Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
Railroad Wizard Has Duplicated
Success OF Union
Pacific.
GREAT INCREASE is SHOWN.
Extensive Areas Opened Up by Road
Possibilities of Irrigation-somo-
thing of the Mexican Lines.


L h. Hartman. OF New York. had ac-
ouired possession lf the Union Pacific.
railroad men OF the west inquired who
IS he?" Tho entrance into the western
railroad field of the wizard was with
out blare of trumpets He was al
most entirely unknown. The old hulk
Of "a railroad which had fallen into his
hands had been in the hands of "a re-
ceiver for some time. and It's roadbed
and equipment were pretty well ruu
down at the heel What Hartman
ala with the Union Pacific is well
known: there is no more profitable or
better conducted railroad property in
the United States
ONLY a degree less conspicuous than
the rise Of Union Pacific has been the
tremendous advance or it's ally, the
Southern Pacific division Of the Harrl-
man system This Wts foretOld when
the Southern Pacific property was ac-
ouircd by tho Hartman interests ln
1901 but ID lis doubtful 10 the most TAR
sirhted realized at that time the vast
strides that would Doe made in the up
building of the property within the
ensuing decade Nor was anyone with
the possible exception OF Mr. Hartman
himself bic 90 Judge OF the wonderful
possibilities OF Che territory that the
Southern Pacific serves
From it's Northwestern terminus a
Portland. the Southern Pacific system
sweeps through California and then
eastward through Arizona, a corner of
New Mexico, and the breadth OF Texas
60 New OrlCans--this without taking ln-
20 account the very important lines
gHa. HNaaaH 90 HH##|H
and the Mexican limos now being rapid
~ extended. From Galveston and New
Orleans run the magnificent fleet OF
Southern Pacific steamers Co New York
and other ports. Including the lines
operated and owned which make up the
Southern Pacific system proper, we
have here 9s34 miles OF main track, POO
miles Of second track 3.O50 miles Of sid
ings. 10 miles OF ferries. and 4,S9l miles
Of water lines. the greatest rail trans
portation system in existence with the
single exception Of the Pennsylvania.
SURPLUS INCREASES
IN seven years az Hartman manage
ment. "a surplus too small for the pay
ment 90 dividends was turned into n
surplus OF nearly SIS 900 600 after pay
ment Of S13l57000 iu dividends. The
expenditure Of Sl4G.O00O 900 mo improve
meuts of the Southern Pacific lines UNI
der the Hartman regime is a fact that
stagggrs the im1Cin8tIun The DruC-
tiual gain from these expenditures is
shown I'M the fact chat the southern
Pacific last year carried one mile nearly
1900 600 900 tons of FIRE light more than 10
carried n 1901 This Of course. would
have been am entirely impossible feat
unless the money laid out Bon improve
ments had been spent wisely. as we'll
a- freely. and mad been accompanied
Dos high order of intelligence in man
agcmcnt and operation.
There is no more impressive demon
str8tion Of this than the figures for the
seven months ending Jan 81 of this
year For these months. although
gross revenue as compared To 1908 de-
creased by $4,000 200. the revenue over
operating expenses and taxes actually
Increased nearly $4,000 coo. There is mo-
better test Of efficiency Of management
than this. The actual figures are as
follows
SEVEN MONTHS, ENDING JAN. 81.
Average miles Of road operated in
1909. 9,59N03; In 1905. 9i12 90; increase,
125.l0
Gross revenue 1900 81. $50, 100 IS. 1909.
s11.1l6.17S 90. decrease 3Gi230l931
Operating expenses. 1909. Sf4. 800. 479 03;
1908, S54 1875. 1916; decrease S9,SS. 1l2.S3.
INhest iNNHs VIZ o,aHA.ias l'Unf f-,ltlf 20
9Oi &C.. decrease sl6.6206i.
Total expenses and taxes, 1909 Si6.-
f25.768i5, 1903, S5d,3fo 0a6.72; decrease,
&991433351.
Revenue over operating expenses and
taxes. 1909. S25,157 1854. 1908. S21 1916.
6s22l. increase S3.1S1.3l420
As 10 the future possibilities Of South
ern Pacific, the point is long passed
when there can bee any doubt as % the
worth Of the property as now equipped
and operated. That may be taken as
q demonstrated fact The factor re-
naming TO hc realized is the future %