Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-08-07
HOWARD ELLIOTT
BIDS farewell
TO OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
OF THE NORTHERN I.ACIFIC.

.'"'To local officials and employees.
II send this message with much
Of sadness and regret; Of sadness be-
cause 7 am leaving some very close
and dear friends in the northwest,
both personal and official; Of regret
that I give up the Office of president
September 1st, leave this part of the
country. and the many friends in the
railroad service and along the line,
without whose loyal support the
Northern Pacific could not have ac-
complished what it has. / take this
opportunity OF extending my heart
felt thanks to everyone for their con-
sideration and help.
ION Oct. 23, 1903, became presi-
dent Of the Northern Pacific Co. Since
then the growth of the country, the
kindly attitude of the public and of
the press, the judgment, ability and
courage of the directors and stock
holders in. raising money, and the
earnest support of the officers and
employees, have all combined to maze
greater and better railroad of what
was a great railroad then.t In ten
years the miles Of track of the North
'ern P1cifc, not including its impor-
tant subordinate, controlled and af-
fiiliateh roads, have increased from
7,433 to 1O,015, and the gross earn
ings from this trackage have increas-
ed from $46,142,o00 to7k73,675,ooo,
in spite of the building at new lines
and the subdivision of business in
territory formerly served by the
Northern Pacific alone. These fig
iures telli something Of the growth
Of the northwest in the paststen years
but believe the next tensWill show
a greater growth in all directions. T
s.I-am very glad that Ishave hads
ten years. experience y this wonder
full nofthwvSest,. havesbaeA . bart sof
the management OF the Northern Pa
cific and have helped to develop an
organization that can now carry for
ward the work, and that leave the
property in better condition than ev-
er to do it's work as one Of the great
agencies for building up the north
west.
"To be able to turn the manage
ment of the company's affairs over to
men now in the service, who know the
country, the people, the officers, the
employees and the railroad, is ex-
tremely gratifying to me. The ex-
ecutive committee of the. board OF d.
rectors have authorized me to make
the following statement:
"'After having carefully consld-
cred the situation created by the i'm
pending retirement from the presi-
dency of the company of Mr.. How
ard Elliott, the executive committee
has directed to recommend to the
hoard of directors the following plan
for meeting it:
"The creation of the office OF
chairman of the board and promotion
of Mr.. William P. Clough, now ffrst
vice president, to fill that position:
promotion of Mr.. julie M. Hannaford'
now second vice president, to be pres
ident; promotion Of Mr.. George I.
slade, now third vice president, to be
first vice president.
"These, gentlemen are all expert
enced, loyal Northern Pacific men,
and will work as hard in the future
as they have in the past for the up
building of the northwest and the
Northern Pacific. ask for them the
same loyal support and cordial treat:
ment that has always been gievn to
me, both officially and personally. SO
/ am sad that events seem to make
it best for me to take up the work In
the east. yet ! am glad that am
leaving the Northern Pacific In tine
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condition and in good hands.
II am not going to say good bye
because shall hope to see many OF
my friends from the northwest when
they are in New England, Boston and
New York, and when my vacation
time comes in 1914 and 1915, shall
hope to make a trip over the North
ern Pacific, the best railroad in the
American northwest.
.The northwest and my many
friends In It, and the Northern Pa
cific will always be very dear to me
and shall hope that in my new work
In tho east, ! can still continue to be
Of some help In telling the east what
q wonderful country there is IN the
west. and that each section is tm-
portant to snd supplements the other
IN the Development OF the whole Uni
ted states: 81
toward Elliott" n