Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-09
E. H. Hartman Shown to
Have Control of
Much Stock.
AT CHICAGO HEARING
Total is $4,000, ,OO0---More
Light on Relations of
the Paciflcs.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Not content with
being master of 27.OOO miles of rail
road Edward H. Hartman is reach
ing out for control of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe system with it's
more than 5000 miles of lines.
Testimony of E. p. Ripley, president
of the Santa Fe before the interstate
commerce commission in Chicago yes
terday, concerned the fact that two
years ago Mr.. Hartman and his asso-
ciates had got $3O,O0O,OOO of the Santa
Fe's stock, or about one-seventh of the
total, and had secured the election OF
two directors to represent them, H. c.
Frick and H. IA. Rogers.
Holds Another SIO.OOO,O0O.
This. coupled with testimony before
the commission in New York last week
to the effect that the Union Pacific
railway itself owns $4,000 900 of Atch-
ison, indicates that the present hold
ings of the Hartman interest in the
line are no less than $4,000, 900, or
around one-fourth of the total
Many a railway has been dominated
by parties owning a smaller proportion
VI itS SlOCh llldH llil5-
Hartman Chose Them.
The sensational feature of Mr.. Rip
ley's testimony was the disclosure that
Messrs. Frick and Rogers were elected
to the Santa Fes board at the per-
sOnal instance of Mr.. Hartman him
self. 1t has been matter of public
knQYIedge that certain interests close
lgs identified with him owned a big
block of Atchison.
When Messrs. Frick and Rogers were
first elected, however, it was given out
that they were chosen, not as repre-
sentatives of Mr.. Hartman, but as rep.
resentatives of the Standard Oil crowd
1t now appears that Mr. Hartman is
allied with Standard Oil in it's railway
activities and investments. Mr.. Rip
ley, however, did not bring out this
fact
Formerly Competed.
Chicago, Jan. 9.-M G. Markham,
traffic manager of the Missouri Pacific.
was the first witness called before the
interstate commerce commission to-
day, when the investigation of the Har-
riman lines was resumed
Markham was questioned by c. A.
Severance of St. Paul. acting for the
commission. Witness was asked if the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
prior TO their consolidation. were com
petitors for transcontinental business
He said they were.
Was with Illinois Central.
Before going to the Missouri Pacific
Markham was connected with the Illi-
nois Central and he said both roads
were also competitors for Pacific coast
business originating along the line of
the Illinois Central.
'Was there any lessening OF compe-
tition after the consolidation"
1T is generally understood that the
was less"
Witness said the Union and South
ern Pacific lines before the consolida-
ton were competitors for the Califor-
MIA fruit trade and passenger business
also.
Is Cross Examined.
Markham was cross examined by
representing the Hartman
ines. who took exception to the state
ment that he considered the Union
Pacific and independent Pacific coast
inc. He asked the witness If the
Pacific, acting as an inde-
pendent line. could not give the Union
Pacific large or small amount of east
pound passenger traffic at Ogden.
q don't know whether it could or
not There are influences at work
which would prevent it,
But the Southern Pacific. as an in
dependent line, might do this?"
at might, and destroy itself"
Question of Rates.
Milburn then asked IL the Union Pa
eifc via Portland to San Francisco.
was to be compared to a direct line
west from Ogden. Witness replied:
"The rate settles those things. and
rates can be made via Portland to San