New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
HILLS TRAFFIC VIEWS
OUTLOOK FOR H4ULEH.
Doubtful as to TOlume Of Oriental
Freight for Nc7c System.

lanes ! Hill. who since he was last in New York
has visited the Pacific Northwest, where he deIlV-
cred at Seattle the opening address at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition, return'd TO TINS CITY laIe
on Monday. On Friday night Mr.. Hill will start
with party of friends for Montreal where his
yacht, the Wacouta. will be boarded for the FISH
ing expedition which he makes in Labrador waters
every summer
Asked about the Western dispatch reporting that
the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific had reached
an agreement under which the Clearwater Short
Line built by the latter. would be operated by the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company jointly
with the Northern Pacific. Mr.. Hill answered that
he knew nothing about it and that the conhrna-
tion would have TO be sought from the Northern
Pacific people.
Reference was made TO the announcement that
traffic arrangement had been made between the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient road and the chi
cago & Alton. a Hawley road This agree
ment expected TO cover also the other lines OF
the Hawey system and 70 insure a transcontlnentaI
line for Mr. Hawley upon the completion OF the
Orient road and the bridging Of the gap in me
Hawley system between Cincinnati and Connec-
ton with the Glover Leaf road Mr.. Hill said:
But II is the owners who decide as to trafn'
for any road You may have a line to the Paclnc
and back. interlacing the territory but II rests
with the shippers whether or not traffic shall go
TO it
Mr.. Hawley is not looking for it for year or
TO come" was suggested. until the orleh'
road is finished and a connection northVsrd from
Cincinnati is established for the Chesapeake &
Ohio Then. supposed, he will offer induce
ments shippers in a line said to be four nun
dred miles shorter TO the Pacific from Kansas Slty
than is the route to San Francisco for export
traffic
Mr.. Hill. however. seemed doubtful as u the vol
ume of Oriental traffic which could he attracted
with even this inducement- He rejoned;
But what is there when you get TO the Faclh0 E.
It is vast body of water, which originates no
traffic. Very little IS exported from San Francisco
What is the principal commodity exported?
Wheat. suppose. although in much less volume
than formerly
In the period Of the greatest expansion OF the
United States. from 1882 1907 said Mr.. Hill
consumption Increased So per cent. but production
only q per cent We used TO export two-htths o.
our wheat but practically all Is needed for
home consunoption Within the last year We nave
seen wheat sent to the East bought back here
and reshpped for consumption. Inc gram
lands Of the Northwest about all taken up.
But are there not great tracts Of grain lands IN
the Canadian Northwest asked the reporter. the
deve loprnent of which will yield enough Tor eA-
port?"
Did you ever look at the map asked Mr HilL
TT isn't necessary for you have visited that
country The grain producing territory there IS
not unlimited"
What else could he exported continued Mr..
Wei, lumber suppose answered the re-
But where IS the lumber"
Il thought there we're sfill vast tracts IN oregon
and Washington
But for the Orient road
In Northwestern Mexico there is great dea''
isn't there
There is hut 81 is not ~ the highest quality.
answered Nj Hnl. who added, We are consuming
a .bis on+-1- Eve TO seven times as much lumber
IS We are producing. Conservation % the lumber
srlppIv IS necessary. of all Of our natnra- re
sources Land for instance. in some parts or the
country is worth less than It was forty years aS''
because its condition has dete-orated Tn" subject
~ the conservation or the soil s very interesting
one br that : 4 long story