The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-27
1T is BURT.
Horace G. Burt, Third Vice
President
Of the Chicago & Northwestern
is at Last
NAMED AS PRESIDENT
Of the ReOrganized Union Paei-
fic Railroad.
This is the Official Announce.
ment Made Today.

New York, Dec. EFT is officially an
nounced that Horace G. Burt, third
vice president of the Chicago & North
western Railway company. has been
selected for the presidency of the Union
Pacific Railway company.
Mr.. Burt's election as president is
expected to carry into effect the policy
determined upon by the reorganiza ton
committee when it was supposed that
Mr. Clark would be able to continue in
the management of the property, but
which is impossible, owing to Mr..
Clark's i'll health.
The board of directors is to include
WinslOW S. Pierce, chairman; James
Stillman. Marvin Hughitt, Roswell
Miller, E. H. Hartman, Louis Fitzger-
aid, Henry B. Hyde, John w. Doane,
Otto H. Kahn, 7. Jefferson Coolidge,
Jr., George J. Gould, Oliver Ames, Geo.
Q. Cannon and Jacob H. Schiff
Oliver w. Mink is to be vice presi-
dent, in charge of the New York office.
More than a fortnight ago, when it
was announced that Mr.. Burt would be
chosen to the presidency of the Union
Pacific as reorganized, strenuous deni-
ais came from many quarters.
1t was alleged that Mr.. Burt was so
closely allied with what are called the
Vanderbilt interests" that to make
him president of the Union Pacific
would be TO place JnaC line pracClcalIy
under the same management as the
New York Central, the Lake Shore and
the Chicago & Northwestern. 1t was
further asserted that this would be a
mistaken policy, as it would tend to
divert from the Union Pacific support
which it has hitherto received from the
Rock Island, the Burlington, the st.
Paul and other great roads that center
Missouri river point. It was pointed
out that all these roads had terminals
at Kansas City and could throw a
large volume of Pacific coast bound
business that way.The opinion in New
York today, so far as it can be gather
ed thus early, is that the new directory
has been very carefully made up so as
to discount any of the above alleged
objections to Mr.. Burt as president.
Omaha, Dec. 27.-Whe the ASsociat-
ed Press gave the Union Pacific head
quarters force the news of the appoint
ment of Horace G. Burt to be president
of the new company, there was ger
era1 expression of satisfaction and 4
told you So from all. General Man
ager Ed Dickinson says: 4 consider it
a most excellent appointment and
have all along looked for it. Mr.. Bun
is an accomplished railroad man."
Other heads of departments express
ed similar sentiments.
At the offices of the other lines there
were none but good words for the new
president. At the ElkhOrn office, where
Mr. Burt was once general manager,
there was great elatiOn. The North
western people are also well pleased. In
Union Pacific circles there is much un-
easiness concerning the changes the
new president will make in the operat-
ing force of the road. While no notice
of any alterations has been given, there
is a general impression that some
sweeping changes will be made.
Chicago. Dec. 27.-Horace C. Burt
who has been appointed president of
the Union Pacific has been with the
Northwestern road for many years.
Previous to 1888 he was chief engineer
of the road. In that year he was ap-
pointed general manager of the Fre-
mont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
railroad, part of the Northwestern sys-
tenn and served in that capacity, until
a year ago, when he was elected third
vice president of the Chicago and
Northwestern.