Show DENVER DIO GRANDE RAILROAD MAKES announcement 0 arthur ridgway who led survey parties into almost every gulch through which the denver rio grande railroad now travels and became one of the na aiono mos most authoritative railroad engineers retired today from active duty as ar chief engineer of the rio grande after 50 years with the railroad him is alfred alfrea A E per perlman man youthful but highly experienced perien ced engineer who has served nerved as maintenance of way engineer for the rio grande during the past five years his appointment as thief chief engineer was an noun ed effective today by wilson mccarthy and henry swan trustees whose father R M ridgway was identified with general palmer during the civil war and was associated with the pioneer railroad builder when general palmer came west to build the denver and rio grande railroad had vital parts in solvin solving the peculiar edginee engineering ring problems attendant upon laying rails thru the rocky mountains ridgway is recognized the nation over for his genius in making the rio grande railroad the proving ground for all railroad scientific re serach he has written volumna for national railroad scientific and engineering journals A year ago ridgway was given a gold medal award by the colorado engineering council which lie founded for distinguished en service he has maintained membership in in virtually every railroad en engineering i giehring gie ering and scientific society in order to share with other scientists his peculiar engineer ing knowledge gained from his association with the rio i grande |