Warren sheaf., 1905-04-13

was facing an eNCremeiy difficult task
the president set out TO find a man.
who being a Napoleon Of affairs. DOS
sessad the characteristics OF resource
tuiness, energy ractfulnesss and ability
OF a. great engineer as We'll as master
The president wanUed a man who
could do Things. dc them right and do
them quickly His search caused the
names OF Eliflu Root. ane- time secre-
tarE OF war: William H Taft. now in
that. position Henry Frick. famed
captain OF Industry, aIld John B.. Nc
Danaid. builder OF the New York sub
way, to he suggested.
At rlles time OF tfles decision Burt was
at liberty, having signed his office OF
president G. the Union Pacific His
connection witil that railroad has
many increasing Incidents which
st1lklngty appear in the background
He entereu} the service of the read
at d salaI'.- OF s15000' per ann11m IN
1897, and almost coincidenu with his aIl.-
pearance III tllss capacity came grear
changes III the management Of the
system. For a year OF more he swlns
his official AK right and left cutting,
the expenses here and there anu I'M
proving the organization in weak
spots. The effect Of his strenuous
dealing with the railroad may be seen
in the fact that when he acceDrad Cile
presidency the stock was selling at
26S4 and when the demand Of the la.
boring heads compelled him to re-.
sign in 1904, just seven years later,
the price had SUarest to- 81
Burrs resignation came as the cui-
mInarlBn OF the long strike On the part
OF mechanics OF the system When
the uni3n men found themselves, in a.
position rua dictate terms. one OF the
requirements was that the president
resign The TWO courses were 10, ra--
sign or break up the: company, and he
accepuatf the former
However it cannot be sailt that Mr.
Burt sulfereu any pecuniary disativa!l--
Cages because dT his resignation from
the presidency OF the Union Pacitic.
for he was imnediateiT offered a. COM
mission AT thea hands OF T. H. Harri-
maI1. who Saieetett the deuasatt mag:
nate at tile handsome SALARY OF s3H0on
per annuln to- visit China anli3 IaDan
for the purpose OF Investigating the
possibilities of establishing a railrnad
system in those countries
II the endeauor ta gain an irlsigslt,
into the character OF this pioneer rail-
road man, newspaper men and maga-
zine writer's have impressed the pub
Lie, with the ittea that Horace Bnrt is
a cr-usTg railroad magnara with nutt1-
ing hnu tine greed for gain Investing
MS system. But S,lcn is NOT the, case
The social Side Of his life differs az
far as does the life OF DIR. JeKyfI from
that Of M1... ENtie. In tiie social world
he Is lGGket upon as charitable. quiet
and possessing seerer generasity
Many churches. which have been pre-
senred with secret donations. it. is be-
Heved might point to- the ..S10D.0DO
mani as their lenefacrnr..
When the news was made public
that Mr. Burt was the nrnbaflle oGc,1-
pant OF the highest saiariesf position
an the CANAL. there we're many vino
wondered how tine Iahnr leaders
waniii accepr tt1e appoinr1nenr. Those
vino have birreriy waged rlie laf1ur war.
with him in the canfiiGr between rsie
Unnn Pacific and the International
ASsEeiaT1un OF MacilinisJs. it ia
Thought will nor welcome the seiee-
tann of their former appHnenE The
f1gsn has frnugsln BIru 20, the attention
OF all organized lahur. and the ttluughr
thar trouble will be- Drawing when the
Presidents saiegtiHn gees tes tina
isrhmllH To demonstrates his a1iliry.
may nnr ns without fnundaraun..
W. M. G.ARHlaxlN