Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-19
SAN FRANCISCO
ROASTED BY
HARTMAN
FAILURE TO BEAUTIFY
CITY CRIMINAL He SAYS
General Appearance of Bad
Management Prevails De-
cIareS Railway Magnate in
Interview at Golden Gate,

san fthf1tEANH 10 80 ~
disappointed at the looks OF san
Francisco. A good deal has been
done. hut expected to see much
more. The streets are In very bad
shape. 1t looks as though the peo-
pie did not get together here. There
Is the general appearance OF a city
mismanaged. and a suggestion Of bad
housekeeping. Nothing seems 10 have
been done toward widening the streets
and overcoming the steep hills by a
new system OF yenues
1T ~ too a II Is worse than
haiti IS criminal-not 10 have
taken advantage of the opportunity.
san Francisco has lost a great chance
Ia heautlfy herself. and, what Is
more important. she has neglected an
occasion when e vas possible 10 do
something Of great future utility to
the city"
This severe comment upon condi-
lions prevailing here was made today
by l.. ". Hartman. The railroad
magnate. travelling Ia a special train
Of seven cars. and accompanied by a
small party Of officials, his secretary.
his physician. his sons, Averell and
Roland, and their tutor. arrived at the
Oakland Mole this afternoon. crossed
the bay. spent three hours closeted
in the executive office Of the south
ern Pacific. and Then left town for
the north, to spend a week AT Pelican
Bay. on klamath Lake, r~usticating,
and resting with his two boys.
Mr.. Hartman expressed himself
very plainly on n variety Of subjects
Of public interest IN this part OF the
country during his short stay here.
After denouncing the present state of
affairs In san Francisco, he CON
tinued:
what Is the remedy What san
Francisco needs Is for her people to
get together and to stay together TIL
they accomplish something for their
city. Cooperation of her citizens Is
what IS needed.
4 struggled, and struggled for
years. To- standardize the railroad sys-
en- ! got the mechanical men to-
neither for conferences and the ex-
change Of Ideas, and the adoption Of
q uniform policy was tho result. !
have just come from another confer
cnco at Salt Lake with my general
managers. carrying out this same
scheme Of cooperation toward a
w~eil-dcfined general plan Of railroad
operations.
Il don't ordinarily deny or affirm
reports as Co my plans. bat ! can
tell YOU confidently we're not going
to buy the Palace hotel site ! have
stock in tho Palace Hotel company.
because they asked me to take 49, hut
have other way that I prefer of
making my money All Ia good time
We shall get IN here with a passen-
ger terminal and a building. That b.
ali | care 60 say now. what | think
of the future OF san Francisco ought
10 b. pretty well exemplifiod In the
work that has been done on tina bay
shore CUTOFF This l. answer enough
a. TO my faith IN tho great future Of
his city
I'm the nuture %raiiroading will run
10 electricity more and more, particu-
larry out here. ELECTRICITY b. only in
It's infancy yet. The big problem With
me Is What to do with the sierra
crossing That D. the only weak link
In our chain II is stili a grave ques-
ton. whether We shall tunnel tho
range al q lower grade or adopt some
other engineering scheme h. some
~thinging ] have not yet beer able TO
decide. To put that tunnel under tho
sierra would probably eventually cost
nearly $50. O0a. geo. hesitate 10 or
der u done, because after II was com
pteted We might fine there was a far
better solution. We are doing a good
deal Of work M there as it H..
Personally I have eve been
against Publicity aud the regulation Of
rates. I have favored them but the
railroads ought to have protection az
well 49, federal regulation believe
they ought to be subject Go The con
sent % some authorized body Yes
regulate the railroads. hut don't crush
them. some day TN show you some
correspondence I've had on this sub
iect ! viii show things up In q dir
fcrcnt light ~ may not come out till
I'm gone. but things I've done viii
he then understood That BE- an ] can
say about II Al this time.
cannot find fault with the rail-
road situation Were doing VcrN we'll
We've got 90 have troubles occasion
allY but the business situation d. good
A. ! remarked coming across on
boat; Z don't see why any kick should
b. coming from me
Asked shout hts connection with Zee
cent attacks from the white House
AR. Hartman refused tn Zoe drawn
into an. expression
I'm taking no Interest in polite
whatever. ] am not seeking popular
its.~ De declared MI. Hartman
etlnced a desire 60 talk freely nu
most subjects but De preserved an
absolute silence on politics and raIl-
road legislation.
tie vas ~noticeaby affshie DOB coH-
trasi 90 his habit on former visit.
when neVspaper interviews prre sem
orally curt and formal In mention
ing hts probable stay uf ten days De-
qualified BE- nlth the remark That De-
would remain hat ioRE unioss ms
bosses in differenf rart- e the couu-
fn decide afherUise"
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