Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-03

his youth, he has, oy his own efforts, risen
to the high position he to-day occupies.
Without aid or influence. but the influence
which an honest effort to perform his full
duty to his employers gave him, he rose,
step by step, through all the subordinate
positions to that Of superintendent Of the
Philadelphia division of the great Penn
sylvania railroad.
What higher honors were in store fol-
him, no one will ever know. His close at.
tention to his arduous duties, mas injured
his health and few years ago, he was
granted a leave of absence, TO take trip
to Europe to recuperatc, but this trip. al
though a great qualification to him, was
only partial success. The duti.s of his
position increasing as the business Of this
great corporation increased, and his health
not improving few months ago, he re-
signed his position of superintendent Of
the Philadelphia division. His resigna
tion was reluctantly accepted by the board
of directors, and then only on condition
that he would accept the position of super
intendent of the junction railroad and
supervision Of all the local branches in the
city of Philadelphia, including the ele.
waited road, as this great corporation was
not satisfied to entirely lose the advice and
counsel OF So efficient an officer.
This severance, officially, from his old
employees and friends has brought us to-
gether here to day. For a high moral
sense of honor, for honesty of purpose, for
strict integrity and pure, warmhearted
friendship, VIM. F. Lockard is the peer of
any man in America. VIM. F. Lockard
never tOdied to the rich or to those who
held higher official or social position than
he did.
Although his efforts to do his full duty
have been rewarded by promotion and for
tune has smiled upon him, lie never forgot
the friends of his early struggling days
yet he never let his friendship interfere
with his duty, but 4 violation of the rules
of his company were sure to be followed
by the penalty although the offender was
his warmest personal friend.
''IIis friendships were pure and unset
fish. He would not trade OFT old and tried
friends for new ones, no matter what
tho social standing of the latter was. All
efforts to have him break off from the
friends of his early days were unavailing,
and William f. LOckard can to day retire
from his position as proud 4 man rs ever
vacated all office, and regretted by larger
percentage of his employees than any one
He never crooked " the pregnant. hinges
of the knee that thrift mi ght follow fawn-
ing but honestly and manfully per-
formed his full duty, knowing that reward
must follow.
" Personally, my acquaintance Of Mr..
LOckard dates back twenty years, yet in
all that time | have tho first whisper to
hear against his character.
His official monthly visits to Columbia
will be missed by no one more than my
self. When his health failed him, and he
was depressed in spirits, the song and
story of the little cOterie, who would
monthly meet him, always brought 4
smile to his face and drove dull care
away.
"Allow me here to say to you person.
ally, Mr.. Lockard, that your old friends
of Columbia will always welcome you
back again to your cid home, and when
oppressed by business and care, come back
to the home Of your youth where there
are always warm hearts to welcome you.
That your life may DO long spared and
that your declining years may be the hap
piest of your life, is the heartfelt prayer Of
all around you.''
Further remarks were made by VIM.
Delaney, Philadelphia John Murphy,
agent Harrisburg car company S. S. Det
wiIer, Columbia Aaron French, Pitts
burgh Jas. NJ. c. Creighton, general
freight agent, Philadelphia :; 1. W. Van
HOutcn, general foreman Of shops +. o.
Mcclellan, general agent p. X. II. 5. G.
May, Columbia Alex. Craig, Columbia.
Tho entire list of gentlemen present
was as follows 'Messrs. T.. o. Mcclellan,
Philadelphia; Aaron French, Pittsburgh
Jas. NJ. Creighton, J. d. Payne, VIM. De-
Laney, S. J. Potts, John Il. Stauifcr,
John G. Craig, Morris Speakman, Henry
Fondersmith, IL. ID. Garrvtt, |. W. Van
Houten, Chas. l. Downing, David
Roche. James Kerrigan, Philadelphia !;
Milton Wike, Henry SholI, J. II. Daily, S.
G. May, A. j. Kaufman, S. S. Detwiler,
A. NJ. Ralnbo. II. F. Bruncr, Alex Craig,
W. W. Upp, II. NJ. North, G. Hershey,
A. o. Baker, Columbia John \. Hcis-
tand, John b. Warfel. W. L. IIensel, II.
Baumgartlner, Geo. Boyle, John Murphy,
John Arnold, Lancaster Geo. W. Mehaf-
fey, Marietta !; ii. G. Dysinger, Parkes-
burg John McGraw, DowningtOn John
Keller, Lancaster.
Letters of regret were read from Chas.
f. Pugh, Gen. Sept. p. II. L.. 5. NJ. Pre-
vost, sup't Philadelphia div. II. III. Car
ter. sup't Middlctown div. Thomas A.
Roberts, sup't. Bedford div.