The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-15
HARTMAN OFF
FOR THE COAST
Leaves Salt Lake After GriIIinq
Session With His Lieu
tenants.
EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
TALK ON RAILROADS COVERS A
WIDE RANGE.


His hands damned hard into his coat
pockets. standing with shoulders bent
and feet spread wide apart and watch
ing through half-closed eyes the fast
receding scenes of the Oregon Short
Line railroad yards, Edward II. Harri-
man was whisked westward at $50
O'Clock last night from Salt Lake.
He remained here a day longer than
he expected
L have planned no extensions or
improvements for the Oregon Short
Line at Salt Lake or elsewhere. or for
the local street railway system, other
than what has already been an
noLnced, nor have I purchased the re-
SORT at Saltair or the Los Angeles e.
Salt Lake railroad between Salt Lake
and the beach, he said. before his
train pulled out into the night
L talked with Joseph Nelson. presi-
dent of the Beach company. last night.
but we aid not discuss his resort or his
railroad at all. The local officials OF
the Oregon Short Line are handling
the matter entirely" he continued.
President Nelson admitted late last
night that Vice President Bancroft has
made extended inquiries concerning
0dlId1T.
denied that negotiations had pro-
crossed to anything like a final stage.
L talked with Mr.. Hartman Tuesday
night. and he had nothing TO say about
buying the resort or the railroad"
This apparently dispOses for the time
being the rumOrs that Hartman will
secure control in the immediate future
of the Saltair resort. Little doubt is
expressed that ultimately Hartman.
interests will own the resort and the
railroad to il and the deal will I'M
doUbtedly be consummated this win
ter but there will be no immediate
purchase.
Important Conference.
For nearly eight hours yesterday.
Hartman and his chiefs sat in con-
ference on the operation and mainten-
ancc OF the Hartman lines and the
Hartman improvements i'm Salt Lake.
The conference was held i'm the private
office of General Manager Bancroft of
the Oregon Short Line The Special
train was pulled in from the Lake
about 9 O'Clock, and by 10 the railroad
men were ready for the days session.
Mr.. Hartman was at the head Of
the table. sitting on a straight-bacl1
Office chair. Stubs. the gray-haired.
sr1y-eyed man who directs all the
traffic for the great Hartman system.
kTuttschnitU big and perspiring. di-
rector of operation and maintenance
O'Brien. general manager Of the Ore
son Railway & Navigation; Mohier,
vice president and gener, man
aser of the Union Pacific. Far
rel. president of the Oregon &
Washington railroad, and Calvin, vice
president of the Southern Pacific. with
Vice President and General Manager
Bancroft Of the Oregon Short Line.
made up the ring of railrOaders VINO
sat grouped about Hartman.
What Hartman told these men. tn,
questions he asked them the orders
he gave them. the plans they discussed,
and the ultimate decision they reached
on rates, questions of operation ana
the problems they settled as they oiled
over blue prints and estimates, reports
and tariffs through the hot hours Cf
the morning and afternoon, would un-
doubtedly make interesting reading
could it be typed.
Gives Magnificent Luncheon.
At ! O'Clock in the afternoon Harri-
man called halt. and Vice President
Bancroft announced that luncheon
would be served the party at the Alta
club. with Hartman as the guest of
honor. At the club a most elaborate
meal was served. The affair was en-
tirely informal and Vice President
Bancroft had for his guests Messre.
Hartman. Kruttschnitt. Calvin. MohI-
er, OBrien, Farrell. J. Ross Clark. r
e Wells, Fred \. Wann. p. L. VII
liams, J. a. Reeves. D. f. BurJev F
buckingham, J. c. Stubs. T. Fay.
president of the GaleSburg- Harrisburg
road. and f. Randolph, president of
the Sonora railroad. with HEADQUARTERS
ut New Orleans. The menu was the
finest the chef at the Alta club could
prepare. and al 2:3O O'Clock in the att
ernOon Hartman led the way back to
Mr.. Bancroft's office.
1t was O'Clock when the doors Of
the office swung open again and the
railroaders emerged. tired and wfIted
with the heat Of the long afternoon.
Hartman was tired and showed it. He
went Immediately 10 his train. Not A
trace of nervousness. however. did he
exhibit aS he sat down in a comfort
able wicker chair on the observation
end of the Arden" while his train was
being put in shape for the start for
California.
Does Not Fear Arrest.
Are you i'm any fear of arrest or
criminal prosecution as suggested by
Attorney General Bonaparte." was the
question that opened the interview.