The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-06
REGRETS
LEAVING N. P. R. R.
Writes Letter Of Appreciation TO
The Officers, Employees And
The Press.
PREDICTS A GREAT FUTURE
Makes Announcement of Plan ADOPTED
By The Northern Pacific Board
Of Directors.


Of Directors.
His letter in full follows and ia
self explanatory. 49,.
St. Paul, Aug. 4th, 1913.
Officers, Agents and Employees.
Press and to all friends along the
line of the N. P. Ry. and Information
al Falls and Bemidji.
l send this message with much sad
ness and regret, because 1 am leaving
some very close and dear friends in
the Northwest both personal and
official. With regret that give up
the office of President Sept. first and
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 accomplished
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take this opportunity of extend
ing my heartfelt thanks to every one
for their consideration and help. On
Oct. 23rd 1908 l became president of
the Northern Pacific. Since then the
growth of the country, the attitude
of the public and of the press, the
judgment and ability and courage of
the directors and stockholders in
raising money and the earnest sup
port of the officers and employees
have all combined to make greater
and better Railroad of what was a
great Railroad then. " "
In ten years the miles of tracks
of the Northern Pacilc not including
it's important ubordinate-control
and affiliated roads, have increased
from ~7433 to 1O,015 miles and the
gross earnings from this traekage
has increased from s46, to
I-$72,675, 100000 in spite of the build
Inv Of new lines and the subdivision
Of business in territory formerly SER
we'd by the Northern Pacific alone.
These figures tell something of the
growth of the northwest in the past
ten years, but believe the next ten
will show greater growth in all
directions. l am very glad that ]
have had ten years experience in
this wonderful northwest, have
been part of the management Of the
Northern Pacific and have helped to
develope an organization that can
now carry forward the work and that
leave the property in better condi-
ton than ever to do it's work as one
of the great agencies for building
up the northwest. .,-.-. -, .-~.
To be able to turn the management
of the companys affairs over to new
men in the service who know the
country, the people, the officials, the
employees and the Railroad is ex-
tremely gratifying to me. The exc
cutive committee of the board of di-
|rectors have authorized me to make
the following statement.
After having carefully considered
the situation created by the retire
ment from presidency of the company
of Mr.. Howard Elliott the executive
committee the following plan for
meeting it.
The creation of the office of chair.
man of the board of directors. Vice
president to fill that position. Pro-
motion of Mr.. julie M. Hannaford,
now second Vice president to be
President. Promotion of Mr.. Geo.
T. Slade, now third Vice President,
to be first Vice president. These
gentlemen are all experienced loyal
Northern Pacific men and will work
as hard in the future as they have in
the past for the up-building of the
N. P. and the northwest. l ask for
them the same loyal support and cor
dial treatment that has alweys been
given to me both officially and per-
sonally.
So I am sad that events seem to
make 1t best for me to take up the
work in the east. Yet am glad that
am leaving the N. p. in fine condi-
ton and in good hands. L am not
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