The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-25
PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN
PACIFIC MEETS CHhMB6R
OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
The Local Conditions Explained to the FindD-
Ci0I M0Qn0t6 and His R0DIy.

s JGtnern Pacific and party, a'rived in
/ ,hc city at r.: 25 o'cIock last ni2ht.
Superintendent Sroufe wen. to FL Pas1
an conducted the parry over the T, G.
! son tuTlSiOn.
Promptly at O'Clock this morning,
the appointed hour, the committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, composed
of NJ. p. reeman, B. M. Jacobs. Albert
Steinfeldt, Gen l.. n, Manning and N.
w. Bernard. assembled at the Southern
Pacific depot 10 meet Mr. Hartman
They were escorted to the private
car. Arden" where Mr. Hartman
met them. He was presented to each
member of the committee by Mr..
Sroufe, they were escorted to seats in
the reception room at the end OF the
car. Senator Ives accompanied the
committee
The conference was most pleasant
cie. II was quite informal, Mr.. FREE
man acting as spokesman for the com
mIttee' Mr.. Hartman responded to Mr.
Freeman's remarks, addressing ques-
tions to the different members OF the
committee SO that the conversation be-
came general. Nearly every member of
=
Hartman. They found him a plain an
ass Jming man. who made them at
home as soon as they had taken seats
in hi car When the question OF rates,
Sas brought Zip by the committee, Mr.
Hartman sent for Mr. StubbS, SO that
Re Mlsbt clearly present tire position
of be railroad company. Later MIR
Stubs called in w C. Greene, who
NaS ha. ny a conference with Mr.
kruttschnitt
sir Freeman began his remarks by
stating TO Mr., Hartman that he was
not being met by grievance commit
tee, but by citizens representing the
business interests of Tucson who
wished To assure the southern Pacific
Company that the friendly relations
that had always existed between the
citizens of Tucson and the railroad
company, in the past would be main
tanned in the future In order to show
MIR Hartman that the leading business
interests of Tucson were represented.
Mr.. Freeman Introduced each member
Of the committee. Mr b. NJ Jacobs as
representing one OF the leading banks
and himself the other, MIR. Freeman
stated In Mr. Hartman that the COM
Alned deposits surplus and capital of
these las. was little over a million
and half dollars. He introduced Mr.
l3ernard. nf the Tucson Ice and Cold
Storage Company as representing the
leading manufacturing concern in the
city Mr.. Steinfeldt as representing the
leading wholesale firm and General
Manning as president or the Tucson
Chamber of Commerce and one OF the
largest holders and dealers in real
estate In the city.
Mir Freeman went or - describe the
wonderful growth OF the city. from an
0ld Mexican village OF aiobes. when
the railroad first came. 10 a modern
city of over 10000 inhabitants He
CAV" Mr. Hartman an ida of the
cltys resources and the interests on
which IL depended for its business. He
cited several instances Ia show how
the merchants here did everything in
their power To assist the railroad com
pany realizing that their interests
wc re identical. He then referred to the
Tumors that there was a possibility of
the shops being removed from Tucson
and 10 other rumors that the officials
u the company were contemplating
increasing the shop facilities here.
He assured Mr. Hartman that If the
company saw it to enlarge the shops
At Tucson. that they could rely on
he friendship Of the city for the rail
road and that the citizens would never
10 anything inimical TO the interests
IF the company. Mr.. Freeman then
ook up the question Of rates, referring
o the construction of the IT Paso and
and the injury that
night result To the wholesale interests
II Tucson by reduced freight rates over
hat road which taps a territory that
vas formerly controlled by the mer-
hants OF this city, He said that the
nmpany should meet the citizens half (.
way. as il would bo 80 the interests Of
he company 10 hold this trade .or 4
nscson. since The traffic ali came IN
md went ouf over their LINES After
cferring 10 some smaller matters.
tr Freeman spoEe of the climate of
Faesou saving that Ii was the best
ii cart. and that such days as today
we're by tar the exception rather than ;
ne Gaie although they We're God
end TO the country.
Mr. Hartman, u replying To "r. !
freeman and the COMMITTEES. spoke
cry slowly and deliberately touching /
N all of the matters that MIR. Free ,
nan had taken mp Mr.. Hartman is ,
ot fluent speaker. nc speaks with {
esitatiun and often finds it hard to 5
md the right word to express his I
houghts, Itc talked very informally to {
he committee. Just as one business
nan would address another in an or 2
mary conversation He began by say 8
ng that he was greatly pleased to
earn that there had always been 7
rienlly feeling between the officers of !
he railroad here and the citizens or /
he town. He said that he would en- |
haSize this fact wnen he brought up i
is interview at Tucson with the direc- $
ors of the company, He said that he Y
las especially glad to hear of these I
riendly relations, as he had heard so +
luch tC the contrary of m any local [
oints under the former manage c
1ent of the road and was glad to find Y
t least one city where such a friend q
= faalinp exietnd He stated how .