Background
Mr. Yu Jen-feng was born at Tientsin, in 1872.
Mr. Yu Jen-feng was born at Tientsin, in 1872.
He was graduated from the Railway Department of the Peiyang Military Academy.
After his graduation he joined the Peking-Mukden Railway as an assistant engineer. Later he was promoted to be a sectional engineer of the Beijing-Suiyuan railway, and concurrently acted as traffic manager of it. Then he was transferred to the Canton-Hankow railway. At first he was assistant engineer and later became engineer of the line. From the Canton-Hankow line he was transferred to the Tientsin-Pukow railway where he became assistant managing director. In 1912 Mr. Yu became a 'Principal Technical Expert in the Railway Department of the Ministry of Communications, in charge of a Section. Later he was appointed traffic manager of the Peking-Kalgan and also Kalgan-Suiyuan railways. In July 1915 he became managing director of the Peking-Hankow Railway. After his resignation from the Peking-Hankow Railway he became a director of the Public Works Department of the Metropolitan Muiipal Administration.
In June 1917 he was awarded the Third Class Atu In August 1917 he was appointed again as a Principal Technical Expertf the Alinistrv of Communications. Later he became concurrently President of the Railway Administration College, Peking. While in the Alinistrv he was also a member of the organization committee of the North-West Alotor Traffic Service; chairman of the organization committee of the Tsangchow-Shihchiachuang Railway. From December 1918 to February 1919 Air. Yu was associate managing director and also chief engineer of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. In Alarcli 1919 he was awarded the Third Class AVenfu. In June 1919 he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Railway Technics. In February 1920 he received the Third Class Chiaho. In July 1920 he was appointed managing director of the Peking-Hankow Railwaiv. He was commissioned to be member of the following committees. On Famine Relief in September 1920; on Railway Finance in November 1920; on Railway Sanitation in January 1921; on Railway Locations in February 1921 and on Communication Interests in connection with the Rehabilitation of Shantung in February 1921. He received the Second Class Chiaho in November 1920 and the Second Class AVenfu in Alarch 1922.
In April 1922 he was appointed associate director-general of the Chinese Eastern Railway Administration, Harbin.
Famine Relief Committee , China
September, 1920
Railway Finance Committee , China
November, 1920
Railway Sanitation Committee , China
January, 1921
Railway Locations Committee , China
February, 1921
Communication Interests Committee in connection with the Rehabilitation of Shantung , China
February, 1921