The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1913-08-07
PRESIDENT ELLIOTT
LEAVES THE Mp.
Leaves Northwest to Accept
Presidency of the New
Haven & Hartford.
The Northern Pacific Greatly
Prospered Under His
Administration.

St. Paul, Aug. Al send this mes
sage with much of sadness and regret;
of sadness because 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 lst, leave this
part of the country and the many
friends in the railroad service and
along the line without whose loyal sup
port the Northern Pacific could not
have accomplished what it has.
take this opportunity of extending
my heartfelt thanks to everyone for
their consideration and help. On Oc-
tober %. 1903, became president of
the Nor thern Pacific. Since then the
growth of the country, the kindly atti-
tude of the public and of the press the
judgment, ability and courage of the
directors and stockholders in raising
money and the earnest support of the
officers and employees have all COM
bined to make greater and better
railroad of what was great railroad
then. In ten years the miles of track
of the Northern Pacific, not including
it's important subordinate. controlled
and affiliated roads, have increased
from 7,433 to l0,0l5 and the gross
earnings from this trackage have in
creased from SAG, $4,000 to $72, 2,G7,5,000
in spite of the building of new lines
and the subdivision of business in terri
tory formerly secured 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 di-
rections. am very glad that | have
had ten years experience IN the " o--
derful Northwest, have been a part Of
the management of the Northern Pa
cifc and have helped to develop an or
ganization that can now carry forward
the work, and that | leave the prop
erty in better condition than ever be-
fore to do its work as one of the greae
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 execu-
tive committee of the board of drec-
tors have authorized me to make the
following statement:
After having carefully considered
the situation created by the impending
retirement from the presidency of the
company of Mr.. Howard Elliott the
executive committee has decided to
recommend to the board Of directors
the following plan for meeting it: The
creation of the office of chairman of
the board and promotion of MIR. William
+. Clough, now first vice president, to
fill that position. Promotion Of Mr..
julie M. Hannaford, now second vice
president, to president; promotion Of
Mr.. George T. Slade, now third vice
president, to 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 upbuiIding of the North
west and the Northern Pacific. ask
for them the same loyal support and
cordial treatment that has always been
given to me, both officially and person.
ally.
So l am sad that events seem to
make it best for me to take up the
work in the east, yet am glad that l
am leaving Northern Pacific in fine con-
dition and in good hands. am not
going to say goodbye because l 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 trip
over the Northern Pacific, the best
railroad in the American Northwest.
The Northwest and my many friends
in it and the Northern Pacific will al
ways be very dear to me and shall
hope tn at in my new work in the east
l can still continue to be of some help
in telling the east what wonderful
country there is in the west and that
each section is important to and sup
plements the other in the development
of the whole United States.
Howard Elliott.