Show DEATH OF THOMAS J POTTER A NOTE else elsewhere whee in this issue states that a telegram was received today by mr J V parker agent of the U P railway company in this city that vice president and general manager thomas J potter died at 1115 this morning the announcement of a faciso fact se unexpected as this will occasion much surprise it is not long since the gentleman visited this city and appeared then to be in good health we understand however that the be has been a sufferer lately from ia a pl pulmonary complaint the deceased was a man of marked character and ability and his bis having attained to the prominent position jae be occupied at the time of his bis death renders him a conspicuous example of what may be accomplished by application perseverance courage and other qualities which he possessed la in a high demerci deer cle grea ci mr potter was born bora in carroll county ohio on the of august 1840 he came west went and located in iowa first ente ing railway service in july as a lineman ig the engineering corps corpa thea surveying the line of the Buri da M s couri river railroad in iowa six months later or early in he enlisted ia lathe the regiment ot of iowa cavalry tie he enlisted with the expectation of entering service la in the war of 0 the rebellion bellion le but bui about that time the medians in tea aben the western frontier were b an and as the con COD st ruction of the union pacific railway was wan being hampered by br them the regiment to w asich aeb mr potter belonged was ordered to F fort rt kearney mud and from that post the troops troops were detailed to guard the road constructors and chase the invaliding invalid ing indians indiana when his bis regiment was mustered mastered la in he be bid bad risen to te a captaincy he then entered the service of the road he be had helped to survey as station agent at albis Albia iowa lo 10 wa lu in IM ho he was made spec pec sl al claim and fuel agent ot the road with headquarters at burlington and aad remy remained ined in that capacity until the burlington and missouri river in iowa was absorbed by the chicago burlington and quincy railroad when he be became a gentral general agent of that cor potation por atlon with at cres creaton iowa iu in august 1875 he was promoted to the assistant assia tant buaer superb in intend tendency eucy of the iowa division an and ip in february 1875 wis was further elevated to the position rt of in december 1879 be was made assistant general manager with headquarters at chicago one year lattof lat ON becoming the general manager of abat treat corporation in 1884 he be also became first vice president and thus remained at the practical beadon the companas comp anys stairs affairs until may 16 1887 when he be accepted an offer from froal the union pacific allway tit becom comIng lne its first vice president and general manager at a salary said to be the largest ever paid to a working railroad official since that date danehe he has been a resident of omaha closely devoting himself to the tangled affairs of the gresl great railroad of which he be took charge and a splendid he was making the earnings being belac largely increased and the 0 operating expenses greatly curtailed 04 mr P patter ater was a thorough railroad n he began idt the lower round rd kin d rose by merited merits merit nd practical knowledge to be recognized as aa foremost as a railroad manager |