The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
Hartman and Hearst Combine
With Standard Monopoly to
Gust English Company
Railroad President and Journal
iSt Join Hands in Chihuahua
for Mutual Profit
Road Building for Connections
With Mexican Central Intend
ed TO Carry Product

z. II. Hartman is making prepara-
tions for hasty trip into Mexico
where he viii battle with a powerful
British syndicate for control OF the oil
output OF the southern republic. Har-
riman viii work in harmony with the
Standard oil interests and will have as
an ally William r. Hearst, who owns
vast tracts Of petroleum bearing terri
tory in Chihuahua
Arrayed against Hartman in the
struggle for control of the oil fields
viii be Sir Weetman D. Pearson of Lon
don and his associates.
The oil regions Of Mexico have as
sumed vast Importance in the CONNER
cial world during the last decade and
new stretches Of land extending for
many miles have been prospected re-
Gently with success This new region,
it is expected. viii give a tremendous
impetus TO the business and the battle
for control is imminent While Harri-
man is in New York directing affairs
by wire and planning to go to Mexico,
Pearson is hurrying to the scene but
AZ ~ ia E-Af-tNA AlldA ne VIII US U6dlGu.
HEARST IN HARTMAN CAMP
Hartman and his associates devel-
oped strong interest in the oil fields
of the republic a few years ago and
Tor months Epes Randolph has been
buying up large sections OF land show
ing oil indications. This has threa L
eued the supremacy Of the Englishmen.
who up TO a few months ago had. as
they thought the control Of the oil out
put Of Mexico.
When Hartman began to turn his
attention to the oil fields in Mexico
along the gulf littoral ". r. Hearst
discovered oil in his immense holdings
in chihuahua, which his father and
former Governor Romualdo Pacheco OBJ
tained from President Diaz.
Pacheco sold out his interests some
years after TO the Hearsts and the
lands belong solely to W r. Hearst
Mrs. Phebe Hearst's name not appear
ing in the record. Hartman and
Hearst have Joined hands in Chihuahua,
and the former will assist in construct
iug a railroad 10 the Mexican Central
go give an outlet 70 the Chihuahua oil
fields
PEARsONS SUNK MILLIONS
Il appears that the firm OF S. Pear
son & son. limited. OF London has sunk
several million pounds in Mexico in
was used in the building Of the Tehuan-
tepec National railway under the guise
OF a loan to the Mexican government
The English company took a lease of
the line for q long term and was al
lowed 25 per cent OF the stock. the gov
ernment holding the rest and thus Sc
curing control Of the road.
There have been persistent rumors TO
the effect that there has been a change
IN this arrangement and that the Eng
lish company has acquired more con-
troll, and for that reason has made many
improvements in the docking facilities
al the Atlantic and Pacific terminals.
Another report declares that the Eng
lish firm has disposed of its lease TO
Hartman on favorable terms and that
Hartman is in control of that road
CONTEST ALONG THE GULF
Hartman now is developing enor-
nous oil fields in the neighborhood of
Tuxpan. on the gulf Experts from
Texas have been sent there and numer-
GUS drills are being put down In the
salt marshes 1t IS expected that the
output viii surpass IN flow the best
wells OF Texas.
The holdings OF the Pearsons are also
on the gulf, in the neighborhood of
Minatitlan. and they have sunk several
wells IN that district at great cost
Hartman viii leave New York this
week for an extended tour OF his proper
ties in the west. and viii be in this city.
according TO present program. about
the middle Of March. 1t is limited that
he viii visit the City Of Mexico before
coming here