The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-27
SEES HARTMAN
AS KING OF j. S.
ROOSEVELT WILL TRY AND CURB
HIS POWER BY ACTION IN
THE COURTS.
BATTLE TO THE FINISH
To Be Waeed Between the Two Great
Factors-Presdent Fears the
Railroads viii Control the
Government.

Washington, Dec. 26.--The invest
cation OF he Hartman system Of rais-
lroads and the method Of operation
of that giant combination, which VIII
start In New York on January 4, Il
Of far more Importance than appears
upon the surface. II is known to the
| tmembers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission who are TO conduct the
investigation and to Attorneys Kellog
and Severance, who will handla the
deft points OF the law at Issue, that
the president cons iders this the most
important undertaking Of his admin
is ration.
In ether words, the pres dent be-
lieves that Hartman Is creating ID
this country power greater tha:s
the government, that he is simply the
fighting executive of tremendous
forces moving toward Consolidation
Of all railway lines and crea ing a
national trust and that this move
lment must be checked at whatever
hazard
Nothing in his two administrator
has aroused the presi lants intense
activity as have ne wonderful strides
Of Harr man When the Northern s
cnritles was dissolved James ]. Hi.
the railway king OF the northwest.
felt bitterly toward Roosevelt Later
these differences were patched m.
The man who brought Roosevelt anil
Hiss together was then 2 member ~
the presidents cabinet The president
said to this man when he said that nc
ought to talk with Hill.
Calls Hill Gorilla.
"Certl linIv win see him always
liked the hairy chested old gorilla
anyway He IL an empire bull 'e~.'
Now Hartman Is warning IN Hill.
Hi Is the one great obstruction hat
tands between Hartman and Lis
YOU count r oscvcl
and the government. Win Hill out Of
the way there would be no command
ing figure anywhere to combat the
Hartman moves and gradual assim-
ilation Of all railway lines under Har-
riman domination would be possible
The president keenly alive 70 the
trend of affairs and firmly convinced
hat this nation wide merger Is hciag
Effected in defiance Of the law and
against The best interests Of The pep-
Die. Is going to make fight against
is copsummation thai will he his
orie Hartman dimly realizes that he
las aroused the energies OF a poten-
ial administration and he Is prerar-
ng TO fight political battle as well
is a franc al
Hartman viii Fight
lntrepid and remorseIess as a
lighter Hartman has accepted he
.age Of battle. He is quoted in New
FORK as saying he would spend sl0.-
100 900 to rehabilitate Odell. That
Hartman made that remark Il pos.-
lively known to the president.
Beset by the president at many
,laces. especially in New York. wherc
great deal of his interests rest.
Hartman must have a state legisla'
ure and an executive friendly 10 him
md autagonistic to Roosevelt That
le has not today and cannot have M
il Odcl is jehabilitated Is one of toe
-nges of his fight.
Hartman will fight Roosevelt at
many other points. bnt the president
$ concentrating all his ore ON ono
pot and that is the Hartman rail.
yay system. The Interstate Com
re-ce Commls sion Is keenly alive TO
he situation and fhe presidents
Jews. The attorneys In the Gaze are
wake and the investigation Of the
hartman lines will be the most i'm
,orart and the most far reaching u
N Investigations undertakes by The
uycrnmont
Hartman Leads Oil Crowd.
Mr. Hartman Is regarded in gov
rumeni circles as the hgurehesd OF
svndicatc of intellect, the exibla. in
eRnite. allpowerful Organization
nown vaguely a. the Stardsrd OIL
rowd That syndicate Is likely 10 10
self-perpetuating affair. There viii
= new directors. new presiden 5. new
now praxies. new chair
zen OF boards hut the policy. Ike tho
-licy Of the House Of Romanoa. will
, on. unchanged and unchsnging. II
ms az rothing less than a domina- !.
on II the transportation scheme Of
le country Baek Of L Is the veal
n the financial ability Of a wonder
d group of men
But aowH at the bottom OF the
hole inquEzitipn lies the problem Of
hethsr the Hartman. eysten. unless
Is 4 ssolved or checked- . fkeiF
doBIina the whole trans9ortati a
.heuIe OF the eontineot. Il is nos
scessary. railroad men say. 70 own