The evening world., 1913-01-25
WHALEy'S CLIMB
FROM MILL BOY TO
BOSS OF RAILROAD
New Operating Vice-PreSident
of New Haven Worked
as Brakeman.
SOLVED BIG PROBLEMS.
Became Nut Cracker of Trans.
portation Problems and Built
Grand Central Station.
SOLVED BIG PROBLEMS

II was constant attention to detail,
the Injection OF tho personal element
into his relations with the army Of men
under him and the rigid enforcement Of
a strict discipline. seasoned with judg-
'nent, that made possible the rise Vt
Adeibcrt II. whaiey-the newly elected
Operating vice-Prestdent Of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
rosd-from mili-boy to his present posi-.
Ion.
These qualities. mingled WITH q ca
pacity for hard work that makes him
veritabie human storage battery Of
energy. are responsible for his success.
He told the story OF his life to an Eve
mag World reporter to-day In his once
ovsrlookinG the vast yards Of the New
York Central station. which he practi.
ally created IN record time.
AIR. Whaley Ia pleasant faced and
about nifty years old. but he looks
Younger pair OF keen gray eyes
snap vigorously behind plain. unrimmed
glasses. and he has the firm. weli-round-
ID chin Of a leader OF men. In talking
to-day he emphasized his points by rails
ing his hand to drive them home. Every
thing he does 10 done at high voltage.
TALKS ~ he RECEIVES CON.
CALCULATIONS.
lie gave out his Views on the rea sons
for his success and his rules for picking
men for advancement while recelving
the telephoned congratulations. issuing
muititudinous orders and shaking hands
with callers. lie IL plainly hut wei
drsssed-afways in dark colors. On nj,
left hand sparkles a heavy gold ring se,
with three large diamonds. This Is tn,
only conspicuous bit Of Jswelry h,
wears.
When he was nine years old, In III,
little manufacturing town Of Coventry
Rhode Island. young Whaisy had to Es
10 work In q linoleum mill 10 help sup
port his family. The work didn't sui
MIN and he began to look shout for AZ
occupation In which he could take a
interest. For 1t 10 interest In his wori
that young man must have to re
ahead In II. he thinks.
He had always been fond Of playin,
round railroad yards. 80, after tryin,
several months to get q position, m
vas hnally put at work as a brakena,
m the old Worcester aai Proyidenc
RAILROAD. He WAS then sixteen and n
set TO work with the grim pertinacit,
characteristic OF him to see about
getting TO the next step up the ladder
HIS hrst job was on a freight. but i
time he was put Oh the crew Of
passenger train and soon made h,msel
stand out by doing his work with all IN
politeness to his passengers and cheer
fui attention to his duty that he coult
THAT fellow whaley:" began to b
spoken Of.
HIS EARLY CLIMB UP THE LON,
LADDER.
In 1891 he ascended several runxs q
the ladder he had set himself 10 elm
From baggage man he ran the scale Z
promotion TO yardmas;er Then can
the time when his faculty for organic,
ton began to come into play. He solve
several difficult problems In efficienc
In a skilful way and when the tin
came he was chosen for the superiI
tendency of'waat had then become a
Worcester Division OF the Consolidate
In the mean tine he had deyot,
much attention TO the study Of electric
methods OF handling trafiic. lie becan
convinced that electricity was to be Il
motive power OF the railroads Of n
future. An opportunity To put his lde,
into practice came when the Providenc
Warren and Bristol Line OF his diyisi,
vas 10 be electrified. He handled n
task. at that time. an unusual unde