Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26
THE RAILROAD NEWS
What Fort Worth Has to Ex.
peet in the Future.
THE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS.
hai''caders al Clarendon What Inc corpora.
lions and Their Men Arc Doing Brief
nksoIIuIeresI From the Iron High.
ways Of The Country
THE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS.

49,. teN'N'Nu tue Nualke lhht mas taken
1t was the great admiration which
Mr. Clark had for jay Gould that to-
gay sees me former elevated TO the 20
sluon made vacant by the death of the
greatest hnaucier Of modern times
When Mr. Clark needed friends.
Mr. Gould was bis friend, and now after
tue storm and stress is over, so far as
one OF the persons * concerned. Mr..
Iiark lays down the cares Of the Union
racine very regvtiully to take up the
Hc,iYe direction Of the Gould system
MT Geo. Gould's recent talk upon
the. probabilities of Mr.. Clark being
made president of the Missouri Pacific.
supplemented By Mr. Russell Sagc's ne.
marks upon the probable action of the
board OF directors. prepared the country
for what has occurred since
| Yet, strange as it may seem. there
Ave been many people about the Union
lNcihc headquarters who have never re-
liiNulshed the belief that Mr. Clark
woNd continue with the Overland
kouN or course, the wish was faith
er tO\the thought but so universally
well IN Mr. Clark regarded by his cm-
ployes Mat his leaving the presidency
OF the Nnion Pacific will cause many
regrets.
While ny employees about headquar.
tiers have lNrncd to regard Mr.. Clark
in the light N a friend rather than the
head of q sorNess corporation, his leav-
ing the Union Racihc will be most felt
by the men of\the rank aud file the
switchmen the tNckmen, the trainmen-
men who knew him In other days when
he was the general manager of the road,
and still earlier, when hc was les first
general freight agent These men be
never forgot, and In his trims over Che
system he was constantly meeting with
remnants Of the "old guard brought
back 10 positions from which they were
incontnently bounced through Che
kindly intorcession Of the president.
Il was no unusual thing 90 see Mr.
Clark leave the party Of friends hy whom
he was surrounded on these occasional
trips, 70 over 20 a switchman working
across the tracks and chat with him for
q few mnutcs-not about the work Ia
hand, but about the mans family. of his
good friend John Robinson who used to
run on the road almost quarter Of a
century ago. No mans hand was ever
so grimy that Mr. Clark would not grasp
It with friendly clasp and his mild blue
eyes would snap over recollecuons called
back 10y the man In front
Aud 1t is this wonderful recollection
for the names and faces that makes Mr.,
Clark one Of the strongest railroad men
In the country. coupled with an absolute
knowledge of every department. OF a
rai,tond from division superintendent
through the labyrinth to general mau-
ager
When Mr. Clark returned to Omaha
from bis trip % New York the matter
of his capture by the Missouri Pacific
had not been settled, although talked
about IL was held in allegiance until
other conditions were gotten out OF the
way, and the action Of the board OF d.
rectors at Yesterdays meeting was only
made possible within the last two weeks,
"A telegram from Mr. George u. Gould
stating what the action of the directors
would be being the FIRST inumation 70
Mr.. Clark that the original program was
to be carried out.
with the Union Pacific, and be bad 50
great a pride I'M bringing the road back
to o high place In the financial world,
that. II all things were known, his first
impression was 10 remain here Mr.. II.
H. Ames and the Boston people urging
this action. To know just exactly what
to do has caused Mr. Clark much worry
and many deepless nights prObablyi hut
an this Is ended now and Mr.. Could
lieutenant will direct the affairs Of The
Missouri Pacific as If Il were his own
property, that is distinguishing ehnr-
actcristic Of the man
IL Is no breach Of confidence 10 say
that Mr. Clark greatly regrets that he "
10 sever his connection with the rOad
that really gave him his first start as "A
departmental head but friendship has
ontweighed desire aud hc assumes the
- al. Missouri lfurlfir he
enuse of his thorough loyalty to Mr..
I I'm talking 10 a reporter for The Bee,
Mr. Clark said one day not very long
mo. II deeply regret That leave ths
iinion depot In its present MIDDLE. j
yielded everything that j could CON
sistentlv Id order that the depot inlkhl
90 on. but somehow l cnunot help put
think the citizens Of Omaha nave pVsu
stumbling In their own light regarding lne
eeffiement of this question. J mao deshc
"a tbnf INV official career as president OF
he Union Pacific might be- crowned ny
sbe completon Of the structure for
fova ALWAYS felt a genuine Interest ~
~ citv where some Of the happiest
veors of my life have been spent Row
over. the depot viii hc built, J ieel surei
and / win be just as plated as " y hau
be,a accomplished during .iny aelFe con
nccfion with the system.
VIII 0nestioned as 10 who would like
iv succeed hjR ~ president Mr.. ozark
said: ~. So, Ao
n. ,..aaal eumutroiler 81 the lmoh
Paci6c. and Mr.. Joseph II; MlllnFd, ohe
~ fhe directors. are mentioned LOT w
ricc Roth are etloug men, ,ithel. ~
~ whom would direct the affairs q tne
c+mpanv with signal ability, pr. htnh
~ perfectly wen acquainted WIN Ile
financial standing Of ing ,,,,nr
knows us needs its onhsntiou9 fii' ,mo,'id
~ svere dine. and ] feel sure ne NylpN
N -. NM tbe preseid policy, Llereul
NNlis ,l,erin- its condition. Mr.. Millait
+, ~, aId friend Of niue whom ! rtsaiu
...;,b much favor He, too Know Wv
VEL M phvsicll needs ana ft4ufer
tDr He mas been over every 1901 ~
4 number Of times npi .'ftI
,r,rid make an excellelt Netiuehs, ~
Il IA addition, an able lhhNt ~ m,
directors could not Iu.ihe Z l5',''- ~ "
- either one 81 these u9en' a..
esnt-isf will he your Iuheg ON w
Ngsso,1ri Paclac-Will there De any
eh .s,.s,o p,ucy Of tlc road vii not be
,,8 m a single degree. Inc ipi
n ',,fI.eronchiy wei organizes Nn4 y w
Y. M ambition ~ strengthen rs VIZ
erls ~ tbe chanEes, they WI Pc 81
few. nOuc 10 speak a. 9sca.st
ceelsi'h .fsctig well satisfied Eiin Ky
an nv mon d the he9d " ~,
abiAs5 5sparmenis Beyond il's
ssgl say suythlue. only th it s.- s 81
sorry e leafe ~ numier II years"
NY ffhl .ili 20 70 -. iQui+ ne
NJ M .et aha his return e some
last q craslcsi Mrs Clark rgl
wn'ih ,he Sest health h htf hn.As
ins q w MA not heWegr