The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07
Magnate Comes to San Fran
cisco and Takes Hopeful
View OF the Future
Speaks of the Recent Overthrow
of Gould as Bridging an
Emergency
Declares Railroads Should Not
Be Treated So as TO Pre-
vent Fair Profits
Will Remain Here Only Short
Time and Will Then Go to
Pelican Lake

E. H. Hartman exhibited
hitherto unrevealed side of his
versatile character last night
when he brought into play a bit
of diplomatic phraseology. The
recent spectacular event IN Wall
street, when the Southern Pacific
magnate rushed George Gould tc
the ropes and fioored him IN the
financial arena, was, in the words
of Hartman himself, but "the
bridging of an emergency which
would be beneficial to the general
situation.
Hartman comes to San Fran
cisco. the cradle of his vast Industrial
enterprises. the foremost figure in the
world Of commerce. Upon the occasion
OF his visit a year ago it was thought
that he had reached the zenith of his
power.
Hartman has reached his limit
His sun will soon begin to set" was
the general expression Of those who
had watched his sensational rise to
power But the sky rocket mas con-
tinued to shoot upward until today II
reaches into heights never before at
tanned in the industrial realm Con-
trolling network of railroad lines
that lace the continent adding con-
stantly to his tremendous holdings and
directing the entire complex system
with ease and confidence. Hartman
stands out from his fellows as the
chieftain of the commercial barons.
SUFFERS FROM HEAT
He will remain in San Francisco but
few hours He arrived here last night
in his private car and went at once TO
his apartments at the Fairmont hotel
with his two sons and Julius Krutt-
schnitt. j. c. Stubs and ". F. Herrin.
He said that he was in the best OF
health and spirits.
He found the heat of the plains in
tolerable, and the journey across the
high Sierra was not without dfscom-
/ fort from the oppressive weather. Not
withstanding the physical discomf0rts
encountered by the Hartman party he
was sufficiently interested TO count 43
cars of the Pacific fruit express in one
train, which proved to him that the
service across the mountains had been
] improved.
WILL BUILD LONG TUNNEL
T He admitted that the i've mile tunnel
in the mountains was not question OF
probability. but would become a fact
one day. When, ne was not In posi-
/ ton to say. 1t all depended on the in
aneial situation.
| Hartman will leave the Fairmont
tonight for Pelican bay. He said he
had made many appointments along
| the road. but the extreme heat made il
/ impossible for him TO keep them. and
| he hastened to the city
1T is cold enough here" he added
parenthetically-
Mrs. Hartman and her two daugh-
i ters are at Del Monte. but will be in
the city Monday, and will later join
/ Hartman and the two boys In the
hunting lodge on the shores OF upper
/ Klamath lake
Some one remarked to Hartman that
Il il was understood he had met with Ill
success IN fishing at Pelican bay last
| year and 1t was feared he would n0e
return
VINO told you that2" he asked with
a sharp look in his eyes.
-Oh. some one. don't care to say
who"
They were stringing you" he re-
torted. II caught 80 and 32 with one fly
and that satisfied me- I could not eat
! all I killed"
TALKS ABOUT FAIR PROFIT
well, gentlemen. am at your serv-
/ ice" he said. turning 10 the reporters
\ whom he had engaged TO meet IN
| Colonel J. c.. Kirkpatrick's private
Office
about the matter OF increased
rates." observed Hartman. Il do nOs
care TO speak All I have to say IS
.for the good facilities given BY the
railroads they should have sufficient
compensation They are entitled to
more than a reasonable return, "a
I some people are fond OF stating the
/ case. Why should not the railroads
/ make a profit like other enterprises
Their owners certainly take more haz-
ardous risks. and I do not suppose
1 there IS a railroad in the United States
that pays fair interest on its invest
/ ment.
Take the question OF valuation. for
instance How are you going TO arrive
at conclusion A first class road
costs sometimes double the estimates.
The cost does not stop at the opening.
/ hur is continuous. Take our Salt I4aks
Ir,,tor for example Did the cosr
/ cease with its opening? Who can say
how many more tons OF earth had 70