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Show ,... , P..I CHdill K. A. Y..L1T'1'I NG Born at Untorboihingcn Ob ere.mt ileuertinger 1{ur t t cmber g, Ge:;:'1!18...'1.Y, Jul y 1 , 1858. My f &t her ,ras born a t 'i;ei dach , \';,.icrt tenber g, Ger r:iany a nd was a pioneer r ailroed builder • T::,ge trw r ,,it h m.7 Ur.de, K!:..rl Kr c s s el , t..1:ley bu ilt . .many r..:::,': rl!.il r o 9.d;:; com:e cti n g diot ant t o,ms c:.nd h u!:ll s t. s . Si t H.ted t hut WC, [;;.S to r1lace . ll'( l a fci.!ilily , This work ne c es- ,·iere obliged Ve r ~r often t c fJOV8 f r OI.'.l pJ.r..c e Ci1:_:_'1 6'ing $C:hool s s o often did, to some degr e e , i n t or i'er e ;;:i th s t;uc.ios b u t DY pt:.rEJ::-i.ts tlv;3.y s : 1:i.de i.t po s ;:;ible t o g ot p::cin ct c i11;Jt.!~t1 c- tion i'o::::- De f ro.m expe:ri er.. c ed t e o.chers. .Also, ffiY co:n:,tant cl o se con::-1e ct.i on with construction cG1ps &nd. it s ent,ir.1oe r s , l i8t eni.r.t,; to tr~ '2i:~ t.nlk s of t lieir tra v el s &nd t::wir ens i neeri r..g Elccor.:pl i sh:.1en t s r:-:ade nc r.10re .':.n ci r:wrc desi r ou;3 of b e cor.:.ing c:.n en~ineer. F r or'.l t he t i r<1e I 'i'!L, S .i'i-rc ; e.::rs old , I had n o stl y mecll2.nic' s tool s v.nc1 dr·afting iD.3 l:irtlme11ts for r.13r pl o..y· thi ngG end :.;..s soon a.s I ~a s abl e t o r eu.ci", I coul d n ot l eetve books tlo:ie. I n many of t :-:i.e books woro fin0 p r ints and illu ::,tra t.i ou:::: of builc.in.;.:,, br idgcJ , e t c . y;hich t r dned my e-;;e f or f orm a nd outli:c.e 1.1.n d ·::.::. s l:. : ;:c t or in r;J.;j lii'e in l &L:!r years to becoi::e a n e.rcl1i t ee t . I w:i.S t ol d t hat it ·noulc:1. be ,c.;.i:id h,-..r·d s tone . l!. ,n se t h i n e f o r m8 t o le.:.rn how t o cut Followi ri..;; t !"'i s ad.vice , .i. so f t ~pent. my v c c 1:,tion 'bet.v:e en sch ool t er ns in a stor:e yard l: nd gained o. f:.:OOd ::no ·,;l ed Ge or how t o cu t t !:lc c i f f c r - ;;:nt cto::1:3 s r:ii C:1 in l a t e r yea n : p rove d v e ry u sef'ul in b u ild ing t he Cu ll en tlot el ll.ncl t he De s eret llevfs i3u i .l di ng ~> oi" \'l}1i c f1 I sht:ll s;.ieo£ la t~r . |
