The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
IR NAY Be president.
THAT HE Is TO
an THE UNION PACIFIC.
q AMirm or Deny the Re-
s6-ylce President Burt, 81 the
4 r..1awestern, Also In Lfne-Mar-
u.xhftt the Real Power.

nsyrn Dec LIS. n. II. Clark, one
u - - sscstvers of the Union Pacific. to-
! -.rounced that ne had been offered
s--~sdency of that company by the
-1r.txafion committee. bat owing to
i \ sss:sh, had refused the position
sMsrAfO. Dec. 1.-The Tribune says to-
u. Il Is practically decided 10 put e
w,afer. late president OF the Northern
49, IN the place heretofore held by
I Ss.s, rhe actual head Of the corpora
& .1. Il & said. Will be Marvin Hughitt.
I s-taeut Of the Chicago d Northwestern.
s ~ 8 10 become chairman OF the board
& & y S.eesoes of the Union Pacific.
p pAIff. Dec f--When asked about
4 IS .srorf that he was 10 become presi-
y -. s. me reorganization of the Union
s.ssse Edwin w Winter. ex-president Of
I .s Nnrthsrn Pacific. and formerly gsps
-. .,anaeer of the Chicago. st. Paul.
58Ss.recolis & Omaha. said he had not
e.s. s6ered the position and did not care
4 q sSr<ut or decline IL In advance OF any
Z s1susfion In regard to the matter.
Il nsfA11A Dec There has been great
81 X talk about the probability of the
1920 az Horace q. Burt. vice president
~ re- Northwestern. TO the presidency OF
s =. Union Pacific. Those who predict
S-sfh election argue that President
SssAlt. Of the Northwestern. wants 10
~ eare Of Fl. q. McCulloch. general fraf-
4 ~ ,.rnaeer Of the Northwestern. by maxi
IS. n vice president 10 succeed Burt.
n rs no easy matter to get TO Mr. Burt
-. Hs temporary offices are located
- "a M door of the Elkhorn headauar-
-. 80 attaches OF the Elkhorn had
~ been posted. for nearly all de-
1,1 6Delf ignorance Of the fact that Mr..
= L.~efx \ T.
& snGf lA6eas however. with his chief clerk.
go 1eDiIl. and both we're hard At
- ~ supOrter who asked him II there
- ~ tyu1h IN the report that he had
- 6aofsd and accepted the presidency
= ~ 6EIon Pacific. Mr.. Burt said:
- ~: 20 far rs I am concerned there
- w 4ogd az truth .n the report"
N1fhef than this he declined to be In.
Ieerfthsfanding Mr.. Burt's emphatic
h1ai there are any number of railroad
- n Omaha willing to wager small
- tAat be VIII be the president of the
6o6anised Union Pacific railroad. They
e1n6nhof that Mr. Burt made very posi-.
u 1onIal Of The report that he was 10
IN ~ EIkkorn just before going TO 81.
n, u aasume charge Of the Chicago. st.
~ M3irsapolis & Omaha road.
RI. Hut arrived In Omaha on Monday,
u nne here directly from trip Of In
lpsetlon oyer the Kansas Pacific, the
xansns branch Of the Union Pacific. On
list trip he was accompanied by J. O.
hinkuhon. Of Kansas City. general sr-
pefinsendent OF the Union Pacific lines in
Kaana He was at the Union Pacific
Asadquartefs bright and early. and spent
almost the entire morning familiarizing
Nmsef with Union Pacific affairs. In
III afternoon he left for a while, but on
Wednesday morning he was at his tenn
lefau headquarters in the United States
96tloaal Bank building, long before the
majority Of the Farnam street railway
~ had come down town. Closeted with
III secretary. he put In nearly all Of the
~ there.
Tho reasons why railroad men think Mr..
Bart d going 10 be the president OF the
Union Pacific are not remote. They ar
ne that Mr.. Burt Is familiar with every
manch Of .prsctical railroading. having
vuns up throuEh the operating depart
Dent though originally civil engineer.
hey maintain that he Il thoroughly ia
nllar with this part Of the country. His
name was here for many years. and he
aM owns his residence here. But the
nnt potent reason given for favoring Burt
y the successful candidate is that he
Eands very close 10 Marvin Hughitt,
PRESIDENT OF the Chicago & Northwestern
nBvay. Hughitt is a power on the COM
m'fte which has temporary charge OF the
umM Pacific. The rapid promotion that
- given Mr.. Burt. and the fact that
= ~ last two trips here Mr.. Hughitt
as zen most closely attended by Mr..
naH ssn snow the close touch that his
vice rtsIdent enjoys with his president.