Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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aaiiiiaa , fL,, -gm X1 V, M 7 1 1E8M'I?W ' Ntmiuuuiw HL ' e'?.gXQE, Wfii -VX-lv M1 wi I f Mg. , . 'Q 1 I -is 1 IDII1 SITUICHIRQH MATSUI1!IfUT Cf Pvfesiafenzf of the Imperial Railways of japan 1893-1895 R. SOICHIRO MATSUMOTO was born May 23, 1 848, at Awaga, Harima Province, Japan. After graduation from the Imperial University in 1870, he Was sent by the government to study at the Institute. Upon his return he undertooli the development of natural resources for the gov- ernment. Later he became connected with the railway service. Here he proposed a plan of railroad construction which was adopted and put into effect. In 1893 he was appointed president of the Railway Board. He died on March 19, 1901.

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'Q DR. SEIJIRO HIRAI President of the Imperial Goiferiament Railways of japan 1907-1925 R. SEI JIRO HIRAI was born Oct. 16, 1856, at Kanazawa, Province of Kaga, Japan. After completion of his education in Japan, the gov- ernment selected him to study at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Upon his return to Japan in 1880 he entered the railroad service, Where he advanced rapidly. During the Sino-Japanese War he performed ex- N cellent service in the transportation of troops and munitions. In 1907 . he became president of the Imperial Railways. He died on June 28, 1927. 6

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lLEVIEIIR1ETT MlllLI1,lE7R President of Westchester and Boston Railway Company 1909-1918 EVERETT S. MILLER was born in New York, N. Y., May 23, 1865. Upon graduation from the Institute in 1885, he became associated with the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad. Later he became general manager of the Tennessee Central Railroad. In 1909 he resigned as general manager of the Central New England Railroad Company to accept the presidency of the Westchester and Boston Railroad Com- pany. In 1926 he became president of the County Transportation Com- pany and of the Soundview Transportation Company. I-Ie died in I9 31.