Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-06
Seek to Throw Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern Into
Receivers Hand S and
Swamp Them With Suits,
DAMAGES ASKED WILL
AGGREGATE Si5,000,000
Committee Goes to Washing
ton to Urge President 10
Push Passage of Reciprocal
Demurrage Legislation.

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
New York. Jan. 1.-The interstate
commerce commission concluded the
preliminary portion Of its inquiry into
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
ciiic railroads ami allied Hartman
lines here today and adjourned to
inset again Tuesday morning at Chr
/ cago.
The testimony taken today tended
further TO show the great scope uf
4 the power conferred upon President
z. Fl. Hartman by the boards of
1 directors OF the various lines under
\ Union Pacific control.
! AL the facts Of record as To the
/ declaration OF dividends last August
by the Union and Southern Pacinc
were brought out. The dividends were
declared on August 15, but were not
announced until two days later. III
was at Mr.. Harriman's suggestion
mat the announcement was deferred
He explained that a number Of the
K directors of the companies were MOI
| present, and he thought 1t nothing bat
lair that they should be advised he-
1 fore the matter became public prop
4 erty
FNt executive ccrnnittees of thh
I bnion and Southern pacincs werc
given authority 70 Announce the dni-
dends at such time as they deemed
proper Mr. Hartman was and a.
chairman of both committees. Tho
committees also were authorized tp
designate the funds from which IN.
dividends should be paid What these
tunds were could not be learned to-
day, but the commission was prom
lsed complete statement from tie
minutes of the Oregon Short Line
executive committee. 1t was disclosed
that In March, 1908. Mr. Hartman
sold to William Roekefeller 300. 600
shares of the oregon Short Lines
holdings Of Southern Pacific common
stock. letter from Mr.. Rockefeller
reterring TO their agreement" as TO
the stock was next placed in evil
dence Mr. Rockefeller In November.
1903, asked Mr. Hartman to take
back the stock at the time instead OF
waiting for the expiration of the
agreement in the spring OF 1904. The
minutes of the short Line showed that
the stock was bought back from
Rockefeller, and II was further shown
mat ne was paid commission Of
Sl7S,700. Todays witnesses knew
nothing concerning the agreement
between Mr. Rockefeller and Mir.
Hartman.
a subpoena was issued for Mr..
Rockefeller to appear az such time as
titf 'Nliili0HiAH SNAIL dCSlEnHip.
Mr. Hartman, when he Is able To
testify will glSo be asked regarding
this agreement
r. T. Jeffery, president Of the Den
yer and Rio Grande and affiliated
lines, including the Western pariar.
now ~ course of constructions was
the first witness called today Mr
Jehery described the Rio Grande sys-
tenn. He said his road exchanged
business with the Oregon short TJ8r
and the oregon Railway ana Nnvipa-
ton company When the Union Pa
cine took control of the southern Pa
enc said Mr. Jeffery this business
iell on considerably due, no doubt"
be- added 'tu the control of the South
ern pacinu by the Union Pacific"
Mr. Jenery next described the Wes-
tern Pacific which line is under con-
structon from san Francisco to salt
Lax" tliN Witness read from the rec
cent annual report he had submitted
to The Rio Grlnde stookholders in
wh'ch he stated the Union Pacific CON
iroI 90 ne southern Pacific lines had
resulted in unexpected difficulties
and unlocked for imDediments" in
getting through business to the coast
and therefore the building of a compe-
itivc line from salt Lake to sun Fran
cisco mad been undertaken 10 protect
he Rio Grandc interests.
irlpr 20 the consolidation were ths
nion Pacific and the Southern Pacific
'pmpeting lines ?'' asked Attorney Sew
renee, of the commission "Within
'crtain territories yes replied Tho
Witness
Within what territOry?' was asked.
'At Chicago, for Instance the Tn
on Pacific would compete for business
or the coast against the Illinois Cen
raj. which sought business 10 be
handled by way of New Orleans and
he Southern Pacific Not an business
vas competitive but there was com
petition al number OF points, de-
.lared Mr. Jenery
Mr. Millnr read further entries I'm
he oregon Short Line minutes deal
nr with various details AS to the man
.Ecmcnt of the other Hartman COM
.anieT Al one meeting Of the Ore
.ou Short Line executive committee.
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