Arizona republican., 1912-02-26
Officials of the Hartman Lines, Southern Pacific and Mexican Lines
 Visit Phoenix.
JUDGE R. $. LOVETT IS WITH THEM
Returning From Tour of 1900 Mile System On Western Coast of
 Old Mexico.


 last evening from the south. bearing practically the directing management of the Southern Pacific railroad sys- tenn. main line and branches. There are three parties in one. Judge R. z. Lovett of New York. chairman of the executive committee of all the Harri- man lines. k at the head of one party which k traveiing in three cars. President William Sproulr of the Southern Pacific San Francisco. is at the head of the second party. travel ing in one ear. and Col. Epes Ram dolph. president of the Mexican lines of the Southern Pacific and thr Ari- znna Eastern with his party. occupy the o,her car.
 Judge Lovett and party accom- panied by Colonel Randolph and par ty. have just returned from trip over the Mexican lines. the San Fran cisco party joining them at Tucson The gentlemen are here merely on an inspection tour of the properties amd state that there is nothing especially significant in the fact of their visit. They expect to make tour of the Arizona Eastern line to Ray ana Winkelman this forenoon and return ing will go to Buckeye and back this afternoon. leaving here probably some time tonight.
 Besides Judge Loyett the New York party includes his assistant. Julius Kruttschnitt. director of maintenance and operation of all the Hartman lines Traffic Director Spence. Messrs. Price Neal and Wilson. secretaries % the gentlemen named. respectively. and other secretaries and clerks. The Southern Pacific party contains be- side President Sproule. Vice President r.. O. Mccormack and Auditor Me Donald of San Francisco. and their respective secretaries. Col Randolph is accompanied by Charles Hine. vice. president and general manager of tha Arizona Eastern and Southern Pacific of Mexico: Eugene ClaTp. general freight and passenger agent: Assist ant General Freight and Passenger Agent Hallmark; Attorney Eugene S. Ives. and C. M. Scott. superintendent of the local division of the Arizona Eastern
 Judge Lovett walked up town last evening for only a few minutes and then returned tO his car. They were late getting in and little could be seen last evening but he will probably have an opportunity to view the city this morning He waS seen by a re- T .I,. .Ir.f. Ia nothing to say for publication.
 Col Randolph. however. was seen at the Hotel Adams and talked freely as he always does to newspaper men in the home land when he has any thing to say. In this instance he de nied at first that he had anything to say though in the conversation that followed he told some things that are of particular interest. particularly in respect of the situation in Mexico. Asked concerning it he said that newspaper reports to the contrary notwithstanding. everything was quiet and orderly along the west coast. the people are busy tilling the soil. and for the most part are prosperous and HlIN AiA slAf 'itIfN iil' ilN pt Cp''t 'i's'S- He spoke particularly respecting So- nora. Sinaloa and the territory of Topic
 He said that short time ago four bandits for some unknown reason did burn d small trestle on the west coast railway but they were capWred the next day and are now in jail Other than that incident and an occasional case of horse stealing or petty crimi- nality which is liable (" happen at any time. he said the states named We're as quiet ana orderly as they ever were. He says the newspaper stories from the west coast he knows to have been exaggerated and while he knows nothing personally of what k .ranspiring Chihuahua and else where on the east side and in inc in terior. he imasines the stories are in ike manner the recitals of alarmistS anI sensational writers.
 The west coast country. says Col. Randolph. k the richest farming sec tiOn he ever saw. The settlers are making lots of sugar. out of cane. wheat is knee high and the people are prosperous. In Sinaloa and Topic the natives are planting corn. eating green corn and gathering the ripeneI grain all at the same time They generally raise two crops of corn in one season and one crop of beans or some other product. on the same land one can within two hours ride. see corn in any stage of growth from the field in planting to the ripened ears.
 Asked if he had anything to say concerning the recent order of the de- partmen. in the San Carlos reservoir