Show I j BULDER BUILDER OF UNION PACIFIC IS D DEAD Robert M. M Ridgway Passes Away at Lawrence Kansas S BEGAN CAREER IN 1851 Was Father of A AI A. C C. C Ri General Manager of 4 Rio Grande Denver DeJ June 29 Word Yord Word was as re re- re- re at nt Denver nn and Rio Grande Grand In the Equitable build Ing this morning of cf the tho death in Ln Lawence Lawrence nc Jan Kan J an yesterday of or RobertS Robert Hobert S M. M 1 father rathel of A A. A C C. nl Ridgway gwa general manager of the big S lines A A. A C C. Welby general superIntendent superintendent left today to attend tho the funS fun fUn- S eral ci v S The late Mr Ridgway rose rOEe from the tho theS S job joh of or teamster on the Delaware S Lackawanna nn and Western estern to he be su superintendent su- su nt of tho the third and fourth fourthS S divisions divisions' of the tile Denver Den and Rio Hlo RioS S But the tho to thing ho lie was WI most 1611 proud was his work In superintendS superintending superintend superintend- S In lag ing the construction of or tho the Old Kansas Kan sas ses 1 PacH Pacific now tho Union Pacific through 1 h Kansas into Colorado I Ij j r. r nl Ridgway a was only 17 years ears ears old ho lie wont went to toor or work for tor the I Lack Iaci- c awanna Within 11 five years curs ho was wa nm 5 foreman tor of or the track la layers erg Then he hc was put ut at the head of a n section sec see tion ton for the next six years In 1863 ho he enlisted In Intile tile the Civil CIvi war var Mr lr Ridgway 1 a quit t railroading about three yo yetis C r rs ago aro and d went to lit n on a largo large farm near Lawrence His son General Manager Iana Jr Ridgway wn wa s at hi his bedside when hn he died Ills life hc began an September 1 13 1 l fn 11 n Warren nl n county county Now New Jersey e nn and lo to a n peaceful I Clo close C after arter 74 4 years ears of or activity ly in in- railroad circles circles S Commenced 1 r Work OrIZ In n 18 1851 t. t The elder Ridgway way deceased entered en- en erod railway service ic Ct in tho the spring of 1 Ho ed followed this kind of o WOl work until when ho became foreman of a gang gan 13 laying in track and putting In I l aiding From this he hc became a a. section sec see Lion tion ton gang nn foreman then a foreman of construction for the government o during during cur cur- dur dur- fn ing the I C wan n then thon a supervisor With i Hh his old oM and Jo love Jove the tho D. D L. L W. W then n a loa r maste-r on 01 the tho eastern east east- ent- ent era ern division of or th the old 01 Union Pacific then to a a. n position where whelo ho lie was In charge of bridges and buildings In 11 S general road master Q q ic j l t MI ls- ls l 6 nna S a Jt t U r a J Hlo Grande in ih a athen 0 10 then superintendent nl ot of the tho tho Saw Sal Juan l R of or th the same name road 10 1 an and eventually even climbed J through h various arlou sup sup su- su p cic 5 of or various arioul divisions ions until he lie became came superintendent ll nt of th the 9 second cond ant anti and third thirl divisions 11 of t the Denver Denver Den Den- ver cr an and Rio JHo nude Grande Grance west of or Dt Denver Ho I retired tire before leaving ins hl his hi hison son on mo Amos Call Caryl to take tak up time the climb Tilt The The ton on 1 d 1 hi ht his fathers father's shoes nicely and I Is Hula norol gi-norol mana manager e r n of th the I I Deim r alIi Tim nil CJ s |