The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-28
SENATOR CLARK
OUT OF POLITICS
he viii Make No Campaign
for the United States Sen
ate Again.
SPEAKS OF Mr.. HARTMAN
PROSPERITY or COUNTRY NOTED
COPPER SITUATION.

The death of Z. H. Hartman would
scarcely cause ripple in the
financial or railway world, accord
ing TO former Senator w. A.
DAY to confer with W. If. Bancroft be-
lore continuing a hurried trip To New
YORK Nj Clark said, however, that the
retirement Of Mr.. Hartman from active
management of his railroad enterprises
would mean that the United States would
lose the greatest factor in railroad build
ing and operation that the world mas ever
known.
AR. Hartman built up his railroad in
terests i'm the west and put them all in
first-class condition before he thought of
dividends. and the wisdom of his course
has been fully demonstrated said Mr..
Clark "A man OF AIR. Hsrrimans caliDre
would not leave his business affairs in
such a condition that his death or retire
ment would mean a calamity 20 the rail-
road or financial world. / believe the
affairs of the Hartman roads are in such
condition that in the event Of the retire
ment of Mr. Hartman there would be
cies outlined by the wizard as he is
called, would be carried out by his asso-
GATES"
No More Politics.
Mir Clark, i'm reply tc a question as to
whether he would be a candidate for the
United States senate again. said that he,
or rather, his newspaper IN Butte, had an
nounced with authority that he would not
make a campaign for the election.
Il enjoyed my term of office while 4
was in politics and I believe 1 was able
to accomplish some good for my state
while in the senate. Now 1 must have
time for my personal business. and il
viii take all Of my time, said the former
senator.
Mr. Clark said he had been i'm Montana
most of the time since last July and con
ditiOns there We're prosperous, nOtWith-
standing the low price of copper at IL
cents yesterday IN travelling across the
continent three times i'm the last few
months I have had an opportunity for
judging conditions with accuracy, and /
want to say that there are more evidences
OF prosperity than ever before in the
United States he said We are going
to have the greatest corn crop i'm the his
tory of the country and there is prosperity
in every branch of industry. This Ecn-
eTal condition BODIES we'll for the demand
for copper, which, / believe, viii result IN
a better market i'm the near future"
Mr.. Clark said his copper properties Ia
Arizona were in good condition, and cop
per was being produced there at lower
cost than i'm the north.
Tries New Motor Car.
At the invitation of Mr. Bancroft Mr.
Clark rode TO the lake in the new gaso-
line motor which Will run between Og-
den and Afalad. This was Mr.. ClarI's
first experience with the new car and
he said last night that he believed it was
an excellent piece OF equipment Tor short
passenger hauls and interuTban service
During the day Mr.. Clark held q long
conference with W. H Bancroft and ".
r. Kelley. general attorney for the salt
Lake Route. Mr.. Clark said that mas
much as he was a party to the suit before
the interstate commerce commission
brought by the business men of Utah, he
did not care TO discuss the merits of the
case.
The party consisting Of ". A. Clark, a.
J. Johnson. cashier of the Clark bank at
Butte, ai-d ~. IT. ST. Clair, Mr.. Clark's
secretary. viii leave for the east in RIr.
Clark's private car this morning.