Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-03 | Page 1 | Quarter of Billion Spent by Harriman

OF BILLION SPENT BY HARRIMAN Traffic King Recounts His Work Nork in Rebuilding Pacific R Railways Washington June Julie 2 a Mr l' l U. U II n horn horn- has hiss done he lie of if what t good ninn's n recital with tine tho of stocks and amid bonds control he me ha has flouted sumac since he lie gained Pacific Pa- Pa ami Southern time the Union of r In Interview In- In theme of Ut an ann Is li-i the time railroads with time the financier published ter lew by William 1 13 g. Curtis In lit a n Washington paper pamer rebuilt an and and nl ed all I 1 have reorganized rc re two of or time Iho biggest cst railroads altogether a time the would worM In lit track stated Mr miles o of reorganize isa the lo to I commenced W When he l Union Pacific In III there was no mo reason rca rca- dozen men of or a why wily an nay any one son loin should hould not havo done It It but nobody else road I scorned to 10 havo have the tIme nerve Tho Tine a wre wreck wreck- Ie It had h been was or tho Ii hands of lIr a In iii Jive five cars years thC It could so 0 bo bad thai and oud lie Um times H wore were I 1 expenses to enough pay not mot earn relations with wll traffic placed It U In iii close tine Ihu Southern Pacific the time Ole Oregon on Short Shor Navigation Ni and amid 1 Ihne no time the Oregon steamship lines hues Mull Mali lout lion lie tho Pacific and amid and mind various other ran railway way situ lines hues of ot Importance rebuilt them all 11 I 1 have o practically vast urea area of oC valuable havo have opened up UI a u nearly ly 2000 able territory b by bull building have havo 2200 miles miles or of new road 1 and under construction or 01 pro pro- additional continued In these Improvements h Mr ut harriman I 1 have spent