The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-09
TAYLOR PROMOTED
TO HEAD FEDERAL
! HIGHWAY BUREAU
Succeeds Late S. r. STARTS as
State Chieftain; Fowler
Joins U. S. Force

1n1ormatlOn that H. j. Taylor, Bis
marck, has been named engineer In
charge Of the office Of the federal
bureau Of public roads here, has been
received in Bismarck.
Taylor succeeds s. r. Sharts, for
mel head Of the local office, who died
last fall.
At the same time, it was announced
that II. E. Fowler, assistant mainten-
ance engineer for the state highway
department for the last year and q
half, has been appointed assistant to
Taylor and will begin his new work
March is.
Taylor came to North Dakota in
June, 1925, after having had consider
able engineering experience In this
country and in Alaska.
He is q graduate Of the Missouri
school Of mines and has received de-
grees in both civil and mining engin-
eering.
Began 1T Bottom
From June to December, 1899, he
was employed a chairman and road
man with the Illinois Central railway
on location surveys. From 1900 to
1904 he was employed by the same
company on both location and con-
struction, rising to . position Of as
sistant engineer. During 1905 he
worked on location and construction
of q flume line for the Washington
Portland Cement company Of Con-
crete, Washington. In 1906 he was
resident engineer on construction 1oI
the Copper River Railway of Cordova,
Alaska. From November. 1906, to
June, 1909, he was resident engineer
on heavy mountain construction fo1
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway in the Cascade Mountains
From September, 1903, to April, 1910
he was transitman on Columbia River
soundings and typographical surveys
From February, 1911, to December
1914, he was deputy county engineer
of King county, Washington where
he had valuable experience In the
location Of highways In broken coun-
try. From January, 1915, to August
1918, we find him in various lines OF
work, locating railroads. flurne lines
power lines, ETC., and during 1918 he
was in charge Of four parties locating
and constructing logging spurs fo1
the Aircraft Lumber company (Wal
Spruce Operations). From March to
July 1919, he was resident engineer
and locator for the state Of Washing
ton on heavy highway work and since
that date he has been employed by
the u. s. Bureau Of Public Roads.
He has had nearly six years ex-
perience in North Dakota.
Because of the nature OF his work
Taylor has travelled widely In the
state and Is known to thousands Of
good roads enthusiasts.
Young But . Veteran
Fowler was born at Heddick, Hin
ois, March q. 1897, and received hi
grade and high school education ir
his native city. excepting the last
year of high school, when he attended
the Morningside academy, Sioux City
Iowa. College courses were taken 81
the University Of South Dakota, grad
uating from the engineering college
in the spring of 1921 with the degree
Of Bachelor Of Science In Civil Engin-
eering. From November, 1918. to jan
uary, 1919, he was employed as rod
man with the G. M. & st. p. Ry. Co.;
from January, 1919, to September
1919, on irrigation and drainage work
with the G. w. Atherly Engineering
Co. of Basin, Wyoming, as instrument
man and craftsman, and during the
summer of 1920 was employed by the
North Dakota state highway depart
ment as instrument man, stalking out
construction work In the Valley City
division. Since the spring Of 1921
he has been in the employ OF the
North Dakota state highway depart
ment continuously. Excepting two
wears service in the South Dakota
state highway department, where he
was engaged as resident engineer on
construction work and chief Of sur
yey party on location), working a.
inspector, instrument man, resident
engineer, assistant division engineer,
chief of survey party on location and
as designer.
On July 1, 1927, the division office
was established at Grand Forks, and
Fowler took charge Of 1t as division
engineer. He was appointed assistant
maintenance engineer In March. 1921,
which position he has held to the
present time.