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Roster Union Pacific Railroad.

PRESIDENT.

W. B. Ogden, Elected Sept., 1862. Jno. A. Dix, Elected Oct., 1863. Oliver Ames, Elected June, 1868. Thos. A. Scott, Elected April, 1871. Horace F. Clark, Elected March, 1872. Jno. Duff, Elected July, 1873. Sidney Dillon, Elected June, 1874. Chas. Francis Adams, Elected June, 1884. Sidney Dillon, Elected Dec., 1890. S. H. H. Clark, Elected May, 1892. H. G. Burt, Elected Jan., 1898. E. H. Harriman, to date.

VICE PRESIDENT.

Thos. C. Durant, Elected Oct., 1863. Jno. Duff, Elected May, 1869. Elisha Atkins, Elected May, 1874. Tom Potter, Elected May, 1887. W. H. Holcomb, Elected Oct., 1888. S. H. H. Clark, Elected. May, 1891. Elisha Atkins, Elected Nov., 1892. O. W. Mink, Elected March, 1898. W. M. D. Cornish, Elected July, 1898.

2ND. VICE PRESIDENT.

S. R. Callaway Sept., 1884, to June, 1887. O. M. Lane May, 1889, to Oct., 1891. O. W. Mink May, 1893, to March, 1898.

3RD. VICE PRESIDENT.

Thos. L. Kimball Nov., 1889, to Aug., 1891.

SECRETARY.

H. V. Poor, Elected Sept., 1862. Chas. Tuttle, Elected Oct., 1863. E. H. Rollins, Elected June, 1869. H. McFarland, Elected March, 1877. Alex. Millar, Elected April, 1889.

TREASURER.

T. W. Olcott, Elected Sept., 1862. Jno. J. Cisco, Elected Oct., 1863. J. M. S. Williams, Elected June, 1869. E. H. Rollins, Elected May, 1872. H. McFarland, Elected April, 1877. Jas. G. Harris, Elected April, 1889. F. V. S. Crosby, Elected Feb., 1899.

GENERAL MANAGER.

Thos. C. Durant Oct., 1863 to May, 1869. S. H. H. Clark Aug., 1878 to Sept., 1884. S. R. Callaway Oct., 1884 to May, 1887. Tom Potter May, 1887 to July, 1887. Thos. L. Kimball March, 1888 to Nov., 1889. E. Dickinson Dec., 1889 to May, 1890. S. H. H. Clark Jan., 1891 to April, 1893. E. Dickinson April, 1893. A. L. Mohler, to date.

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER.

Thos, L, Kimball Nov., 1880 to July, 1884. G. M. Cummings Jan., 1887 to Dec., 1887. C. S. Mellen Nov., 1888 to March, 1889. G. M. Cummings March, 1889 to Dec., 1889. E. Dickinson Feb., 1889 to Dec., 1889. W. H. Holcomb Dec., 1890 to May, 1891. E. Dickinson May, 1891 to April, 1893.

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.

G. M. Dodge Oct., 1863 to May, 1867. W. Snyder May, 1867 to July, 1869. C. G. Hammond Sept., 1869 to Oct., 1870. T. E. Sickles Nov., 1870 to May, 1872. S. H. H. Clark June, 1874 to Aug., 1878. Sylvester T. Smith Nov., 1884 to June, 1887. E. Dickinson July, 1887 to March, 1889.

ASSISTANT GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.

H. M. Hoxie Aug., 1869. C. M. Mead Sept., 1869 to Dec., 1870. S. H. H. Clark Sept., 1871 to June, 1874. E. Dickinson Nov., 1884 to Aug., 1887.

TRAFFIC MANAGER.

Thos. L. Kimball Aug., 1884 to Sept., 1887. C. S. Mellon March, 1889 to April, 1892.

FREIGHT TRAFFIC MANAGER.

E. P. Vining Nov., 1882 to Jan., 1884. J. A. Munroe Oct., 1892 to date.

ASST. GENERAL TRAFFIC MANAGER.

P. P. Shelby Jan., 1886 to Sept., 1887. J. A. Munroe Nov., 1889 to March, 1891. B. Campbell July, 1890 to March, 1891.

GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT.

Webster Snyder Oct., 1865 to May, 1867. C. D. Whitcomb June, 1868 to Jan., 1869. Francis Colton Nov., 1869 to Dec, 1870. Thos. L. Kimball March, 1871 to Nov., 1880. J. W. Morse Nov., 1880 to Sept., 1887. J. S. Tebbets Sept., 1887 to March, 1889. E. L. Lomax March, 1889 to date.

GENERAL TICKET AGENT.

