Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
Hartman Railroad Chief Talks
Reluctantly of Need of
New Depot Here
CONSIDERING THE MATTER
Fine Says Judge of City as He
HurrieS Through Old
Train Shed
EGV ES, I guess you'll get some kind
Of q depot, all right" said


of depot, all right" said
Judge Robert s. Lovett, presi-
dent of the Hartman railroad system,
shortly after his arrival in Los Angeles
yesterday.
But just what kind Of depot It viii
be. Judge Lovett smilingly refused to
say. He wouldn't even promise def
nitely that row depot Is certain, but
merely stated "it is being considered"
Are we not to have a union depot,
Judge Lovett? ?" he was asked by a re-
porter for The Herald.
"a union depot?"
Judge Lovett arched his eyebrows as
If he had never heard of such a thing.
'Er-I can't tell you. l am unable
to discuss it. We are looking over the
field very carefully, you see, and it
takes time. / am looking over the
Southwestern lines and there are so
many things demanded throughout the
system that we must go carefully"
OFFICIALS WITH LOvETT
Judge Lovett, accompanied by sew
eral high officials of the Hartman sys-
tenn, arrived on a special train at 1880
o'clock yesterday afternoon direct
from Redlands, where he visited FRI
day night with w. H. de Forest and
w. Bayard Cutting. directors of the
Southern Pacific, who are sojourning
there for the winter. Mr.. de Forest
Joined the Lovett party at Redlands
and accompanied the members 10 Los
Angeles.
on the way from Redlands the party
stopped over for several hours at RiV-
erside, where Judge Lovett and other
members of his party were taken in
automobiles through the orange groves.
His special train also made brief stops
at Cotton and San Bernardino.
From the Arcade depot, where Judge
Lovett's train was side-tracked, the
party was taken in automobiles to the
Hotel Alexandria.
Escorted through the Arcade station,
the railroad king had a good chance to
observe it's barn-like appearance. as
there was a large crowd in the dilapi-
dated structure waiting for trains.
SCENE OF DISORDER
The information bureau in the main
waiting room had been torn out, and
lumber was scattered about promiscu-
ously. Scores of men and women, bur-
dened with luggage, were unable TO
find seats and were jammed against
each other. Prospective passengers
were running to and fro trying to get
accommodations, or to find out some-
thing about trains, the whole present
ing a picture of shameful lack of ac-
commodations and exemplifying tho
disgraceful conditions which have made
the Southern Pacific station at Los An
geles proverbial eyesore.
But Judge Lovett did not seem to no.
tice the state of affairs in the local
railroad yards; If he saw it, he paid no
attention to the old frame fire-trap
where passengers are herded into two
murky waiting rooms to get their first
impression of the city.
Judge Lovett hurried Immediately to
the automobile which was in waiting
to take him to the Hotel Alexandria.
Accompanying the judge, besides w.
I'll. de Forrest are R. w. Goelet.
prominent stockholder in the Union Pa
cihc and a noted capitalist and club
man of New York; G. C. Stillman OF
New York; julius Kruttschnitt, vfce
president and director of maintenance
and ways, of Chicago; II. Neill and Il.
H. Cornell, also of Chicago; William
Hood, chief engineer; II. T. Hennessey
and H. G. Jenkins of San Francisco,
and Fpes Randolph, head of the south
western Hartman lines. The entire
party is registered at the Alexandria.
INVITED TO BANQUET
After dinner Judge Lovett was met
at the hotel by Joseph Scott, who in
vited him to be the guest of honor at
banquet and reception which the cham
his visit here. Judge Lovett replied
that r. O. Mccormick, traffic manager
of the Union Pacific, with headquar-
ters at Omaha, but who now is i'll San
Francisco, had made arrangements
here with which he Judge LovetD was
not yet acquainted, and that until Mr..
Mccormick arrives-which will be
some time today-he could not arrange
for the banquet, but assured Mr.. Scott
that after comforting with Mr.. McCor-
mick he would be glad to accept the
invitation.
Judge Lovett then granted an inter-
view to reporter for the Herald who
questioned him relative to the much
needed union station.
Don't you think a union station is
needed here?" Judge Lovett was asked:
"Really, l haven't investigated yet,
he said.
1.-THE matter has been brought to
your attention, however,"
Eyes, believe there has been some-
thing said about it,"
"Do you think Los Angeles will get
a new depot, Judge Lovett?"
TRIES HAND AT GUESSING
"Yes. I guess you'll get some kind OF
a depot, all right" he replied, smiling
good -naturedly.
"But not union depot?"
"I cannot discuss that just yet"
'You cannot state whether union
depot is likely to be built or not-tnat
is, you have not reached any conclu-
sion?"
'I have not investigated. Really 1
cannot discuss it with you at all.'
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