Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-23

as TO Politics, Complains Of the
Heavy Taxation and diseredits
Report of Rival Railroad Com
ing this Way
Judge Robert :. LOvett. the head
Of the Hartman lines and the sue
eessor Of the late railroad king in
America, spent nearly the whole day
in ShoshOne Wednesday. The night
before he passed at Richfield, but
he got away before sun-up to bask
in the glories of Idaho sunshine
here that Ito the extent that his
business engagement would permit
him to do any basking. Mrs. Low
EFT is with the Judge, and the two
are an their way to the Pacific
coast, having passed a vacation
with Mrs. Hartman at her cottage
up toward the Yellowstone on the
upper Snake. Their two cars were
hitched to No 9 bound west in
the afternoon. Most of the time
Judge Lovett had to spare was de-
voted to conferences with the ex-
ecutives of the Short Line who had
gathered here for that purpose.
These included f. C. Mason,
assistant general manager; his
assistants, Carl Stradley, and F. Il.
Knickerbocker; \. B. Stevenson and
C. E. Brooks, superintendent and
assistant, respectively, of the Short
Line.
Mrs. Lovett strolled about the
town for an hour or so in the mid
die of the day while her husband
was enabled after the railroad Of
ficials got through with their re-
ports to allow him to take a nap.
Judge Lovett inquired of the news
paper men who called on him about
he progress Of the political cam
Jaign being the interviewer him
,elf rather than be interviewed.
This STATE, he said, has treaCcd
Il very we'll except in the matter
If taxation las! year, but this is
Dnly a temporary matter of griev-
lnce with US and will be corrected
feel sure. As / said, the State
las treated US very well and we
Ire prepared to extend our facil-
ties to the limit Of its railroad needs
md requirements. The reports that
mother system whose confidince /
10 not enjoy is preparing to build
nto this section, with a line through
his way must have more TO sub
tantiate it than the rumor of the
ale of a little 30-mile line here
o that system which if such road
we're to be constructed would be
more in the way than it is worth.
Ne have fully taken care of the
abroad needs,o OF this part of Idaho
md intend to keep on doing so when
ver their lines 70 roads are called
or. THE railroad executive in
lis remarks had reference to the
eported sale of the Idaho South
IN, a short system in this part OF
he State belonging to the Kuhn
interests, to the Hill system, re-
.ort. however, which was not credit
d by him at ALL
Mrs. Lovett was greatly inter
sted in the beautifully kept yards
nd laws of the town observed on
er strolls through the streets. She
poke of this feature of Shosh0ne
) going to make the town, with its
ealth of shade trees, one of the
rettiest she had seen in her trav-
S. The party included at the
art the young son of the family
ut he remained at the Island Park
0me of Mrs. Hartman for the
uniting and fishing there afforded
Judge Lovett is an everyday sort
man who doesn't put on any
rs at all nor a fraction of the
lportance that some station and
ain subordinates manifest toward
e general public. 1t is very GER
in that he could teach them some
luable lessons in courtesy-H hs
ly had the time. Mrs. Lovett too
licences a cordial naturalness in
T manner that is captivating to
ose who meet her even casually,
was the opportunity afforded in
oshone on Thursday.
Michigan reports q man who eats
gallon and half of ice cream
sitting. He challenges the