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Julius Kruttschnitt (July 30, 1854 – June 15, 1925) was a German American railroad executive. The son of the German consul in New Orleans, he graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career. He joined the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1885 and served in a variety of roles, culminating in chairman from 1913 until his death in 1925. His 1896 biographical entry reads thus: ''General Manager, Southern Pacific.'' Office: San Francisco, California. Born: July 30, 1854, at New Orleans, Louisiana. Education: Graduated with degree in civil engineering from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1873. Entered railway service: 1878, since which he has been consecutively July 1, 1873, to January, 1880, engineer of extension Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company; January 1, 1880, to April 1, 1881, roadmaster, western division; April 1, 1881, to April 1, 1883, assistant chief engineer and general roadmaster, same road; April 1, 1883, chief engineer and superintendent, same road; October 1, 1885, to July 1, 1889, assistant manager, Atlantic System, Southern Pacific; July 1, 1889, to October, 1895, general manager, Atlantic System, Southern Pacific; vice-president, Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway and Texas and New Orleans Railroad; president, New York, Texas and Mexican; Gulf Western Texas and Pacific; Sabine and East Texas; October 1, 1895 through 1896, general manager, all lines, Southern Pacific. The 1922 edition of the ''Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America'' lists him as chairman, Executive Committee, same company, and director, Union Pacific Railroad.〔Busbey, T. Addison, editor. ''The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, Edition of 1896. Chicago (): Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader, 1896'', pp. 271-2.〕 His son Julius Kruttshnitt (1885-1974) was a mining engineer who worked for ASARCO and Mount Isa Mines. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julius Kruttschnitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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