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0C. M. BATES - BOM: l6z So. Mansfield Avenue, Los Angeles, California. January 20* 1888 ACS: 64 EDUCATION: Graduated University of Washington, June 1910, with degree of Bachelor of Selenee and Civil Engineering. EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE: June 19X0 to June 1914: Employed By Waddell and Harrington, Consulting Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., In various positions from inspector to resident engineer on Bridge construction In Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. n V / A c July 1914 to November 1921: Employed By Bureau of Valuation, Interstate Commerce Commission, in positions from Junior engineer to structural engineer on Federal valuation of railroads, Both flsld and office work. November 1921 to July 1926: Employed By Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company at Chicago, Illinois, as structural engineer la the Valuation Department. 1 4 July 1926 to date: Employed By Union Pacifio Railroad Company as follows: July 1926 to September 1932: As Assistant Engineer in Valuation Department, Portland, Oregon. September 1932 to September 1944: Land Appraiser at Portland, Oregon, Omaha, Nebraska and Los Angeles, California. October 1944 to September 1950s Assistant Land and Tax Agent, Los Angeles, California. October 1950 to date: General Land and Tax Agent, Los Angeles, California. As land appraiser have made many appraisals of excess lands In the Portland and Los Angeles Districts for the Land Survey Committee of the Railroad, with recommendations as to retention or disposal of certain lands. Have conferred with Z.C.C. Land Appraisers and have made Joint appraisals with them of operating lands for many lines Both in the Portland and Los Angolas