Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16
UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
Senator ThETsiOn Thinks The Wander
bits Wlut 10 Control The Read.
Argument D. the Ease OF the Farmers'
Loan rud trust 60. ,ss'ns.
abe a. o. Receivers


SAN rnAscisco. oct. i6.--United
states ssnstor Thurtton, couussl Tor
the Uuinn Pacific, Is in tho city and
was asked what he thought Of The 70.
port that the YandtrJills were ca.
deavering to secure control Of the
Union Pacific.
Ut Ia quite appsrent 10 tue mot
casual observer" thid ar. Thurstop,
"that the Vandefbills must hs having
a say In tho Union Psclfg aGaits,
when such men ~ Chauucoy NJ. DE.
rev and Marvin Hughilt are two Of
tho committee u i've who aro TO TO.
OfgpnlEe the roads present In ebled-
nets. L cannot swear that the Wander.
bilts ore going 10 take tue Union
Pacific, but would not be surprised u
the Vandsrbilts should, sooner OF later,
be found TO hsvs an influential volcs
In the ptoporly's diloo, management
cit IL generally understood that the
Vsndefbilts have a strong influences In
the Chicago a North western. The
Anea' VI Boston ana the Goulds, Dll.
Ions and Nanderbilis VI New Yotk
probably own the bulk OF Union Pa.
cinc stock and many Of ils bDnis. do
not know what understanding these
people have among themselves, but IL
may OF m.y not be significant that
Marvin HughiiI, president Of the
Northwestern, H. n Union Pacific de
rector aud that tho two roads are now
being operated under q close trsiiic
agreement"
q. Is. HUNTINGTON denies emphati-
cnlly that tho Nanderbllts arc negoli-
ating with him relative TO acquiring
lease Of tue Central Pacific Ia otder
% use u In connection with the
Union Pacific 40 an overland system
into this state ana city. He further
states that he would not lease tho Gen.
ttsl Pacific 10 the Vanderbiils or any
body else. He wants 10 keep 10 ss a
part OF tho Southern Pacific system.
| During a conversation about the
| probability Of the Vanderbilts taking
control OF the Union Pacific Mr..
Huntington said:
81 would not be- surprised 10 hear OF
the Vandetbilts taking active manage
msnt Of tbs Union Pacific. They
have plenty OF money 10 enable them
| TO do 80, ana are able men. While |
n ia Il
understand they hold considerable OF
the roads securities. They are also
supposed 10 bs In control a. the Chi.
chgo q Northwestern. These isst.
may or may not mean something. IL
Is none Of my business, however, aud
l have got enough Of my own to at
tend 10 without trying to pTy Into
other peoples Sffslrs.
la'rla NandarnlIts ha -. not an,.ohN ~
lssss or get control VI the Central
Pacific. They hHve nothing 10 do
| with n, aud, Hs tar as know, do not
wish the property. am not anxisus
to part with the Central Pacific. We
nave always h.en IN good terms
with the Vandefbills. !. they
get ac.usl eputfoi VI the Ualon Pacific,
1 see no reason why We should not DO
on good terms with ihen,. IL they
want ~ build Into sAn fisnciscu, lhst
will be their business, not mine. The
Union Pacific people have not asked US
TO come TO their assistance. II tboy
had, We might have endeaycrei TO ioln
them In some scheme. That Ia all |
eau say on the subject"
THE CASE AoAISgr THE RECEIVERS.
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct TO-
Argument Ia case OF more than
ordinary interest will commence In
the United States court Of appeals this
morning. The action Il one which was
brought by the Farmers Loan 4 Trust
company OF New York against the 70.
ceivsr- OF the Union Pacific railway
system.
Ex-senator |. N. Dolph and Joseph
Simon, Of Portland, Oregon, will Ip-
pear TOR The Farmers Loan N TruJt
company aud tho American Loan Il
Trust company, which latter corpora
ton 10 also u party 10 the case, aud
Ssust,r j. N. Thursion, Of Nehrasks,
aud Zera snow VI Portland, Oregon,
will represent the Union Pacific rail.
way.
"Thers are several different Issues In
the maitrr,D said ex-senator Dolph, o
tho Pacific hotel. "Ihehe cases grew
out OF n suit for tue foreclosure OF a
mortgage bought by the Farmers
Loan & trust company, Of New York,
against the Oregon Railway q Nav.
CATION company. At the time the
ioreclo,ufe suit was commenced,
the properties Of the Oregon
Railway d Navigation clmpany
were in possession Of receivers
OF the Union Pacific system. Wnen
tho suit was flied IN the circuit court
In Oregon, q separate receiver was ap-
pointed for the Oregon Railway a
Navigation company. Now the CON
tIovrrsy In the cases 10 be argued Ia
whether the claims agalnst the re-
osivsrs Of ths Union Pacific system,
connected with this OPERATION OF the
Oregon Railway & Navigation com.
psny's properties, TOR labor and mater
ial furnished the receivers within six
months prior 10 tho appointment OF