Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
Submitted in Response to House
Resolution Regarding Al.
legged Combination.
STOCK IN MANY COMPANIES.
Since Acquisition Published Rates
OF The Several Roads Bet
Ter Maintained.
=, Same Instances Advanced and Less
comuetilon---No opinion Expressed as
m whether Law Has Been Violated.

washington. Feb. PRESIDENT
pooseyelt today transmitted TO the
house the following report submitted to
him BY the interstate commerce com
mission, IN response to resolution re-
ssrdIng the alleged combination OF the
pennsylvania Railroad company and
certain other roads named therein, In
violation Of the antitrust law
THE REPORT.
Interstate Commerce Commission,
washington. Feb. 2, 1906. The Presl-
dent-The interstate commerce commits
sim has the honor TO submit the fol-
lowing In response TO your request OF
IAN AZ. inclOslng a resolution addressed
mat day by the house of representa-
dives which reads as follows;
"Resolyed That the president OF the
United States be, and ne Is hereby re-
Quested, II not Incompatible with the
pnbllc interests, to report to the house
of representatives for its information,
aD the facts within the knowledge or
the Interstate commerce commission,
which shows or tends TO show that
there exists at this time, or heretofore,
within the last " months has existed.
A combination or arrangement between
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
The Pennsylvania company, the Nor
folk 4 Western the B. a. o. Railroad
company the Philadelphia, Boston &
Western Railroad company, the North
en Central Railway company. and
the Chesapeake & ohio Railway COM
pany, or any two or more of said rail-
road companies In violation OF this act
passed July 2, 1890, and entitled, IAN
act TO protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and tnonop-
Giles" or acts ameudatory thereof.
The only different facts known to the
commission, believed to have bearing
on the subject matter OF this resolution,
are those appearing In the annual re-
ports hled by the companies named In
compliance with section 20 OF the act
to regulate commerce. except as the
same facts, or some Of them have been
disclosed nom time 20 time In proceed
lngs before the commission. From the
latest Of these reports. covering the
9Fnl CHUNK JNut oNt lfNos lnN lulloN-
Ink figures and other data have been
compiled
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has an authorized capital stock OF
$500 OOO. 900 Of which s3O2,5l3, 800 has
been issued and Is now outstanding.
This company appears to control and
IS understood to control all the lines
embraced In the Pennsylvania system.
80 called having an aggregate mileage
OF 1888 Sc and gross earnings f1s the
year named OF $23S, l72 52s, Tie term
pennsylvania system as here used In
Guides the lines Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company the Pennsylvania
company the Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Philadelphia & Boston ana the North
ern Central Railway company, but does
not Include the y. & O. Railroad COM
pahy the Norfolk & Western Railroad
company, or the Chesapeake & Ohio.
RAILWAY company,
CONTROLLING COMPANY.
The Pennsylvania company. which
controls all the lines Of the Pennsyl-
rania system west Of Pittsburg and
Enc mas an authorized capital stock
OF N0OOO00O Of which $40 OOO. 600 has
peen Issued. All this Issued STOCK il
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company. ''''' '''u
P,B. & WASH. RY.
THE Philadelphia. Baltimore 9.
Washington Railroad company has an
ssil9 capital OF s25. $50 asa of
n"eh SzS4sS,55O has been issued and
now Outstanding. or this isuted
,veN me Pennsylvania Railroad COM
paAy owns S23i9O.775. No'"
NORTH CENTRAL Ry
,, Inc Northern Central Railway com.
iSo'SS on nas an authorized capital siocls ~
t sav OF which Silica. 400 ms
OF thia leu ana is now outstanding
pa,lrnss ISSUED stock the PennsylyanIa
V'u company owns s9.4Ol.95O.
BALTIMORE RY, Co
an 'a ae, Baltimore Railroad connsnr hoe
nrs, susnorlzed capital of ss0 ooo noo oe
so,ss stock and sle5 0oo oon
n,ata 'on stock Of which $40 osf fet W
f srs and Si24272. 900 NJ c y,,Sa VI
s,sns, peeh Issued and are no,,'
psnSnng' ~ this issued .tn, ~
,;oSanGsGyiyana Railroad % Co.,, "N .he
corr conn., ol preferred and $40 800 eoo
own. \. the Pennsylvania 1870 vi
oiis, 'oV0O,000 of prefarr"S ,Vi'pahy
trai 'y ~ OF common; the Nort h ara Sll'-
a, nallWay companv ou,n' q, y zen.
The Phnaaslrp,i" S,Si50O OF common
hgton Rall,1aI1,a, Baltimore 6 Wasa.
vVO Of prefer oil' PAM. owns $1,000
mon. Ii tbns ana 1881 500 OF com.
sylvanla PAN, pears that the Penn.
an voolnpanies which II no ana three
Preferred ana =, 81 $50 600 OF 3. q q
ONO common V''VV Oh baltimore
=. NORFOLK & WESTERN
company o se, & Western Rail,o.s
,.S60o.6oa" % an authorized eaNi, ,,roa u
sOO,O0O Of plelerred stock ana sse ~
las been l.i'on stock All az 49,
ns. OF M. and Is now optstanS"
,yvanla RAJ ISSUED stock thu pSa a
'V0.QQQ OF NJ company DUNE
.ommon. h erred and 500 AKA onn
91ssns t5.OO0 ooo Fennsylvania con vvv oi
,vseo0 OF CON-, OF preferred ana ely
va Rallva, 'luon, the Norther, 81
elefred ana 'sipany owns S51e o0n
y thus anna u 200 200 OF con, OF
Aaltoad eor', mat the Penns y,,,, mon
,Spnpanies Wbia,lF and the Two o ,sls
sae aggreps, u controls Co.,, liner
Western nv, 100000 OF Nas,h
norfolk @e,ts1rroe and s22,sso, Soo of
n. ,r.HEsAPEAkE T. on,