Show N A m C C G BURT N CN Rm CT T MA Something About Aboul the President of I IThe The Union Pacific Who Re Resigned I Resigned c I II I signed Saturday I I SELDOM TALKED TO REPORTERS Worker Who lit lie has as an Indefatigable Hated Haled Publicity What lie Ho Accomplished In 30 Years cars f Wrote i I cL 0 n Burt Durt whose shoo rt vi d I announced In Saturdays Now News No ta the hardest man ratan to Interview not hr hg J i C Stubbs of or on who emus cam nit elt Lako from time to III time lime Horace i Ii e hut hUll ILK as s lk o a man who was at lit the thea Ji 01 a corporation representing nUn of DC millions IH III iv a 1 man Inn n of or orr r reticence From the tho stand id it ef of the tho Ih reporter ho he was Waa ore one of at 11 If roost Ignorant men going Ho lie Hor k kw r tf absolutely nothing Oneo In hi on rare occasions he would thaw our OJ ibi ih NV WH recalls one rote when r t melted boys Into his hie palatial Mute CRr down at ul tho the Oregon lin In yards yard ard It was WaR n 1 hot tiny and Mr Hurt upon his Ills porter parler for Cor lemon lemoni lemona i a In lugg For nearly an nn r h jr ur r he dl lUo l affably and then shook hands lande warmly That was Willi long ngo o o the blK b ys compared notes noles cub mib cubI i w rat M to the tho they found that i r had lud not enough of oC a t l story stor to 10 fad t al u II shotgun Th nt I va IRS hits hit ht way wa If It ho he knew w a tt I re reI rel I I l r f f r v tt m lK s mi nil n the track of Or t i n Hut v u IS is K authentic he hl would either cither f y ill Ik ny it by b saying It Il Is ls l nil alt news t I r n r 01 or d t simply walk right c tr r the top tOil ot of him ham and deep Ir hr j iler it i in tho the or 01 the tho of or off orr f r Wul iu TALK PLAINLY Y W fi n Mi Ir Burt Burl had hall anything to 10 say coy Im l talk plainly and briefly On 1 f l a ons when hen as ue n to 10 toi pm i rot I I than han rs es contemplated e t tI i rd or r I other matters ha he would trl Lly Ma say al I 1 have havo nothing to 10 tore Ht re 11 out cut that would Interest l the gen genE Ill E The Ike reporter who lio got an no noil il l I v t try rv r out of Horace 0 Hurt Pu u apt to and grow tr r elte l unto until ho ht R n thorn Ihorn In 11 nf nr ti t rest reat of tho fraternity I nUll melon to Inter lilt I t I AD n 11 to lu every oen city editor I milt milr i I reporter I between Han f V ar r ie I u o J a r I Now New York and anti whon reps p rt I r IIIi flit Into Inlo tho tam with an no ani nos s i interview tram from tho the NeMI lest nl of et t ft tb t ho he announced I h f t n II nn n a triumph stir tit tiC of ot Mr lilt Hurts Burts methods r c Mond Ii I i JSn It U was wan ly I from Crom Now No York Yok that II r I n I i nit rt had hunt been selected to tu ho 10 hoI hotl tl I tit at 11 d f the tho Union Ho Ito Hov v tol ti in a r t i ifo 1111 nt at tho the time and when whon a i n 1 fur v I reporter called on un him hint eith lIh the ar 1 Mr Dar h Burt eahL I 1 havo zt J to I t n roti d and I f do not bellevo 1 I 1 ifs Itu c t 1 II t t iu II L until I inn ant noli not I It t r f 1 d ft tC Hi tI It l hI he In f h to note nol that whon whet ho was ri pained ho tatted failed to la make tho n f tt t f r kr hr i n by his hb loquacity fur for up III JH i b ii hi tJ ti niVer talked for Cor ton Ilia Ir n mi ti the Ilia lI Nt in uLL M 11 LAKE Tt It II I v oar nr 11 salt Sail Ilko lie ho n b hi III I to n In ft n titer Millie in pm the tho cant enAl who avor fJ C that 1 r uld get Rol something out of Ii TM I Pert and ho h I did but not nol jf ti III Inca ho no expected GoOd 11 Dy by b iho Ih p of the tho young man yI Ir nUll hurt uit turned tinned on lie his tormentor n a t ti lull in fy fromn f i ni steel ol L I lot f hp hi mad misted Insisted I that ho he be bo left lefta f a 6 ne th a youngster waxed face foco I t Ji all 1 MM 1 that lie t rit ii ur i nc reporters I at ii cv a mu ii it a evils of oC the tho i Jury airy UH ne Were I Mr tr Burt subsequent I y r said Mid In hi nt I t would have hn 0 Iri 11 In HUB il mA leading Ic Alp it 11 h Id ji nii oue Mr tr Hurt Burt II vas t ih th I I men nf of the ho iI r tea tAil 2 Alp After he I Is l e the th Ih h I wl will stand 1111 lilt 11 sa nf nt to 10 his hili HIAN tIAN AT Tin Norge or 0 r fI hurt began n I hl Ids railroad ns M 1 It v il m III u a v h hi h i an running inning n lino for tor a n rae n h h Ira nil 0 the Ihn Northwestern I all I i f I tt ip ll Ito soon Boon left I the he ie Pioneer ty i lu Ii i II b onto superintendent su of tho Iho Ile Mtr urn 1 1 Work I Ild u ld was toady I midA I dr d tai hl wn WOR Buco Iii l and andi n nil t n nI nt lt if l 6 the Ul northern Iowa Hi II ii lit f i Ili Ih Iii ago A lul f for tOI the k It I III I hI i first como camo into general u nn Os 0 a It railroad man Ho lie laid lall a out theN the Northwestern N lern switch l yards s of or t t ito fro an nn whIch attracted a n great deal of oC attention In the lilt railroad world It was not n a great while hlll before Mr Hurt Burt was tens transferred from the Iho con 1011 construction calon to 10 tho operating department eat and lit he wait Willi mule made general superintendent dent of or the tho Iowa 01 lines Imes ot of the tho Northwest Northwestern ern with headquarter headquarters at nl Hoone Hoon From Fron there he went to 10 Omaha to he bo gen ern in I manger manager of oC limo tho Fremont Missouri lI Valley road serving for tor live years In thin this capacity From Omaha he lie wile was sent to 10 til St