Show BACK TO THE WEST Out In the west where Fort was born bom and where whore he ho obtained the greater grenter part of his railroad ence enco there Is much rejoicing because of his appointment as general pas traffic manager of tho the Union Pacific system Among Amon tho younger men In the rail road world fow few are aro more popular than Mr Fort and certainly none nom has had hati a n wider or more practical experience Born Darn at nt Cedar Rapids la Ta In 1865 he left school when he was less than 19 to enter the employ of the Bur Dur lington Cedar Rapids Northern railway as a minor clerk cleric From the very er beginning of his career ho Iro be gan to work his hlA way steadily upward and find within a few ew years was waa given glen a responsible position In the traffic de do of tho Wabash system Lat er or ho he was secretary of tho the Central Passenger association at Chicago place lilace which he a resigned in tn 1000 fn r I assistant n v passenger agent of the Union Pacific and seven seen years rears later Inter he lie wan waR made general pa passenger agent of ot the New York Central Contral rail mil way Mr Forts orts mastery master of or tho the ger ser traffic work Is attested by bj his success In carrying out President Tafts recent transcontinental trip It wa 5 upon tho the shoulders of Mr Fort that tho the responsibility for tho the pres tour of the tb he lie country fell but prepared tho tue complicated sched ules tiles and carried them out with speed promptness and safety safet and railroad men are ar still talking about the re resources which he display ed edThe The |