Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1912) (14758889271)

Identifier: baltimoreohioemp03balt (find matches)
Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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HENRY GASSAWAY DAVIS BORN NOVEMBER 16, 1823 DIED MARCH 11, 1916 52 Brakeing a Freight the First Job of theLate Henry Gassaway Davis wt11:XRY C;ASSAWAY DAVIS, foi- n luer United States Senator fromWest Mr^inia and Democratic\ice-Piesidential candidate in1904, was born November 1(3, 1823, anddied in Washington, D. C, on March 11.Senator Davis was well known in Mary-hmd, as until recenth he was accustomedto spend his winters in Baltimore, andthe headquarters of his large railroadand coal interests were there. When nineteen years old, )\Ir. Davisobtained a position as freight brakemanon the Baltimore and Ohio, then a singletrack line extending from Baltimore toCumberland. He was soon promoted tofreight conductor and later to passengerconductor. His work attracted theattention of president Thomas Swann,who promoted him to the position ofdivision superintendent and he soon be-came right-hand man to the president. While serving as passenger conductor,Mr. Davis became acquainted wdth HenryCla