The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-05
HARTMAN not THERE
UNABLE TO APPEAR AT FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION OF THE PA.
clFlc ROADS.
SECRETARY MILLAR ON The STAND
ADMITS THAT THE SAME MEN
ARE OFFICERS OF ALL FOUR
CORPORATIONS.
SECRETARY MILLAR ON The STAND

New York, Jan. 5.-Counsel for the
Union Pacific company announced
that President e. H. Hartman would
be unable to appear before the inter-
state commerce commission, which
during the day began an inquiry into
the affairs Of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railway systems, on &C.
count of Ill health following an opera.
ton. He said that Mr.. Hartman
could testify at his own house If the
commission desired. He urged, how
ever, that the taking of Mr.. Harri-
mans testimony be postponed. Mr..
Hartman was excused from attend.
|ance at this time. It will be ten days
or more before he can appear, accord.
ing to counsel.
The underlying purposes Of the in
vestigation are to discover whether or
not the two railway lines are natural
competitors or whether there is an
agreement between them that may be
construed as in restraint of trade un.
der the anti-Sherman act
Chairman Knapp and Commissioner
Lane are acting for the full commits
sion in taking the testimony. Frank
B. Kellogg and G. A. Severance, attor.
neys of st. Paul, are appearing as the
legal representatives of the commits
sion. Robert S. Lovett appeared as
counsel for the Union Pacific.
Same Men Control Four Roads.
The first witness sworn was Secre-
tary Millar of the Union Pacific. He
said, in response to questions by Mr..
Kellogg, that he also is secretary of
the Southern Pacific railway and Of
the Oregon Short Line and assistant
secretary of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company.
lis it not fact that all of these
companies are under the same con-
trail; haven't they all the same pres
ident, b. H. Hartman, and the same
vice president, Mr.. Cornish?"
Yes, SIR
Mr.. Millar was asked whether the
Union Pacific owned stock in the Occi-
dental and Oriental Steamship COM
lpany and said it did.
The Southern Pacific, he said, owned
the Morgan Steamship line.
Counsel for the commission then
offered in evidence the lists of direc-
tors and of the executive committee
of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific railways. There also was Of
fered in evidence statement showing
that the Oregon Short Line voted a
majority of the stock at each meeting
of the Southern Pacific since April 8,
1903.
Secretary Millar would not admit
the statement was correct, saying he
did not keep the books. The state
ment went on, however, under stipu-
lation of counsel.
The bylaws of the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short
Line and the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company were next offered
in evidence. These four companies
were generally referred to during the
progress of the hearing as "thesfour
Paoifios."
Occupy tho Same Offices.
Secretary Millar said "the four Pa
cities" occupied Offices in the same
building at 120 Broadway, New York.
The principal offices are the same,
but some departments are separate.
The witness was called upon to iden-
tify various documents which were
offered in evidence, among these be-
ing proxy blanks showing that Pres
ident Hartman, Vice President Cor
ntsh and one other voted the majority
of the stock at the meetings of the
Southern Pacific subsequent to that
company'sN acquisition by the Union
Pacific company or Oregon Short Line.
Counsel for the commission intro
duced in evidence copies of stockhold-
ing and rate agreements between the
Union Pacific and the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake railway, exc
cuted by e. H. Hartman and w. A.
Clark as representatives Of the two
systems. Mr.. Kellogg read from the
traffic agreement, which had life Of
nlnety-nlne years, and in which the
San Pedro company agreed to main
tain the same rates as charged by the
Southern Pacific company. Commits
sioner Lane expressed surprise that
the contract should be for such long
period of time.
And you must remember" rejoined
Mr.. Kellogg, that the rates to be
maintained are those of the Southern
Pacific railway, which, so far as
known, does not own share of stock
in the San Pedro company"
Resolutions passed by the Union Pa
cific company to the effect that the
Oregon Short Line and the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company were
not competing and parallel lines were
put In evidence after they had been
identified by Secretary Millar.
Ownership Of Mines Settled.
San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Mines in the
IBullfrog district Of Nevada valued by
the owners at over $2O,OOO,0OO have
been awarded to e. A. Montgomery by
Judge 2. Seawell against the claims