Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-11
so .aa 81 49,

"Scotty" has arrived in Los Angeles
and has $685. 900 and the promise of a
clear track to Chicago. That is all
"Scotty" wants
IF Mr.. Hartman, who has engaged
his train straight into the Windy City
wants to try mettle with 'Scotty he
has the chance of a lifetime. I have
SS5. 900 that says [ can beat him and
give him the SO minutes allowance for
difference in distance between SAT
Francisco and Los Angeles and Chi
cago." says Scotty.
They may think l am bluffing. Let
them call my bluff. I have the coin
and am willing to go broke to show Mr..
Hartman that I can beat him to Chi
CagO. even If he does own q railway
system that stretches across the CONT
nent.
Il am going to Chicago at a mile a
minute clip and ! want to stretch the
journey to New York al the same aver
age If ! lose, I am broke If | win,
l have won a small fortune. | will
win"
scotty. the Death Valley magnate,
owner of the mysterious gold mine or
branch of a government mint, has ar
rived. He has more gold than he wants
and Jack" his wife is willing to back
him to the limit There will be no use
in calling his bluff until his pile" has
disappeared.
SAYS He Wants the Money
The small matter of $1,000 is not in
the calculations of such a man as T..
H. Hartman. but it is a decent good
time amount, says Scotty, and he
wants it.
Scotty intends to go from Los An
geles to New York at a mile a minute
clip. He will tear of sections and di-
-ie;A to do 10 n N
has the money to do it. He intends to
do it,
If Mr.. Hartman does not accept his
challenge. Scotty will show the way to
Chicago at the greatest rate ever
known.
1t is great sport for Scotty to race
against Mr.. Hartman. Hartman has
a railroad. ScOtty has none. If he had
one he would burn it up to beat Harri-
man. Not having one. he is willing to
burn up the Santa Fe and pay for the
privilege.
scotty said last night that he in
tended leaving Los Angeles in his spe-
cial train and on a race against his
own time, which is the worlds record
in the next week or ten days.
Il hold the worlds record between
Los Angeles and Chicago. forty-four
hours and fifty-four minutes. That is
a lazy old pace and / intend to reduce
it to thirty-eight hours on this trip. All
I want is that the Santa Fe give me the
same train and as clear right of way
as ] had before. I'll show 'em.
There isn't an engineer or a Santa
Fe employee anywhere who wouldn't
give me the best of 1t. ] made the
worlds record with twenty engines.
want thirty engines If 7 race against
Hartman. He will need one hundred
And then he will be several hours be-
hind the 'Scotty special
Will Empty the Sack
In other words, Scotty, the Death
Valley magnate and holder of the
worlds record between the east and
| the west. has no intention of permitting
e. II. Hartman walking off with the
prize record run between the Pacific
and the great lakes.
| Scotty and his sack of gold got into
town yesterday. Mrs. Scott whom the
brawny and uncouth miner endearingly
addresses as Jack" is the treasurer
of this extravaganza of railway daring
and time record breaking. She has the
great sack containing the Scott family
wealth. She says Walter can beat Mr.
Hartman and Is willing to empty the
! sack.
II know how to run train and
know the boys are my friends. l will
! throw away $4,000 to the boys who helI
| me defeat the great Hartman and
| know that they all want Scotty to win
/ II understand Mr.. Hartman has
ordered his special to be ready for his
record breaking trip Immediately or
his arrival from Japan. My specia
will be ready before that. Even if he
| does not accept my challenge l shall
make race against my own time and
shall be in the Windy city first"
| Scotty will know today if he Is to b,
pitted against the great railway mag
nate and he says it matters little wha
| the answer may be. He proposes t.
| hold the record between the cast ant
the west and all intermediate records.