Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-13
HILL LEARNS OF HARTMAN
President Of Great Northern Visits
Omaha Motor Car Shops.
OLD SHAY TAKES HIM OVER
only vehicle az Union station One
which WIN eco 60 Pieces All
st Once,' hut Hill
Enjoys IL.

.,vt-h., puIled a draw-bar! Look out OF
the window and see II wweVe shppeu a
| tire. We all certainly have our ups anu
downs in life"
This was the expression Of Lewis w. HILL
president Of the Great Northern railway
son OF James ]. Hill, it's builder, and MN
self a millionaire, as he rode through the
streets OF Omaha Monday afternoon in the
very oldest hack Of which the city boasts.
The perilous ride was taken that the head
Of the Hill system might look over the
motor car shops Of the McKeen company
and learn something, II possible, about
r~ailroading from e. H.. Hartman.
with w. r. McKeen of the motor car
works and a representative Of The Bee
President Hill chartered the old chaise at
tho Union station that he might make the
trip to the motor shops before leaving the
city last evening.
The old hack bears every mark Of the
wonderful one-hoss shay and IL acted like
the old deacon's rig Monday afternoon.
It'll go to pieces all at once-nothing
first" said Mr.. Hill. as there was a "shiver
ana then a thrill; then something decidedly
like a still" and the hack pulled laborously
down the viaduot.
MT HIN owns several automobiles, which
usually accompany him on his trips. MIR.
mcheen also owns a big red touring car"
put W.T. Mckeen was in a hurry when he
went 10 the Union station and Wake over
70 meet Mr.. Hill. With all this stock Of
automobiles the old shay happene6 m
be the only thing at hand.
PRESIDENT Hill looked over the uay-,n.u
motor cars In Omaha with a view Of INV.
Jus some Tor branch line service ON the
ot forthern road. Mr.. Hill ana his
en arrived frpm the west over tbA
ohon Faclfic at 8 o'clock, and left at as
~ OF Faul over the Northwestern. Tho
iesuiar Union Pacific motor car was inc,
puhhs out Tor Valley, with a trailer ana
Oaueu 10 the guards. Mr.. Hill was M
nc Impressed, and when the Chauffeur
vi the car told Mr.. Hill that the a hoa
cost Just SIS for repairs in two wears he
began to get curious. '
wi Mcheen happened to walk down the
track and when Mr.. Hill spied him he
asked II they did not have time to r,,n
uo"n 10 the shops to see some of the care
MT filll showed a thorough understandins
VI machinery and of car building ana
asAeu questions at a rate which Uould mt
la hung Chang to the mat. IL vontoa
F. o know about the round windows and The
low roof and everything else which Nos
new and unusual in the car which o,,t. -
mar the weight of any competing cars 90
sluniIar pattern. He wanted to knou, a,
'ney would so through the snow and what
was the idea of building cars cana la 80
going sixty miles an hour. He wantad 20
hno" II they would pull a freight car tor
branch line service. "
"heh 1 had my first automobile and
saw how that gasoline engine uorId Iii
i've passengers anywhere. / saw az onca
mat an engine of the same const r,ction
coulo De made to pull a car on rails " saia
MT HILL who is thoroughly int rested in
automopiles and motor cars and has son,
sAperts TO Europe to look into the motor
car business and regarding one OF these
experts said: That fellow was a steam
man and could not get away from The
aHh iuea. The gasoline engine is the
only thing " nv
mr' Mcheen had a big seventy-foot 100
horsepower car all finished and ready IN
mp 10 bellingham for use on ID. O. Mills
IUSu d 1 that place and that is the car Mr.
-Hn' sd" at the shops, among others. The
90 q WIN De shipped Wednesday, and Mr.
80 "SNeu 'hat II be sent through st. Paul
mat MS men there might inspect II.
When asked as to the rumor that ba
was coming via Omaha to escano 49,.
mons oetore the grand jury at spakane in
a rate case, Mr.. Hill smiled ana soid.
mere is no use going around booking for
trouble" s Tut
hou can say for me that we will be
represented at your corn exposition this
iaIi' said Mr.. Hin, who visited the corn
snow last fall and has been a good booster
for the show since.