Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-17
RAILROAD REX
 CHATS WITH PHOEN|C|ANS
Hartman lntimateS the P. & E. Will Soon Be Completed And SasyS He Likes Phoe- nix Very Much

Leaving behind him the impression that the actual work upon the comple- ton of the F. & F.. ra lroad is to be commenced q within a snort t4me, as stated in the Gazette over week ago. but avoiding the making of aly posi- tive state ment to that ef ect, E. H. Hartman and party left for Marieopa Iast nigat at 10 oc.Ock. -from there -~'i was taken west, W n Los Angeles as it's first destination.
 .. 44a4I 4Han refused to make the sta eAent that orders had been given for railroad construction work m Ar zcna, yet he did not deny tue fact and seemed very friendly to Ar zona and cordially rece. wed a dele gation of local bIs ness men who called upon him to urge the early cOmpletiOn of t,e r. & E., and showeu them a map wlta construct on work indicated on &. of not on a compile ton of the P & r. but a line. running rom Wilae.mln 10 Bels and a line from Globe to Durango. Colorado, where there arc vast coai fields.
 This 1s tae first great panic the country ever had in wh oh the ra r. roads escaped bankrupt y,' he said when ked if there would be au early rcsump iOI of cen uuction work in Arizona. -Eae gr. at problem is to keep them insolve t Now that tae country is returning to safe and sane m=thods, many t ings may be ex pected. But ra lroa-. men must first Of an keep their roads so vent and when there is money to spare it will be put into new roads and improve Esents cn the old
 Have you ven any instructions | fer cons ruction work in Arizona? ?' was the next direct question put to ] the magnate.
 q am not giv ng any instructions this tr-p." ne repl ed a little fretfully T am just looking around. [ Mr. hartman refused to make any statement regarding the report that 7 the Southern Pac fic system is tU De entirely reorgan-zsd.
 { Don ask au. .ues, Ons Which in fuerest no one except those rectly : concerned,' bs pr1 tested He also re fused 10 make anv statements con CeruiDg the repl rt tIat his daughter Mary. is engaged to marry Robert Walton Goelet, explaining that the
 other end of the fam ly usually talked about such matters when there vas anyt ing to be said
 "The F. Paso pIpers said that you we're a very sick man, Mir. Hartman.
 Did they? Well they didn't get me" He probably referred to the doc tCrs
 Regarding Mexico, he said:
 Mex co $ @ EJnderful country Il nas the land, the water and the peo pie All it needs Is the railroads to bring them together. We are giving | hem the reads as rapidly as we can. Soon after the arrival Of the trair the party was taken for an automobile trip through the valley. MT. Harri man asked to ride in an open car. il' auG Col. Randolph did no, go on tC the orange groves vita the rest O the party but returned to the c'ty after a look at the Indian school iron the cuts de They were st; down ii font Of the M- & p. office and made ; t.uT through tle establishment MT Hartman was introduced 10 tue en tire force.
 Later Mir Hartman and Col Ran dolph walked down Center street t' the train. The magnate was much in tereeted in everything he saw. Viii a critical eye he watched the smalles car z the PnOeniX street railway sys tenn bCb past.
 "It has been some time since I wis tied Phoenix and, l note many i'm proyements," he said "Fhe ci'. seems to be growing fast"
 'it is. but it is not growing as fas , ae ThOenix would Ike to grow
 'Iuut be too impatient. all eide nave to go through th's transition 1 stage. Chicago vas smaller than thi iOuce
 "Is there any likelihood that vol will visit this part of the eOuntr lagain soon-"
 "I hope to do so, but of course cant announce any plans at this time It's a nice little place and I like it.