The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14

Lake City through Los Angeles to San Pedro
Harbor on the Pacific Coast, proJsoted and
begun by senator Clark as an independent
line, which MIR. Hartman stopped and alb
sorbed.
All the lines Of the Southern Pacino Com.
pany "a holding corporationl. including the
southern Pacific Sunset Route. running by
two routes from San Francisco to Los Angeles
and thence through Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas and Iouidana to New Orleans. with
many extensive branches. the Central Pacific
Ogden Route, running from Ogden to San.
Francisco and from Roseville (near Sacra-
mentol to the Oregon State line. with several
branch es; the Oregon and California Rail-
road, running from Portland 20 the California
state line. which. with the Central PaciHc's
Shasta Route. connects Portland with San
Francisco.
CONTROLS STEAMSHIP LINES.
In addition, the Union Pacific controls
every regular line III transpacinc steamships
operatedfout of the Pacific Coast ports south of
Puget Sound; also the Pacific Mail Line.
plying between San Francisco and Panama.
and the Morgan Line OF freight and pnssen ger
carriers, operated between Sew York city.
Havana. New Orleans and Galveston.
MIR. Hartman may journey by stea mship
from New York to New Orleans. thence by
rail to San Francisco. across the Pacific Ocean
10 China. and. returning by another route TO
the United States. may go to Ogden by any
one OF three rail lines. and thence to Kansas
city or Omaha. without leaving the deck or
platform Of n carrier which he controls. and
without duplicating any part OF his journey,
He has. further. what appearsto be a domin-
ating control in the Illinois Central Railroad.
running directly north from the Gulf of Mex
ico TO the Great Lakes. paralleling the Missis-
sippi River: and 1000 miles west Of the Illinois
Central he controls the only line of railroad
parallelipg the Pacific Coast and running from
the Columbia River to the Mexican border.
Within a year his sphere Of influence has
extended eastward; the Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line have acquired 1882 per
cent. Of the stock OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
at a cost Of stS. 4es $40. and have invested
SIC. es4. S24.o3 in New York Central and Hudson
River stock.
That 1t Ia only the law which prevents the
concentration into MIR. Harriman's hands OF
every railroad Inc lying between Canada and
Mexico Ia the frank admission OF Mr.. Hartman
himself made at the hearing.
THE HARTMAN POLICY
The report says that it was the Harri-
man policy TO gather under one head all
existing transportation lines. or as many as
possible. and 20 exclude the incoming OF all
competitors. For this 800. 900 900 OF con-
vertible bonds were issued by the Union
Pacific. With IN proceeds of these bonds
Nto III 4 oNlhO- PhANthoDb nv VI tl'
Southern Pacific company and a majority
of the outstanding stock Of the Northern
Pacific, which latter incidentally carried
with it control OF one-half OF the stock OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. the
stock OF which had been purchased jointly
by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern
companies and their collateral trust bonds
issued therefor.
Possession OF these lines would have
given TO the Union Pacific absolute mas
vArU nyar nUaTU wanna Inndinn 70 tho
Pacific Coast within the United States. save
that afforded by the Great Northern Rail
road on the northern border OF the country
and the Santa Fe on the southern. This
plan. If executed, would have subjected
TO a common will and policy. the report
y nearly one-half OF the territory Of
the United States-a comparatively unde-
veloped, rapidly growing and extremely
rich territory. into which must necessarily
extend the population and business OF
the Eastern States. The control Of the
Northern Pacific and the Burlington by
the Union Pacific was prevented by a de-
cision of the United States Supreme Court.
CONTROL OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Speaking Of the Union Paciho's controI
Of the Southern Pacific. the report says:
Whereas formerly the two companies had
separate commercial agents In the principal
cit les throughout the United States soliciting
ira ffic over their respective lines. they now
have common agents and solicitors who
represent the unified Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific system
II 10 claimed by the mon Pacific that the
principal reason Tor acquiring the southern
raolnc vas oo.an tne entLa. rucI"e Ton-
hectlon rom okuen 10 Gun rIahC'sco. HE
unuoupteu'y true thHt ms Is uesiraole
connection Tor that company, but whether
purchased or not the Central Pacific IL re-
auired to form "A through line Of transporta-
ton with the Union Pacific and not to dis
crinIinate against it in the receipt and trans
portation OF freight and through traffic.
CONSIDERATION OF NArIoNAL POLICY
The renor, decla res thar there ia n con-
.;deration of national nolicv arisin0 ont
- az b;s,orv 81 the frn;on PaciNc tho
C.ntrsl Pacific and the aom,barn pacitic
roads which distinpIishes n coInbination
of such roads. Ii saws:
The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
were born out Of a national sentiment and
need, The nation felt the necessity for rail
CONNECTION with its isolated Pacific Coast
territory. and for this purpose. and 10 an I'M
prscedentcd degree. pied 9ed its own credit
and donated its own lands to create a national
highway bet ween the Missouri River and the
Raw Of San Francisco. In every statute nas.ed