Show A. A way Ridgway Retired D. D R. R G. G R. R After 50 Years of Service Arthur Ridgway who led survey J j parties arties into almost every gulch thru f which the Denver Rio Grande Railroad now travels and became one ne of the nations nation's most authoritative 4 live tive railroad engineers retired to today to- to toay today day ay fro inactive duty as chief en en- engineer of the Rio Grande after aft r 50 1 years ears with the railroad Succeeding him is Alfred E. E Perl Pen an nf youthful j but highly exper- exper engineer er vho t has served se ved ws ts n n nc Va engin engineer eng n r for forthe the he Rio Grande during th p pt st five f vicars ears cars His appointment nt as chief en- en enI r I t ineer was announced effective to- to toby toby 1 by Wilson Vilson McCarthy McC and H Henry nry Swan trustees Ridgway whose father R. R M. M Ridgway was identified with Gen Gen- Genral cral ral Palmer during the Civil war A. A and was associated 1 with the pione- pione k er cr when General g Palmer came Vest West to build the 1 Denver Rio Grande Railroad had vital ital parts in solving the peculiar peculiar liar engineering problems ms attendant upon upon laying layng rails thru the Rocky mountains Ridgway is recognized the na- na nation nation nation tion over for his genius in hi i making he Rio Grande Railroad the proving ing ground for all railroad scientific fic research He has written volum olum volumes es s for national railroad scientific and engineering journals A year ago was award- award d a gold medal by the Colorado Engineering council which he founded f for distinguished engineer engineering ing service He has maintained membership in virtually every rail rail- railroad railroad road engineering and scientific s so society so- so soCiety in order to share with other scientists his peculiar engineering knowledge gained from his lion with the Rio Grande So closely have his accomplish accomplish- accomplishments ments in development of the rail rait- railroad Toad road been associated with the development de de- dc- dc of Colorado that he is constantly called counsel and assistance to historians public officials and others Looking into the future Ridgway I sees ees national defense service as the immediate problem of most import import- importance importance ance nce to railroads railroads and and states proud proudly I ly I that We Ve are ar ready and eager cager to transport planes tanks big guns ant other National Nat onal Defense fa ili- ili ifs Vc tj have ha kept ahead of the the 1 4 n needs eds at all times times from from the days das of f the mining booms up to the present and present and we are prepared for speed peed in the movement of defense I k materials and the Rio Grande system i Rid y resides wih wili his wife a at 1336 Madison Street Denver They have e two daughters one residing in Arizona and the other in Den Den- I vcr er i Chief engineer Perlman Penman is a graduate of the Massachusetts In In- Institute Institute Institute of Technology lie He first en en- entered railway service ice in June 1918 with the Minneapolis St. St Paul ant and Sault Ste. Ste Marie and later served p the Northern Pacific until unlit 19 1934 I when he was loaned to the Railroad I division of the where he made mad studies of f maintenance conditions condition II I on Ol lines Jines making mak n applications fo for or t loans In June 1935 he lic was ap appointed ap- ap appointed i pointed assistant engineer i way of for the Chicago Burlington Bur Dur- Durling th lington ling ton Quincy railroad and ser ser- sered ser ser- served ved ed there until coming to the Ri Rio Grande in May 1936 |