The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-17
COMMISSION
ENDS ITS LABORS
SO FAR AS CHICAGO Is CON-
CERNED
COMPELLED TO REMAIN
Hartman, Prick, Rockefeller, Rogers
and Stillman Will Not be Allowed
to Leave Jurisdiction Of Commits
sion, it is Announced.

Sion, It Is Announced.
Chicago. The investigation by the
Interstate Commerce Commission into
the traffic alliances and other deals Of
the railroads controlled by E. Fl. Har-
riman, was completed, so far as Chi
cago is concerned, and the commission
adjourned to meet in Seattle, Jan. 81,
when the ease will be resumed. Jas. III.
Hiland, third vice president Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; Ju-
Illus Kruttschnist, director in charge
of maintenance and operation; e. A.
Mccormick, assistant traffic director,
and j. A. Munro, freight traffic direc-
tor Of the Union Pacific, testified.
Testimony showing that the consoli-
dation Of the Union and Southern Pa
cific had eliminated competition to a
certain extent was given by Mr.. Hi
land, and Mr.. Kruttschitt thai pur-
chases Of rolling stock for both sys-
TENS were practically under his con-
troll.
After the commission adjourned It
was said that after the commissioners
had concluded their investigation in
the West the hearing would be resum-
ed in New York. The attorneys an
nounced that they had determined to
take steps to prevent E. III. Hartman,
HenryC. Friok, W;n. Rockefelr, Jas.
Stillman and H. Rogers from leaving
the jurisdiction Of the commission. In
order to prevent this, steps will be
taken to cause. the issuance of writs of
ne exeat directed against the men
named, and they will be compelled to
remain within the jurisdiction Of the
commission until they have testified
before the board.
James Ell. Hiland, traffic manager Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul,
was the first witness summoned. He
said that the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific were formerly competitors
against each other for Pacific coast
business.
Mr.. Inland was asked if competi-
ton between railroads in the country
were brought under one management.
He declared that in all probability
competition in such a case would re-
solve itself into a question Of person
al rivalry between the separate man
agements of the railroads. On the
whole, he considered, the edge would
be taken off competition.
Julius Kruttschnitt, director Of
maintenance and operation ON the
Southern Pacific Union Pacific system,
followed Mr.. Hiland.
Attorney Kellogg asked Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt long series Of questions, re-
garding his duties The substance Of the
answers being that the witness is in
charge of operation on all lines of the
Union Pacifc-Southern Pacific sys-
TENS, except the lines in Texas. Con-
corning those lines he is, he said, fire.
quently consulted by Mr. Hartman
and President Lovett of the Texas
lines.
When asked who had originated the
idea of placing one director In charge
of operation on all The Hartman lines
except the Texas roads, the witness
said he presumed Mr.. Hartman. He
had received his appointment from
that source.
E. O. Mccormick, in charge of pas.
senger traffic on ..ae Southern Pacific
Union Pacific, was the third witness.
Mr.. Mccormick was questioned along
the same lines regarding passenger
traffic as Mr.. Kruttschnitt had been
concerning the operation.
An attempt was made to show by
Mr.. Mccormick that the advertising
system was in the hands of one man,
but he declared that the passenger
traffic manager Of each line managed
his own advertisement, subject to the
approval of Traffic Director Stubs.
J. A. Munroe, freight traffic man
ager Of the Union Pacific, was then
called. The question answered by
him were along the line Of those put
to iMessrs. Kruttschnitt and McCor-
mick.
On cross-examination Mr.. Monroe
declared that in all essentials the
freight conditions between the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific have
not been altered by the consolidation
Of the tgo lines. He was asked if the
Portland route could be utilized by|
the Union Pacific in offensive opera
tious to offsett unjust rates by the