Jos. Budd Feb., 1869 to Oct., 1869. Thos. L. Kimball April, 1872 to Nov., 1880. C. S. Stebbins Nov., 1880 to Sept., 1887.

ASST. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT.

Beverly R. Keim Sept., 1870 to Jan., 1871. W. C. Thompson Feb., 1871 to April, 1873. C. S. Stebbins April, 1880 to Jan., 1881. S. B. Jones May, 1881 to Nov., 1887. E. L. Lomax Sept., 1887 to March, 1889. T. W. Lee March, 1889 to April, 1891. J. W. Scott Nov., 1889 to Nov., 1891. W. H. Hurlburt March, 1891 to Aug., 1894. B. H. Payne March, 1894 to April, 1895. S. H. Hutchison Feb., 1898 to July, 1900. Garret Fort Sept., 1900 to date.

GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT.

S. H. H. Clark June, 1868 to Sept., 1868. E. F. Test Oct., 1868 to Feb., 1869. H. Brownson March, 1869 to July, 1870. W. M. Martin Aug., 1870 to Dec., 1870. H. Brownson March, 1869 to July, 1870. E. P. Vining Oct., 1871 to Nov., 1882. P. P. Shelby Nov., 1882 to Jan., 1886. J. A. Munroe Jan., 1886 to Dec., 1889. J. S. Tebbets Dec., 1889 to Nov., 1890. F. B. Whitney Aug., 1890 to March, 1891. J. A. Munroe March, 1891 to Nov., 1892. Elmer H. Wood July 1898 to date.

AUDITOR.

B. F. Ham J. W. Gannett May, 1872 to July, 1873. H. B. Wilbur July, 1873 to Dec., 1873. J. W. Gannett Dec., 1873 to July 1883. E. W. Young July, 1883 to date.

Among the SUPERINTENDENTS and DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS were:

J. M. Barr, R. Blickensderfer, J. O. Brinkerhoff, W. H. Baldwin, Jr., S. H. H. Clark, C. H. Chappel, J. N. Campbell, G. M. Cummings, J. K. Choate, H. Dorrance, W. B. Doddridge, E. Dickinson, A. A. Egbert, L. Fillmore, C. W. Fisher, W. E. Green, W. W. Hungerford, D. S. Ives, C. W. Johnson, R. Law, P. I. Nichols, J. T. Odell, C. F. Resseguie, J. Rapelje, W. W. Riter, C. J. Smith, C. E. Wartele, D. V. Warren, E. W. Weed.

Roster Kansas Pacific Railway.

PRESIDENT.

Jno. D. Perry 1865 to May, 1871. R. E. Carr June, 1871 to Aug., 1876. A. Meier Aug., 1876 to Nov., 1876. Sidney Dillon Aug., 1879 to May, 1880.

VICE PRESIDENT.

A. Meier 1865 to Aug., 1876. T. F. Oakes Aug., 1876 to Nov., 1876. D. M. Egerton Aug., 1879 to May, 1880. R. E. Carr (2nd Vice Pres.) March, 1871, to May, 1871.

SECRETARY.

C. B. Lamborn June, 1868 to Sept., 1874. D. M. Edgerton Sept., 1874 to Nov., 1876. A. H. Calif Aug., 1879 to May, 1880.

TREASURER.

Gen. W. J. Palmer June, 1868 to May, 1869. C. S. Greeley June, 1869 to Nov., 1876. J. M. Ham Aug., 1879 to May, 1880.

GENERAL MANAGER.

R. E. Carr Dec., 1876 to Aug., 1878.

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.

A. Anderson May, 1869 to May, 1870. Ed. S. Bowen June, 1871 to Nov., 1874. O. S. Lyford Dec., 1874 to Nov., 1876. T. F. Oakes Nov., 1876 to April, 1879. Syl. T. Smith July, 1879 to May, 1880.

ASST. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.

E. D. Meier 1867 to April, 1869. Geo. Noble May, 1871 to Feb., 1874.

AUDITOR.

Syl. T. Smith May, 1869 to Dec., 1878. H. C. Clements July, 1879, to May, 1880.

GENERAL PASSENGER AND TICKET AGENT.

J. M. Webster June, 1868, to Feb., 1869. R. B. Gemmell June, 1870, to Feb., 1871. B. R. Keim March, 1871, to July, 1876. E. A. Parker July, 1876, to Nov., 1876. Peter B. Groat March, 1878, to Dec., 1879. D. E. Cornell Jan., 1877, to July, 1878. Thos. L. Kimball Dec., 1879, to May, 1880.

GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT.

J. M. Webster June, 1868, to Feb., 1869. R. B. Gemmell June, 1870, to Dec., 1870. T. F. Oakes Jan., 1871, to Dec., 1876. John Muir Jan., 1877, to May, 1880.

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