The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

in connection with any political office,
either appointive or elective, this be-
ing due to his love for railroad organ
Zation-
Has Interesting Career.
Colonel Moody's career is a most In
teresting one. He was born IN Brook
lyn some fifty-odd years ago. His
father died before the boy, Samuel,
was quite twelve years of age, leav-
Ing as his only legacy the memory OF
blameless life and the record Of hay-
ing struggled valiantly in a losing
fight against combination of Ill for
tune that eventually overwhelmed him,
both financially and physically.
Immediately following his fathers
death the boy secured a position as
messenger in mercantile house in
New York city. He was energetic,
honest and ambitious More than that,
faculty Cor doing things-a faculty
which. in later years. developed into a
fixed habit and one which has been
largely in evidence throughout his en-
tire career.
At the age of about twenty he mar
ried and, following the star of empire
westward TO the Pittsburg district, he
turned his activities to the promotion
of business interests Of his own. His
success along that line was so marked
that it attracted the attention of pas
senger traffic officials of the Penn
sylvania Lines and on December 2.
1880. ne was OIIeTeQ ana dCCcpLSu luC
position Of travelling ticket seller, and
on January 1, 1887. the position Of dis
trict passenger agent at PittSburg. On
February 1, 1893. he was promoted to
the position of assistant general pas
senger agent at Cincinnati, and on
January l. 1895. he was transferred to
the general office at Pittsburg as as
sistant general passenger agent. May
I, 1904, he was made general passenger
agent: March l, 1910. assistant passen-
crnw- %~-1f 10 N q
later passenger traffic manager or the
lines Of the Pennsylvania system west
of Pittsburg.
Won Military Title.
Colonel Moody gets his military title
by virtue Of his service covering pc
rfod Of twenty-five years in the Ma
tional guards of New York and Penn
sylvania. beginning with the rank OF
drummer boy and ending with the rank
Of quartermaster-ge general OF Pennsyl-
Vania-
The colonel is famous as a story
teller and has established quite rep
utation as an after-dinner speaker
His anecdotes are many of them orlgi-
nal and he has apparently an unfaii-
ing supply of them, appropriate to
every occasion
There can be no reasonable doubt
that had Colonel Moody CHOSEN 20
make a place for himself In the polltl-.
cal world ne would, sooner or later,
nave lanOeQ III the nlpAOA-~
He is a born diplomat. suave. keen and
forceful. with an ability that amounts
to genius for accomplishing 'lhlhsS
aIon~ +he line of least resistance anu
without creating unnecessary antago-
nisrns. He makes friends everywhere,
Of high and low degree-and retains
them He Is On familiar terms with
traclxmen and railroad presidents ana
equally at home either with one or the
other. He can decline a request, IL
need be, without giving offense, whils.
on the other hand, when he flnds
- in so gracious a manner as to double
the obligation
OF course. he is q very busy man ana
vet he is one of the most accessibIe
at all times. There are many peopls
10 believe that there are other and
e+i1l higher railroad honors In store
for Colonel Moody.