Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28
lDYHERN PACIFIC
HAVING VIOLATED THE
LAWS OF THE STATE.
-, Port Arthur Route Will
r..,,rted TO Sabine Pass
~ September 1.

.,,rav commission in its annual
I. lust issued treats the subject OF
,s,s,lon OF railway interests In
s,srtoln tones. The Southern Pa
sy,tem Is selected as a theme.
M commission says:
Nh 10 section 5. Of the state con-
Am proyldes as follows:
~.,lroad or other corporation. or
s,,es purchasers of managers of
,,nroad corporation shall CONSOLE
n. stock. property or franchises
- eorpora ton with. or lease or
s.s. ne works or franchises OF,
~ wny control any railroad cor
I'm owning or having under lts
M a parallel or competing line:
IAN any officer Of such railroad
,rtIon act as an officer OF any
rlIlroad corporation owning or
M eoitrol of a parallel or compet-
article 42i5 Of Sayles' Texas Civil
M provides as follows:
"A shall be unlawful for any rail-
4 e,rporstion. or the lessees, pur-
~ or managers of any railroad
-yatlon to consolidate the stock,
rs,ty or franchises of such corpora
vith or lease or purchase the stock.
-su. works or franchises of any
\ rsilroad corporation owning or
M under Its control or manage
competing or parallel line; nor
a any agent. manager, lessee or
,.,,tr Of such railroad corporation
uer become an officer, agent, man
o. purchaser of any other rail-
desperation In leasing or purchas-
ry Competing or parallel line
! h,v Of the foregoing provisions
d, state constitution and law we
A 4 our duty to call attention to
.rt that there are apparently
-n railroads. In this state OF the
ra'e length OF 27O545 miles, sub
kr4Ty under a common manage
rri control. a few of them par
Mr. others competing roads. that
tg
lczind Northwestern 100 10 miles;
rHASns and Northwestern, 1886;
zTgh and New Orleans, 1905;
tsi Harrisburg and san Anton
HGulf. West Texas and Pacific.
Z Huuston and Texas Central.
y lancaster Tap, i.76; Louisiana
<r7 extension, G.10:Ncw York. Tex
NNsylcan. 800; Sabine and East
M lNes; San Antonio and Aransas
kii. Texas and New orleans,
Ittas Transportation. 100; Texas
u NS; aggregating 2705,l5.
Msente To the railroad map Of
sa'e will indicate such Of these
za1 are parallel and competing;
bis.
7. san Antonio and Aransas Pass
parallel and competing with
hlVeston, Harrisburg and San An
had, with the New York. Texas
Wxean road, and with the Gulf,
s.n Texas and Pacific.
lN o. the evidence of this Joint
srnlp control and management
esn In the following facts. as
~ the sworn official reports of
lrnad companies above mention
ma commission, showing that
Ffsol Is director and president Of
these railroad companies, d.
" ana hrst vice president of two
AilNfF III BUN tIllfN
TO- them. And there arc no less
sMehly-eight other persons who
uIer directors or officers, and in
instances both. in from two to
lhese companies. The names
sptfsons can be readily ascertain
M Examination OF the lists OF d.
ana officers Of the railroads re-
~, which appear In exhibit to
rwspshdlS Of this report.
w u is not contendel that these
are consolidated under any
snarter, We understand that they
s'ihated and controlled by means
ownership Of their stock and
Or Otherwise, by the Southern
svmpany. corporation created
legislature of the state OF Ken
'a..y me terms of which It II pro.
uat said corporation shall moi
svser 10 make joint stock with
,.n or operate any railroad with
Ale OF Kentucky"
ohg as the railroad commission
,eu with power to make ant
rsh,, reisht rates the interest o.
NJ may not be seriously affected
N ~ !oint ownership and manage
~. ,tiroads in this state so as Il
,srallel and non-competIng roads
d provisions of the constitution
ssle should be respected as re
aH,s paraliel and competing roads
ue danger of secret arrange