas institution. and
the Santa Fo has been Identified with
many Of 'He movements for the up
building %. the state. And since Mr.
Nudge b. Beon IN a position to do so
ne has BEN found In the foremost
ranks In progressive movements.
AR. Mud has proven himself al
friend o. Iupoka and Kansas more
than once lnd the citizens have good
reason a. ..ni elated at Mr.. Nudge
decision tl stay with the old road
Mr.. Mulso must have hositated a
long while ueiuro deciding 90 decline
the offcr I the Rock island board of
directors there were many things
which COZ llred TO make the offered
nducomCu attractive, bur u seems
his love Tor the company he has
served 80 long WAS master OF his feel
ings, anu be- refused to make the
cnauge Wl.ca would necossitate the
breaking Cd. $50 any tics aud the con
scquent removal 10 Chicago 10 begin
anew amuHl strange surroundings
In onorus the post Of TIVE general
managershp 70 Mr.. Nudge, the Rock
Island board OF directors paid him q
| line conn. ment. The Rock lslanf
railway fa. undergone many changes
OF policy and management during the
/ past few years. and Is at the present
lme uoiCr he guidance Of President
Z %. 4. WIUeHoll rapidly moving along
Iu movement OF reorganization
/ hich vii result IN eventually restur
/ ING the OH order OF management and
/ ne HttonJaut prosperity. Pursuant 10
/ this new policy the post OF general
| manager Hecamo vacant with the
| rrsignutiOu " III. l. Miller To nll the
/ I.nce with a man Of large caliber OF
| broad idea aud an experienced and
| thoroughly competent and reliable
man, IA t.a problem which the own.
/ crs of thu Dad are facing. The mat
tcr VI sa.ary will not be permitted toI
bo ln Oh lcle Ia the way 81 securing
the man hich Il ~ believed VIII en-
body nl The requisites necessary to|
meet t peculiar conditions existing
on the lock Island.
l.o0E Z out over the world OF rail
way m.u In the United States. the
member Of the board Of directors de
| cided hat Mr. Nudge wa. the one par
tlcuar nan whom they needed. and
| they rale q strong effort 20 get him.
OF a' he railway managers Ia the
coun'r IL "A doubtful II any could flli
the h. Tor the Rock Island like Mr.
Mud. In tho first place ne Is al
weston railroad man; thoroughly
practice and successful. He Is almost
as we known and liked upon the
Rock land and ether western roads
as ho N the Santa re, and he would
have Enerienoed no difficulty tn step.
ping u.1 the Rock Island and organ.
! lzing ae forces under him.
Tho ANITA Re management doubt
less rcr snizos his inestlmable value
and no iouht had considerable 10 do
| with ihe matter OF his making a doci.
sion 10 stay with the old road"
Tonaf1 and Kansas people are glad
that De- viii stay In Kansas for the
reason Tat, IN Kangas he makes
every one feel that he ~ zone Of US
! Had Do Fone to che Rock Island KaR
sas would have lost him as a citizen
notwlihH andlng the fact that his I'm.
[ fluenco would still be felt IN the state
20 greater or lesser extent.
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