, 1904-04-28

AND PARTY OF UNION PACIFIC OF.
FIcIALe NOW Ek ROUTE TO
THts CITY FROM West.
Scheduled to Arrive here About Six
O'Clock This Evening Party
Spent Yesterday inspecting Coal
Camp at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
by Salt Lake Paper.

President Hartman and his party o
officials of the Union Pacific ant
guests are expected to reach this city
some time this evening. being nov
scheduled to arrive at Laramie aftel
the supper hour. They spent last nigh
ct Kemmerer or in that n~eighborhoot
! aving inspected the coal camp yester
day.
The Salt Lake Tribune of yesterday
morning had a lengthy article relating
10 the visit Of the party to that city
from which the following is clipped:
Mr.. Hartman always lives up 10 his
reputation for courtesy. but like the
man in the song. "he amt a-goins to
tell" War correspondents complain
of the small amount of news given out
by the Russian and japanese generals.
hut they aren't in it with an American
captain of industry.
How did o find the cutoff. MIR.
Hartman? ?" was asked.
Why. | found a hole in it, was the
response.
There is no truth in the story that
you are going to abandon it, is there ~
We'll hardly, considering We just
came over it. That sink is a mere &C
cidcnt, which has no significance, and
can soon De remedied. | can't say
when the cutoff viii be ready for
through traffic"
When asked if he had anything to
give out as to the rumored promotion
of J. B. Berry, chief engineer of the
Union Pacific, Mr.. Hartman said:
Il haven't taken the matter up vet
| have been too busy with the other
changes. We are trying all We know
to improve everything we can, and to
give the public the best service posi-
bic. | think that's as much as we a
do, don't you?"
In answer to a question concerning
the rumored strike in Ogden. he said
that that was the first he had heard
Of 1t.
we were only in Ogden a short time
and | had no time % attend TO details.
AS to changes in the traffic department,
| leave all hat to the traffic officials.
No, Mr.. Stubs is not with me; he has
gone east.
The special train consists of seven
Pullman observation cars. with two
baggage cars. Among Mr.. Harriman's
party are James Stillman, president of
the National City banh of New York;
William G. Rockefeller, son of William
Rockefeller: Whitney Warren, the eel
ebrated railroad architect of New
York; Robert w. Goelet of New York.
J. n. Hill. who is vice-president Of tae
Great Northern and of other roads
controlled by his father: w. v. S.
Hartman lines. and Casper Ferrer, a
representative of Barring Bros bank of
London; A. L.. Mohler, general man.
asar of the Union Pacific: Judge Will
IAN r. Kelly, general solicitor of the
U-ion Pacific; w. T. Mckeen. jr, SUI
perintendent Of motive power and ma
oh merry; w. A. Whitney. assistant SUI
pc ,intendent of the eastern district OF
the wyoming division Of the Union Pa
cite at Cheyenne, and D. o. Clark. SUI
pe"intendent of the Union Pacific Coal
company.
The presence of J. B. Berry in the
patty is taken to near that his ap-
pointment as chief engineer over all
the Hartman lines will be announced.
seeing that MIR. Hartman did not de-
ny the story, and also that Mr.. Schu-
macher's Jurisdiction will be increased
the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton company's lines. In that case 1t
is probable that J. A. Reeves. assistant
general freight agent of the Short Line,
will become general freight agent, with
other minor changes in local offices.