Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-08 | Page 7 | Hill Not Optimistic

HILL NOT OPTIMISTIC Says Sn Coining Summer Will Wi Sio Iu Do Io crl o In iii II ISi 1 Now Non York Feb 8 James J Hill chairman of tho the board of ot the tIm Great Northern railway arrived In New ell York yesterday from St Paul and that the coming coining hummer would a I decrease In 11 railroad earnings over ever 1111 lust last summer I J am not so to much of an nn optimist he be said lall as its al to predict prod let o that railroad earnIngs this thin summer will wi not flat bo be he bt low how thon of ot list I am om cute that they tile tho will wi be bo Hut there here rime more mor People in lii this country today ln over before they tile tho ore Irl people of or o fair In What tho the coun coutu eUI y y need now hail I ts rest rent rBt Lot II have resi tutu let lot leta lota a stop stOll bo be 10 put to this ghoul ghost holt and will wi work out all al right Tiling me inc le quiet enough elough hilt but up U In the time northwest wo we Lull are Irl feeling It I loss than In II ii some other Places Wo Ve e hay ha no large lurge Industrial plants thorn Items und antI the time t will 1 plant on as al much wheat an sic I over I t say cay IV that list tha percentage of ot Idle equipment on time the i Groat Northern was W somewhat less than tho thu reported 16 to ha be lo bile whole nn on ni the tho roads of ot tho the country c nn as lS a I Commenting on oIl thin tho earnings earning of ot tho Northern ru which a n tow few ago ngo a I largo large increase In gross ros tom foi tho the month of nf January Mr 11 saId Mill that It lift hinti I in to be home borne bore In mind that Hint comparison was tuis being made mache with tho the name cable period lust year clr when tho tIle road loath was 11 greatly handicapped by it b an unUS ally l severe winter Mr Ir lull Hill In reply to questions tut tons said sal that hint he Its could not foresee eo how long present conditions would last If It J 1 I knew he paid MII I would uld tie lie Iliad to toll tell tel you Ot But I cannot predict how hol long lone s It J will wi bo ho before things right