The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-19
z. n. HARTMAN VIRTUALLY
SENT HIM TO THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
Was in Exchange for Seat on New
York centrai's Board Of
Directors.

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One. seat in the United States senate
or in the "Millionaires' Club as it has
been termed by some wag, for seat
on the board of directors of the New
York Central railroad is a trade. that
was recently effected by Chauncey De-
pew and E. H. Hartman.
Such at least is the remarkable
statement printed on the front page of
the Wall Street Journal and published
on January IL. The journal in ques-
ton is a paper, concerning the relia-
biity of which there can be no ques-
ton. It unhesitatingly tells of the big
trade, the reason it was made and the
way it was accomplished.
Until the moment the trade was act
ually made everything looked very ia
vorable for the election of Ex-Governor
Frank Black. Depew knew. however,
that Hartman had a great deal of in
fluence with Governor Odell, that the
latter could throw the election as he
saw fit. and that Hartman above all
things wanted representation on the
board of directors of the New York
Central, board of which Senator De-
pew is chairman.
Depew and Hartman met and were
not long in reaching an agreement.
Hartman bore down upon Odell and
Depew was once more sent to the up
per halls of congress for a period of
six years.
So far as the public is concerned,
there is nothing in the above move
but politics, but the matter has never
theless created a great deal of interest
among railroad men of this city. To
begin with it virtually links Hartman S
roads, the Southern Pacific and the
Union Pacific with the great Wander
bilt systems.
AS every citizen of the Pacific north
west knows, Hartman recently had a
long drawn out battle with President
Hill for the northwestern trade with
the result that the Northern Pacific
and the Burlington passed from the
hands of Hartman into the hands of
Hill.
Ever since then Hartman has been
striving earnestly to hook up to use
the vernacular of the street, with either
two systems mentioned are undoubted-
ly the richest and most influential TO
be found operating in the states. The
Goulds are essentially railroad build
ers and the Vanderbilts have been ex-
tending their lines and absorbing
! weaker ones for years.
Now that Hartman has at last sue
ceeded in tying up with one of the
four great railroad factions in the
Union, the outcome will be watched
with interest throughout the railroad
world. There can be no question, it is
said, but that there is war to the knife
between Hill and Hartman, and it
seems certain, according to local Seat
tie railroad sages, that Hartman will
use his newly-acquired power in an
effort to get back a bit on the brilliant
coup recently executed by the Hill in
| terests anent the Northern Pacific and
| the Burlington.
Just what bearing the move will have
on this section of the country is of
/ course unknown. That Harrington has
| his 'eyeS on u.s." or ION Pasco," as
| the pioneer would have it, there can
be no question but that he will en-
deavor to use the Vanderbilts in some
scheme relating to the northwest is
assured, if local railroad men can be
| taken as authority
| Northwestern Mutual Fire Associa
| ton F. F., Waters agent Room %