The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-26
James Dun Plans TO Resign as
Chief Engineer Of Santa Fe.
yVfH Net Do So Until Belen Cut
on Is Completed.
THIS is NOT FAR OFF
W. B. Storey, Jr, WIN Likely
Be Named His Successor
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
fn Railroad Circles.

one of the higher omcials Of the
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Is authority
Tor the statement that James Dun,
chief engineer Of the entire SYSTEM
with headquarters in Chicago viii re-
sign his position as soon as the work
Incident to the construction OF the
famous Belen cutoff IS completed.
Present prospects are that this work
will be finished by June or July Of next
year and when the last spike IS driven
and the cuton is put in successful OPP
Grafton Mr.. Dun viii sever his couDec-
Glons with the company he has served
50 long and efficiently.
Els successor has been chosen prac-
eicaily Ia the person Of ". 3. Storey,
IN, chief engineer Of the santa b'e
system proper, with headquarters here
IA Topeka Some weeks ago when ":
s. Darling resigned the position OF
chief engineer of the Chicago Rock
island 8 Pacific railway stories were
current that Mr.. Storey was going to
leave the Santa F'e and go with the
Rock Island. It seems to be pretty
generally believed that Mr.. Storey was
Sounded by the officials Of the Rock
Island to ind out whether or not ne
would accept the position and that he
declined it. He declined so the story
goes, because he was aware OF the in
teution OF A1r. Dun to resign in the
near future and his position Is such
now that he is in line for promotion
50 Mr.. Dun's place.
For the last three or four years at
various times Mr.. Dun has expressed
his intentions Of resigning. While as
vigorous as any man would care to
be- 11r. Dun is getting along In years.
His duties are arduous, and he be-
ueVes that he is entitled to we'll
earned rest. On the occasions when
he has spoken Of resigning President
Ripley and the other officers of the
road have prevailed upon him to
change his mind He is one Of the
pre- eminent railroad engineers in the
country and they told him that the
company could Ill anoro to lose his
services at a time when much impor-
tant work in the construction line was
being contemplated
Mr.. Dun has hardened to these re-
quests not to resign on a number Of
occasions but after the plans and spe-
ciftcations had been completed for the
Belen cut off Mr.. Dun is said to have
announced emphaticaIly to the Of
dcials Of the road that when this great
work was completed, he would tender
his resignation and would not take ma
for an answer. He has been giving
this work on the Belen cut off his per-
sOnal attention and under his man
agement it has been pushed forward
with great rapfd1ly. It is one of the
engineering feats Of the times and its
completion viii be a fitting time for
Mr.. Dun to carry out his intentions of
resigning.
Mr.. Dun has been with the company
Tor many years and is wen known in
Topeka, where he served as chief en-
gineer of the Santa F'e system proper
Tor a long time.
There IS some talk among the Of
nclals OF the company Of not letting
Mr.. Dun sever his connections with
the company under any conditions. 1t
IS proposed when he offers his resigna-
ton to create a position like that of
consulting engineer and give if To n i'm
Such a position would relieve him of
all the work incident to the chief en-
CHEERS Office but would still make
him available for consultation and ad-
plated. A handsome salary would be
paid him and this would be a fitting
reward for his life of labor and bril-
liant achievements for the company.