Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — President of New york Central [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

President of New york Central

William H. Newman, who has just actively entered upon the duties of his new post as president of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, is, as may easily be imagined, one of the cleverest and most thoroughly trained railroad men in America. He has worked his way up practically from the bottom. It is more than thirty years ago since he began his career in his profession as local

ticket agent on the Texas and Pacific. In three years he had been promoted to the post of general freight agent, and he was next made third vice-presi-dent. The Chicago and Northwestern offered him a similar post, which he at once accepted, and in 1896 the Great Northern road elected him its second vice-president. Three.years ago he was elected presidential the Lake Shore, in which position he was serving when called to the presidency of the New York Central. His knowledge takes in all departments of a railway.

WILLIAM H. NEWMAN.