Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1873, Feb. 7 | Born, Danville, Ind. |
| 1892 | Reporter, Anderson Herald (Ind.) |
| 1902-1917 | Staff correspondent, Indianapolis News |
| 1904-1920 | Political affairs writer during presidential election years |
| 1907-1908 | Studied transportation problems in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa |
| 1910 | Studied railways and political and economic conditions in India, Northeastern China (previously known as Manchuria), Korea, and Russia |
| 1913 | Member, Lincoln Highway Assoc., the group that projected and built the first transcontinental highway in the United States |
| 1916 | Married Eleanor Carey (died 1969) |
| 1917-1921 | Chair, Public Service Commission of Indiana |
| 1921 | Appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1922-1932 | Commissioner in charge of valuation of common carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1929 | Filmed the first flight of the Transcontinental Air Transport |
| 1929-1932 | Chair, Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1933-1944 | Director, Bureau of Valuation, Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1942 | Member, Federal Anthracite Commission |
| 1944 | Retired from the Interstate Commerce Commission |
| 1947, July 1 | Died, Washington, D.C. |