Arizona republican., 1902-03-26
PRESIDENT
 HARTMAN
And PaTIy Guests Of Phoenix
 Yesterday
Fir. Hartman Ridicules the Report Of the Absorption by the Southern Pacific Of the Rock Island Route. Entertainment Of Visitors.

| ne most ulSIlnSulSNeu guest GI Phoenix fer long time was that cap tain of industry. President F. II. Hartman of the Southern Pacific. and the controlling influence of several other great lines. Mr. Hartman, ac- companied by a party of twenty-four. is making q tour of the west and south ! and just returned from q visit along the Mexican Central to the City or Mexico.
 Among the members Of the party are Mrs. Hartman. her daughters Cornelia and Carrall Hartman. her son William Hartman. General Manager Julius <Iuttschnitt. E. O. Mccormick J. C. Stubbs and William Sproule of the Southern Pacific. C. C. Sroufe division superintendent at Tucson, s. r. Booth. J. Stanley Brown. Mir. Cross and Dr. Lyle, MT Harriman's family physician, and Misses Faith Clark, F. R. Sears. Livingston and WillcoX.
 1t was expected that Mr. Harriman's special train would reach here at 2:3G yesterday afternoon. It left Tucson at II o'clock. but it did not reach the S F.. P. & P. depot until nearly fiv4 o'clock.
 ! Members of the board of trade. 1 Frank Ccx and Mr. A. (. Bartlett of ] Chicago. had provided carriages to drive the visitors through the city anl country during the two hours the train would remain here. Word had also 1 been sent ahead of the special to have riding horses in readiness. They were to be neither bridled nor saddled. The i tourists had their own equipment.
 The special is a magnificent train. 1 consisting of two vestibule cars. Chi cagO < Alton private car, three Pull mans and d baggage car. The visitors disembarked and some time was spent i by members Of lie board Of trade in | conversation with EIr. Hartman and the ether railroad officials. In tha mean time a couple of gro5ms were pusy bridling and saddling the horses and when they were ready four of the4 ] ladies of the party came out attired in riding habits.
 Mir. Hartman was the last man Of 1 the party that q stranger ,youid nave picked out as the great railroad preei- dent. His manner is mild and pleas ant and he is extremely easy of ap- | preach. Ii, is apparently about forty five or fifty years of age of medium height and dark hair and eyes.
 He was asked regarding. the reported -'-'4 i'NA~'i 'i tAAS iAtN lN ifIieiliti bN J.At Southern Pacific. He smiled and re- piled: T have heard that report l have also heard that intended to take in the Mexican Central. the Vera Cruz railway and another Mexican road whose name l have forgotten. You can take your choice of these stories" The reporter was not weighted down bT new information On the subject. MT. Iarriman's manner of speaking leit the impression that he was making light of the rumor.
 Telegrams were handed MT. Harri- man and MT. Kruttschnitt and with Mir D. Nj. Barringer they withdrew from the crowd and engaged in a quiet conversation and the earnest discussion of q paper produced by Mr. Barringer.
 By this time the ladies had entered the carriages OF else had mounted their horses and Were ready to start when an exciting accident, fortunately with out any serious result. occurred.
 The horse ridden by the elder Miss Hartman. unused to the kind of bit which had been put into it's mouth. gave back suddenly at q sharp pull by his rider. and turning, fell. Miss Ha1- riman was thrown to the ground. The animal almost fell upon her She was ! assisted to her feet. She is a brave young lady and displayed neither alarm nor embarrassment at the accident | AIer father led her to his car where her clothing was rearranged. She gave up 1 the horseback ride and took a seat be side her father in carriage
 As much of the city and surrounding country as could be covered in two hours was visited by the tourists and at 1:3o o'clock the party returned to the train which left for the north half an hour later. A big santa Fe engine was put in front of the lighter Southern Pa cific engine tc pull the heavy train over the hill this side of Prescott
 The object oi the northern trip is to visit the Grand Canyon. The special train will return to Phoenix on Thurs day and at once proceed westward or the Southern Pacific.