The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-28
MANY CHANGES
ON SANTA fE

W SANTA FE
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superintendent OF the western district
of the Santa FEES eastern lines. will ex-
change temporarily. effective Novem-
Der 1. This announcement IL made
from the office Of General Manager
Kouns in Topeka.
Pribble Not Surprised.
When shown a copy OF the telegram
Pribble admitted that it did not come
as a surprise. He has known it ever
since the day following the A. A.
Robinson dinner, but did not feel at
liberty to tell. He is making prepara-
ton for the change, which will take
place Monday. He will have the quar-
tiers in the old office building occupied
by the late Mr.. Hamilton.
Abolish an Office.
The office of freight claim auditor
Is to be abolished. and all the duties
Of that position will be consolidated
except that Of handling overcharge
items. That feature of the work will
be taken care OF In the office OF
Freight Auditor w. w. Strickland.
The opinion prevails in the general
office building that Mr.. Pribble Will
be the right man in the right place.
He has made a brilliant success of his
work as freight claim auditor. not only
giving the highest satisfaction to the
company. but also disposing OF claims
in q manner which retains for the
company the good will Of patrons. He
has those peculiar qualities OF mind
and heart which enable him to adjust
differences with patrons on basis
that is recognized as just and fair to
all concerned.
Loss and Damage Work.
Mr.. Pribble's duties as freight claim
auditor had to do largely with claims
growing out of loss of and damage to
freight shipments. His new duties will
embrace all sucn claims. and also
claims on account of personal injuries,
fire. accidents on the company's right
of way, and the ike.
Mr.. Pribble may be regarded as
pioneer in the field of Santa Fe work.
ers, having entered the employ Of the
company as a boy at the age of II. on
February 4, 1892, in the freight audi
tors office. He served in various Of
fees Of the freight auditors depart
ment, mastering every detail Of his
work, fitting himself all the time for
promotion. which came regularly.
To Office in 1907. :.
In October 1905. MIR. Pribble was
made chief clerk in the agents account
section. In May. 1907. he was appoint
ed chief clerk Of the freight claim Of
flee. In February. 1908, he was pro-
NOTED to be assistant chief clerk OF the
freight auditing department, and in
January. the following year, was as
signed to the chief clerkship Of the en-
tire office.
The day before Christmas. 1909, Mr..
Pribble was chosen to be freight claim
auditor, a new position. in which ca
pacity he has served the Santa Fe up.
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Mr.. Pribble has not made any an
nouncement regarding the selection of
his official family. THAT is a detail
which I have not yet had time to
figure OUT he said.
Mr.. Pribble, for six years, carried pa
pers for the State Journal
In speaking Of the announcement
that F. A. Lehman Of Chicago, assist
ant to Vice President w. B. Storey, and
Edward Raymond of Newton, general
superintendent Of the western district.
will temporarily exchange positions,
General Manager Kouns said: "Mr.
Lehman and Mr. Raymond are regard
ed as growing railway men, and the ex-
change is for the purpose of giving the
former experience which comes from
constant contact with the practical
side Of operation, and OF enabling the
latter to acquire the experience gained
| from contact with executive manage
ment."
Lehman's Career.
Mr.. Lehman entered the service of
the Santa Fe as a telegraph operator
August II. 1888, and has served con-
secutively in the following places:
Clerk in the general roadmaster's Of
flee, clerk in the trainmaster's office.
clerk in the superintendent Office,
dispatcher. clerk in the vice presidents
Office, chief clerk to the vice president,
superintendent Of transportation and
assistant to the vice president.
| Raymond Drove Mules.
| Mr.. Raymond did his first railroad
work driving a team of mules on the
Ell Dorado branch, while that line was
in course OF construction-in 1873. He
was made a section foreman in 1880.
and since then has held consecutively
the positions of roadmaster, general
roadmaster. trainmaster, assistant SUI
perintendent, superintendent, and gen.
eral superintendent, appointed to the
last named position in 1910.
The Santa Fe has the best effort Of
its officers and employees through the
policy of giving them opportunity to
develop their powers to the utmost.
and that perhaps accounts for the fact
that more men go from the bottom to
the top on the Santa Fe than on any
other railway in the country.