The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18
STORIES ABOUT Mr.. CLARK
Iucideats 10 the Life Of I Great
ReiIrosdcr.
Why THE MEN LOVED THE PRESIDENT
tie Knew Them by Name ana was
Aiwass wtistnx 10 Rcndcr Them
Assistancc.

Omaha Rec.
There has been much gossip about tn,
future railroad career OF S. II. II. ciarl
since the election Of Horace q. Burt I,
succeed him as president OF tho linton Ia.
ciiic raiifyed. Some OF his friends in this
city have argued that his influence would
continue 20 be felt In Union Pacific Affairs
even though he should not all the prcsi.
dents chair Tho people maintain that
| Mr.. CLARK represents and will continue ia
represent tho financial interest OF the Gould
family in Union Pacific affairs just ts mnsh
as he ever has. and that while not ptcsi-
| dent he will still have much TO say in the
workings of the reorganised railroad. some
say that he will he elected president of the
Missouri Pacific at the next annual meet
Ing of tho board OF directors, while othcr,
declare that AIR. CLARK will never take up
active railroading again, His son, iloNie.
who was In Omaha recently, was nom
committal on these points The only thing
known definitely is that Mr. Clark expects
TO spend the remainder OF Til. winter IN
the South. His health remains about lie
same MS II has for Tho lnst SIX nonths
At present he liz enjoying a quiet life ut
san Antonio, Texas,
"Thc king is dead; long live the king Is
a Very good motto, especially In railroad
cfrclcs nut no matter how prominently Il
he emhiaznnrd on the walls az headuunr-
ie,s shorss ~. rounahouses II can not pre-
N,ut tba narration of many storfet; of the
king whose regime Is about to close
49,.
The Union Pacific has had six presidents.
NV Wy aVNN"'' - ~" w. So ~
OF inspeetion over inc INES OF the eo'nr
rany, fainiliarisinE himself with tho prop
erly. preparatory 10 assuming active
.,,.x,, NJ, a.,,a - 49,, ..,as,,,,, ,,,,
s"st ~ i"e nov w '"'Ho ''s'''"''
enloSen tne extensive acquaintance aihu"s
the employees OF the company that MIR.
Clark had. Having worked M 10 the nresi-
,ant,s oh.i,. ,h,.,vn, al, ~, ,,a.,, =, -,
va - Wv o'"Ns - -
operating department IL rs not strange tnat
he should know all the older employees
along the line and most of the older train
knew them well. He always addressed them
by their Christian names, and IN nnmbur
,,,i,,, ~ WIS sn,,'1 Xxi W., noan.'" ~,
nftcr n fayorite eaushter ~. h,,s mo heal
of The family liked the now hons into
which he mad Just moved Y was no nn'
u."n, '.sm. ~ s'e ."e piess'. ~. ~, wv
along tho line and shake hands with from n
dozen to n score of engineers. iiremen, con
ductols, brakemen, sw.tchmen ana sec
tloh lorenneh, eaillns we ones wNo..' hu
Ian ,,an,as a,,d .iy,r, ,hn,n n, aou,o Hind
ly creating. AS with The train hands so
Ii was with tho older inhabitants OF the
towns mat sprung un Wons me inp Oh
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s9',;o, ~ .hal, ha,,1, ,,,t,b ~ ana ~
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:, Z noo ,ntnia,.ns ,n,,, ~, ,,ain i,no nd
NJ ,,,inri,,,So, ,I,ns, on,,,io,'al Il, the No
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go, 49,, onnc,;,,ns T., 80, ,,,,,,,t,,,a ha5
a or,a,,a,,ca ro,i nv i,,a,,nary no could
a,,sa,,. aa,,o,d ~ , hen,tn,. ;,aSo-a mo
~ ~ ~ H.. =. ,,,a,
,s,,anai,,, rt,h,ad
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ona tn.,anc, yin ;iI,,st,,tn a.. ,o,oro,s
,
''eiHSs MT f'aFf eh'e'tf'"eu lo' 'he "ioh
who had grown up on the Union PACING
system and givou their hest days 10 its
wor,t cn,,nIo of vears avo ,berc was
OF age who had worked FOR many years
in the operating department of the com
many HIS uatne was. patrick Casey lie
- rup $3.50 ~
LOST inc position ne han hnld 'pr many
years through a continued illness, and on
recovering from his Illness .ound that his
nlacc had bcen aIlea nv yo,,ngsr md
..,e.s '.,,.
niotc ne''Ne "'an' nc Weht 20 "enerai
superintendent Nichols and told him that |
he wanted position as Satchmun .or the |
Union Pacific somewhere In omaha. The |
general superintendent told him he would |
like to give him such a job. but b. couldn't |
because there was NOT single vacancy and |
here DIDN'T appear TO be any places that |
we're likely TO become vacant. Then Casey
.trucA, out for the office Of Special .,ei.g,ce
Canada lie renewed his application, but
Mr.. Canada told him that there wasn't
The generM superintendent on ustted
casey 10 Nj. Niehois' Office again and in
PEN inc hest 2ara o. me monan , dsn,a,l
I, nosltion ~ ,satcb,nan Nolh,
M more was heard 81 Casey fer seyarJ!
lear A.. g.,t are nt1 /