Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 8 | Ex-New Haven Rail Head Dies

t I TELEGRAM FRie FRi FRIC E fX EXi e HAVEN RAil mt DIES BOSTON Dec 7 1 Edward P AP Edward d J J. J Pearson who retired recently as president o of the New r Y York New v NewHaven Haven Hartford railroad 1 die died to today today today to- to day at the Johns Hopkins hospital tal Baltimore it was announced at the offices ot or the railroad here As a railroad raIlroad pre president ent Edward EdwardJ J J. J rear Pearson thought more more of blueprints blueprints blue blue- prints and maps s that did he-did of or rec rec- There were associates who were willing to wager that more more maps map were in Pearsons Pearson's office at New NewHaven Haven than in the office of ot all railroad presidents in the country combined Pearsons Pearson's career career reer prior to his pl presidency of the New Kew York New NewHaven NewHaven NewHaven Haven Hartford railroad in 1917 I had to do with construction of or terminals terminals terminals ter ter- and freight yards A familiar office picture of him was that ot or a aman aman aman man at a Q window watching the yards opposite and rema remarking Id hate to walk the track tonight As Asan Asan Asan an engineer engineer he ho ha had walked the New hew NewHaven Haven roadbed from flom New v York to Springfield Mass and the wharves whar and docks of the company from rom New l ort to Boston surveying ing switching facilities and main main- When he was less less than 10 years yeal's old he lie used to ride ride on the woo wood wood- burning and stand in the gangway when wood was being thrown on racking it in tiers Pearson was wag a by birth but hut NOw New r by heri herl- tage His Ills mother was a. a a a. native of oC Corinth Me His father lather was born in Byfield Mass lies lie was born in Rockville lle Ill October 4 4 1863 He lIc married 11 Gertrude S. S Simmons at Evanston m. m J June 7 1899