ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ɐsˈɪstənt tʃˈiːf kwˈɔːɹɾɚmˌæstɚ ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðə tʃˈiːf kwˈɔːɹɾɚmˌæstɚ ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə pˈænəmˌɑː ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd kˈʌmpəni.
In 1905 he became the Assistant Chief Quartermaster and later the Chief Quartermaster and Director of the Panama Railroad Company.