The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

mona headquarters. COnllrmatlOn Oh
rumors which have been current
here for several weeks was received
by Superintendent William Walliser
yesterday morning.
Frank O'Brien, assistant superin-
tendent in the local office, win be
promoted to assistant superintend-
ent on the Wisconsin division. with
headquarters at Chicago. He will
succeed h. r. Torpenning, trainmas-
ter on the Minnesota division before
going to Chicago and who will now
become connected with the passen-
ger offices of the new Chicago ter
minal.
Martin j. Boyle, trainmaster on
the Minnesota division, will return
from Tracy to Winona, to succeed
Mr. O'Brien as assistant superin-
tendent.
John Johnson, conductor on the
Minnesota division, will succeed Mr..
Boyle as trainmaster at Tracy.
The changes are significant in
that they call for the promotion TO
higher offices of men, all of whom
are employees of this division.
O'Brien Will Go To Chicago.
The changes which will necessi-
tate the removal of Mr.. O'Brien will,
in that one phase, be regretted. Dur
ing his residence here, both Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Brien have made hosts of
friends but because of the fact that
he goes to q higher position he is
receiving the congratulations of his
local friends.
Mr.. OBrien entered the North.
western service as telegraph ope-
ratOr at Kendalls, Wis, on the Madi.
son division, on December "a, 1886
He was shifted TO several stations
during the following year and a
half on that division but at the end
Of that time he was transferred to
the train dispatchers' office at Chi.
cago ON the Wisconsin division AT.
ter serving as telegraph and clerk
about a year, he was given a trick
in the dispatcherS' office, He served
efficiently and worked his way from
the most humble to the highest posi-
ton in that office and was finally
promoted TO night chief train dis
patcher, in which capacity he served
about nine months. He was then
transferred to the Iowa division
with headquarters at Belle Plain
Iowa, and assumed the duties Of
night chief train dispatcher. Fol
one year he remained there until his
/ transfer to the Peninsula division
with headquarters at Escanaba
Mich, where he became chief train
dispatcher. After five months, ne
was transferred back to Chicago tC
enter upon similar duties on thai
division and served for four years
AT the end of that time he was
transferred to Tracy, Mimi, and pro
noted to the position of trainmasteI
there. Following a year of service
there he was brought to Winona OF
November 8, 1903, and became as
sistant superintendent.
Mr.. Boyie's Rise.
| Mr.. Boyle. who becomes the new
assistant superintendent, is one o.
the most popular employees on the
entire division OF the road. His rise
/ in railrOading has emphasized what
consistent effort in behalf of the
! company will bring to an employee
On April s. 1887, he entered the
/ northwestern service in the humble
/ position of water boy at a North
western stone-quarry at Ablemans
! Wis. He finally secured a baggage
mans position and thence became
! an operator on the road, stationed
at numerous places along the Madi
son and Winona and ST. Peter di
visions. Finally, he worked his way
until he became a successful candi
date for position in the local trail
1 dispatchers' office In 1906 he wa:
promoted to chief dispatcher in Wi
mona and last July was made train
master with headquarters at Tracy
He now comes into one of the high
est CAPACITIES on the division.