Show W J BLACK new passenger braffe manager for the santa fe road A I 1 W 1 1 william J black who has just been promoted by the santa fe railroad tc bo be passenger traffic manager of the entire endro system with headquarters in chicago wag aas born oct 3 1864 in st louis and has been in tho the rail way senica once blace 1879 beginning ai an office boy the vandalla at the age ot of 15 years lie ile retained his hia first posit position loa live jenis eais when ho he became late clerk in the passenger depart ment ot of the raci pacific fic in march 1886 he was given a similar position by the santa fe ile he was promoted to 10 chief clerk in the department in april 1887 and to assistant general passenger agent agen jan 1 1892 1899 ile he has been general passenger agent with headquarters at topeka kan since 1 1897 |