Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-27
UNION PACIFIC roll.
of,srs Of The Recognized Road are Deter
mined On.
y G. BURT OF THE C. On. is PRESIDENT
~ mink yice-Prcsidcnt-w. $. Pierce
Chairman OF Directors which Include
george Q. Cannon of Utah.


.nrounoed that Horace O. Burt third
ai,. ,reslaent of the Chicago s. North
.,srn railway company. has been
,ao,sd for the presidency OF the
,,.ior pacific Railway company.
Mr. Burts election as president Is
.nacted to carry into effect the policy
as,armlned upon by the reorganization
,u,roittee when it was supposed that
u- clarl; would he able to continue
a. The management of the property.but
which is impossible owing to Mr.Clark's
III health.
The board of directors is to include
wipslow S. Pierce, chairman; James
e,nlman. Marvin Hughtt, Roswell
amer. q. II. Hartman, Louis Fitz-
Gerald. Henry b. Hyde, John W. Doane,
et,o II Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge
IL George j. Gould. Oliver Ames,
George Q. Cannon and Jacob Fl. Schiff.
oliver w. Mink is to be vice presi-
dent in charge of the New York Office.
OMAHA is SATISFIED.
omaha. Neb., Dec. 27.-When the
Associated Press gave the Union Pa
rac Headquarters force the news of the
anuotutmtnt OF Dull " NC
nrssident OF the new company, there
vas a general expression of satlsfac-
lion General Manager Dickinson
says;
pointment, and have all along looked
for 1t. Mr.. Burt IL an accomplished
railroad man"
other heads of departments ex-
pressed similar sentiments. At the
A.. . hui
good words for the new president. At
the ElkhOrn Office, where Mr. Burt was
once general manager. there was great
eation. The Northwestern people are
also well pleased.
In Union Pacific circles there is
much uneasiness concerning the
changes the new president will make
IN the operating force of the road.
While no notice of any alterations
has been given, there is a general i'm
preston that more sweeping changes
will be made.
OPINION IN NEW YORK.
More than a fortnight ago, when 1t
was announced that Mr.. Burt would be
chosen to the presidency of the Union
Pacific as re-organized, strenuous de-
mails came from many quarters.
II 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 that line practically
under the same management as the
New York Central. the Lake Shore and
the Chicago & Northwestern. 1t was
further asserted that this would be u
mistaken policy, as 1t would tend to di-
vert from the Union Pacific support
which II has hitherto received from the
Rock Island, the Burlington. the st.
~ 4 Il
10 Council Bluffs as their principal
Missouri river point. 1t was pointed
out that all these roads had terminals
AZ Kansas City and could throw a
large volume of Pacific coast-bound
business that way.
The opinion in New York today, so
lar as can be gathered thus early, is
mat the directory has been carefully
made up so as to discount any other
objections TO Mr.. Burt as president.
Wlnslow $. Pierce Is u well-known law
yer and has had great deal to do with
me Gould interests in the Missouri Pa
enc interests. James Stillman. of the
INN OF Stillman d Hubbard, has large
n9idlngs OF Southern Pacific securities,
marvin Hughitt is president OF the Chi
eago d Northwestern and Roswell
Mlier OF the Chicago. Milwaukee g.
81 Paul while e. II. Hartman is one
me managing directors of the NIL
sois central. John Fitzgerald is presi-
uehl OF the Mercantile Trust Co. of
.as city, and Henry p. Hyde, president
the Equitable Life Insurance Co.,
yonh w. Doane is well known capi-
4lst OF Chicago and railway organ
-er' Otto III. Kuhn, is of the finan-
w nfm OF Kuhn. Loeb e. Co. while II.
emerson Coolidge represents with
NWnseF Aines the Ames and many of the
ceW England holdings. George O.
cannon Is father of the United States
senator from Utah. and credited with
I Iaa work In the reorganization plan.
sacoo II. Schif was one of the reor-
sanl.ation committee and lis in close
%ueh with j.. Pierpont Morgan g.
~ ollVer W. Mink. was one of the
.N5 before the reorganization
SIu subsequent to the sale to the syn
tt,.ats' II Will be seen that the new
s sVaiu embraces so many whose inter-
az are opposed to any single or
seminant control in the Union Pacific
bI s' 70 call 1t a part OF the Wander
Or theory. ~ . -A''
BuRT'S RECORD.
I, IGnnleaEo' Dec 27.-Railroad officials
n Chicago say they have been for some
g pne expecting the appointment OF
~ sV ,s G. Burt. to be president
me Union Pacific system. Mr.. Burt
fa Ss Deen with the Northwestern road
w. We many years. Previous TO 1858 he
me- chief engineer. In that year he
~ appolnted general manager of the
nart Elkhorn & Missouri Valley.
~, OF The Northwestern system, and
aen IN that capacity until year
ne, Mhen he was elected third vice
resto,.,ut OF the Chicago & North