| Show AI A E WELBY TAKES CHARGE OF ROADS Assumes Duties as General Superintendent of Rio aio Grande rande With Offices at Denver IS LIFETIME RAILROADER NO SY SUCCESSOR CESSOR NAMED AT THIS END OF LINE LINEA A E Welby general superintendent ot of the Rio Grande Western Vestern with In BaIt Lake City arrived in Denver yester yesterday day mornIng and assumed the duties as I general superintendent ot of the entire Den Dent t fr er Rio Grando system No successor will be appointed to Mr WelbY in this city Mr Welby Velb wIll relieve General Manager A C Ridgeway of considerable Work I His position is thought by many to be ben n ft forerunner of another which mako him general manager of the e tern Pa chic when that road is completed He Heas has as been connected wIth the Rio GrandQ Grando railroad for br years His headquarters tern while servIng in various capacIties for several years have been located In inait Salt ait Lake Good Operating Official Mr Welby Weiby Is considered on one or of the best operating offIcials in the west today He Heis is rated as especially valuable in handling mountain railroads such as the RIo He was born in Georgetown South Africa Feb ii 1855 1355 HIs career as a 8 rail railroad road nad nin miln began in 1872 when he was working on the old Great Western Vestern or of Canada now a part of the Grand Trunk He accepted a job as flagman During the n t four years ears he be and secured posItions In the operating do de of the same road Later he went to the tho Canadian Southern and In the chief office In Inthe Inthe the summer of iS he went back to the Crand Trunk line as freight clerk He held neld this position for two years DurIng the following two years ears he acted as chief clerk to the of this road In he the employ of the Den Dener ocr er RIo Grande as chief clerk to a dl di division vision superintendent Two years later he became clerk to the superintendent of the same road and retaIned this position position tion for four years He then became clerk 1 k In the managers office of the Rio Grande He was appointed superIntend superIntendent eat ent of the Rio Grande Western July 1 Later he was appointed general su superintendent of the same road A if w years ears ago he resigned that position to accept the of the Cerro do de Pasco railroad bunt built In Peru by the interests He returned 1 to Salt Lake after two years ears absence and succeeded J H Young as general superintendent of the Rio Grande West Western era ern a position he held until his promo promotion Uon tion |
