Born on the prairies in Morgan County, Illinois, Kirkman was raised far from any town or school and received private education and some years of common school. In 1856 at the age of fourteen he left home to seek his fortune. He made his way on foot to Fulton, Illinois, where the Chicago and North Western Railway had just been completed.[1]
Kirkman entered the service of the Chicago and North Western Railway,[2] where he got his first job as telegraph messenger. He soon learned telegraphy and was given charge of the office at DeKalb, Illinois, from which position he was transferred to the Train Dispatcher's office at Chicago, then located in the old Indiana Street Depot.[1]
In 1861 he was appointed Auditor Freight Accounts, and in 1865, Assistant General Accountant. Two years later, he was appointed General Accountant, and in 1870 was also made Local Treasurer. From June 30, 1881, to November 1, 1889, he was Comptroller.[1] As controller he was head of the Auditing Department of the Chicago and North Western Railway, supervising the Auditing departments of the Union Pacific, the Chicago and North Western, the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railways.[3] In 1889 Kirkman was elected vice president, which position he filled until 1910, when he retired on a pension after 53 years of service at the Chicago and North Western Railway.[1]
In 1881 he became resident of Evanston, Illinois. Kirkman wrote extensively on the subject of railways. He wrote a twelve volume treatise, The Science of Railways (1894), which was later revised and republished in 17 volumes, and 3 portfolios (1909, et. seq.). Kirman was also founding father of the Accounting Division of the Association of American Railroads.[1]
Selected publicationsedit
The Baggage, Parcel and Mail Traffic of Railroads, 1881.
The Handling of Railway Supplies: Their Purchase & Disposition, 1887.
Railway Rates and Government Control: Economic Questions Surrounding These Subjects, 1892.
Origin and Evolution of Transportation; Or, The Genesis of Railway Carriage, 1898.
Vol. 4, Train Service: ... Men & Equipment; Organization, 1904.
Vol. 5, Passenger, Baggage, Express & Mail Service, 1904.
Vol. 6, Freight Business & Affairs, 1904.
Vol. 7, Disturbances of railroads, 1903. (1904)
Vol. 8, Economic Theory of Rates, Private versus Government Control of Railroads, 1903. (1904)
Vol. 9, Fiscal Affairs - Collection of Revenue, 1904.
Vol 10, General Fiscal and Other Affairs, 1903.
Vol. 11, Origin and Evolution of Transportation, 1904 (first ed. 1898).
Vol. 12, Engineers and Firemen's manual, 1903.
Supplements:
Building and Repairing Railways, 1901
Westinghouse Air Brakes, Vol. 15, 1904.
How Oil is Used for Fuel on Locomotives, Vol. 16, 1902.
Supervision of cars, Vol. 19, 1904.
Telegraph and Telephone, Vol. 20, 1904.
Other works
The Romance of Gilbert Holmes (1900)
Iskander (1903)
The Alexandrian Novels (three volumes, 1909)
History of Alexander the Great (1913)
The King: A Romance of the Camp and Court of Alexander the Great : the Story, (1913)
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Marshall Monroe Kirkman : Obituary" in: Association of American Railroads. Accounting Division (1921). Auditor Report of the Railway Accounting Officers. Vol. 37, p. 480
^Willard, Frances Elizabeth. A Classic Town: The Story of Evanston by 'An Old Timer' . Chicago: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1891. p. 389
^Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 94, Number 126, 25 December 1897. p. 12
Vol. 15, Railway Rates and Government Ownership, 1907.
Suppl. Collection of Revenue, 1907.
^The Science of Railways, Revised and enlarged edition, 1912/13/14
Vol. 1. Shop and Shop practice, 1912.
Vol. 1, The Locomotive, 1914
Vol. 2, Engineers and Firemen handbook, 1913.
Vol. 3, Locomotive appliances, 1914.
Vol. 7. Operating Trains, 1915.
Vol 19, Air Brake Portfolio ; Third supplement : The Westinghouse 'LN' equipment, 1912.
Suppl. The Baker Valve Gear, 1914.
Suppl. Locomotive Appliances, 1915.
Suppl. Electricity Applied to Railways, 1915.
