Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-14

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Quoted by Mr.. Baldwin.
o.-You speak Of these terminal facili-
ties in general terms. / wish you would
tell the court what additional terminal
facilities the Union Pacific has now that Il
did not have i've years ago, or three years
ago. or four years ago7 Alt has a
very large amount Of trackage. II has
rebuilt. resurfaced, regarded and raised q
large part Of its depot ground at Omaha,
hundreds Of acres of 1t, and changed ma
terially the facilities Of both passenger
and freight business. separated the freight
from the passenger tracks. In the former
depot-we used to call It the cowshed-
the freight and everything passed through
under that shed. Now they have entirely
separated and fenced in the new property;
they have graded 1t and improved It and
spent hundreds Of thousands of dollars in
construction and in buildings, and further,
n 1 recolIect, there was a so-called Union
Depot company. a corporation that owned
these facilities before
o-Now. will you please excuse my In
corruption, but l would like to have you
definitely state how much more trackage,
for instance, and what additional terminal
facilities the Union Pacific has now, out
side Of the new passenger depot, over Ave.
four. three or two years ago1 A.-They
have hlled in and spent=I don't know how
much, as I am not an engineer
Q.-what are you speaking OF. gradlng7
Ayes, sir. They have regarded and
raised the entire ground, or a very large
portion Of it. and laid entirely new track,
and resurfaced It with Wyoming granite,
and l think they have a double track now
toward the bridge. where l think they had
only a single one, and there Is a great
deal more trackage there now all around
in connection with the Union Pacific ia
cilities than what there formerly was.
Q.-Wasn't the raising OF filling and
grading for the convenience and safety
OF the people Of Omaha7 A.-oh, yes.
Q.-Didn't the Union Pacific, together
with the Burlington. for the purpose OF
convenience and safety, In raising these
grades build a viaduct and subways at
Twenty-fourth street and Sixteenth street
and the boulevard. at an expense Of hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars7 A.-Build
the viaduct for the benefit Of the city?
They are for the protection Of the rail-
road a great deal more to prevent them
having damage suits than they are for the
benefit Of the city.
Q.-TIen you think 1t was simply a
commercial matter with the railroad and
not, so far as the city is concerned, for
the benefit of the city? A.-They were
absolutely for the benefit Of the railroads.
Q.-Assuming, then. It Ia for a CONNER
cial and venal purpose, 1 will ask you this
question: 1t is a fact, is 1t not, that the
railroads-the Burlington and the Union
PaciRc-in raising the track and grading
buildings, subways and viaducts. which are
used by the travelling public of Omaha,
expended hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars in the last two or three years, didn't
they? A.-They have.
Odd they build a fine new viaduct al
sixteenth street, A-They were COM
pelled. Of course.
Q-Arswer the question. A-They paid
for hlilding It. l think the city built IT,
and they contributed towards It.
Q-What l mean is, the railroad built 1t
md paid for 1t. didn't they? A-The rail-
road paid for 1t.
Q-The city didn't pay anything for it,
Al think the city paid part, or for part OF
the approaches at any rate.
Dwell. Mr.. Rosewater, is that your
knowledge and familiarity of the subject
matter In controversy? Do you say the
city built any part or paid for any part
of the construction OF that viaduct? Al
have not been to the trouble Of going into
the city treasurer's reports to find out ex-
actly how much they paid or whether the'
paid It all; / know the city expended some
money. l am speaking Of the viaduct and
the approaches thereto, because you can
not build a viaduct and leave 1t In the
air, and there was considerable money
spent on the approaches; don't know
whether the city paid for that, but l thinl
It did.
Q-Now you spoke Of the terminal facili-
ties of the Union Pacific and its lands nortf
Of it's depot. l wish you would tell tho
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property the Union Pacific has got or pur'
chased or obtained in any way. shape, man
ner OF form where it's shop grounds are ant
north Of its headquarters? A-They mad
a treaty OF deal with the city Of Omahi
this spring. before the assessment wal
made. or last winter, by which they &C
CURED title to a very large amount o
property in the city OF Omaha. I considered
It worth a million dollars at least.
Q-Now will you please answer my uues
tionf You say they got 1t by treaty, al
you phrase lit Ayes sir, In addition Il
what they had.
Q--Now what lots had It acquired. wha
other property. what other lands or wha
other lots2 Al can't tell; they are con
stantly enlarging their facilities and In
e~reasing their area.
Q-Do you know of any other; II you d.
$50 H0o WR1At va AZ - a. -
you they got over a million dollars worth
cant tell you Just how many lots now.
Q-Isn't II a fact that all Of the lots o
streets and alleys that they got by thi
treaty as you so 1t. wer,
streets and alleys contained in the sho
grounds on the river bottoms and in ever
case that the company had owned them prio
thereto for years. owned the property o.
both sides of the streets and both side
Of the alley, and II that is not SO will 20
tell one single lot that wasn't 50? A.
The company have grabbed or got contrC
of a good deal OF property there. but the
didn't own Il.
Q.-YOur honor, l insist that the witnes
shall answer the question. A.-They ha
taken possession, l will put II in a littl
milder form. they had taken possessio
and have gotten possession Of a great dea
OF land that belonged to the city OF Oman
and held 1t, and finally by treaty stipula
tion, ceding part OF the property that the