| 词条 | Paul P. Hastings |
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Paul Pardee Hastings (October 22, 1872 – September 16, 1947) was a prominent executive of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Personal lifePaul Pardee Hastings was born on October 22, 1872 in the family home in Farmington, Atchison County, Kansas and died on September 16, 1947 in Saratoga, California. He was the second oldest of a family of seven. His father was Z. S. Hastings, a well-known farmer and preacher. His mother was the former Rosetta Butler, who was active in the temperance and anti-smoking movements. His mother's father was Pardee Butler, a Kansas pioneer and preacher, active in the abolition movement before the American Civil War. His youngest brother, Milo Hastings, was a well-published inventor, author, and nutritionist. Hastings married Frances Charlotte Reed on November 20, 1901 when he was 29. They had two children: Ross Reed (b. October 19, 1903) and Marylyn (b. November 2, 1908). The first child was born in the historic Barry Goldwater house in Prescott, Arizona. Hastings was active in local social and civic organizations. While living in Jerome, Arizona in 1900 he was president of the Blue Rock Gun club.[1] Prior to Arizona becoming a state in 1912, he was active in the anti statehood movement as one the representatives from Yavapai County in the 1905 convention.[2] He was a director of the Prescott Yavapai Club during 1905; treasurer was M. Goldwater, grandfather of Barry Goldwater.[3] After Hastings death in 1947 one of the tugs in the fleet of Santa Fe Railroad Tugboats was named in his honor in 1948. Professional Life: Positions HeldHastings was educated at common schools then went to the National Business College in nearby Kansas City, Missouri. Hastings began his railroad career on August 18, 1891 as a rate clerk with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka 35 miles from where he was born. He retired 51 years later in 1942 at the end of the month he turned 70 as a vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad living in the San Francisco Bay area. Over the years he held the positions:
Professional Life: Public TestimonyHastings frequently testified before government bodies about railroad rates. There were many issues. The various railroad lines sought rates that were to their advantage. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) sought to see that the public was being well served. When the Panama Canal opened in 1914 there major changes were needed in the routing and rating of freight hauling. Some of his appearances were:
Notes1. ^The Arizona Republican, January 25, 1900 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hastings, Paul P.}}2. ^The Arizona Republican, May 28, 1905 3. ^The Arizona Republican, October 25, 1905 4. ^Job history during 1891 to 1907 from Biographical directory of Officials of The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System, Railway Exchange, Chicago, 1908 5. ^Job history during 1907 to 1942 from the New York Times obituary of September 18, 1947, p. 25 6. ^The Washington Post, October 18, 1914, p. E1 7. ^Los Angeles Times, July 18, 1922, p.I22 8. ^Oakland Tribune, September 15, 1922 9. ^Los Angeles Times, September 12, 1925, p. 13 10. ^Fresno Bee, January 15, 1929, Los Angeles Times, Jan 16, 1929, p. 11 11. ^Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate Commerce United States Senate on S. 563, A bill to Amend Section 4 of the Interstate Commerce Act, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1930 12. ^Ogden Standard Examiner, June 7, 1935. Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1935, p. 5 3 : 1872 births|1947 deaths|American railroad executives of the 20th century |
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