Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
HARTMAN HAS
DAY OF SPORT
WATCHES POLO GAME AND
TALKS WITH FRIENDS
DECLARES HE WAS NEVER IN
BETTER HEALTH
Railway Magnate Denounees Policy Of
Building Big Lodging Houses,
and Discusses Much
Wanted Depots

BIRIINGAME, Nai,, Marcn Sa+--E. IL
Harriman's special train left here tonight
at IL o'clock for the east via Nevada.
There was a big farewell party at the sta
ton as the train pulled out.
Tramps Through Mud
Harriman's special train, carrying
the party that accompanied him on his
two months tour of the south and
west, should reach the Atlantic coast
within week, if his present plans are
not changed.
Apparently uncOncerned with trans
portation and finance, Mr.. Hartman
spent the entire day at Burlingame, Il
few miles from San Francisco, and
while considerable of his time was
taken up in consultations with officials
of several roads, the greater part of
the day was devoted to recreation.
In the morning he tramped the
muddy lanes that divide the country
estates of the millionaire colony In
the afternoon he watched a polo match
at the Frank c. Carolan home and to-
night his entire party was entertained
at a farewell dinner given by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Croker
Through Louis Hill, president of the
Great Northern, who has been closely
associated with the Hartman party
during the past three days, it became
known that todays conference related
to affairs in and about Portland, and
it was announced that the problem of
terminals in that city had been deli
nitely settled after years of effort. dur
ing which time the Hill and Hartman
interests have held in allegiance i'm
provements aggregating millions of
dollars.
During his stay in the neighborhood
of san Francisco Mr.. Hartman has
fatty declined to subscribe to current
rumors relating to the state of his
health and his impending retirement.
Disregards Reports
When asked today if he contemplated
the transfer of any of his duties and
cares to a governing board composed
of his lieutenants he said:
II no longer pay any attention to
reports of that character emanating
from Wall street You may recall that
| have heretofore refrained from af-
firming or denying that particular
statement and l do not think there will
be any early change in my attitude"
Mr. Hartman repeatedly declared his
health was not seriously impaired, and
other members of the party, calling at
tention to his reported increase in
weight, now said to be 1876 pounds, sew
eral times affirmed that he would re-
turn 10 Wall street III DelleT puy SlCdl
shape than he has been for a long
time.
While the members of the party have
seen little of reconstructed San Fran
cisco since their arrival from the south,
Mr.. Hartman was disposed to criticise
local business men because of the i'm
mense amounts invested in Office build
ings. On this subject the railroad
builder did not spare New York or
Chicago, saying:
Favors More Homes
Before the fire here people lived in
homes. Now the tendency is toward
apartment houses and hotels-all tow
ering structures. 1t has resulted in the
wipng out of neighborhoods and dis
tricts as it has elsewhere. The sky
scrapers in the business district result
in congestion, while it leaves vacant
corners that should be the sites of
buildings of more modest height.
Your office buildings should not be
more than eight stories, and six would
be better New York and Chi
geographically New York-have been
ruined by adhering to this policy of
erecting twenty-story structures. and
San Francisco should avoid this mis-
take"
When the subject of a union depot
in San Francisco was revived by one
of the newspaper men he spoke some
what bitterly, advising that the people
be educated to meet the Southern Pa
citic company half way. and adding:
You cannot deny that where we
make Investments of this magnitude
we add to values in the neigh borhood.
But when we have announced our in
tention to buy or build there have been
people put obstacles in the way or try
to hold us up.
Il am not prepared to say that we
have in contemplation any now projects
involving large expenditures, hut the
railroads will keep up with the pro-
cession."
Ignores the Game
Although Mr.. Hartman was so anx-
ious to witness 4 polo match by the
players who participated at San Diego
that he offered 4 special cup, his at
tention was diverted from the field
when a large party of visiting rail-
road officials arrived at the club
house
While the ponies thuudered up and
down the grounds, Mr. Hartman re-
manned in the center Of group COM
posed of Louis Hill II. G. Mutt of the
Northern Pacific, l.. 6. Gilman, as
sistant to Mr.. Hill; G. f. Carey. an
attorney identified with the Hill inter-
ests; E. f.. Calvin, general manager
of the Southern Pacific; Zere Snow of
the O. r. & NJ j. T. O'Brien of the
same road and F. r. Clarke. president
of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
line.
W r. Herrin of the legal depart
ment Of the Southern Pacific had pre-
Yiously visited Mr.. Hartman i'm refer
elice to Portland affairs, and Mr.. Hill
Immediately confirmed the statement
thai all differences relating to ter
minals and kindred matters had been
satisfactorily adjusted.
There has heen no war between the
Hartman and Hin interests except
when the newspapers conducted imag
mary hostilities,' said Mr.. Hill. This
matter was practically settled, and it
required only this meeting to deter
mine the details From present ndi-
cations there will be an immediate re-
sumption of activity in Portland and
vicinity consequent upon this arrange
ment.'
Mr. Hill and his Wife will go to Del
| Monte for a few days his private car
( leaving Burlngame AS part of the Har-
riman special,
BELIEVE HARTMAN INTENDS
TO FORM CONSULTING BOARD