Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01
THEY ROSE DIRECT
FROM THE RANKS
PROMOTIONS or HURLEY. FOX,
PARKER AND OTHERS, SHOW
WHAT FAlTHFuLNESS WILL DO.


The promotion OF Mr.. Fox and Mr..
Pai ker follows the well established
custom or precedent In vogue on tho
santa 70 OF promoting the men on
the line who have shown themselves
proficient and faithful In their
nal
Il had been repO tod at one time
that the position OF general auperin.
tcntent al Topeka was 20 be allied
by ihe appointment OF some ore from
another railroad.
General Manager Hurloy roao To the
position he nov occupies by working
up 10 u ON tho lowest rung of the
ladder in much the same manner ng
as n. q Nudge. whose resignation
~ accept a better place on the Rock
Island made Mr. Hn laws advance
possible. Fer this roaaon he appre.
ciates the value Of the civil anrvice
rule. ana his appointment today rs an
acknowledgment Of the worth OF the
men VINO have been trained up ON the
santa Ne road
There is rcmaI kable sameuoss in
the records Of the men who have
been receiving promotions of late on
The Santa Pc. In each instance IL ~
sto.y OF beginning at the bottom,
and subsequent rise through hard
work, application 10 duty. and AL the
otnor details which go to make up
successful operating Oficlal.
In the case Of Mr.. Fox, ho began
his railroad career as a telegraph op-
ator, coming 90 the Santa Fe from
ne Big -Four. HIS hrst position with
The Santa Fe was AZ Wallace. now
Thornton. n. NJ. After sevo al
years service DO was made rcllof
agent and served at various places
on the Rio Grando division He next
was made a trick dispatcher AT san
Marclal and eventually was promot,
cd 20 be chief dispatcher at the same
place,
Ills next promotion came when he
Wis selected 20 be train master ai
san MatciaL Following this he waA
train master OF the New Mexico d.
vision, with headqua ters al Lac We.
gas.
Ills next promotion was 20 a super.
iniendency, when he was place. In
charge OF the western division, and
since that time he has been success.
HFely division superintendent of the
Sew Mexico aud Rio Grande and Mid.
de divisions.
lie was promoted 20 be general su.
perintondent OF the western grand
division on May 4. succeeding ID. n.
Cain, who was brought ,o Topeka at
that time.
Effective July ho becomes gen.
eFal superlntendont of the eastern /
giand division, with headquarters at
Topeka, again succeeding Mr. Cain. I
who this time resigned from the
service OF the Santa 20 10 become .
general manager OF the Rock Island I
The story Of Mr parkera rise Is |
similar 10 that of Mr.. Fox, except 4
that he began his railway career as
brakeman on work train. Hel
afte wards became conductor Of the
work train. and also had experience I
on regular trains He was appoint
cd road master aud eventually be-
came the general road master of tho
santa re, With headquarters at To
peka.
After several years In this capacity
he was appointed 70 bo supeglDtend.
ont OF the middle division, with head.
quarters AZ Newton. lie was later
transferred e. superintendent 70 tho
Colorado division, with headquarters
AZ Pueblo. and was hnally appointed
10 be superintendent OF the Missouri
division. with headquarters az Marco
line.
Il Is said that principal reason the
santa fc management has had In
keeping Mr.. Pa kor a. Ma coline was
ln account Of bis superior ability In
handling track matters. The soil IN
10 Of a pecullfr nature. and
( was for a time ain. At impOaalble
ID Keep the r0adDed in absolutely
lrst-claHe condition on account OF
rains. Many experiments have been
ried ana various methods rcsOrtsd 20
In oder 20 overcome this difficulty,
and Mr. Parker has been found an
especially valuable man In handling
he work on the division. lie has
been successful IN building the road
bed up In al admirable manner. and
Il - nos said 20 be equal 20 the best
Dn the system. His rlae has been
rapid, and he assumes ]