The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-09
HAS ABOUNDINC
FAITH IN WEST
Judge LOyett Says Hartman
Lines Seek to Keep Pace
With Development.
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
POSSIBILITIES OF FUTURE
lntimates That S75, 100000 for
Improvements May Be Fur
ther Increased.

Judge Robert s. Lovett head Of the
Hartman rystcm of nearly 1900 miles
Of railroads. is an optimist Not only
does he believe in his country and it's
future and the Immense holdings which
he represents. but lie also breaches op-
timsm. he smiles optimism and after he
has talked to n person ior Ave minutes
that person is op,imist.
Judge Lovett was in Salt Lake city
for a few hours Wednesday forenoon
He talked OF the west and the Improve
ments which the railroads are going 10
make. He declared that the promise OF
the Hartman system TO eXpend $io.uuu-
600 in the double tracking of 1000 miles
of its lines in the west was not nm idle
one and intimated that perhaps even that
immense sum would not be suhlcient-
But all the money that would be needed
for the work would be forthcoming as
fast as IL was needed. was his intima-
tion. He asserted that the west was
growing so rapidly that it was necessary
for the Hartman lines to double track
in order TO handle the business. IL was
the intention of the Union Paclnc. the
Southern Pacific. the Oregon Short Line
and the oregon-W WashinEton line not only
to keep pace with development and
growth OF the country tributary TO Its
little In advance of the development.
Has Faith in West
An epitome OF tho half hours chat
may be gathered from the following
statements OF Judge Love,t
While we have announced that we
Will spend $4,000. 600 in double tracking
1900 miles OF our system within the
work completed before the expiration o.
that time.
"The rapid growth Of the western coun-
try makes this work necessary. and II
u.fn ho tn6 viii speed.
81 am Of the opinion that the railroads
and the people OF the country are fast
coming TO better understandins. ,,.
while the recent decision OF the inter-
state commerce commission may have
depressing effect on some Of the eastern
roads. II has but little effect on us. as
we were not party to the plan 10 RAISE
1--WE feel perfectly confident OF the
future Of the west. otherwise we wouIo
not have decided TO make the improve
ments that Will make
II regret very much that j am unable
10 accept the invitation OF the Salt Lake
Commercial club 20 be its guest must
he In New Yorl; by the last or the week
shall be west again within a few
months. and then hope 10 spend a
much longer time in this city.
Big in Every Way.
Judge Iovett is at once like and un-
like the late E. II. Hartman, the man
whom he succeeded. He is like Mr. Har-
riman In his optimistic vlewst hnI1 ~ he be9
He sees only the sun OF rev day ana
not the dark clouds of the night .hat
has passed. He is unlike Mr. hartman 1a,i
in stature and In years. Judge LoFett
Is but little more than OF age. 90 years
old-Mr Hartman was more tnan o1
wears when he secured the controi Oh
the Southern Pacific and the mon "a
cjnc. He died twelve years later. Mr..
Hartman was called the little wizard
of tho railroad world; he was small IN
stature Mr.. Hartman was big I'D every
way except in physique. Judge Lofett
IS big every way. His pleasant smile Is
worth going few miles 10 see ana
that smile is there for the section hand no
Just as il is for the superintendent VI
one OF the big roads.
Party Of Distinguished Men,
The special train bearing Judge Lovett
and his party arrived in TINS CITY at 80 go
o'clock Wednesday morning. In addl-
ton to Judge Lovett there was Julus
Kruttschnitt, director Of maintenance and
operation Of the Hartman lines; }. {.
Stuhbs. second vice president. in charSe
of traffic of the Union Pacific; Robert
Goulet. a son-in-law OF the late u. IL
Hartman: A. d. Mcdonald. general au-
ditor for the Southern Pacific: william
price secretary to Mr.. Lovett; Hugh
NeilI secretary TO MIR. Kruttschntt: l..
j. Spence. assistant 10 Mr. Stubbs: John
Wilson. secretary to Mr. Stubbs; William
H. Bancroft. first vice president and gem
eral manager of the Oregon Short Line
Y. c. Manson, general superintendent Of
the Oregon Short Line: William Ashton.
chief engineer OF that road. and +. II.
Knickerbocker. assistant to Mr.. Ban
croft.
The train was drawn by Southern Pa :
c(Hc engine SIG and consisted OF "A steel
Buena Ventura; Mr.. Bancrofts private
car, Island Park: Mr.. Stubbss private
car. Ashland; AIR. kruttschnitt's private
car. Southern Pacific 100. and Judge Low
etts private car. Union Pacific 90. The
car which is occupied by Judge Lovett
is one OF the private cars used by the
late T.. RI Hartman. The other private
car Of Mr.. Hartman was Arden. which
car is now the private car OF Mrs. Har-
riman and members Of the family. 1t
was retained as part of the Hartman
Despite the fact that the train arrived
in this city al an carly hour. every mem
Der OF the party was up and ready for
business. The train had made an all
night run from Sparks. New. where IL
was met by the officers OF the Oregon
Short Line.
Plans for Improvements.
eve expect 10 spend $4,000 900 in
double ira cking our lines. This means
that we VIII double track about 1900
miles" said Judge Lovett. While we
have announced that we expect to have
the work completed in five years. / eX-
pcct that IL will not take that long. We
intend to start the work right away and
VIII push IL just as fast as possible.
1--WE have to get the work done TO meet
the fast growing business OF our lines
The west is growing at a wonderful rate
and It will continue To grow for many
years New sections OF the west are be
ing opened up and developed New ir-
rigtion projects are sprlnging up almost
every day. While no man can tell wha
Inc future of the west will be. We arc
going to try TO keep pace with II. If moi
a little In advance.
When asked regarding the double
tracking OF the Lucin cutoff across tho
Great Salt lake. Judge Lovett said tina
was q part OF the contemplated improve
ments He announced that the plans al.
ready approved by the Hartman systen
were for double track from Omaha T.
Ogden, on the ouiol 1scnc' from Og'
from Granger to- Huntington on the Ore
gon Short Line and from Huntington Il
Portland on the Oregon Washington line
Regarding the recent ruling of the In
terstate commerce commission agaIns
the advancing of freight rates I,Y ma M,