Paul to 10 he be general manager of or the time Chicago St Paul Min Minneapolis lIn neapolis Omaha road He Ito had hardly assumed this position before ho he was wan made to the Mar Marvin lol lolIn vin In third vice vleo president of or the tho Chicago A Tills Thill Is IR briefly the career of ot hir T Hurt prior to going to the Union Pacific as os president dent of or the tho big What Shat he lie has accomplished since Is well veil known throughout America Mil Mit IH TASK On the day Mr 11 Hurt Burt was chosen to be ho president of ot the road rOld Union Pacific sold for Or LWi 26 4 In New York It Ills Is now selling around 80 3 It Il was certainly n a herculean task laRk set sel before Mr 11 Burt Duit The road hue has just emerged Irons from ti n receivership which had lusted lasted four Cour years and suffered Buffered greatly from the physical and that word cord may mn be lined deterioration Inn Inci Incident dent to 10 the tho fact that It had been that long lon In III the tho hands of ot the tho court To Io re reorganize rev organize the service rehabilitate tho the equipment of tho the lino IIno and 1101 place the tho property on oar n a paying la bask basis Mr Hurt Burt was WAR sent to Omaha With character Istle energy and 1111 determination lion he set not about time the undertaking How flow well he lie hehns has hns succeeded Is told by 11 the quotations for rOl the stock slack At Al the very 1 outset ho he gave gate the llie force torce of Ills his own to tho the men under I him He lie retained In Inthe Inthe the IIII service of the company tho the old ex executive who bind made up the tho icon for years nod who were vero familiar with tho time Union Pacific Its It territory and Its patrons One of oC chief en ell engineer coon attar after resigned and was rev re replaced repin placed pin cell by hy the tho present incumbent n a man who was Willi with the president during lurIng oth other er cr days daya on tho the Elkhorn It U was wall pro tho change In methods that brought about the Improved condition In the affairs of time tho line For Instance n R sleepy Bleep gate gatekeeper gatekeeper keeper at lit the shops chops win started out of nf his rest rent r l for Cor weeks by I the appearance ot of the tho old man It at t tho the gate HI nt ot 7 j one ono morning NO E Others besides the gatekeeper were I lIt the visit 1 ll bore boro fruit In ht the tho prompt arrival ever CeI of or simo Iu In nil all departments met mel similar 8 rebukes and amid It Jl WIH ta not many days after New Years 1808 until It Il was Willi thoroughly understood that lint snaps on the tho Union Pacific were there a II athing athing thing ot of the lie past I Ills His won was Infectious and mini lIB President lre Hurt soon noon hall hail the satisfaction of or seeing his assistants working with AH till much energy ns 1111 him himself self solf to bring his plans pious to 10 success Tho Time effort him has been beon nil all ho could have ex exported ported peeled When lio ho tunic came to 10 Omaha It Il U Is told he hI said to 10 a II friend that thol ho would probably recd need live Ho years yearn to bring about n proper readjustment of or the tho road and Its service Tile The five Ho yearn MII ex expired tired last word February and ho lie kept Ills bits word worl President Hurts salary Buill 1 It Is stated was a 1 year year 1111 ROAD IWAn Survey Suncy of nt inn nw IIno from hone Milford to 10 Commence Next iut Month 8 S Lane Inno returned title this week from Washington county comity II t where ho homade homade made n a 1 preliminary survey surrey for Cor tho time big dint dam of or the tho potter nutter plant that will trill supply IY electricity el for tor tho the proposed etl road maul from tram M to 10 St SI George says RI RItho tho the Times This Is located nt lit atthe the tho narrows of tho he Illo Ino HI a Virgin will supply several thousand hose hOIM power Mr Dh h Lane Iano announces that surveys surreys s for tor forthe forthe the tho nw mica line Ilse will trill probably commence In III February mill and construction work In III May Mayor or Juno Ho brought back with hint him soma Homo samples of or oil chain which carry carryn n a h high percentage of lubricating oil null and cat can nil do bo worked nt at n good Ho Ito amid his associates have havo secured H 20 acres of oC these clinic Innis propose to 10 do tho the proposition Another Another S P 1 Feeder It Han Ban Francisco Jan Jati i rho California Northwestern railroad anil tho ho Southern Pacific arc planning to make mako a n 1 cot con coume me lion between their roads rends by h run nimg a n hue lino tt oni Junction on tho time thoI larger I I road to II a t small entail station on all tho blanch of oC the California Northwestern a n few Cew mile below the tho town of Sonoma A cooperative co scheme mo for tor making the tho survey and rights of oC way my Inns has already been effect oil eil and nil It Is reported that tho the grad gradIng grading Ing mud mho Iho laying of ot rails mils will 1111 bo ho started In a n 1 few weeks The Tho distance IlI of or the t connecting linn line between tho time two stations Is I about 12 13 miles and Ind It wilt will be bi n 1 mentis meats of ot shorten shortening lug ing tho ho present route for tor carrying fruit and mid other oilier products bv IU th time Southern Pa I rillo froth from the rich alley territory ly h lying hIn lying I ing In between null and points con comm to that lint town lOW II and Napa June iou |