Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-30

there he went with his present chief,
President a. A. Robinson of the Mexi-
can Central, and performed the duties
| of general freight and passenger agent
from Septt nber Is, 1899, to January
l, 1903, with headquarters in the City
of Mexico. From January /, 1903, un-
It'll July 7th of same year he was traf-
fic manage of the same railway. The
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Rail
way4then made him a fine offer and
he. accepted the Office of president of
that road which he held, from July 5,
1908, to July July /, 1905, with head
quarters in San Antonio, Texas.
On July !. 1905, he accepted the Of
flee OF vice pre-. ilent of the Mexican
Central Railway III charge Of the op-
Grating department with headquarters
in the City of Mexico, President Rob-
inson evidently considering his SER
vices OF the greatest value to his road.
Mr.. Hudson's career in itself is the
best proof that he is a successful, en-
ergetic, strenuous and careful railroad
manager. He would not have been
selected for the important position
he now holds were 1t not fact. Pres-
|dent Robinson is one of the best
judges of character and ability in men,
he himself being one of the brainiest
among the many brainy men and most
experienced railroad presidents on the
North American continent. His judg-
ment in the case of the selection Of
Mr.. Hudson to be his assistant is very
good proof of this.
1t is well known fact that under
Mr. Robinson's presidency the Mexi-
can Central has prospered and has
been managed successfully, and in
deed, far beyond the most sanguine
expectations of it's stock and bond
holders. Since his connection with.
that road Mr.. Hudson has evidently
aided President Robinson so material
ly and SO effectively that the latter
found it to the best interests OF all
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of directors Mr.. Hudson's promotion,
which recommendation was naturally
Immediately carried out.
Mr.. Hudson is but forty-five years of
age and has been in active railroad
service twenty-eight years. He Is,
comparatively speaking, young man,
and if Providence spares his life no
reasonable doubt can be entertained
that within ten years he will be num-
bered among those who have made
great name and lasting reputation in
the annals of American railroad man.
agement.
| AS a railroad official Mr.. Hudson is
of the strenuous kind When anything
is to be done it will be done If he
has anything to say about it. He is
a fair and just man and is highly re-
spected by the subordinates of the
road. Being thoroughly acquainted
with his duties he makes few mis-
takes and those probably unavoidable
upon the theory that no man is per-
feet. Wherever he,is he is a good citi-
zen and loyal to the government un-
der which he lives. AS a man he Is
courteous, obliging, affable and a
bright talker and remarkably well in.
formed not only on railroad affairs
but upon general political and business
matters.
In appearance he is rather tall and
spare, being five feet nine inches in
height and weighs one hundred and fiji.
ty pounds. He is we'll built and has
no superfluous flesh to keep him from
being active and quick. He thinks
rapidly and makes up his mind quick
ly. His first impulses are about cor
|rect and even after due deliberatiOn
he generally follows them. He has 9
blonde complexion, brown hair anG
gray eyes and a face that bespeaks ex
cellent moral and mental force. He
has an energetic, rather nervous tenn
lperament and is a strenuous worker
He knows that hard and intelligent
work aided him greatly in attaining
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