Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-09
Combination In Restraint of Trade by
Hdrrimdn'S Mergers Is Left Without
Doubt by DiSintereSted Witness.
Stubs KEEPS EYE ON SALARY tQUAlING PRESIDENTS
Hadey Is Moving Things in Missouri Against Gouds Com
binaon of Transportation Interests as In
Restraint of Trade.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-M. G.. Markham,
traffic manager of the Missouri Pa
cific, was the first witness called be-
fore the Interstate Commerce COM
mission. when investigation of the
Hartman lines was resumed today.
Markham was questioned by C. A.
Severance of st. Paul, acting for the
commission. The witness was asked
If the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific were, prior to their consili-
Pacific were, prior to their consoli-
entail business. He said that they
were. Before going to the Missouri
Pacific, Markham was connected with
the Illinois Central and both roads
were active competitors for Pacific
Coast business originating along the
line of the Illinois Central.
WAS there any lessening of COM
petition after consolidation ?"
at was generally understood that
the competition was less"
Hits Hartman Lines Hard
Markham declared that in his op-
inion the Union Pacific was not a
link in trans-continental transporta-
tion,- as was contended yesterday by
the attorneys of Hartman, but as
long as the Portland gateway is open
| 1t is a Pacific coast line In itself
Witness said that before the con-
solidation of the Union and the South
ern Pacific lines were competitors for
California fruit trade, and for pas
| senger business also. Markham was
cross-examined by Milburn, repre-
senting the Hartman lines, who took
exception to the statement made by
the witness that he considered the
Union Pacific an independent Pacific
line.
| When asked of the witness IL the
Southern Pacific, acting as an inde-
pendent line, could not give the Union
Pacific a large or small amount of
east-bound at ogden, he replied 81
don't know whether It could or not.
There are influences at work which
would prevent It,"
| But the Southern Pacific, as an in
dependent line might do this?"
| "It might and destroy itself" re-
piled the witness.
| Milburn then asked If the Union
Pacific via Portland, to San Francisco
was to be compared to direct line
west of ogden. Markham replied:
"Rate settles those things, and rates
can be made as low via Portland to
San Francisco as by any other route"
| Stubbs Stands BY $4,000.
The next witnes was J. C. Stubbs
traffic director of the Union Pacific
land the Southern Pacific systems. He
said there is a strong competition In
Chicago for Pacific coast business. He
was asked If Mr.. Neimyer, the Chi
cago agent is a competitor for busi-
ness.
;. He is.'
"Is he competitor as between the
Union Pacific and the Southern Pa
cific?'
"As much as ever"
"That means he was never com
petitor?"
"Neimyer has always been instruct
ed to ship from this territory via Og-
den, If he worked for any other road
he violated his instructions"
Stubbs was asked many questions
regarding the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific. designed to show
that prior to 1901, but not now, the
roads were competitors. His answers
were not always satisfactory to th'