Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
Hartman First 10 Complete C0as,.
to.coast Line,
PREPARES FOR RAILROAD WAR
BY Securing control of illinois Central,
Hartman VIII Have Transcontlncn,
tai Plane in Operation Long Before
Goulds Can Complete Western Road

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.--In banking
circles very close 10 L. II. Hartman
1t was learned to-day that the first
result Of tho capture of the Illinois
Central by the Hartman party Is TO
be q close traffic arrangement be
tween tho new acquisition ana the
other Hartman lines. The details
aro TO be worked out by Mr.. llarli
man with the assistance OF tho traf-
fic managers OF the various lines
concerned.
The object Of the plan is to BRING
about mutually beneficial cooper.
nticn between the Illinois Central the
Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific,
and the Baltimore and Ohio. This
plan has been decided upon, IL was
said. rs a concession to popular sen
timcnt. a merger of the Illinois Cen
trail with the Union and Southern Pa.
cific was declared to be the most
Z advantageous proposition from a lIar.
riman standpoint. and while tho trans
fer OF stock control in the Illinois
entrnl to one of the Hartman lines
west OF the Mississippi will eventually
como to pass. It IL considered more
advisable for the present to rely en-
tircly on the advantages obtalnablc
from close traffic arrangements.
Protect Pcnnsy. Fight Goulds.
The Interests of the Pennsylvania
Railroad IN which Mr. ilarriman's
bankers, Kuhn, Loeb 81 Co. and one
OF his close business associates, Henry
G, Frick are much concerned. arc to
be protected in the traffic arrange
ments.
On tho other hand, tho plan Is to
be put through without any too care
ful regard for the interests. among
other roads. 81 the Rock Island prop
critics aud the Gould lines. The latter
arc considered In an especially en-.
barrassing position, for tho outcome
or tho Illinois Central contest dem
onstrates that Mr. Hartman will have
his trans.contlnental plan In pratlca
operation long before tho G3ulds can
complete the Western Pacific and con.
meet the Wabash with the Western
Maryland, The traffic arrangement
is to he II declaration of warfare
against tho Gould lines.
b, Aarahan Cuts Small Figure.
j. II. Hnrahgn, tho now president,
will have little or nothing to do with
-the 1eyelopment or execution OF these
plans. He Will 20 TO Chicago soon
and perform tho small services In the
operating department that he perform
cd for sixteen years under Mr.. Fish.
Mr.. Harahan, Harrman supporters
reiterated most cmphatically ycs,er-
day. has simply selected new su.
perior. Ostcnsbly tho president. no
Will DO charged with creating pub.
lie sentiment favorable to the new
management. and leaving all Other
important matters to the direction OF
MIR. Hartman. The latter was vlce
president OF tho road for thrco years.
and considers himslf entirely ablo to
DISCHARGE the business OF the compa.
ny without moro than clerical as.
sistance.
There was sent out to employees
yesterday Il general notice to tho
effect that all arc to be retained in
office. This notice was sent out by
Mr.. Harahan. Mr.. Hartman Is under
stood to approve OF It In a general
way, but before many months have
passed In the opinion OF well inform
ed railroad men. some OF the impar-
tant operating positions will be filled
by men from the Union and South.
ern Pacific lines.