The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
ENEMIES OF HARTMAN
|MARsHALL|NG FORCES
Struggle for Control Of Pacific
Coast Traffic Is I'M
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with the announcement from Hartman
headquarters that the Union Pacific
lines viii be Immediately pushed thru
to Seattle comes the information that
George j. Gould has practically won
his fight for an entrance to San Fran
cisco; and that J. J. Hill does not ex-
pect much more trouble in getting into
Portland, Ore.
These announcements are three
phases Of a terrific struggle for railway
supremacy in the, far west, and other
signs are not lacking to indicate that
the enemies Of E. n. Hartman and the
opponents of his railway ambitions are
getting close together in a mighty
community Of interests to check his
ambition and policy Of hostility.
1u fact, Mr.. Hartman has been left
standing practically alone in a ring OF
very powerful and very vindictive en-
emies. The Hartman personality has
estranged them. The Hartman lambi-
tion has embittered them. No one not
in close touch with Wall street can i'm
agine with what fierce emphasis his
name is banded about the executive
offices Of the railways.
The gathering Of the forces against
Hartman began almost as soon as he
had bought the Union Pacific. His first
great quarrel was with G. P. Hunting
ton. It arose out Of the Huntington
aim for large proportion Of the earn
ings on thru freight via the Union and
Central Pacific. Hartman quietly re-
piled by putting his forces in the field
to run an Oregon Short Line spur from
Salt Lake into San Francisco. He
openly stated that he would starve the
Central Pacific into bankruptcy. He
intended to take all the thru freight,
leaving the Central Pacific to take
what it could get out Of local traffic
from Ogden west. Only the untimely
death Of G.. P. Huntington prevented
the completion of the line. This first
quarrel ended when his enemy died,
and he bought out the interests Of the
Huntington heirs in the Southern Pa
cifc, and became dictator of that road
Pacific.
This was but the beginning, but it
left many seeds Of bitterness. 1t
brought sharp disagreement, not grow
ing directly from it,, but Indirectly
with the Speyers, a powerful New York
banking house, and the little "spat'
with G. M. Hays. Also, it left the
younger Huntin gtons enemies Of E. H
Hartman. In that capacity they have
continued to the present day. This is
one Of the most peculiar phenomena
of the Hartman fights that he never
regains friend, once lost.
From the date Of his acquisition OF
the Union Pacific to the date Of the
Southern Pacific purchase, the five
years preceding 1901, enmity had beer
steadily growing between him and J. J
Hill. After the Southern Pacific pur
chase it grew actually fierce. SnubbeG
by Morgan and Hill in the matter Of
the Burlington purchase, he turned
upon his twin enemies and precipitateG
the panic of May 8, in wild endeavo1
to capture the Northern Pacific. HI
actually did capture it, only to LOSE
it thru the working Of it's charte
against him. The story Of that fgh-
and the enmities that grew from it il
we'll known. -s.., 49,.
=. Since that time Mr. Hartman ha.
been a disconnected man. Hill and Nor
gan hold the northern ports agains
him-and that he has resented bitterly
He has, however, followed the path O.
wisdom in not running more tits will
j. J. Hill in the north, but rather il
clinehing what he conceived to be tn
command Of the southern coast, b,
building the Ssn Pedro route, unde
agreement with Senator Clark.
Meantime, he has made more enc
mics. The Rock Island group, consist
B., Leeds, wanted a gulf line. The,
- -
E. H. Hartman. They signally failed
They then threatened to put gangs il
the field and run line parallel to tn
Houston & Texas Central. That threa
brought what looked like an agree
ment to sell a half interest in tn
Houston & Texas Central to the Roc]
Island. The Rock Island crowd SCENE
to have scored their first victory owe
E. Fl. Hartman. Very shortly, how
ever, they discovered that the ''deal
was not all over. Opposition in Texa
grew stronger and stronger. The resul
was that finally the whole deal ha
to be given up, as impracticable. Gu
Of which arose a ng-continued feu
between the two parties. That has cor
tinued to this day. A.. -. ...G.
This was followed by the stranges
break of all the impressive list. Edwi
Hawley had been for years directo
Of the Sout hern Pacific, having rise
from the hunblest positions on. the roa
to be it's vicepresident, and a wealth
man. Under Hartman he fretted. Alon
in 1902 he played Hartman false-s
said Hartman. His real offense wa
to become connected with the ephen
eral project called the Western Pacif
barely in existence, but manifestly d.
signed to rival the Central Pacific fro1
San Francisco to Salt Lake. The resu
was that at the next meeting Of d
rectors Of the Southern Pacific HAY
ley IS resignation was accepted in
hurry. - IL. j.
It turned out rather a bad NOV
Hawley not only came out openly E
director and hacker Of the Wester
Z. Pacific, and pledged the support of tt
Colorado & Southern to George Gou]
and that road, but he went farthe
He threw in his lot with the Roc
Island crowd in what looked like
# ! mad scheme to steal the Chicago
Alton from E. H., Hartman. By tt
Il greatest luck in the world they caugl
Hartman napping-and at the annu;
meeting In October, 1904, they turne