The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
Many Are Glad II. Q. Nudge
Stays With Santa Fe.
Why He Declined a Flattering
Offer From Rock Island.
TIES WERE TOO STRONG
Love for Company He Served So
Long Was Master.
and Matters of Interest
in Railway Circles.

1t is a matter of much satisfaction
to the employees of the Santa Fe rail-
road, the citizens of Topeka and of the
state of Kansas. If not the great south
west in so far as the territory touched
by the Santa Fe lines is concerned.
that H. U. Nudge, general manager of
the Santa F'e. declined a f1attering Of
fer from the board of directors of the
Rock Island railroad rendering him a
similar position with that railroad.
Mr.. Nudge has been associated with
the Santa Fe railroad nearly his whole
lifetime. He has been with that com
pany as long as he has been in rail-
way work, and it is doubtful if an
nked or respected than Mr. Nudge
He began at the very bottom of the
ladder and has reached his present
poslton through persistent and eff
receive hard work.
rev railway managers have the
Iaculty of gaining the confidence of
the rank and file of the employees on
the system to a degree which Mr.
Nudge possesses. He is personally ac-
qualnted with many of the thousands
OF workers on the system and he has
always kind word for each when
ever he meets them.
IN his dealings with those outside
the railway world with individuals
and with communities, he has estab-
ilshed for himself a reputation for be-
ing fair, and for always making it a
point to help whenever it was possible
to do so.
The Santa Fe railroad is of course.
distinctively Kansas institution, and
the Santa Fe has been identified with
many of the movements for the up
Hiding of the state. And since Mr..
Nudge has been in a position to do so
he has been found in the foremost
ranks in all progressive movements.
MI Nudge has proven himself
friend to Topeka and Kansas more
than once and the citizens have good
reason to feel elated at Mr.. Mudge's
decision to "stay with the old road
Mr. Nudge must have hesitated a
long while before deciding to decline
the offer of the Rock Island board of
directors There We're many things
which conspired to make the offered
inducements attractive, but it seems
his love for the company he has
served so long was master of his feel
ingS, and he refused to make the
change which would necessitate the
breaking of so many ties and the con-
sequent removal to Chicago to begin
anew among strange surroundings.
In Offering the post of the general
nanagership to Mr.. Nudge the Rock
Island board of directors paid him a
fine compliment. The Rock Island
railway has undergone many changes
of policy and management during the
past few years, and is at the present
time under the guidance of President
B. L. Winchen rapidly moving along
in a movement of reorganiza ton
which will result in eventually restor-
ing the old order of manage EN- ent, and
the attendant prosperity Pursuant to
this new policy the post of general
manager became vacant with the
resignation of H. I. Miller. To fill the
place with a man of large caliber. of
broad ideas and an experienced and
thoroughly competent and reliable
man. is the problem which the own
ers of the road are facing The mat
ter of salary will not be permitted to
be an obstacle in the way of securing