Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-27
HHrrimsn Wakes Charge Against Former
uiDoil Central President
SAYS HE RsUsED coMPAKrs FUNDS
Thn is Given a. Reason fer Eia ErforUsd
Retirement.
EXPLANATION or RocKEFELER DEM
aid 70 Be Tactical Kevs to Retain Cen
trol Of the Road
UEioH PACIFIC AFFAIRS TAKEN UP
Government Attempts 60 show thaf
Great Prosperity Of Line ts Dee
90 Unfair Rates Charged
Its Patrona-

depossd from the presidency a. the Illinois
Central becaaBs Of mlsooBoDst as 20 the
funds Of the company vas q lsAding fsa-
tHrr uf the Interstate comnerOe c0muis-
sion bearing.
NJ. Hartman uan the only witness OF
the day and the events brought out by his
Testimony make the bearing q memorable
one Other features o. Mr.. HArr1rAAns
tssnmory follow
continued refusal to answer questions
relating 70 individual stock transactions
ExpiRnAtlunB Of the transfer OF a90,Doa
shares q Southern Pacific stock 10 william
O. Rcckefensr during tbe attempt OF
James r KeAns to secure control Of the
road ans delayed announcement Of the
dividends IN Union ezsd sc-fbern Pacific
Attempts by fhs government 70 show thax
the Union PaciAr charges unfair rates,
sttfes competition in the vast territory
trsversed by its tines and that its divi-
den1s Of 40 per cent and its expenditure Of
S24a. a.08aOOs on betterments came from an
unfair ton on its patrons
An academic discasE5On OF railway regu-
latton by high authorities on either side,
that ran from a plea for legRliEed CON-
binAtions Of railroads under government
supervision to a suggestion that the gov
ern1neni control railway stock issues
conduct Ct the railroads created the pop
ular anger that moves dster1uinedly for
their regulation
A Charge that no other country in the
xs-4s Is 70 hostile 10 large transportation
tnterestG
An assertion that the purchase Of South
ern Pactse by the Union Pacific had given
the southwest ten years advantage In de-
veloPuent that the failure Of the Urnon
PAciHe 10 secure the Northern Pacific lef1
the northwest ten years behind where IL
would, have been II control had been eb-
tainsd.
An this ended IN . remarkably scene
where the government and the man stood
eonfrpnted- The Gays eveHss gaxs a vivid
and intimate reaIlEAi1on Of the problems os
snollen wralth and railway regulation. II
made notable oonttfbntlon TO the nnancaal
history-nght and dArk-of the time
Mr.. HArrfman's examinstton was con-
Quoted By Frank b, kellogg OF 81 Paul
MlEn. special oounsel for the government.
Attack en- Mr.. Fish-
The statement Of the witness as TO stuy-
vesAnf FAHh came in the middle OF the
morning session. Mr kellogg. in reference
to the Illinois Central spoke twice uf the
ssquAhbls- between the witness and Mr..
Fish.
''One minute exclaimed M Hartman.
y wIl tell YOU how the presidency Of the
Illinois Central was changed II you want
20 k20w.'
Mr. Ke7logg remarked that II was en-
tirely irnmatsr4Al but Mr.. Hartman Was
aroused and went ahead.
4 wish TO prove TO you that II had moth
ing 70 do with the Union Pacific. that
change I'm the management Or change Of
the president said Mr.. Hartman IN ex-
planning the reason for relating the story.
That the change IN the president of the
Iilinols Central occurred after the acquisi-
tion Of the Illinois Central stock by the
ruaon Pacific was merely a ooincidenoe
There has been no change in the manage
Inenz q fbe Illinois Central II the UuiOn
Paclhe had not disposed Of q certain amount
Of ita holdings Of securities and had money
70 inreet In Ike securities. II never would
have acquired the Illinois Central"
In lBeA he said he was approaches by
several infuenfial directors Of the Illinois
Central who asked hlm as 10 the sdrisA-
bfIity Of represeuttng President FIsh's acts
10 the beard with q view 70 having the
board request his resignation
Mr.. Hartman said he took steps to
smooth over the difsculty II appeared. ne
sasc. that PTessdsnt Fssh had used hil
oesclAI positien TO further his own interests
but he cdr HArriEasnl prevented any &C
tica Al that tina
sabssa0sntly Mr.. Fish repeated acts ot
the same chRraeter and the board Of dsree-
tors a i'm own volti0n rslisved him oi
0naoA
FnAds wiah Trust Company.
Mr.. Ks8osg ehsn EtAr1std 70 resume his
examlnAsioz when Mr. KNAPP cf the CON-
mission leaned over ana addressed Mr.
tHRrTtrnHn IN a low tone his question Wa
apparently related 20 ths Fish incidsut
ana Mr. Hartman spun his chair around
facing the bench and said:
Yes. IN lSI. when Mr.. Fash deposited
ever SaaBoo OF Illinois c-ntral funds with
the Trust Company OF the Repuhlic We
the directors ] msan-AmmsdiEtsly directed
the seoretaEg 10 withdraw this money and
II wzs aoDs
Mr. Hartman then saie thar later n
the same year Mr.. Fish deposited with ths
Truss Company ot~Amer1cs large amounts
of Iuinuis Central funds thus using fhis
money 70 pad the trust eomp4ny'a state
meut"
NJ Hartman said he psrsouaRy loanst
Fssh u.Sn.NN 70 help him oct 80 that b.
c0uld take up various OoHEzrous. -Nos,
w1fhE.anding ths boards action- CONTINUED
Mr.. Hartman. An lso Mr.. Fzsh ARsir
beEAA - DEPOSIT money Of tAs Illinois Cen.
trin wan certain trust companies in oraeu
q pAd HtAteneRtE'
ia Additinn 70 that Mr. Hartman con.
tin0ed. he loaned 70 himself a lArx.
amouBt Of money without the knoEledse
] baIisres q the directors and 4 vas base
On those matters thai the dIreeturA whs
hEd beroEDe conversAnt with the facts. az.
pr0ached me after my return from Europ.
Uith the ruQsest thAt goin WITH them 4
tAke rhs mAtter before fha board q dlrec
esrs with the intention q having Mr. Fasl
onE0sed In fnterfered in ths interests q.
NJ FIEh. 1oAnsd him E-zseaee 70 take u,
- obaszr1ons % ths ulinols C=nfraI an,
~ Il rsH.Aln wlfh hln f0E twO years.
Ne paid Il hAek gradually untl ne -