The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-06-10
HARTMAN AND CLARK AT OUTS.
| Senator Scents Plan to Freeze Him
Out of Salt Lake Road.

Out Of Salt Lake Road.
Z. II. Hartman and United States
Senator w. A. Clark are at outs aud
the Western railroad world is expect
antly awaiting a declaration of war be-
tween the two magnates that will de-
termine the future control of the Sau
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail-
road.
When Clark first announced his in.
tentions to build a road from Salt Lake
to Los Angeles the enterprise was
looked upon as a competitive road for
the outlet of the products of Southern
California. and the people to be d.
rectly benefited by the Clark road
were greatly disappointed when it was
announced that Hartman had a hand
in the project and was debating to
Clark as to the future policy of the cor
poration.
Hartman Owns Half the Stock.
For months Clark insisted that Harri-
niuh was Az hO way lutCttcNCu III taO
road. and even after a part of the Ore.
gon Short line was turned over to the
salt Lake road the Senator still main
tanned that he had bought with his own
money the trackage and rolling stock
that was included in the deal. Five
months later, he came into the open
with a statement that Hartman was
interested in the road-that he held
half of the stock and would participate
in the management of the company.
Clark Made a Bad Move.
By agreement it was stipulated that
the Clark road should make no extern.
sions after the completion of the road
into Los Angeles without the consent of
Hartman. Hartman aud Clark later
got together aud elected a board of
directors. representing each equally and
then as a compliment, Senator Clark,
who was the original President of the
road, was permitted to hold the posi-
ton. AT a second election, held a few
weeks ago., Hartman had w. II. Ban
croft, general manager of the Oregon
Short Line. elected First Vice President
of the new road aud allowed Senator
Clark's brother to retain his position
Second Vice President. IL was
further agreed that all matters that
General Manager r. E. Wells could not
readily decide should be referred to
Vice Presidents Bancroft and Clalk,
and in turn by them to the Board of
Directors.
TOnOpah Branch Shows Whip Hand.
As a result of this agreement Senator
Cllk was soon made to realize that
Hartman had the master hand, for if
any project inimical to the interests OF
the Southern Pacific or the Union Pa
ciic was suggested by Clark the Harri-
man opposition in the Board of D.rec-
tors was sufficient to quash it for all
time. This fact was made apparent TO
Senator Clark when the proposition to
build the branch line from Las Vegas
into the Tonopah district was recently
made. The Hartman directors would
not listen to the suggestion.
Clark Will Fight to a Finish.
The Montana Senator has discovered.
he believes, that he has been tricked by
the astute financial agent of Jacob
Schiff aud has declared to his friends
that he will fight Hartman to the bitter
end. Financiers and railroad men,
however, are at loss for a suggestion as
to what means the Senator has at his
command to win against the head OF
the Southern Pacific Company, for it
has just been revealed that Hartman,
in the %vernacular of the street, has his
millionaire opponent carefully "sewed
up."-Sau Francisco Call.