The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-18
J. II. CLARK
He Resigns From the u. p. u Accept
n Higher Position.

q blEher POSITION.
The associated press sent forth the
following dispatch on Sunday night:
Omaha, April 16.-General Superin-
tendent J. T. Clark, of the Union Pa
cifc, has resigned, he having accepted
the position of general su rerintendent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
system Of roads.
Every employe OF the Union Pacific
will regret to learn Of the resignation
Of Mr.. Clark. He has been connected
with the road for so many years in re-
sponsible positions and the present
force have become so accustomed to
his uniformly fair method Of dealing
with those under him that they feel as
if they had lost a warm friend whose
| place cannot readily be filled. The
management OF the railroad, too, will
miss Mr.. Clark's ever ready and able
services. He has always given salts
faction in every position, as his speedy
promotions attest. Mr.. Clark came to
the Union Pacific in '73. He had been
general roadmaster Of the c., b. s. @.
and resigned to take the position of su
~perintendent of the mountain division,
with headquarters at Cheyenne. He
remained here for nearly five years,
during which period he made many
warm and lasting friendships, among
the business men and the travelling
nnhIio M wall M tho annn1nyao AF.tru
at the west end of the road eventually
required the presence of a master
mind, and Mr.. Clark was sent thither,
where he soon restored order out of
chaos.
Next we hear of him as assistant su-
perintend ut to S. II. H. Clark, and
then when the great consolidation Was
effected, Mr. Clark was made general
superintendent of the Union Pacific
division, which embraces the main line
of the Union Pacific, the various
branch lines in N Nebraska, the Colorado
Central in Colorado, the Oregon Short
Line in Wyoming and the Utah &
Northern In Utah, Idaho and Mon
tana.
During his tenure he successfully in
a%ugurated and carried out the policy of
laying the entire Dad with steel rails.
Being a practical man. he saw person
ally that everything was done perfect
ly. Right here we may say that though
he is only 45 years Of age he has been
engaged in railroading for thirty. years
He began at the bottom, toiliug with
the pick and shovel. Then he arose,
getting positions as section foreman,
foreman Of a construction gang, con
ductor Of a construction train, division
roadmaster, general roadmaster, ETC.,
etc. Hence he has an absolute practi.
cal knowledge of railroad affairs.
There is nothing connected with rail-
reading that he doesn't know; not even
about the financial department. In this
field, too, his services have been most
valuable. No matter when he was
wanted, he was yer equal to the occa-
sion. Hence the excellent condition of
the Union Pacific in the roadbed, in
the rolling stock and in the various de-
partments that go to make up a first
class railroad.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Is the biggest system of roads in the
world. About $3.50 miles are en-
oraced in the system, which ramifes
through Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan.
Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska. They have a branch road now
nearly completed into Omaha, and will
have a splendid short line into Chicago.
The Milwaukee people are fortunate in
securing 80 able an official as Mr..
Clark, and he will undoubtedly give
the best satisfaction in his new posi-
ton, as he did in the Que he has just
vacated. We are all sorry for his de
parture but still congratulate him upon
his new and higher position.