. Railway master mechanic [microform] . oast Line R. R., Sa-vannah, Ga. - Robert McKeon, Secy. 15 years of age I left home to make my way in the world,accepting a job in a large furniture factory, in Addi-son, N. Y. By strict attention to my work, was soon madeforeman, which position I held for about two years. Feeling the need of more education, I gave one year toschool and in March, 1872, I struck out for the then far west,St. Paul, Minn., and obtained work in the St. Paul & Pacificshops (what is now the Great Northern) under Mr. Taylor,foreman painter. In June of same year was transferred t
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . oast Line R. R., Sa-vannah, Ga. - Robert McKeon, Secy. 15 years of age I left home to make my way in the world,accepting a job in a large furniture factory, in Addi-son, N. Y. By strict attention to my work, was soon madeforeman, which position I held for about two years. Feeling the need of more education, I gave one year toschool and in March, 1872, I struck out for the then far west,St. Paul, Minn., and obtained work in the St. Paul & Pacificshops (what is now the Great Northern) under Mr. Taylor,foreman painter. In June of same year was transferred toBrainerd, Minn., to work for the Northern Pacific, under C. Congdon, my cousin. In fall of same year I returned toPennsylvania and went into the furniture business, contin-uing it for five years. In the spring of 1878 I returned to Brainerd, again to work for the Northern Pacific. In 1884 .1. C. Congdon left the service of the company and I was made foreman. In 1886 the coach shops burned and all coach work was taken to E. T. Congdon. M. C. & L. P. A. Portrait Gallery-E. T. Congd We insert with pleasure in this issue the photo and sketchof Mr Congdon of the Special Committee on LocomotivePainting, whose report appears elsewhere. In view of thefact that he was too far away to meet the committee person-ally, we thought it would be the next best tiling to have himmeet in this way, and wrote him for his photo and writtensketch of his career, from which we present the following,in his own words: I was born at Nelson, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, July 9,1850. My father being a furniture manufacturer, I was atan early age put in the paint shop to learn the trade. At Paul. I was transferred there as assistant foreman underE. E. Arle. In 1894 I was transferred to Tacoma, Wash.(So. Tacoma shops), as foreman painter, which position Inow hold, having been twenty-six years in the service of theNorthern Pacific. At Brainerd and So. Tacoma had charge of engine, coachand freight wo
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