Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-11-12 | Page 12 | Markham, Maker of Rail Head, Has Seen Five Proteges Crowned

kham Maker of Rail Heads as Seen Five Crowned Trained fi by by Executive Who Began Life as Section Hand Head Companies AGO NEA Tako NEA-Tako Take the jam am men away from Amer and something like miles of track would be be let t tt t directing heads which Is the distance Around tile the men Ill arc the men wh 11 r. r trained for leadership bj by ca 3 H. H Markham chairman oi of card jard o f the thc Illinois Central Centra 1 The careers of of some of read like J Alger 9 ro were six In Iii the tho group arc railroad presidents The until his death was i head of t at organization AN AS SECTION HAND himself Incidentally Is of df thosa up from tim tho bottom Ho lIe was born In Tonic Ton Ten ei ic of poor parents started out irn rn hl his living after a common iol at education and entered tho thoma jad ma business as a a- lowly section on the tho Santa PC Fe railroad in Mexico Ills His rise was y rapid and ana ho advanced ugh Important posts until in lio bo became vice president of S rn Pacific lines In 1911 as made mado president of the Il Ills 11 ls Central S this Is called to mind by lion of V. V V. V to of the Chicago item line Boatner Is a a. Markman Mark Marlc luau man and hits his rise to the tho pt-cs- pt s 's office office- makes the tho circle com cpm e tad had served pro pro- sly aly an at president of tho Peoria ekin Union railway a a. short but subsidiary link in tho Il Ills Ills' 11 ls' ls Central line It was near near- when ho took It over o was soon making pi of its Hean He an Ti hiI his railroad career ns as a sta- sta helper at Elizabeth Miss and n n he tool charge of the leorla Union road he was the first Markham mea to become fie IC a aWay Way president IDS ADS MISSOURI PACIFIC he ie second was L I V. W. Baldwin with the Illinois Central various capacities until 1925 In Ii the tho Missouri Pacific system of- of d him Its presidency lien hen canio Laurence rence A. A Downs ll time a division dent who In 1926 1329 wa wak vice pros pros- Ident and general manager of th the Illinois Central Ho resigned i t to take the tho presidency of the tho Central Centra of Georgia railroad when President W. W A. A died in 1926 H made such n a record on n this road that two years later when Markham Markham Mark Mark- ham i as president of the hl- hl Central and became chairman chair V man of tim the board Downs was re recalled recalled re- re called to succeed him This Thip left the Central of Georgia without a president and naturally another Markhan man got tho job This time timo It was John J. J Policy Policy alto also stepped from this pos posto post to a one higher going to the of the N New w York New oil Has te Hartford road a short Liuo ago When Markham became president of tho Illinois Central In 1911 Pelley Pel- Pel Icy ley was sas a on the Ten Ten- division Again a Markham man went to the thi Central of Georgia Albert K E. Chit Clift was the one this time resigning resign resign- ing his position as senior vice president pros pres ident of the Illinois Central to take tae the tho post The sixth Markham nan man manas was as Charles M. M Kittle In Iii 1924 Julius head of the great Sears Sears- Roebuck company looked about for fora a comparatively young man mak to be be become come president of that organization Kittle at that time was vice president president dent of the tho Illinois Central having advanced from a freight claim agent under Markhams Markham's tutelage ald chose choso him anti and ho served with distinction until his death In 1928 HUMANIZES RAILROADS Markham I known know n as one Oile of the competent executives hi n tho country and his success In men for positions portions of leader leadership ship Is only one of the that have made hint him neat He lie Is In railway circles for or the work ho has done to humanize hu the tho railroads to improve the relations between management and and to acquaint tho pub pubic ic with the tho problems achievements and aspirations of the railroads After serving for ears as the II- II Centrals Central's president he relinquished relin that job Joi to become chair chair- nina of the board