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

railroad lie and in high positions in
the United States and in Mexico, is
Charles R. Hudson, vice president of
the Mexican Central Railway, and the
able and thorough-going assistant to
one of the most successful and bright
est railroad managers in this or any
other country, namely, A. A. Robin
son, president of the Mexican Central
Railway, and the man who as chief
engineer and thereafter as general
manager, laid out and built the pres
ent Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe Rail-
way system from Central Kansas to
El Paso, Texas, and Deming, New
Mexico, with many Of it's branches
and subordinate lines.
Mr.. Hudsons biography is of inter
est to many of New Mexico's citizens
as he was for a number of years
on railroad duty in the Sunshine
Territory in the earlier days, and in
this service he gained much expert
ance in the conduct and management
of southwestern railways which now
stands him in mighty good stead in
the leading position he occupies in
the management of the greatest rail
way system in the sister republic to
the south.
Mr. Hudson was born in Dublin, Ire
land, September 20, 1860, and on yes
terday was therefore forty-five years
of age He came to the United States
as baby and has developed into a
mighty good and sturdy man. He
spent his boyhood in Springfield, Illi-
nois, where he received good public
and high school education. His people
were not overblessed with this worlds
goods and young Hudson commenced
early to make little money to help
himself to an education. With genuine
irish vivacity and good and true
American grit he commenced at ten
years of age, railroad service by car
rying messages announcing the ar
rival of freight to merchants in
Springfield, for the local Office of the
Chicago & Alton Railroad. He car
ried messages at o'clock in the
morning and at 5 o'clock in the after
noon which enabled him to attend
public school during the day For this
work he received $40 per month
which aided him materially and which,
thirty odd years ago, was not bad
thing for boy of his age. Upon grad
uating from the high school, Mr.. Hud-
son became clerk in the Office of the
superintendent of the Gilman, Clinton
and Springfield Railroad which was
one hundred and eleven miles long.
There, he also learned and became
an expert telegrapher, and from that
time, 1877, he served in various capa-
cities as telegraph operator, brake
man, clerk and as station agent on
several roads until in April, 1884, he
was employed by the Santa Fe as sta
tion agent at Silver City, New Mexi.
co. from which place he went to Dem
ing In October of the same year and
: remained there as station agent until
April, 1887, when he went to Califor.
mia. In these various positions, be.
ing bright, observing and doing his
duty as it should be done, he naturally
obtained much experience and be-
came familiar with many phases o1
railroad work, He ascended the lad
der step by step from 1877 to April
1887, when he left the service Of the
Santa Fe. From November, 1887, te
April i, 1899, he was general freight
and passenger agent of the Mexico
Arizona and Sonora Railway
with headquarters at Guaymas, Mexi
CO. From April, 1889 to January !
1890, he was vice president Of tht
Rio Grande and Ell Paso Railroad am
division freight and passenger agen
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fl
at El Paso, Texas January 1st, 1890
to September 18th, 1899, he was as
sistant general freight agent of tn,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
] way at Topeka, Kansas, and from