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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16916, 31 January 1917, Page 6

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— Sir Eric Geddes, who has been appointed Director-general of Military fiaily.ays in -which capacity he is responsible tor the organisation of all the railways used by our troops in Northern France, "is avother of our great railway men whoso remarkable business initiative is bcin<» utilised by the Government. Sir Eric, who !f a ,Sc otsrna n» was educated at Edinburgh Academy. He was intended for the army, but after passing the preliminary examination he went to the United States. It was m the United States that he gained liis first railway experience, and in 1896 ho joined the Baltimore and Ohio railway. Five yeara later he went to India, and. although stili a young man, his remarkable organising capabilities wore soon recognised and he was made manager of one of the first tramway lines in the British Empire. Not lon<* afterwards he became assistant traffic manager of ono of the leading Indian railroads, the Rohilkund lino. Returning u> England m 1905, he was appointed commercial agent to the North-Eastcrn railway l< or this post a man of great cxperienco is required for among its numerous functions are the watching of trade movements nifecting the interests of railways and susr gesting means of encouraging and develop ing new sources of traffic. In 1911 he became deputy general manager of the company, a position which he. held until his appoint mont to the Mimstry of Munitions s£ Eric Gcddcs was knighted this year, and