Show I II I I I R. R R. R Chief ED former president of or the Santa Fc Pc railway who died yesterday in ill Santa Bar Barbara ara He lie was chairman of the board of directors of the Santa Sant Fo Fe sst system sy's ss t tem cm I l. l fint I I I ti fr I 4 A ANTA TA BARBARA Calif Feb 4 E. E S P. P Ripley chairman of ot tho the board o of directors re of tho the Santa Fe Fo railway died Ic here hero this afternoon at ot i 4 Death beath resulted from complicatIons complications following an operation which he underwent In Chicago severa several months a ago ao according to advices re received re- re cd here A message to the Los Angeles Times from S Santa nt Barbara tonight said laid Mr Ripley's condition had been acute for more than a ti week and that the end cad was not unexpected Fred C. C Ripley a a son who resides here w wa taken ill suddenly today and a nurse In charge pending pending- the arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival of ot physicians refused to communicate communicate com corn to him tho the news of ot the his fathers father's death Mr rr r. r Ripley accompanied by y JUrs Ripley arr arrived d. d e froin from t c v ra recent operations Ills His illness tooka took a n. serious turn two weeks s ago Ripley and Mr lr and Mrs S. S M M. r Coe Coo law son and daughter were with Mr Ripley when he died Santa Barbara Calif Calf Fob 4 Ed Ed Edward ward Payson Pason Ripley was one of ot the best known railroad officials in tho country Ho lIo was president of or the Santa Santa Santa San San- ta Fe system for tor many years ears Ho He Continued on Page 9 9 I EDWARD P. P RIPlEY DIES IN SOUTHERN CAlifORNIA Continued from Pa Page e 1 entered the railroad business when hen h he was 21 1 1 as a clerIc clerk In the tho freight dc de- of the tho Boston offices of or th the Pennsylvania anla In Ire 15 O ho he became a n. clerk cler in the Boston Doston offices of uC th the Chicago ago Lon Burlington Quincy railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road years and two years later ho he was ma made mad the New ew England freight and pass passenger passenger enGer en- en ger agent of or tho the company In IS G he wa was appointed genera general eastern agent of oC time the company compIn for fOI th the tho territory east cast of ot Buffalo still sUlI retainInG retainIng retainIng retain retain- Ing headquarters in Boston Hoston Eleven en years cars afterward the time office of or traffic i manager was created b by the directors director of or the road and his special excellence in this department was recognized b by his appointment to fill till It lie He then removed remo to Chicago In ho he was made a general manager manager man man- ager of ot the Chicago o. Burlington C Quincy railroad Ono June I 1 1 1590 ho ito resigned this thia position to become third vico Ico president of ot tho the Chicago o leo keo St St. Paul railroad Ho IIo resigned January Januar 1 1 1896 1396 to become president of or the tho Santa J Fo Fe o s system Stem a post ho held for tor many years cars At ono one time ho was wasa as a n. director In fifteen railroad companies lie Ile was born In Dorchester Mass October SO 30 and arid came camo from rom ai fin anold old New J England n lan family Ills His father Charles Charle I P P. a native of or Vermont Vermont Vermont Ver Ver- mont moved mo to Massachusetts In early carbo manhood an and entered tho the grocery grocer business bustness bust busi ness 17 F. P P. was teas graduated from rom tho the Dorchester Mass high hl h school whop when ho he was t 17 j years cars oh old 1 |