Show Carters Carter's Early Life I That t of Cowboy Cowboy CLEVELAND 0 O Oct 28 Nearly Nearly I every very fireman whose livelihood is de derived derived de- de rived ived from scooping coal or turning I oil into the e furnaces of our modern d f I locomotives O iV is familiar i with t the Career ca career Ca- Ca reer reel of William S S. S Carter president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive and He was born In Austin Tex August 11 1859 and his boyhood days were spent In western Texas at that time a wild frontier country Up to 18 18 years of age he led th the tho life of a typical I cowboy Two years later he took his I first Job as a fireman on the old Central Central Cen Cen- CenI I trai Montgomery railway He worked In the small cab of this old wood I burner until November 1880 and for forthe forthe the next three years he was out of I the railway service During part of 84 1883 Mr Carter I labored in the baggage department of of the International Great Northern railroad and from 1885 to 1889 he was in the locomotive service as fireman on the same line From 1889 to June Jun 1890 he h handled the throttle of a switch engine f for forthe forthe r the International SL Great Northern and then entered the service of the Denver Berkeley Park railroad a suburban line and continued therein until May 1891 The Tho scene of Mr 11 Carters Carter's next la labors labor's labors labor's labors labor's la- la bors bor's was down in Mexico 1 on on the Monterey Mexican Gulf railroad where he and ran a road engine en engine en- en n- n gine until May 1892 The next few years he was a fireman on the Missouri Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- Kansas Texas On October 1 I 1894 he became editor and manager of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Magazine and on January 1 I 1904 he heb b became camo grand secretary and treasurer of the brotherhood which position he maintained until January 1 1909 when ho was elected president of the or organization organization or- or where he has continued ever since On February 11 1918 Mr Carter was appointed director of the division of or labor of the United States railroad ad administration ad- ad ministration |