The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-13
MAY BE M'LELLAN
Veteran Division Superintend-
ent May Succeed Mr.. Cain.
Has Made an Excellent Record
in 15 Years Service.
THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE
Perfectly Familiar With Duties
of the Position.
The Appointment Will Be Made
Very Soon.
THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE

/ VIII c. T. Mcclellan, superintendent
of the eastern division of the Santa Fe.
with headquarters at Topeka, be Sc
lected to succeed D. e. Cain, as gem
eral superintendent of the eastern
grand division of the Santa Fe?
Interest is high in Santa Fe circles
in regard to the selection of Mr.. Gains
successor, and many local railway
men of prominence predict that Mr..
place.
Mr. Mcclellan" said one of these
men to reporter for the State Jour
nal. 'is one OF the oldest division su-
perintendents on the system. Not
only that but he is also right in the
front ranks as one Of the ablest super
/ intendents on the system
Only a month and a half ago the
place was made vacant through the
promotion of ]. E. Hurley to succeed
H. Z. Nudge as general manager of
the Santa Fe at the time Mr.. Nudge
went to the Rock Island as second
vice president.
The place was filled by the promo
ton of Mr.. Cain, who was prior to
that promotion, general superintend-
ent of the western grand division with
headquarters at La Junta.
MI. + x. FOX, QlX1S1Ol super AAAlCAA0
ent of the middle division at Newton,
was then promoted to succeed Mr..
/ Cain at La Junta.
Mr. Gains place is now vacant on
account of his resignation to accePt
the general managershfp of the ROCK
Il hardly think it is likely that Mr..
Fox will be brought in from La Junta
| to succeed Mr.. Cain" said the man
referred to, because Mr.. Fox is bet
! ter acquainted with the work on the
western grand division than he is
with the work on the eastern grand
| division I believe he is better fitted
for the duties at La Junta ana IhaC
he is too valuable a man for the com
| pany to have at that point to bring
! him in to Topeka
THAT being the case it remains to
select a man from among the superin-
! tendents. If it is not decided to bring
in one of the general superintendents
/ from the gulf line so that it SINNERS
! down to a selection of the man best
fitted for the place from among the
I'm event the selection is made in
that manner it is conceded by almost
everyone that everything points to the
selection of Mr.. McLellap.
He has made a remarkable record
| in handling the heavy work that fell
upon him on this division during the
floods and high waters on two or more
| occasions.
f'Ih6n, 700, ne mas DCel lAe1lA0AA4AS
| the reconstruction work on the Ottawa
| cutoff and elsewhere in an admlra bic
manner. Grades have been changed,
4 and the track raised or lowered as
much as eight and ten feet without
! stopping or delaying traffic over the
| lines at any time, and curves nave
been reduced while trains were pass
/ ing over the lines every day. Double
/ track has been put in and ballasted
! and all has been carried out IN very
satisfactory and gratifying manner
Mr.. Mcclellan has been division su-
! berintendent on the Santa Fe for 10
years He is gifted with a personality
Similar to that which has helped make
| Mr.. Nudge and Mr.. Cain so well liked
and respected on the Santa Fe. 1t is
! stated that there isn't a man on Mr.
| McLeIIan'S division but would hght Tor
! him if he was asked to do so.
Mr. Mcclellan was born at Brunswick,
Maine in August, 1S46. He received his
early education in the public and hlgn
school of his native town and began his
| railway career as a brakeman on the
| Chicago and Northwestern railway. He
was with the Northwestern a single
wear and then went to Texas where ne
/ took a position as brakeman on the In
/ teruafional and Great Northern railway
! in 1870. He was soon afterward promot-
/ ed to be conductor, in which position he
/ served several years, being later pro-
| NOTED again to be trainmaster, place
| he held for two years.
| In 1882 Mr. Mcclellan went to work
for r. the le'I santa Fe at Las Vegas. New
! Mexico, as chief clerk to the division
superintendent. Shortly after ne was
promoted to be trainmaster at San
] MarcieI. and few years later he was
! transferred to Topeka as trainmaster
in charge of the construction work OF
| the c. K &. w lines This position he
held till the time he was appointed di-
vision superintendent in 1890
It is seen therefore that he has been
in continuous service with the Santa Fe
for % years, fifteen years of which he
spent as division superintendent.