Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-02
IMPERATIVE NEED
OF THE RAILROADS
Bepeal Of Repressive State Laws
lfLines People Want Are
To be Constructed.
REIMBURSEMENT NECESSARY.
Naiionul Government should Set an
Example and Inauguratc Modih-
cation, says Mr.. Hartman.

New York. April i--Bronzed by his
rselks soiourn under southern skies
and trimming over with vitality, b.. a.
Hartman reached here late today. to
aIl appearances a rciuvenated man,
after his long combination vacation and
f,,siposs trip over the network Of Har-
Ifmau railroads in the west the south
west and In Mexico.
"I have been made to say that we
are. constrs~ting a line down the west
.oaet Of MeNco" he said. What
should have been said was that we ale
ready have constructed it, The line
ia now completed from Nogales, Ariz,
ON tho Mexican line, 10 Mazatlan, Mex
leo. and in reality a new country has
been discovered by this railroad con-
struction In one tract opened up by
IRRIGATION 600. 600 acres OF the best land
ara made available for cultivation ana
opened to a market American help is
needed IN the development. Yes. iu 4
directive way. There is plenty Of labor,
but American initiative and executive
ability will count here as elsewhere
Mr. Hartman said he found In the
west and southwest, a vastly changed
sentiment toward the railroads. With
such a sentiment there would be en-
enlargement for the railroads TO go
ahead with development work, DE
thought
Repeal Of repressive state laws is
Imperative" he declared. III the rail-
road lines that the people need and
the railroads want to build are 10 be
constructed The truth U.s., the states
in adopting these laws only followed
the example of the national govern
ment Now let the national government
set the reverse example and inaugurlte
tho modification. / should say not re-
peal but rcadjustment Of the laws regu-
lating the cooperation is necessary
Mr. Hartman said he had heard lit
tie talk about the tariff in the far west.
Asked as 10 possible wage reduction by
the railroads, he said
we have not been considered tho
matter and shall not 80 long as we san
afford TO pay"
MT Hartman said about Sl,C01, 100
had already been spent on the Southern
Pacific Mexican line extension and not
imprObably am expenditure Of $4,000. 900
altogether would be necessary to COM
plate the work.
when asked IL he was to become
lively Identified with tho New York
Central, Mr.. Hartman replied he was
not botheTlug his head over the mat
ter Neither had he agreed with the
HI interests in the west A confer
snCc over terminal matters I'm Port
land or, was his only communication
with representatives Of those Interests,
hl said
Mr. Hartman said the Southern Pa
oIh. expected to make a success II it's
irrigation plant ia southern California
despite the difficulties that he declared
were being put In the COmpany's way
10y the government.
I've saved 10000 or 7OO. 900 acres Of
valuable arabic lands for an time by
our prompt work az the time OF the
Colorado river inrush," he said. 81 am
convinced that We acted only four or
five days ahead of the time when that
land for an practical purposes would
have been forever lost 10 the reclama-
ton"
Iu speaking of the plans for divert
ing the water back Of Lagma dam,
which the government Is said TO have
ln contemplation, Nj. Hartman fore
fhauoWed a conflict between the South
Crn Pacific and the federal authorities.
They are planning TO build ditch
from this dam down into Mexico and
back into California. which viii inter
fore with our irrigation projects" said
Mr. Hartman. They say they are go
ing 10 spend 100000 or $1,000 900 i'm
doing this, but they might as well save
their money IL may be somewhat in
convenient for us 20 do it, but II they
carry out their plans we will build "a
high ditch line back of theirs and get
the water for irrigating our land i'm
spite of thom."
Mr. Hartman did not conceal the fact
that be felt that the Southern Pacific
had done great work In saving the Im-
uorial valley, and that the government
is acting unfairly Ia trying TO take
advantage OF the dam for irHgating
lands other than those through which
abe Southern Pacific runs.