The Daily Missoulian., 1909-08-20
HONOR IS BESTOWED
BY COLLEGE
SELECTION OF HOWARD ELLIOTT
AS ovERSEER OF HARVARD is
HIGH COMPLIMENT.

81 Paul Aug. lS.-T.ET" is no
greater honor which Harvarl college.
the oldest college in tn. United Sta,cs.
can hestow than that ac,OT7al tn
northwest ana west in the oIect3tH f
Howard Elicit, president "f tn"
Northern Pacific. as ~ .rnhcr of its
board of ovcrsocrs. Thc euutnw, 81
and middle west have lrcn r pre-
scented among the 30 ov"rae,r4. but the
northwest and Pacific ,r"rt have rot
heretofore received recognition. Dvc~-
secrs of Harvard are elected on ""rn-
mencemcnt day. They Irrr' sent 10
oo6 men holding degrrAs from this
university who are now alive.
To he elected an overs" r. is me most
ferred upon Harvard alumuus Prcg-
ident Eliiotts name was submitted
with "a others Of prominent Harvard
men to nil living alumni To- letter
ballot. Each graduate voted for six
men and the II highest IN tn" total
vote were placed on AN official Aus
tralian ballot and were voted in person
hy all graduates present at commence
mcnt- Mr. Elliott received tn" largest
vote of any of the nominees an addi-
tional and emphatic recognition Of the
increasing Importance of the west and
fitting recognition of his energetic
work in the interest of the ancient in
stitutton Of learning.
+. \. Delano nf Chicago and George
-. Markham "f St Louis are mem
bcrs of the Harvard oycrSccrs. These
were the only men living outside Of
the Atlantic coast states. The election
of MIR. Elliott, who serves for term
of six years. gives the great empire
from st. Paul to Puget sound direct
representation and an active influence
in the management of Harvard. and
enables the west to voice its conxic-
tions in the government Of the great
university Harvard has many grad
yates in Minnesota. North Dakota.
Montana. Idaho and Washington. and
MIR. Elliott, "A resident Of st. Paul.
but as president of a great railway
constantly in touch with affairs in all
of these western states. Is in a posi-
tion to meet the scattered alumni and
tn convey tu the far eastern members
of the governing body the best thought
of western men and to the western
graduates fun and fresh information
of the work of their alma mater. Mr..
Elliott Is firm believer In the future
OF the states between the great lakes
and the Pacific. and having lived west
of the Mississippi for more than 10
years Is a thorough western man.
President Elliott graduated from
Harvard in 1851. He entered railway
service in 1850 as ar odman with n
Burlington engineering party in north
west Missouri After graduation from
Lawrence Scientific school of Harvard
with the degree of civil engineer. he
returned Ia the service and has been
continuously in railway work since
that time. with the exception Of one
year. serving In the engineering de
partment as cashier. assistant treas
urer. auditor. general passenger agent,
general freight agent, general manager
and vice president. all with the G, II.
4 o. and was elected president Of the
Northern Pacific in October 1903. In
which post he has served continually
since that date. Although resident
of ST. Paul his duties keep him on the
road much of the time and in New
York on business for his company.
AIR. Elliott has always maintained
his interest In Harvard and in New
England. where he lived until he was
20 but his long rcsidcnC" In the west
and his extensive travels through
western states har" made him more Of
western man than an eastern man.
He predicts a brilliant decade I" com"
for all the territory west "f the great
river. believing the next 10 years Will
soc u development which will Surnass
even the record uf the decade past