Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
STANDARD OIL TO
W ALL RAILROADS?
That's the Question Following
Its Acquisition OF Atch-
ison Control
If 1T SHOULD BEAT HILL
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Harriman's Success in the Ncrthern
Securities Litigation Mould Give
the Rockefeiier's Complete
Domination in the West
If IT SHOULD BEAT HILL
RAILWAYS DOMINATED 6Y
ROCKEFELLER INTERESTS.


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New York, Feb. 11-Are Standard Oil
interests to dominate the control Of the
transportation facilities of the whole
country?
That was the question discussed in
high financial circles today when Ii be-
came known that Standard Oil. tcgeth-
er with the Hartman syndicate, had
succeeded in securing practical control
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad.
In the pursuit OF their purpose 20 OBJ
tain a grip on the ceuntry's t~ransporta-
ton facilities the Standard On mag
mates have decided to make Edward HI.
Hartman, himself head of q railway
system of over $4,000 miles, the sole
managing head of all Standard Oil rail-
way properties. 1t dawne6 upon the
financial world today that Hartman,
backed by standard Oil, is already the
greatest railway king Of history.
Control Made Certain.
All doubt OF Observation-Disclosures
control OF Santa Fe vas removed when
1t became known today hat a special
! meeting of the Santa Fe board will be
held here tomorrow with a view to
| giving two Standard Oil representatives
places on the board. 1T can be stated
with almost official certainty that the
Rockefeller representatives will be Will
liam Rockefeller and Henry c. Frjck.
Mr.. Tricks selection, however, has not
been determined beyond recall 1t is
understood that Rockefeller and Prick,
will dlsplace Edward ID. Kenna. who
resigned some time ago from the board
- II xvantarlnu raCfonaA QC fret
vice president of he company, and also
Ohm G.. Mccullough, formerly governors
of IN
The announcement of the Atchison
program, following. as IL does. so soon
after the news that Standard Gil has
secured a substantial interest in the,
Vanderbilt property, leaves no doubt as,
TO the purpose of the Rockefelier-Har-,
riman combination. Today Standard
Oil is by far the greatest single power
in American railroading, and 1t is q
power that is being extended with
startling rapidity.
Have Power In West
The Rockefellers, together with the
men they have taken into their fold,
now control the transportation indus
try west of the Missouri river TO the
Pacific coast, and from the Mexican
border on the south to the domain OF
James J. Hill neal the Canadian Dor
der on the north. Should the Northern
Securities case be settled in favor of
Edward II. Hartman the Standard Oil
control of the transportation facilities
of the western world would be COM
plete.
About two years ago the Reckefel-
lers formed an alliance with the qoulds
and gradually became Interested in all
the Gould properties, their representa-
tives being elected to the boards OF the
leading Gould roads Then came h
alliance with Edward III. Hartman and
Standard Oil acquisition of substantial
interests In the properties making up
the Hartman system, especially h
southern Pacific and the Union Pacific.
Three Union Pacific directors-Still-
man, Hyde and Rogers-now represent
the Rockefellers in Union Pacific rom
troll.
Dominate Vast Systems.
These two alliances gave the Stand
ard Oil control OF the Southern Pacific,
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific. Wa
/ Dasn, Oregon Railroad and HfssaTs--s...a.s
company. Oregon Short Line. internal
tional and Great Northern and other
important western systems IL only
needed Santa FN control to permit of
the Standard Oil interests dominating
the railroad situation In the vast ter
ritory west of the Missouri river.
Between Chicago and the Missouri
river the Standard OH interests are
now sufficiently strsng to exercise a
supervision IL not an actual dornina-
ton. They control the northwestern
and the St. Pau roads, and are said to
be reaching out after other properties.
East of Chicago their 6rst attack was
on 4the stronghold Of the Vanderbilt
family, hitherto sacred for generations.
SO surprising was the announcement
that Standard Oil had loosened the
Vanderbilt grip upon the northern half
of the eastern territory, that the imam
cial and railroad worlds at first refused
to credit IL. 1t was only after known
Standard Oil representatives had been
\ elected TO the New York Central board
that the Rockefeller Influence was no
longer denied.
Dodge Combine Problem.
The acquisition Of the Santa Re by
the Standard Oil also demonstrates
that the financial kings have decided
to effect by other means what they
have failed to effect by the Hill method
OF consolidation represented by the
Northern Securities company. While;
the law may prevent consultations IL
cannot prevent private ownership of
stock. Therefore practical, though not
actual. consolidation is being effected
by purchase of stock interests ia the
several properties. This will be as eff
fectual in throttling competition as
actual consolidation.
Second only in interest TO the cam
palgn which Standard OIL interests are
carrying on Is the fact that they have
chosen Edward H. Hartman to direct
the management OF all properties which
they control. When the Standard Oil
people first began their campaign of
railroad ACKNOWLEDGMENT it looked as,
though James j. iisif would Be their
chosen leader The HfH star however,
soon began to wane, ard suddenly the
Hartman star came into the ascend
ency- This fact is said to account
largely for the I'D feeling between Har-
riman n Hill. and their bitter fight in
the courts over the final disposition of
Northern Securities stock.