The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-30
HARTMAN SEES 4 GREAT
FUTURE FOR SALT LAKE
Continued from Page I.

great improvements at Ogden and this city
I'm the near future. he said
salt Lake City Is a good town; so is
Ogden. Both are going to grow. and !
can say that the railroads will grow with
them. We believe that our equipment
now is uD to or a trifle ahead of the city
and her requirements. In addition. we
are dOubie-tracking through your coun-
try. and that is great stride toward per
lection"
viii there be any readjustment of
freight rates or reduction in the price
of coal?' was the next question pro-
pounded.
7 must refer you gentlemen to Mir.
Bancroft for all matters concerning this
particular region. everything pertaining
to this district passing through his hands.
We consider Mr.. Bancroft the grand
daddy Of the railroad world here. and
we hope to have him with US many years
yet I know nothing of the reports con-
corning his retirement He is too ener-
getic to quit the game now
President W. J. Halloran OF the Com
mercial club interposed at this point and
said: Mr.. Hartman, Salt Lake is sur
rounded by the most beautiful scenery in
the world. The hills within few miles
I'm any direction are filled with beauty
spots. wonderful Tavines and canyons. Do
you not think We could develop them
more readily had we a good interurbSn
service?
Interurbans? No.
NO" said Mr.. Hartman very decid-
eddy. Salt Lake City is not ready for
that yet I know that Los Angeles has
an excellent iuterurban service. but I
will explain a feature of that to you. Los
Angeles investors in real estate ventures
found some years ago that their money
would likely be tied up for some time
Therefore they formed organizations and
boosted for the building of iuterur ban
roads. The real estate responsible for the
boom is now practically sold. the inter
urban services are not paying and as =
result the city has miles and miles Of
street railway tracks and equipment for
showing Salt Lake is too good city.
with too fair prospects for the fUrSre to
be saddled with an Old Man of the Sea
of this nature.
Mr. Hartman was asked regarding the
report that he had an option on the Salt
air road and resort ard he replied that
he knew nothing of il, explaining that II
would not be a matter that would prop
erly come to his attention or be referred
to him until ali ARRANGEMENTS were made.
Then he would know because it would be
up to him to approve or disapprOVe the
matter. he then took ND general mat
ters regarding railroads and touched upon
the change Of public sentiment in regard
to railroads. saying:
Public Sentiment.
Il find A marked change of sentiment in
many of the southern and western states
in regard to railroads aud this piesses
nre because II shows that he people arr
getting 10 know that the railroads are not
built into their midst with the idea Of
robbinz them. but with the idea Of build
ing them up. The legislatures of Georgia
of Texas. of Kansas and Of Utah. all
treated the railroad question with gooi
Judgment and while We appreciate the
awakening of sentiment in favor Of the
capitalist who spends his money to build
M the country with railroads. yet the
old laws. placed on the statute books I'm
the DAYS when prejudice was at its height
still stand on those books. and we can
not run against them.
Following this session with the news
paper men Mr.. Hartman d svoted q few
moments to general conversation with
those present, then by request. he took
up q position near the table in the read
ing room and delivered the following
speech his animated gestures and easy
flow of words betokening his active mind:
Recently 7 was accused of wrecking
the Chicago & Alton road. Well, If they