Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1914 — PRESIDENT DELANO TO MAKE TOUR OF ROAD [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT DELANO TO MAKE TOUR OF ROAD

Hew President of the Monon Will Make First Inspection TripWill Pass Through Hera Frederick A Delano, the new president of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville railroad will make a tour of inspection of the road the coming week, his first trip over the entire system since he assumed the duties of the office. (Mr. Delano was born Sept. 19, 1863, in. Hong Kong, China. He was graduated from Harvard university and entered railway service in 1885, as a machinist apprentice in the Burlington shops at Aurora, HL From July, 1887, to April, 1889, he was in charge of the bureau of steel rail inspection, tests and records of the same road. In 1889 he was made assistant to the vice president. Fromj July, 1890, to Jan. 1899, he was superintendent of freight terminals at Chicago. From Feb., 1899, to July, 1901, he was superintendent of motive power. From July, 1901 to Jan., 1905, he was general manager of the Burlington. He then left railway service and became consulting engineer to the war department and the 'Philippines commission, until Maty, 1905, when he became vice president of the Wabash railroad. On Oct 5, 1905, he was elected president of the road. At one time he Was also president of the Wheeling & Lake Erie road and WatoashPittaburgh Terminals By.