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April 1, 1913
The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Samuel T. Fulton, a Topeka native born in 1856, has been appointed vice president of the Railway Steel Spring Company in New York, following a distinguished career in railway administration and management across multiple companies.
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TOPEKAN IS MAKING GOOD.
Samuel T. Fulton Made Vice President of Supply Company.
Samuel T. Fulton, general sales agent of the Railway Steel Spring company, New York, with office in that city, has been made a vice president of that company, with office in New York.
Mr. Fulton was born at Topeka, January 11, 1856, and after receiving a public school education entered railway service as messenger in the telegraph office of the Kansas Pacific at Topeka on July 1, 1879. During the next four years he was telegraph operator and agent at various stations on the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific and for the following two years telegraph operator for the Western Union Telegraph company at Topeka.
He went to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe as secretary to the superintendent of machinery in 1885; and in 1888 was made secretary to the general superintendent at Chicago. In 1889 he went to the Chesapeake & Ohio as train dispatcher, and in 1890 was made secretary to the freight traffic manager of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis.
He became a stenographer to the chairman of the Central Traffic association of Chicago in 1891 and in the following year was made secretary to the freight traffic manager of the Kansas City & Memphis. In 1893 he became chief clerk to the general superintendent of the same road; in 1895, chief clerk to the president and general manager, and in 1899, assistant to the president of that road. He was made chief clerk to the vice president and general manager of the St. Louis & San Francisco at St. Louis in August, 1901, and from January, 1902, to February, 1903, he was general manager of the Crowe Coal & Mining company of Kansas City. On resigning that position he returned to railway service as assistant to the vice president of the St. Louis & San Francisco, and in April, 1904, he went to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific as assistant to the president, which position he held until December 1, 1909. After the segregation of the Rock Island and the Frisco, Mr. Fulton entered the railway supply business as western manager of the Railway Steel Spring company, with office at Chicago. On March 1, 1912, he was made general sales agent of that company, which position he held until his appointment to the vice presidency, as mentioned above.
Samuel T. Fulton Made Vice President of Supply Company.
Samuel T. Fulton, general sales agent of the Railway Steel Spring company, New York, with office in that city, has been made a vice president of that company, with office in New York.
Mr. Fulton was born at Topeka, January 11, 1856, and after receiving a public school education entered railway service as messenger in the telegraph office of the Kansas Pacific at Topeka on July 1, 1879. During the next four years he was telegraph operator and agent at various stations on the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific and for the following two years telegraph operator for the Western Union Telegraph company at Topeka.
He went to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe as secretary to the superintendent of machinery in 1885; and in 1888 was made secretary to the general superintendent at Chicago. In 1889 he went to the Chesapeake & Ohio as train dispatcher, and in 1890 was made secretary to the freight traffic manager of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis.
He became a stenographer to the chairman of the Central Traffic association of Chicago in 1891 and in the following year was made secretary to the freight traffic manager of the Kansas City & Memphis. In 1893 he became chief clerk to the general superintendent of the same road; in 1895, chief clerk to the president and general manager, and in 1899, assistant to the president of that road. He was made chief clerk to the vice president and general manager of the St. Louis & San Francisco at St. Louis in August, 1901, and from January, 1902, to February, 1903, he was general manager of the Crowe Coal & Mining company of Kansas City. On resigning that position he returned to railway service as assistant to the vice president of the St. Louis & San Francisco, and in April, 1904, he went to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific as assistant to the president, which position he held until December 1, 1909. After the segregation of the Rock Island and the Frisco, Mr. Fulton entered the railway supply business as western manager of the Railway Steel Spring company, with office at Chicago. On March 1, 1912, he was made general sales agent of that company, which position he held until his appointment to the vice presidency, as mentioned above.
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Appointment
What keywords are associated?
Samuel T Fulton
Vice President Appointment
Railway Steel Spring Company
Topeka Native
Railway Career
What entities or persons were involved?
Samuel T. Fulton
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Key Persons
Samuel T. Fulton
Outcome
appointed vice president of the railway steel spring company.
Event Details
Samuel T. Fulton, previously general sales agent, has been made vice president of the Railway Steel Spring company in New York, after a career starting in Topeka in 1879 involving various railway roles.