Attributions
This article incorporates public domain material from "Marshall Monroe Kirkman : Obituary" in: Auditor Report of the Railway Accounting Officers, Association of American Railroads. Accounting Division (1921). Vol. 37, p. 480
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Marshall Monroe Kirkman July 10 1842 April 17 1921 was an American authority on railways who wrote extensively on the subject of railways Marshall M Kirkman Contents 1 Life and work 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editBorn on the prairies in Morgan County Illinois Kirkman was raised far from any town or school and received private education and some years of common school In 1856 at the age of fourteen he left home to seek his fortune He made his way on foot to Fulton Illinois where the Chicago and North Western Railway had just been completed 1 Kirkman entered the service of the Chicago and North Western Railway 2 where he got his first job as telegraph messenger He soon learned telegraphy and was given charge of the office at DeKalb Illinois from which position he was transferred to the Train Dispatcher s office at Chicago then located in the old Indiana Street Depot 1 In 1861 he was appointed Auditor Freight Accounts and in 1865 Assistant General Accountant Two years later he was appointed General Accountant and in 1870 was also made Local Treasurer From June 30 1881 to November 1 1889 he was Comptroller 1 As controller he was head of the Auditing Department of the Chicago and North Western Railway supervising the Auditing departments of the Union Pacific the Chicago and North Western the Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis and the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railways 3 In 1889 Kirkman was elected vice president which position he filled until 1910 when he retired on a pension after 53 years of service at the Chicago and North Western Railway 1 In 1881 he became resident of Evanston Illinois Kirkman wrote extensively on the subject of railways He wrote a twelve volume treatise The Science of Railways 1894 which was later revised and republished in 17 volumes and 3 portfolios 1909 et seq Kirman was also founding father of the Accounting Division of the Association of American Railroads 1 Selected publications editThe Baggage Parcel and Mail Traffic of Railroads 1881 The Handling of Railway Supplies Their Purchase amp Disposition 1887 Railway Rates and Government Control Economic Questions Surrounding These Subjects 1892 Origin and Evolution of Transportation Or The Genesis of Railway Carriage 1898 The Science of Railways Editions 1903 04 4 5 Vol 1 Railway equipment 1903 Vol 2 Railway Organization 1904 Vol 3 Financing Constructing amp Maintaining 1904 Vol 4 Train Service Men amp Equipment Organization 1904 Vol 5 Passenger Baggage Express amp Mail Service 1904 Vol 6 Freight Business amp Affairs 1904 Vol 7 Disturbances of railroads 1903 1904 Vol 8 Economic Theory of Rates Private versus Government Control of Railroads 1903 1904 Vol 9 Fiscal Affairs Collection of Revenue 1904 Vol 10 General Fiscal and Other Affairs 1903 Vol 11 Origin and Evolution of Transportation 1904 first ed 1898 Vol 12 Engineers and Firemen s manual 1903 Supplements Building and Repairing Railways 1901 Westinghouse Air Brakes Vol 15 1904 How Oil is Used for Fuel on Locomotives Vol 16 1902 Supervision of cars Vol 19 1904 Telegraph and Telephone Vol 20 1904 Other worksThe Romance of Gilbert Holmes 1900 Iskander 1903 The Alexandrian Novels three volumes 1909 History of Alexander the Great 1913 The King A Romance of the Camp and Court of Alexander the Great the Story 1913 References edit a b c d e Marshall Monroe Kirkman Obituary in Association of American Railroads Accounting Division 1921 Auditor Report of the Railway Accounting Officers Vol 37 p 480 Willard Frances Elizabeth A Classic Town The Story of Evanston by An Old Timer Chicago Woman s Temperance Publishing Association 1891 p 389 Sacramento Daily Union Volume 94 Number 126 25 December 1897 p 12 The Science of Railways Editions 1907 Vol 3 Safeguarding Railway Expenditures 1907 Vol 5 Organizing of Railroads 1907 Vol 8 Building and repairing railroads 1907 Vol 10 Organization of Railways 1907 Vol 12 Freight Traffic 1907 Vol 13 Safeguarding Railway Expenditures 1907 Vol 15 Railway Rates and Government Ownership 1907 Suppl Collection of Revenue 1907 The Science of Railways Revised and enlarged edition 1912 13 14 Vol 1 Shop and Shop practice 1912 Vol 1 The Locomotive 1914 Vol 2 Engineers and Firemen handbook 1913 Vol 3 Locomotive appliances 1914 Vol 7 Operating Trains 1915 Vol 19 Air Brake Portfolio Third supplement The Westinghouse LN equipment 1912 Suppl The Baker Valve Gear 1914 Suppl Locomotive Appliances 1915 Suppl Electricity Applied to Railways 1915 AttributionsThis article incorporates public domain material from Marshall Monroe Kirkman Obituary in Auditor Report of the Railway Accounting Officers Association of American Railroads Accounting Division 1921 Vol 37 p 480External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marshall M Kirkman Works by or about Marshall Monroe Kirkman at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marshall Monroe Kirkman amp oldid 1182788886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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