The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-08
{. H. HARTMAN A
RECORD-BREAKER
Runs Across Continent in
Seventy-Two Hours
STOPS AWHILE TO TALK
While In Omaha He Discusses the Re-
building of San Franclsco-He
Says the City VIII Be
More Substantial.

Omaha, Neb., May 7.-E. II. Hartman
special train arrived at 2:45 p. m. on what
is expected to be a record brealIing run
from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast.
The fast running so far, however, has
been mostly on the. Union Pacific. The
train left Oakland Mole at 1888 o'clock Sat
urday night and Sparks, New, at Ga
this morning. Forty-six miles an hour
was made between Sparks and Green
River, Wyo., and SIS miles per hour be-
tween the latter point and Omaha Inc
highest speed was obtained between North
Platte and Grand Island In this state.
The 13S miles were covered In ia minutes.
Twelve minutes were consumed in chang
ing engines here and Mr.. Hartman and
party pulled out over the northwestern,
expecting to reach Buffalo in time to
catch the Empire State limited, which will
take them to New York at 10 o'clock to-
morrow night, making the run across the
continent in Il hours and q minutes
While here Mr.. Hartman made the fol-
lowing statement to representative of
the Associated Press regarding the sit
uation in San Francisco:
1T Is fortunate that the construction
of many large buildings was only in con-
temptation. Their erection can now be
pursued with the assurance of substantial
construction.
San Francisco Rebuilding.
when San Francisco is rebuilt no ma
terial damage by any future earthquake
need be feared Under the new laws all
buildings will be reconstructed under re-
forms which will prevent indiscriminate
erection of faulty structures and which
will promote the possible artistic and ar
chitectural effect by providing that the
height of the buildings shall not exceed
one and one-half times the width Of the
street, aud also that avenues shall be
widened which, will enable not only the
beautifying of the city, but will prevent
the spread of fires in the future and
make possible and clearer means of com
muncaton and transportation.
Following the experience of Chicago
and Baltimore, which have suffered from
great destructive fires it is in every way
reasonable to expect that San Francisco
upon reconstruction within reasonable
time will undoubtedly occupy a position
far beyond that which it occupied before
the earthquake and fire
~"California was never more prosperous
than this year. The crop outlook is bet
ter than for many seasons past apd all
business interests are on sound basis
with banks in strong resources Prob
ably for this reason San Francisco is
better able to stand such catastrophe
than any other city in the country. The
debt of San Francisco to the United
States army will never be discharged [
think that is the sentiment of every cti-
zen. The state militia of California has
in some cases been criticised but its Off
GERS and men are entitled and will re
ceive a full share of the gratitude and
citizens of San francisco and of the
state"
Reaches Chicago.
Chicago, May S.-President Harriman's
special reached Chicago at 1920 o'clock
this morning. His car was transferred
Immediately to the tracks of the Lake
Shore railroad and the journey eastward
was resumed with less than half an
hours delay.