The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
VicePres ident Kendrick of Santa
Fe Has Resigned Place.
William B. Storey, Jr., to Sue
coed Him.
PRES.RIPLEY'SLE LETTER
Pays Nice Compliment to Mr..
Hendricks Work.
Missouri Pacific Plans for Re-
Mobilization.

John William Kendrick, vice pres
ident of the Santa Fe railway com
pany, in charge of operation. as long
anticipated, has sent his resignation
to President Ripley from Paris, where
he has been for some time past on
leave of absence, and it has been &C
cepted, effective today. William b.
Storey, temporary vice president IN
charge of operation, will continue as
permanent head of that department
This puts at rest the silly rumor
started by a Topeka paper that {. w.
Kouns would succeed Mr.. Kendrick.
Mr.. Kendrick came to the Santa Fe
from the Northern Pacific, having had
personal charge of the reconstruction
work following the rehabilitation of
that line. He worked his way up from
the bottom, having entered the rail-
way service as levelman on the
Northern Pacific in 1873. He served
on this road as engineer in charge of
construction, chief engineer, general
manager and third vice president. He
had personal charge of the most no
table construction railroad work in
the west.
Mr.. Kendrick was the friend of the
YOUNG men in the mechanical depart
ments of the Santa Fe and holds the
warm affection of large number of
friends in western railroad circles.
When he went abroad year ago to
seek rest ana T6CupSIdL6 Ills HSdllll II
was not believed that he would re-
turn to his post. For more than a
month past 1t has been rumored that
he would resign, so his letter severing
his connection with the Santa Fe is
not unexpected.
In his letter to the president of the
Santa Fe, Mr.. Kendrick stated that he
desired to pursue line of railroad in
Vestigation work of his own. He had
always held advanced ideas on rail-
II
his time to his hobbies and expert
ments.
Mr.. Ripley's reply to his retiring
vice president is a fine compliment to
a successful and faithful railroader.
The president said in part:
For ten years we have worked to-
gether for the rehabilitation of the
Santa Fe-how successfully it is for
others rather than for us to say. But
we need not be ashamed of the results.
and whatever measure of success has
attended our efforts is very largely
due to your thorough knowledge both
Of theory and practice, your origin
atty in ideas, your zeal and your
energy. Particularly along mechani-
cal lines you have been a pioneer,
blazing the trail which others have
followed. While do not wonder that
you seek relief from the chatting
cares of the work after so many years
OF arduous application, and desire
sumo Occupation less wearing, L new
ertheless accept your decision with re-
gret. and assure you of the kind re-
gard and best wishes of all the off
GERS of this company"
Mr.. Storey, the new vice president
of the Santa Fe, is a California man
and was graduated from the Univer-
sity OF California class of 1881. He
too. worked up from the bottom. He
started railroading with the Southern
Pacific as an axman. and worked with
the same road as rodman, transitmar
and assistant engineer from 1881 &c
1898. After a term of service with g
hydraulic company in the west he
took the position as chief engineer fol
the San Francisco and San JOAQUIN
Valley railroad. In 1900 he joined the
Santa Fe as chief engineer. In DC.
tober l. 1909. he was appointed vice
president in charge of construction in
place of Mr.. Kendrick while the latter
was on leave of absence. This ap
pointment is now made permanent.