Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-20
GENERAL MANAGER AT HOME
First Visit of Mr.. :. II. II. Clark TO
Omaha Since His sRcinstatemcnt.
100 Doses One Dollar

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Mr.. S. H. II. Clark, general manager of the
Union Pacific road, arrived in the city yester-
day morning, accompanied by II. c. Town
send, general passenger agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, of which road Mr. Clark is also
first vice president and general manager.
Mr.. Clark travelled all night in his special
car and on his arrival registered at the Mil
lard.
He was called upon by a representative of
THE BEE and was found quietly enjoying a
fragrant after-breakfast cigar. He seemed
to be in his usual health, though strange to
remark, his features bore less OF the troubled
and tiresome expression which characterized
them when he bade Omaha farewell several
years ago.
1t would be iniudicious, he said, when
asked whether he would call any Of his old
aids to help him on the road, to express an
opinion on the subject. To do so would cause
an uneasiness and anxiety which would be
anything but beneficial to the road. 1t had
always been his custom to Keep such mat
ters to himself until the time arrived to act
regarding them, if indeed any action were
contemplated.
The Missouri Pacific Mr.. Clark admitted
would run Its passenger trains into the new
union depot This would give the road the
benefit of ABOUT twenty five miles shorter run,
which he thought was the difference between
the new and the old line.
The Belt line would be used as O local
line and over it the freight trains into and
out of the city would run
Mr.. Clark said that he had not vet decided
whether he would take up his residence in
this city, but would consider the matter and
notify his superiors i'll the cast as to what he
thought would be proper in the premises
and would abide by their decision.
The reporter informed him that great
deal of dissatisfaction had been occasioned
along the western divisions of the Union Pa
citc by the frequency with which wrecks
had occurred the past summer, the delay they
had occasoned traffic, the losses they had
engcndered and the sacredness with which
the news had been concealed from the press
and consequently from all save those resid-
ing In the immediate vicinity of the acci-
dents.
Mr.. Clark nodded sssent to every feature
of the information as if it had not reached
his ears for the first time He acknowledged
the fact that wrecks had frequently, very
frequently, occurred and that information
seemed not to have reached the papers.
These wrecks, he said, showed there was
screw loose somewhere and that it was to be
regretted they could not have been prevented.
Regarding strikes, he had heard, he said,
OF several strikes among trainmen and others,
the causes of all of which he was not
quite familiar with. These showed that
there was feeling of discomfort
among the men. What occasioned it,
he did not know. But perfect satisfaction
could not be given in managing road unless
the employees Were perfectly contented and
happy, and they could not be made contented
unless the management got down near as
possible to them to understand their needs
| and demands. That had alwys been his policy
and he had found it TO result most satisfac-
torily.
He was informed that there were in town
two delegations, one of engineers, the other
of fremen throughout the Union Pacific sys-
TEN; that they had been discussing some
grievances which they had intended to place
before the old manager, but that they had re-
served the same to be considered by himself
Mr.. Clark expressed himself as pleased
with the method and consideration which had
distinguished these two bodies, as also the
discretion which he understood they had dis
played on many similar occasions and SAID it
would afford him pleasure to meet them and
consider what they had to say.