. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . uous duties of an opera-ting officer would quickly bring back thehealth which he was making so courageousa fight to regain. He went to Los Angeles,where it was felt that the change of climateand the equable temperature would enablehim to recover his lost ground, but his wasa losing fight and he died on August 3. Mr. Hoffman was bom on November 9,1877. He began his railroad career early inlife and in 1908 was made general yard-master for the C. H. & D. at became trainmaster at the same placein 1910, and superintendent of transporta-tion
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . uous duties of an opera-ting officer would quickly bring back thehealth which he was making so courageousa fight to regain. He went to Los Angeles,where it was felt that the change of climateand the equable temperature would enablehim to recover his lost ground, but his wasa losing fight and he died on August 3. Mr. Hoffman was bom on November 9,1877. He began his railroad career early inlife and in 1908 was made general yard-master for the C. H. & D. at became trainmaster at the same placein 1910, and superintendent of transporta-tion in 1913. He was made assistant super-intendent of the Toledo Division in 1914,superintendent of the Ohio Division in 1918,and superintendent of the Chicago Divisionin 1919. In 1920 came his promotion asgeneral superintendent at the Chicago Ter-minal and in 1921 as general superintendentof the Northwest District. He was madegeneral agent on April 15, last. Mr. Hoffmans career as an officer of theBaltimore and Ohio was characterized by. The late E. W. Hoffman fine interest in his work and ability andenergy in handling it. No task was toohard for him—he was ready to tackle anyproblem and he liked men about him whowere able and willing to give without stintto the job at hand. Despite the determinedspirit which characterized his railroad work,however, he was well liked by all his as-sociates because he was fair and square inevery relationship. Several years ago ear and nose troubledeveloped without apparent cause. Itgradually spread and eventually his lungsbecame affected. His death occurred in LosAngeles, and his funeral, in Indianapolis onAugust 10, was attended by many of hisrailroad associates and friends. He was married, but had no sincere sympathy of his fellow workersis extended to his widow. Our New Coal Traffic Manager,Harry A. Cochran SCARCELY an issue of the Magazineis published without a story telling ofthe promotion of comparatively youngmen to positions
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