Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-07
howard ELL|0I WIRES
farewell TO employees
Message is Sent 10 Stations
by Retiring President Of
Northern Pacific
Expresses Regret and Sad
ness at Leaving Friends
IN Northwest

W. A. Mcdonald the local agent fOi
the Northern Pacific railway company
received a farewell message from
Howard Elliott, retiring president Of
the Northern Pacific company. over
the wires Of the N. =.
Mr.. Elliott was recently elected to
the si,residency Of the New Haven
railroad and will be located in New
YOrkcity after the first of next
1f6ntk He was rendered banquet
by Tie officials Of the Northern Paci-
fic road In St. Paul and large num-
ber of railway officials from all parts
Of the northwest attended.
The executive committee OF the
Northern Pacific has recommended
to the board Of directors the appoint.
ment OF William ClOugh, now second
vice president. as chairman of the
board Of directors, julie Hannaford to
the presidency Of the road and
George r. Slade as vice president.
Presidents Farewell.
President ElliOtt's farewell message
follows:
ITO all Northern Pacific officials,
agents and employees; to the press,
and to all ftiSn1s along t,sx lile of
the Northern Pacific. .x
u send this message with much of
sadness and regrltp OF sadness be-
cause am leaving some very close
and dear friends in the northwest.
both personal and official; Of regret
that give up the Office of president
September ! and leave this part Of
the country. the many friends in tho
railroad service and along the line,
without whose loyal support the
Northern F6cific to6ld not have &C.
conlpllshed what It has. " sss
Il take this opportunity Of extend.
ing my heartfelt thanks to everyone
for their consideration and help.
"On October %, 1908. l became
president OF the Northern Pacific.
Since then the growth of the coun.
try, the kindly attitude Of the public
and Of the press, the Judgment, abil.
ity and courage of the directors and
stockholders lii3 raising money! and
the earnest support of the officials
and employees have all combined to
make a greater and better railroad
Of what was a great railroad then
I'm ten years the miles Of trackage
Of the Northern Pacific. not including
its important subordinate, controlled
and affiliated routes. have increased
from 1888 to 1905 miles and the
gross earnings from this trackage
have increased from $46.142.OO0 to
s72,675;000 in spite of the building
OF new lines and the subdivision of
business in territory formerly served
by the Northern Pacific alone. These
figures tell something Of the growth
Of the-lnortllwest in the past ten
yearsWaiid believe the next ten will
show sas greater growth in all lirec.
tIVDs.yedG
Pleased a. Development.
~ am very glad that I have had
ten years experience in this wonder
full northwest, have been a part of
the management OF the Northern
Pacific and have helped to develop
an organization that can now carry
forward the work and that leave
the property in better condition than
ever before to do it's work as one OF
the great agencies for building up
the nOrthewst, to be able to turn the
management Of the cOlHpany's af-
fairs over to men now in the service
who know the country. the people.
the officers, the employees and the
railroad is extremely gratifying to me.
"The executive committee of the