The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-15
Freight and Passenger Appoint
ments Are Announced.
New Division, District and Gen.
eral Agents Named.
INCLUDES FORMER TOPEKANS
w. HI. Turner to Atchison-
Youngest Traffic Official. p
Harry w. Donaldson to Colo.
radO Springs, Division Agent.

Appointments of division, district
and general agents of the freight and
passenger departments of the Santa
Fe railroad were announced in To-
peka today.
In many cases no changes were
made When the government took
over the railroads. the railroad ad-
ministration confirmed appointments
of many officials in the positions they
were then holding. When the roads
reverted to the owners, thsese officials
were again confirmed in their old
capacities, with some exceptions.
Several promotions in the Topeka
appointment of local men to other
offices.
Youngest Traffic Official.
Warren H. Turner, who goes to
Atchison to be division freight agent,
is the Santa Fe's youngest traffic Of
ficial. He Is % years old. Turner
started as an office boy in the traffic
department in 1907 and worked his
way up thru various jobs to the posi-
ton of confidential clerk to the as
sistant freight traffic manager, which
place he held at the time of his pro-
motion to be division freight agent.
b. a. Gillespie rate clerk in the
general freight department will sue
ceed Turner.
Willard w Bowman, a rate clerk
in the freight department, will go to
Atchison as chief clerk in the division
freight office.
Donaldson to Colorado.
Harry W. Donaldson, appointed to
be division freight and passenger agent
at Colorado Springs, has been in the
Santa Fe's traffic service since 1896,
in various capacities. including special
rate audit clerk, depot ticket agent
in Topeka. travelling passenger agent
SnaOiaI CarXriPa P1ork in fhd
senger department, the promotion to
be division freight and passenger
agent being from the last named posi-
tion. For several years Donaldson has
handled organized, convention and
special train business. and the CONSOLE
dation of traffic thru the outside
agencies. Mr.. and Mrs. Donaldson will
leave for Colorado Springs wednesday
of this week.
Frank L: Sturges, who handled mill
tary business in the general passenger
department during the war. and who
also handles theatrical business will
take over Donaldson's work.
Fred E; Stewart: who has been
matters, will succeed Sturges.
Charles w. Wright. secretary to the
general passenger agent, will succeed
Stewart, and A. B. Boon, a stenogra-
pher in the passenger department, will
succeed Wright.
Topeka Agents Stand.
| r. B. Cunningham remains as divi-
sion freight agent in Topeka. B. F.
Akers will continue as travelling
, freight agent. and George c. Chambers
as division passenger agent
Cunningham started his service with
the Santa Fe as an office boy twenty
three years ago. Several years ago he
served as confidential secretary to
John r. Koontz, then general freight
agent. Four years ago he was ap-
pointed to his present position as d.
vision freight agent.
! Many of the officials and agents
Iappointed on other divisions were for
mer Topeka men.
| Curtis Here Twenty Years.
| W. ]. Curtis, general agent of the
freight and passenger department at
Atlanta. Ca, lived in Topeka for TWEEN
! ty years, with the exception of a few
years in which he served as ticket
agent at Kansas City and general
agent at Salt Lake City. He started
here as a ticket clerk and later occu-
pied the positions of travelling passen-
ger agent and division passenger
agent.
Frank A. Meyers. division freight
agent at Denver, was in Topeka two
years at travelling freight agent. Glenn
Eddies. division passenger agent at
Oklahoma City, was formerly district
passenger agent here. L. B. Smith,
and who now becomes travelling pas
senger agent, lived in Topeka several
years ago.
List OF Appointments.
Following is the complete list of
appointments made public today:
Albuquerque. n. NV. A. Cameron,
travelling freight and passenger agent.
Atcbison, Kan-W. H. Turner, division
Atlanta, Cav. j. Curtis. general
! agent.
| Boston, Afass-S. W. Manning. general
agent; S. b. st. John, district passenger
agent; o. NJ. Chandler. city freight agent
r. r. Furbush, city freight agent; W. L.
Robinson, travelling freight and passenger
Chicago. nl.-J. F. Thompson, division
freight agent: Jas. R. Mortarty. division
passenger agent: c. c. Garvey, city ticket
agent; J. O. Adams, depot passenger
Cincinnati, OF. C. Burnett general
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