Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1910 — New President of the Monon Gets Down to His Work. [ARTICLE]

New President of the Monon Gets Down to His Work.

Fairfax Harrison, the new president of the Monon, arrived in Chicago Wednesday to up his executive duties. Mr. Harrison dime from his home at Belvoir, Va., and one of hiß first announcements was that he would make his home in Chicago. President Harrison said he would begin at once to familiarize himselLwith the condition of the Monon to see what its needs are and in order to do this, he left Chicago Wednesday for a trip over the entire system in his private car. He was accompanied by several other officials and the trip is being made by bpecial train. The train will go to Michigan City and over the Air-Line to Indianapolis. A tour of the road from Louisville to Lafayette is being made today and the party will spend Friday at Lafayette inspecting the shops and getting a general outline of the needs at that point. Mr. Harrison was appointed president of the Monon to succeed the late Ira G. Rawn, August 15. He is one of the youngest railroad heads in the country, being but 41 years of age. He came to the Monon from the Southern, where he was vice-president of that road.