Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
New York Railroad Magnate's
Train the First Passenger to
Cross The Lake.
HE TALKS TO OESERET NEWS.
Makes a General Denial Of All the
RumOrs That Have Been Clreu.
lated Recently,

A special train OF FIVE private cars
bearing George j. Gould, president Of
the Gould system Of railroads, and
party arrived In Salt Lake at o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. GOuld's coming has
been heralded for several days, bu.
there was an air Of mystery surround
ing the exact time Of his arrival, due
largely TO terrific snowstorms encoun-
tered on the way home. The party Is
made up Of Mr. .ould and number Of
prominent railroad and business men.
The train reached ogden at / p. m,
being the first passenger train to make
the trip across the Ogden-L ucin cut
of, II Mr. Harriman's special last
November Is not counted In speak
ing of the CUTOFF MIR Gould said II was
magnificent piece Of railroad work
and would be OF vast benefit to this
western country.
When asked concerning the reported
extension OF the Rio Grande into the
Iron county iron fields MIR, Gould stat
ed that the matter had not been con-
sIdercd by him, but that no expected
to meet President Hearne OF the Col
orado Fuel 4 Iron company in salt
Lake. The meeting however, was In
no wise preurranged, but as Mr..
Hearne was here he would most likely
have talk with him.
With reference 10 the west Mr.. Gould
said he was greatly interested in II.
He liked the climate and was delighted
to como here In summer on fishing
and hunting trip, In fact. he thought
his business interests demanded that
he come this way at least every SIX
months.
Concerning interviews In the Calfor-
MIA PAPERS In which the gentleman Is
quoted as having denied all connection
with the Western Pacific, Mr. Gould
said that such interviews were cor
rect-he was not backing the Western
Pacific.
Asked as to politics the gentleman
stated that this was a subject he gave
little attention to. hence he knew lit
le Of what was going on In this d.
rcctlon.
Mr., Gould was courteous and pleas-
ant In hts conversation and chatted
freely with representatives Of the press
in ogden before leaving for Salt Lake,
The personnel Of the party IL as fol-
lows. Mr. Gould, his two sons, j, and
Kingdom Gould, T. T. Jeffery, presl-
dent of the Denver & Rio Grande' l..
z. Th0rne, vice president and general
manager Of the Texas & Pacific; Leroy
Trlce. vice president and general man
ager Of the International and Great
Northern: George Kramer vice presi-
dent Of the Colorado Midland and OF
the Utah Fuel company; Benjamin
Nicoll, an iron and coal maenate OF
Now York; o. n. Huntsman, tutor to
Mr. Gculd's sons; W. r. McClelland,
secretary to Mr.. Gould and Mr. Jeifery
on the trip, and Messrs, Crow and
Joiner secretaries respectively to MT.
Thorne and MIR. Trice,
Manager Edison and Traffic Manager
HUGHES Of the Denver & Rio Grande,
also General Superintendent j, H.
Young Of the Rio Grande Western
accompanied the train to Salt Lake,
T.. j Hearne president Of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company, arrived
from the coast last night In his pri-
vate ear, Sunrise He IL accompanied
by a party Of relatives and friends.
The main object OF President
Hearnes visit is to meet George j.
Gould lie spent the forenoon at the
local offices Of the company, discuss
ing business matters.