Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-02
VICE PRESIDENT sTusss AND OTHERS ARE ACCOMPANYING IN THE MILD CLIMATE OF OUR TERRITORY
FARMERS HOLDING
 ID THEIR MONEY
Railroad Official Says the Depression Win Cease when Lines Are
 Given Their Rights
lTncsnn Cilizenl


 J. C. Stubbs. vice president and traffic director of the Hartman lines. is in Tucson. He came here from Chicago and will remain in the Old Pueblo until Wednesday.
 Chas. S. Fee Of San Francisco pass cnger traffic manager of the south ern Pacific: II. A. Jones of San Fran cisco. freight traffic manager, and T. |. Graham of Los Angeles, assistant l general freight and passenger agent | of Los Angeles, are also in the city. l
 Members of the chamber Of com fnerce this afternoon are discussing l Inc proposition of bringing the mat ! ter of freight rates before Mir. Stubbs and the other Hartman line officials while they are in the city.
 Afr. Stubbs stated today that he had come here for a few days rest
 q have been bothered for some dime with bronchitis and l came toI Tucson to get relief fin the mild and eouable climate of this city" he said. | T shall remain here until Wednes- day. At that time l expect to start OH my return journey to Chicago. q requested Mr. Fee. SIr. Jones and MT Graham to come here for a gen | ! in our freight and passenger depart ments. Ordinarily I meet them in i San Francisco at this time of the year { on my annual trip over our lines but II shall not visit California at presnt.
 q expect to have few days Of ! real rest before returning to Chicago. h fact, I expect to loaf while am in Tucson
 "I have always liked Tucson. saw | ft first more than a quarter of a cen sury ago. Could I have enjoyed Rip ! Van Wrinkle sleep l would have been fully as much surprised at it's change as Rip WAS when he awakened from his long slumber."
 Mir. Subbs was in Tucson a year iago on his annual inspection trip which he takes early each year over the Southern Pacifs and the other | Hartman lines. It has been his an- nuaI custom to visit Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and all of the bis division points. making a brief stop at each place for general inspection, returning to Chicago over the Union ! Pacific.
 He stated that he will return tC ! Chicago in time to attend the gov i ernment investigation into the ner ger of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific lines which has been temporarily adjourned and which will be resumed again in Chicago or March 6.
 Discussing general conditions in the east, Mr Stubbs said that there lhas been some disappointment as business conditions have not picked up as rapidly as many had hoped Tor
 He thinks, however, that the future | ia most promising. He says that Pres Ident-elect Taft has given satisfaction to the business world in his addresses and he predicts a speedy return tc normal conditions.
 He said that the country at th'
 feight Of it's prosperity was traVeilns along a little too fast He thinks una lperhaps the present slowing up some
 Ehat will prove benehcial m me ehu eh
 "There is @ feeling prevalent in tht aaricuIfuraI sections, where prosperi tfv reirus that an unknown some thing may possibly happen said MT Stubbs. "As a result the farmers ar'
 holding on to their money. They ar' going slow. I think it will be shoWi 1 that in the end the depression, wnici . lhas been felt. is best for all.
 "When confidence has again return . cd. when railways and sO-called trust are conceded some of the rights whici ithev are allowed by our constitution linen We will find prosperity in thi: , country again.
 "Then all of the various manufact nripg establishments wSll- all be T E operation again. Then the railway com 2 panies will resume the extension O their lines and there arc thousands Q miles of traekage stii to be construct F ed in this country. Then there VII ? be a general demand for workmei
 and the entire country will be enjoy 2 ing prosperity"