The Red Cloud chief., 1907-01-11
RAILWAY QUIZ IS ON
INVESTIGATION OF THE HARRi
MAN RAILWAY LINES.


Progress In New York Shows Steam
ship Lines Are Owned by Southern
and Union Pacific Railroads.
New York. Jan. 5.-Modern methods
o. combining and consolidating nam
moth railway systems and extending
the principle Of community OF interest,"
were investigated here at great lenstn
by the interstate coinmls
sion. which began an inquiry into the
so-called Hartman lines The com'
mission goes next week to Chicago
Several other cities may be visited
before all the desired testimony Is IN
the hands OF the government repre-
sentativCs, whose object is TO deter
mine whether any of the railroads OF
the country are consolidated or com
bined in restraint of trade.
At the hearing it was brought out
and admitted that the Union PACING
Railroad company, the Southern Pa
ciic company, the oregon Short Line
and the Oxgon Railroad and Naviga'
ton company are practically under
the same administration, Mr.. Harrt
man appearing as president OF eacn
company, with only. slight variations
in the lists of other officers.
It was further shown that the
Southern Pacific company owns the
Pacific Mail Steamship company; thai
the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
together hold a majority OF the STOCK
OF the Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship company, and that the Har
riman interests own the Portland and
Orient Steamship company. 1t was
said the Occidental is in liquidation,
but It still operates two steamers. On
the Atlantic ocean it was shown that
the Southern Pacific owns the line OF
steamers running between New York
and New Orleans formerly known as
the Morgan line.
Agreement With San Pedro Road.
The Union Pacific, by means OF an
agreement signed by Mr.. Hartman
and Senator William A. Clark. has a
traffic Arrangement with the San PEI
,iro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake rail-
way. lasting ~ninety-ninc years. This
agreement was entered into in ID
and by it's terms the San Pedro can
not raise or lower its rates without
the consent of the Southern Pacific.
The Union Pacific exercised joint
control with the Rock Island over the
Chicago and Alton railroad. The
agreement is that the Union PACING
shall have charge Of the road one veal
and the Rock Island the next. This
agreement, entered into by Mr.. Harri
man and w. b. Leeds. extends for &
period of ten years from 1904.
The Union Pacific owns ISLES, 10C
worth OF stock, or 1853 per cent, o
the capitalization Of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad.
The Union Pacific also owns $5,0S2,
300 worth of stock of the st. JOSEPH
and Grand Island railroad, which /
1897 per cent of the whole.
The Oregon Short Line owns 80
54O,6OO worth of stock in the Baltl
more and Ohio Railroad company
this being 1862 per cent of the whole
or Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
stock, the Oregon Short Line own
$500, 900 worth, or 3.42 per cent. Tn
company also owns $2,572.O 900, or 2.5
per cent, OF the stock of the Chicag
and Northwestern; $4,000, 900 OF TN
preferred stock of the AtChison, tt
peoka and Santa Fe, being 4.2S pc
cent, and $l4, 2S5, 745, or 1877 per cen
of the capital stock of the New Gor
Central and Hudson River railroad
Holdings Bought Since July, 1905.
or these holdings by the Harrima
companies, the stocks OF the lllinol
Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Ne
York Central, Chicago and Nortl
western, Chicago, Milwaukee and S
Paul, Atchison, Topeka and Santa r
and St. Joseph and Grand Island, a
gregating in value $l03, 293, 745, hay
all been bought since July l. 1906.
where did the money come from
asked members of the commission.
In reply, it was stated that ii
Union Pacific showed last July a su
plus of $51 ,000, 000. The Oregon Sho
Line declared a dividend Of so pr
cent on its stock held by the Unic
Pacific and also contributed out Of |
general assets to the purchase none
After placing in evidence as to Il
ownership of the so-called "Harrimf
lines" counsel for the Interstate col
merce commission then had Alexand
Millar, secretary Of the Harrimi
company, read from the minutes
many Union Pacific executive comm
tee meetings. in which 1t was show
that Mr.. Hartman reported variol
things he had done and the commit,
simnlv voted 10 ratifY and confirm b