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Meet Our Junior Past President
W. W. "Bill” Stiffler was born in
Ogden, Utah, July 8, 1890. He attend
ed grade school in Silver Creek, Utah;
high school in Eureka, Utah; and col
lege at Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah. His father died when he
was sixteen, and Bill was called upon
to complete his father’s unexpired term
as District Recorder for the Titanic
Mining District, Eureka, Utah, and
also to continue partnership in a gen
eral mercantile company for a year.
In 1907 he entered the Civil Engi
neering field as a chainman for the Ti
tanic Mining Company on mine sur
veys. In 1909 he was employed by the
Salt Lake City Engineering Depart
ment as chainman and rodman. In 1912
he accepted a better position with the
Union Pacific Railroad as inspector on
construction. Due to a ruptured appen
dix, Bill served the railroad only six
months, and after four months in the
hospital he returned to Salt Lake City
as inspector and levelman. Between the
spring of 1917 and fall of 1919, he
held the positions of roadmaster for
Salt Lake County; locating engineer
for the Utah State Highway Commis
sion; and construction engineer for the
Salt Lake City Engineering Depart
ment.
In 1919 he left Utah and moved to
Oregon and worked for a short time
as tallyman for the Behner Lumber
Company, leaving this to go with the
Oregon State Highway Department as
transitman. Except for a short period
in private practice in 1923 he has been
with the Department since. His ad
vancement during this time has been
steady. In 1925 he was promoted to
resident engineer, in 1929 to resident
maintenance engineer, and in 1935 to
assistant maintenance engineer, which
position he now holds.
W. W. "BILL” STIFFLER
He enjoys hunting,
baseball. He has spent
hiking, and mountain
has several peaks in
credit.
swimming and
much time in
climbing, and
Oregon to his
Bill and his wife reside at the Dever-
eaux Apartments in Salem, having re
cently sold their home in the north
part of the city.
Mr. Stiffler is one of the founders
of the association and as our first presi
dent rendered valuable service in guid
ing the association through its forma
tive period, and contributed much to
the high purpose and character of our
association. Much credit goes to him for
the success of the association’s efforts
in behalf of sick leave benefits for
hourly rate employees and adjusted
wage schedules.