Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1911 — YOUNGEST GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT. [ARTICLE]

YOUNGEST GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT.

Lafayette, Ind., January 2.—Nelson B. Reed today succeeded William K. Lucas as general freight agent for the Monon railroad at this point, and has the distinction of being the youngest man holding the position. He was born at Monon twenty-seven years ago, and . is the son of John R. Reed, a passenger conductor cm the Monon. He learnr ed the freight business at Monon and was later agent at Greencastle. William K. Lucas, whom Reed succeeded, has been freight agent here for fifteen years. A number of changes on the Monon are soon to be announced.