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Show IETburt steps out fTisident of Union Pacific itj Seeks a Rest' IEEN A RAILROADER 35 YEARS 8? i A i, 7 fas Made Many Improvomants fp f in Operating Railraads I Kjfji c00ic the Position, in 1898, After Re-V Re-V t ceivcrship, and Has Done Much 55; If for tho System. fS I ll fomaho, Jon. 2.-Horacc G. Burt, r'sl fretrident of the Union Pacific railroad, 3 jaB banded In his resignation to the tl Hrectors. It is understood that It will F i'b acted on at the next meeting o the 1 frturc. "1 lAt Mr. Burfs office It was stated that ""1 se will take an extensive trip with Mrs. i Surt for the purpose of securing a rest, fls active railroad service has ex-jTi ex-jTi fcded over thirty-five years and. it J slated, he feels need of a complete V. est. The trip will be of several "M nonths duration. 4 l BECAME PRESIDENT IN 1838. President Burt was appointed to his present position ln February, 1S0S, Shortly after the receivership of the """if road was dissolved. A large number at changes and improvements have been carried through by him, one of D ibe greater of which has been the cx-pendlture cx-pendlture of over a million dollars in the construction of new shops in ls! bmaha. '"4 ? Previous to his appointment as pres-8I1 pres-8I1 Ident of the Union Pacific system Mr. ''"S Burt was connected with the Chicago fc Northwestern railroad for nearly w Thirty years. He served In the capa- city of chief engineer and general man-M man-M ager of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mls- souri Valley road, now part of the toiTi Northwestern system, and was later iFl Tiadc vice-president of the latter road. Which capacity he was serving when MH'i te ceme to the Union Pacific. Trest-?'.i Trest-?'.i jent Burt had nothing to add to the .J ianbuncement already made of his .J? resignation beyond saying that he ex-aa! ex-aa! pected to make his future and perma- nent home in Omaha. He also stated ai,! that he had no plans beyond his in- 2 tcntlons of traveling for some time. His communication to the board of dl-Td'tl dl-Td'tl rectors, It Is said, mentioned no date rre Jt,jvhlch his resignation Is to take ef-:;!Tct, ef-:;!Tct, Staving the matter with the board anlBb'NO SUCCESSOR NAMED. aa.?jjR?ff York, Jan. 2. Through a rcp-taL?J rcp-taL?J Wntative of the Harrlman syndicate, :tu'tjj teh controls the Union Pacific, it Hlii M learned this afternoon that Presi-lent Presi-lent Burt's resignation has been ten-li ten-li lered, but has not been accepted and tjil he question of a successor has not ji teen considered. ftftgj I RESIGNED SOME TIME AGO. tfm iIr Burt's resignation, it was yr earned, has been In in hmd3 of tho P' Urectors for .uorne time, akhough the ryi act was not made publli until today. -cartF '8 not uoueved the hoard will refuse Maj duuept It, as Mr. Burt h:is been very !xj)liclt In his expression of a desire to irttjifl ellrc from the company's sarvlec. :,'Tho matter of selecting a new prcsi-yAi prcsi-yAi Lsnt for the Union Puclfic l:ns created mnsidernblc Interest and speculation .jS is to a successor for Mr. Burt has in-rirf in-rirf iluded a wide range of names. At the if Mon Pacific headquarters, however, S?2"i K IllnJon ,a officially ventured as to it I!1 riio will In che future control the af-0 af-0 airs of the company. Mr. Burt him- ielf w )1 iemaln nominally in charge of - Li Irs. but expects to bpgi.o at once aj lie i-rfparatlon for his departure. |