The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-01-25
A DENIsoN MANS SUCCESS
Mr.. II. G. Laub Calls Our Attention to
the Successful Career olHarry
Cover, Formerly Clerk
in Oenison.

Editor Review:
have sent you the Commercial
Chronicle of Chicago, dated January
18th, 1906. In it appears notice of
the promotion of former resident of
Denison, who is Mr.. Harry Cover.
He came to Denison, January LIST,
1875, and was the bookkeeper Of
Messrs Laub & Hayne, till Jan. LIST,
1877. Mr.. Hayne then dropped out
of business, which was continued by
Mr.. H. c. Laub, Mr.. Harry Cover
remaining the confidential clerk and
bookkeeper until Mr.. Laub sold the
business to Messrs Kirkwood & Nc
Call. Mr.. Cover went to Chicago
and obtained a position as entry clerk
for Messrs. Gage Bros, where Mr..
H. c. Laub found him late in the
year 1877. Mr.. Laub was the first to
suggest to Mr.. Cover to go to Mr..
Sage, first assistant general freight
agent of the Rock Island railroad and
apply for a clerkship. He did so,
and was successful. The Chronicle
contains the sequel of honor to Deni-
son. Yours very truly,
HENRY C. LAUB.
The following is the article to
which Mr.. Laub calls attention:
Without exaggerated pride or boast
fulness, Chicago can claim to be the
great center toward which is drawn
by natural gravitation the best and
brightest railway men of the world.
The railroads radiating from the larg-
est inland commercial center of the
globe have been the training school
from which many distinguished Off
Gals have been graduated, and pro-
motion among them seems to be a
natural law. Best of all, perhaps, an
important step upward rarely neces-
states removal from Chicago.
One of the most significant in
stances of success in this great field
of human endeavor is found in the
elevation of Harry Cover, assistant
freight traffic manager of the Rock
Island to the more important posi-
ton of freight traffic manager, in
which office he succeeded j. F. Hold
en-, the appointment becoming effec-
tive January Is. 1t is acknowledged by
all who are conversant with the fact
that Mr.. Cover has earned this envi-
able promotion by his able and eff
cient services for the Rock Island in
a period covering some twenly-eight
years. He has been continuously
in the employ of the company since
1878, beginning as clerk in the audi
tors office.
Mr.. Covers rise has been neither
meteoric nor sensational, but simply
the result of earnest, loyal and steady
application. AS railroad official he
has indeliby impressed his name on
the annals of the time. He was born
in Rockford, Eng, May 81, 1858, a
son of William and Elizabeth Lindsell
Cover, and received his education in
private schools in his native country.
He began his business career as a
clerk in London mercantile house.
He soon turned his face toward the
new world, however, and the yea,
1873 found him in Chicago filling q
modest position of clerk in the audi.
tors Office of the Rock Island rail.
way, with which he has ever since
been connected.
His exceptional ability, combined
with extraordinary interest he took il
his work, was soon recognized, ane
promotion rapidly made him CHIEF
clerk in the auditing department. Ii
October, 1881, he was appointed chic
clerk in the general freight depart
lment; in April 1887, promoted to sec