Evening star., 1925-10-03

samuel Eea. retiring at 20 as presi.
dent Of the mammoth Pennsylva MIA
railroad system. prociaimS to the
transportation world q great future
fer the rail lines of the United States.
! Ills optimism Is accepted by the pub
nc as significant in view OF the
doubts that have been held by less
experienced men in his profession who
are troubled by rapidly developing
, motor competition.
An example to others is found in
the career of Mr.. Rea by the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. which says
that by no means the least OF his
achievements is the proof he has
given that the railroad is the broad
highway to success for man who
is willing to start with the humblest
duties in the determination to per.
form them thoroughly" OF his sue
ceSsor, Gen. W. w. Atterbury. the
Ledger predicts that he will "wield
enormous powers for good or evil for
the company and for the communities
that it serves"
The system of promotion on the
road which made possible the careers
of both Mr.. Rea and Gen. Atterbury
is praised by the Erie Dispatch Her.
I aid. with the comment: Like many
another officer of the road, Mr.. Rea
is Pennsylvania System man born
and bred. So is William W. After
bury. who will succeed him as presi
, dent. 1t has always been the policy
of the Pennsylvania to pick its Off
cials from its own ranks. Today the
son of a trackwalker has an oppor-
tunlty to become president. With such
opportunities for advancement, is it
any wonder that the Pennsylvania
road is one of the greatest systems in
the World?"
Samuel Rea'S name is writ large
in Americas greatest era of railroad
| building" according to the Albany
| knickerbocker Press, while the in
| dispensable character of his services
| is recognized by the Philadelphia
| Evening Bulletin. with the comment:
His retirement impeaches the desir-
| ability of a system so infleXible that
! it removes men whose mental vigor
| is unimpaired, whose judgment is ripe
and whose physical powers are still
| adequate. Mergers are in the air.
| They and the new air plans across
| Pennsylvania vitally concern the
| Pennsylvania system. The Phlla-
delphia terminal is just beginning.
| To all these the wisdom Of Samuel
Rea could contribute valuable aid
| Pointing to Mr.. Rea's career as IAN
! inspiration for the American boy"
| the Pasadena Star-News credits his
| advancement to pluck and persever-
| ance. He came of a poor family,
states the Star-News. land he began
work in a very humble capacity. His
| first work for the Pennsylvania Rail
road was as chairman and rodmar
| with the surveying forces. That was
! in 1871 From that year to the pres
ent he has been continuously in the
service of the great Pennsylvania
( Railroad system and has risen steadily
until he became president of one of
| the greatest transportation corpora
! tions In tho world" Demonstration
| of the truth that application and
| effort are the keys to success" also Is
emphasized by the Kansas City Post.
Samuel Rea could write moral
essay every day for the next 20 years,
! the Pittsburgh Sun remarks. "and not
more than begin to tap the wisdom
| that a busy life has stored away. But
the young man just starting out, who
here observes the triumphant conclu
| sion of ajor tasks by a man whose
only creed was to do his job as best he
could. has all the essay that he needs.
| The wholesome optimism radiated
| by him in connection with railway de
velopment," adds the Burlington Free
Press, "can we'll be shared by the pub
lie in general. He says the opportu
mites for young men in railroading are
better today than ever before. He
thinks higher class of mental and