The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
General Superintendent O.
Western Lines to Topeka.
Began Service in 1885 With
Santa Fe as Section Hand.
,W.K. ETTER GOES TO NEWTON
Oklahoma Division Superin-
tendent Is Promoted.
Trainmaster Derby Is Made Di-
vision Head in Arkansas City.

Effective September Is, it was an
nounced today from the office of Fred
c. Fox, named successor to the late
c. w. Kouns as general manager of
Santa Fe eastern lines, Edward Ray
mond. general superintendent of the
western district of the Santa Fe east
ern lines, will come to Topeka as gem
eral superintendent of the eastern
district of Santa Fe eastern lines to
succeed r. j. Parker, appointed sue
cessor to Mr.. Fox as general manager
of Santa Fe western lines in Amarillo
w. K. Etter, superintendent of the
/ Oklahoma division, will go to Newton
as Mr.. Raymond's successor. it was
also announced. G. G. Derby, train
master in Newton, will succeed Mr.
Etter as superintendent of the Okla
homa division with offices in Arkansas
City. The latter two appointments, as
well as that of Mr.. Raymond, become
effective September Is.
As Section Hand.
| Mr.. Raymond began service with the
Santa Fe as a section hand on what
is now the mid die division more than
thirty years ago.
He was promoted to section fore
man and later was named roadmaster
of a division. His next promotion
was that of trainmaster on the South
ern Kansas division. Then he was
named assistant superintendent of the
same division. Before mis- appoint
ment as general superintendent of the
western division of eastern lines in
Newton he was superintendent of the
/ Illinois division. His rise from Sec
ton hand to senior superintendent of
| the lines of the Santa Fe has probably
! been one Of the most remarkable in
western railroad annals.
| Etter Was Rodman.
K w. K. Etter, Mr.. Raymond's sue
tcessor. is a Pennsylvania and was
| Dunkard, college in Mcpherson Kan.
He entered railway service with the
| Santa Fe as a rodman in Wichita
Kan, in June, 1891. Since then he
has been consecutively, March to May
1892, stenographer in Arkansas City:
May to September, 1892. clerk and
stenograph in trainmaster's office
in Arkansas City; April to May, 1898
tfmekeeper in the master mechanic s
office in Nickerson. Kan; May 1898
to June, 1894, stenographer and clerk
! in the assistant superintendent's Of
/ flee in Fort Madison; June, 1894. to
/ March, 1899. stenographer and clerk
, in the assistant superintendent Of
flee in Las Vegas: March, 1899, IL
February, 1901, chief clerk; Febru-
airy to September, 1901, chief clerk to
superintendent in Needles; October
1901, to August, 1902, chief clerk to
the general uperintendent in La
| Junta: August. 1902, to July. 1905
chief clerk to the general superintend-
ent in Topeka: July. 1905, to January
1906, trainmaster: January, 1905, to
October, 1907, superintendent of Rio
Grande division in San Marcial. Ir
October 1907, he was appointed sue
perintendent Oklahoma division II
Arkansas City.
Derby Deserved 1t.
G. G. Derby who goes to Arkansa:
CITY is well known on the Newton di
vision and other parts of the system
His appointment is rated by official;
as in line with the deserved promo
ton" policy of the Santa Fe.
Mr. Raymond, it is expected, vii
be in Topeka soon to assume his new
duties. r. ]. Parker, his predecessor
has left Topeka for Amarillo. He il
going over the western lines of tht
road with Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox is ex
nected here sometime this month.
Before taking permanent residence
in Amarillo, Mr.. Parker, it is sale
here, will return to Topeka for few
days.
Today's appointments PRACTICAL!
write .'finis' to the shakeup caused
by the death of Mr.. Founs-