Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-02
MOHLER RETURNS
PRESIDENT I. P.
Two Committees Greet the Head of
Hartman Road When He
Reaches Omaha.
BREAKFAST AT OMAHA CLUB
Omaha All the Time-Banauet
TO he Tenedered MIR. MohIer
NJ q Later Date,

When A. l.. Mohler was called TO New
York City a week ago he went as general
manager OF the Union Pacific and when
he came back Sunday morning he re-
turned as the president OF the system,
having complete executive authority over
more than 1000 miles OF road extending
across and through more than a dosen
states When he returned Sunday morn
ing he was the same A. l.. Mohler that
omaha people have known for years. For
all he had the same kindly smile. the
cheering words and the hearty hAndshake
as of old
The return Of President Mohler Sunday
morning Was somewhat unexpected as
the Information had been given out that
he would not reach here until Monday
and he would not have arrived until. then
had he not changed his plans and left
Chicago Saturday instead OF Sunday. as
was expected
! While the return Of President Mohler
sunday morning was unexpected there
we're a number Of business men and
representative citizens at the Union sta
tlon TO greet him as he stepped from his
private car which was attached to North
western No l., He was unable to under
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but 1t was explained by reason OF the
fact that from over in Iowa. at an early
hour Sunday morning. someone who was
a passenger on Northwestern No 1, tele.
graphed 10 Commissioner Guild Of the
Commercial club that President Mohler's
car was attached 10 the train
! After getting the Information Commits
sipner Guild got busy and telephonine
about the city, soon had a crowd Of fully
fifty prominent business men and other
men on their way TO the depot.
Taft'E Committee Also There.
Then too, there was another crowd Of
prominent business men and citizens at
the depot who helped form and constitute
a reception committee.
President Taft had been expected to
reach the city over the Missouri Pacific
soon after o'clock and reception COM
mittee Of about fifty had oongregated al
the Union station 10 meet him and escort
him TO the omaha club, where he was to
| breakfast Nothing could be learned Of
the whereabouts OF the Taft train and 50
the members OF the committee waited
An hour rolled by and no train bearing
| the president Of the United States arrived
Then the information reached the crowd
that President Taft was marooned down
| In Missouri, held a prisoner on a bit OF
| railroad track between two washouts Al
| about this time Northwestern No / pulled
into the station and as President Mohler
stepped off his car he was surrounded
| by both reception committees. the mem
bers OF his own reception committee wear
ing business suits and the members of the
Taft reception COMMITTEES. garbed in
faultless attire with silk hats sitting
iauntily upon their heads
Breakfast Prepared for Taft.
President Mohler was given q reesp-
ton for two presidents escorted 10 an
automobile that was in waiting and
whisked away TO the Omaha club. where.
with the members Of his own committee
and a number OF the members Of the
presidential reception committee, be sat
down 10 and ate a breakfast that II is
said was prepared especially for the presi-
dent Of the United States
During the breakfast. President Mohlsr
was the recipient OF shower OF con-
gratulauons. and after II was over. sew
ersI impromptu speeches were delivered.
TO which President MohIer responded. as
suring those assembled that in the fu-
ture, as in the past, the Uniol Pacific
would always be found standing UP for
the west. Nebraska and Omaha
After breakfast. President Mohlsr went
20 his offices In the Union Pacific head
quarters building, where. IN the same un-
assuming manner as of old. be met a
number df Company officials and clerks
who hsppsned TO have work 20 take Sazs
Of Sunday morning. During the morn
ting he met the Newspaper nan. inform
ing them thai his promotion 10 the high
est position on the Union P4ELfie system
had eoms 80 suddenly and Enaxperoe1ty
that be bad nothing To say as N WhAs
the future RAAls With rensrelse 20 the
management of tine ROAD W@lA IA. Aahds