The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-15


Friday afternoon, taking in the Tintic
branch on the way down, and arrived
at the end of the Utah & Pacific at $3.50
1 yesterday morning. After an hour
spent in interviewing Engineer West of
that line, stretching their limbs and
viewing the scenery generally all hands
| boarded the cars and resumed their
| journey back TO the capital.
This trip, which one and all of the
| officials emphatcally pronounced to be
| merely a tour Of inspection, covered
| terra incognita as far as the three
| principals were concerned. it being the
| first time that President Hartman and
his two assistants had Travelled over
| that route.
On returning to Salt Lake they one
j and all placed themselves upon record
as saying that Utah had as yet mar
Vicious undevelOped resources and that
| the line was in very good condition
Upon railroad subjects. however, they
one and all SHE'D violently and proceed
ed TO talk crops, the weather or any
thing that came uppermOst for the time
being.
Engine No. 4O5. with ]. \. Yates
at the throttle and r. c. KirkwOOd at
the fire box, did yeOman service, car
! rying the party safely over the line and
| at times surprising the placid bovines
at the side Of the track by developing
e, siXty-mile gait. Especially was this
speed attained on the stretch between
Milford and Uvada and Juab and Salt
Lake. which was not such a bad per-
Torrance when it is considered that the
crew was on duty practically for TWEEN
ty-seven hours.
By the time the special arrived in
Salt Lake the party were discussing the
political situation over their coffee and
cigars to adjourn twenty minutes later
to the KnutsfOrd. AS soon as PreSi-
dent Hartman had registered he and
A w. McCune shook hands and speed
lily became engaged in a tete a tete
conversation which lasted several min
uteS.
The party viii remain in this city
until this evening in order to meet the
delegation of Boise City business men
who are coming down to interview the
railroad magnates on the question Of
the proposed building Of the Idaho
Midland.
Hartman Was Mum.
When seen at the Knutsford last
evening E. H. Hartman snilingly said
that he was not adverse to talking 10
the newspapers whenever he had any
thing to say. He wished it to be IN
derstood that if he had any news Of
Importance to those interested in Utah
affairs that he would be only too glad
to make it known, but under the exist
ing circumstances he stated that he
had nothing to say from the fact that
there was absolutely no significance 10
be attached to his visit. st am just
here in the ordinary course Of events, -
he said, 4 had never Travelled over
the southern line and simply went down
TO see it for myself"
In answer to a query in regard to the
-. Il
man said: THAT matter 1 have left
entirely in the hands of Mr. Bancroft
and Mr.. Burt, and no doubt they will
shortly arrive at a conclusion in re-
gard TO TT Then the subject of the
Idaho Midland was preached with the
result that Mr.. Hartman stated that
/ he had made arrangements to meet
some Boise representatives on the 18th
and then as an afterthOught added,
Why. that is today, isn't it," On be
ing advised that he was a day ahead
of time in his calculations he said,
We'll 1 suppose they will be down to-
morrow"
Upon the topic of the rumored build
ing of the Utah & Pacific to the Arizona
and Utah terminus, and thereby OPEN
ing up another route to the coast he
was non-cOmmittal, merely smiling a
pleasant good night and beating a re-
treat to his room.
Mr.. Hartman, from a casual glance,
is probably the last man a stranger
would have picked out among the
thrOng at the KnutsfOrd last night.
Dressed in an unassuming suit of easy
fitting brown tweed, and wearing a well
worn brown Fedora hat, he looks any
thing but the typical director, manager
and president of half dozen big rail-
road systems; then, too, he lacks that
/ ii. of eNyrr rr~hirh
been associated with several railroad
directors from the Empire state who
have graced Salt Lake with their ma
jestic presence recently.
The man who inaugurated such ex-
tenSive improvements on the lines with
which he has been connected during
his career is probably 40 years Of age,
and belongs to what is termed the pro-
gressive school.
Burt en- Railroading.
President Burt of the Union Pacific.
who accompanied the special down 10
lUvada, likewise started out by affirm
ing that ne really knew absolutely
nothing Of Importance to divulge. When
reminded that the people of Utah had
lively interest in the union depot
franchise, he proceeded to insinuate
that perhaps President Hartman could
throw some light upon the subject.
Upon the latter's remarks upon the
question being quoted, however, MIR.
Burt said: There has been nothing de-
cided upon in that direction, as there
are several clauses in the proposed
) franchise which require consideration. y
In speaking of the subject of the big
improvements now under way in WyO-
ming regarding the obviating Of curves
and the Strengthening up of the track
generally, he said that despite the spe-
cial dispatches from Cheyenne, which
are sent out at stated intervals that as
yet the contract for the construction
| of the Sherman hill tunnel had not vet
been awarded, although possibly some
action would be taken in that matter
in the course of a few days.
Regarding the movements of the Bur
lingtOn and the contemplated extension
TO Ogden this summer, President Burt
stated that he knew absolutely nothing
in regard to the matter. I have ioke5
with the Burlington officials On the sub
ject, he said, but they have never
given me to understand that such a
move was in contemplation. You know
railroads often set afioat rumors lust
TO md out what other people are do
ing"
Mr.. Burt. however, when reminded.
admitted that the Burlington had al
ready surveyed the route for the west
ern extension, but beyond that was not
prepared to indulge in any specula-
ton.
In answer to further questions. the
Union Pacific official stated that first
to last $1,000, 600 would be spent on i'm
provements on the Wyoming division.
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