The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-29
HbRRIMAN IN On
THE RIO GRANDE
Generally Conceded That He
Has Substantial Interest
in Gould Line.
MAY INDICATE NEW
JOINT COMBINATION
Rum0red That Western Pacific
Also May BE a Hartman
Institution.

Has Edward II. Hartman secured q
dominating interest in the Denver
Rio Grande railroadl This question
has been the source of great deal or
discussion in railroad circles of late,
and il also has been the theme Tor I;
great many newspaper stories, some Oh
which are regarded by those well IN
formed IN railway matters as being
feasible and others as being absurd,
The consensus of opinion among the
best informed railroad men points TO
the supposition that Mr.. Hartman most
likely has acquired substantial IN
terest IN the Rio Grande, but it does
not seem probable that he controls 1t,
The fact that A, c. Ridgcway has re-
Gently rendered his resignation as gen
cral manager of the Denver hlo
Grandc railroad and the rumor mat he
will be succeeded by W. i. Clark, gen
oral superintendent of the Union Pa
cifc railroad, has perhaps been lnhu'
ontial in renewing the rumors that Har-
riman has secured control Of the hio
Grande. 1t is moro or less generally
conceded, however. that this is simply
one of the first steps in the reorganlza-
ton of the Rio Grande system under
the Joint Gould Hartman control
After "MofIat Road
Rumor also has it that Hartman is
after the control Of the Denver, North
western & Pacific railroad, more ia,
milarly known as the 90 Moflat road.
1t is not probable that Hartman would
want both the Rio Grande and the
= MofTat road - and as the latter would
DO much the better upon its comPle,,
tion go this city IL would likely be or
II {l,, hn
otLsr hand. the Denver s. Rio Grande
railroad would be very handy to Har-
Timan when operated III connection
with the Union Pacific.
There also are rumors in the air to
the effect that the Western Pacific,
when completed, will he a Hartman
institution and an extension OF the
Union Pacific, notwithstanding the fact
that it is being built by Gould. The
Joint Gould Hartman combination,
however, might account for this, and
This suppositon is strengthened by the
fact that il is said that Mr.. Ridgeway
resigned on the Rio Grandc TO occupy
ii more Important position on the West
crn Pacific and to give a Hartman
man a chance to take his place Al
though this rumor is most emphatically
denied in Rio Grande circles, and not
even recognized in Hartman circles,
there are those who are pretty well
Informed in railway matters who look
at 1t as being very plausible.
Eastern Line Rumors.
Rumors also have been persistent for
some time that Hartman has secured
IA dominating interest in the Gould lines
cast Of st Louis, known as the Wa
bash, the Wheeling g. Lake Erie and
the Western Maryland. which is
the Gould line connection beyond
Pittsburg, is already in the hands of
a receiver. Rumor has it that Gould,
because Of financial difficulties. is will
ing TO release his hold on the lines be
yond ST. Louis and turn them over to
Hartman in consideration Of his as
sistance in financing other Gould prop.
critics. The releasing of these lines also
might have something 10 do with the
. new combination which is said to exist
between E. II. Hartman and George
Gould.