The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-05
HAYS VISITS OGDEN.
Southern Pacific President Talks of
Hartman Combine.


Ogden, Feb. 4-CharIes NJ. HAYS
president of the Southern Pacific sys-
TEN, came in from the west TODAY at
$50 o'clock by special train. A dele
cation, headed by Mayor Browning.
was at the depot to meet the special
( train with carriages. il having been
previously arranged by telegraph that
the party should be given a drive about
the city and up as far as the power
house of the Utah Light & Power com
pany. Mr.. Hays was ready to step
from the car into d carriage, but de
terred starting on the drive until an
interview had been given to the news
paper men.
He confirmed in general terms all
the previous interviews given by the
Associated Press about the acquisition
of the Southern Pacific by the Harri-
man syndicate, and the probability that
no sweeping changes Of policy would
result.
No, there viii be no extensive
changes N consequence of the union of
interests said he AS / have before
stated there viii be no change of Of
ncers on the Southern Pacific because
or this change in ownership. No Of
: ticers VIII be removed from ogden.
which VIII continue to be the Southern
Pacific terminal
The shops here viii certainly not be
removed or curtailed. Z can conceive
of their being enlarged to meet the re-
quIements of the Union Pacific as well
as the Southern Pacific. No young
man, there is nothing detrimental 10
any Ogden Interest," may say to any
western interest-in this change in
ownership of the Southern Pacific"
Regarding the proposed cutoff to be
constructed across the lake Mr. HAYS
said: i am entirely Unprepared TO
speak about that. You see, ] am pretty
+rrs.- -
and have not given il any attention.
However, while inspecting this divis-
ion readily saw the need Of some such
Improvement for overcoming the diff
culties of our present roadway
1 found from my inspection that the
salt Lake division is in good shape
very good shape There are some
drawbacks but improvements are al
ready under way to remedy them.
My trip east is at the request of
President Burt Of the Union Pacific,
who wants TO talk over matters with
me do not know just when or where
I shall meet him. We had started from
Los Angeles on our trip of inspection
when this eastern trip became neces-
sary.
I understand the Oregon Short Line
had been absorbed by the Union Pa
cifc before this recent deal, so that
now the three roads are, of course. UNI
der one general control
In the party besides President Hays
were General Manager KruiUschnitt j.
II. Wallace, together with Mr.. Phillips
and SIR WOrthingtOn, secretaries of
Mr.. Hays and Mr.. Kruitschnitt. Su-
perintendent Noble came in from the
west with the party and accompanied
them in the drive about the city.
Among the other citizens in the party
were Mayor Browning. A. T. Wright,
Dan Hamer and Sidney Stevens. The
party returned to the Reed hotel.
where banquet was given in honor of
F, the visitors. at which twenty-one Og-
den business men were present. Mr.
Hays made "a brief address, in which
NE expressed himself as much pleased
with Ogden and her surroundings, and
/ hoped that the present relations viii
I always exist between the railroads and
the city
After the banquet n conference for
about an hour and a half was he / in
the parlors. Mr.. Hays spent the night
IN his private car and viii go on east
on special train on the Union Pacific
tomorrow.