The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
BURT TO GO
TO GRAND TRUNK
RUMOR SAYS RESIGNED U. r
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN APP
PREACHED.
He Is Needed in Helping Put Pacific
Extension Thru-Recognized as an
Able Railroad Man-Hays of the
Grand Trunk Is After 'Sir'' from
King Edward.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Jan. deep interest is
taken here in a current rumor that
Horace Burt, the resigned president
Of the Union Pacific will take a years
rest and then proceed to the service
of the Grand Trunk Pacific, which is
expected to start building before the
beginning Of next summer.
Mr.. Burt's best friends in New York
are the high officials of lines that have
been competitors of Union Pacific or
not interested in any other Hartman
project. These people say that he is
one Of the most able railroad officials
west of the Mississippi. They do not
hesitate to say that he is too big a
man to occupy even SO exalted a
clerkship as the presidency of Union
Pacific. 1t is we'll known that he has
fretted under the restrictions of that
office for some time. Exactly the
same causes that led to friction be-
tween Hays and Hartman have
driven Mr.. Burt out Of Union Pacific.
He has not by any means passed his
prime as a railroad man. and with a,
position where he was in command
he would still make a record.
When Mr.. Hays sent his resignation
to the Southern Pacific directorate on
account of what he deemed autocratic
and high-handed interference with
his duties by the chairman Of the
board, he went back to Grand Trunk
and took again the position he re-
signed to become president Of South
ern Pacific. Since that time he has
done splendid work for Grand Trunk
and is, more than any one else, re-
sponsible for the new position that
that road has taken in the trunk line
situation in the east. He Is, moreover,
more than any one else, responsible
for the inauguration of the magni1-
cent scheme to build another trunk
line from ocean to ocean.
That work will require the finest
railroad talent that can be gathered
from the American railroads. The ex-
perience of President Burt with one
transcontinental should stand him In
good stead in bidding for a position
with Hays in the building Of the new
Canadian trunk line. His friends here
say he was approached some time ago
by Mr.. Hays on this point and that he
Is now considering it as an interesting
possibility.
Meantime Hays is working for a
title from the imperial government
and stands in a fair way to realize his
quest. 1t may be taken for fact that
l
thru Mr.. Hays will receive from Ed
ward of England the same honor that
Queen Victoria bestowed upon tom"
Shaughnessy and Van Horne for their
services in the building Of Canadian
Pacific. The empire has an unique
and interesting way Of rewarding such
enterprises. Hays is undoubtedly the
man in the present case. Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy and Sir William Van
Horne are two unique Americans who
transplanted themselves, did great
things, became citizens Of a foreign
country and assumed titles. Mr.. Hays
will probably join them within the
next five years. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that while j. ]. Hill, easily first
railroad man in America, came here
from Canada. President Shaughnessy
and ex-President Van Horne, easily
the first railroad men of Canada,
went there from America