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Earlier I only mentioned the President/Chief Engineers that had long reigns. Perhaps I should mention
some of the short term people. In Bennett Young's time period there was a Morris McDonald. In the
period between Mr. Mitchell' s retirement in 1913 until Mr. Campbell's coming off the SP RR in 1917
there were two short time Gen. Mgr./Ch. Engineer's, Mr. W.B. Knox and Mr. J. H. Rightmeyer.
When Mr. Gaynor retired in May 1981, the Director of Labor Relations, Mr. Raymond R. Hawkins
served as Pres/Gen. Mgr. for seven months until the sale of December 31, 1981. I might say about the
$ 100,000.00 Mr. Young proposed to give to Mr. Mitchell, it didn't happen, but he did receive a "very
handsome gold watch". In closing I might add working for the K&I the last 38 years of their 101- year
existence was most fulfilling and I will always cherish it.
Well, that was Bennett H. Young's speech in 1912 and he died 7 years later, in 1919 at age 76. His
last years were in a mansion along Dixie Highway in Shively. He had bought what was known as
Clover Hill and renamed it Youngland. Mr. W.S. Culbertson of New Albany died in 1892, had made
his fortune in dry goods, and was reputed to be the richest man in the state of Indiana. His mansion in
New Albany still stands and is now a museum.