The San Francisco call., 1907-01-30

BY the Commiss ioner-H Have you copies Of those
reports9
They were burned IN the Ere. But ! can tell
you what II was II was from Il to % per
cent OF the inward freight.
JOINT AGREEMENT
Why did yOu increase it TO 50 per cent
six months agOs
The QuestiOn came up at a confer
ence betvSen myseIf and Mr.. Luce,
general traffic aEent of the Southern
Pacific, and Mr.. Chambers. general traf-
fic agent of the Santa Fe.
And did you three gentlemen agree
upon fts
lies.
And "a has been carried out sineeg
As far az 7 know.
By the Commissioner-Nhs was the date Of
that agreement
1t may have been in November or in December
last.
This division of freight was for your line only7
OF all the lines: The Occidental and Oriental,
the Togo Kisen Kaishs and The Pacific Mail.
Schwerin was then asked about the
routings OF freight eastward on Harri-
man lines, and said that il was usually
sent over the Union Pacific and the
Northwestern, but that it was some
times sent over the Rio Grande
DO you mean 10 sny that the Hsrri-
mnn lines send freight over the Denver
and Rio Grandef
Nobody else could.
Because the Southern Pacific absO-
IuteIy controls the routing.
This unexpected admission came as a
surprise, and the attorney for the COM
mission went on to ask Schwerin about
the division OF the receipts on freight
handled over the Portland route by
the Portland and Asistic and the San
Francisco and Portland boats, and the
answer was:
Like Solomon, L make n fair division.
And you act for both lines I'm that
connecticut
do.
At the hour Of adjournment the ques-
tioning concerning the Panama line
had just been commenced.
HARMONY IN THE NORTH
Scarcely less sensational were the
revelations made by A. II. Payson, as
sistant TO the president OF the Santa
Fe, when he was on the witness
stand in the morning. Payson said
that his particular business was the
acquisition OF terminal facilities and
the relations OF the railroad with the
public in the granting OF franchises.
but that he had nothing TO do with
the traffic department.
The questions were Immediately di-
rected TO the joint ownership OF the
NOFtnWGElefn RdGiuGs WHICH Aile SANTA
Fe and Southern Pacific are to operate
In common to Humboldt County. He
said:
This line is incorporated by the
Atchison and the Southern Pacific
] iointly, each road holding one-half
OF the $4,000. 900 Of the stock. The
Santa Fe had line running from Ar
cata through Eureka, and forty miles
up the Eel River, which II had bought
/ from the original builders. The road
was then known as the Eel River and
/ Eureka Railroad.
] What other road did the Santa Fe own which
was taken into the joint ownership?
] The Fort Bragg and Southeastern. running from
bought from the owners OF the Albion logging
mills and intended 10 il feeder to
/ tap the lumber country.
At that tine the Santa Fe intended 10 con-
Yes Subsequent surveys showed that the Fort
Bragg line could not be used as a part Of the
ma in line, but would have TO be feeder.
What lines did the Southern Pacific havei
The North Shore 20 Cazsdero. the Cslifornis
| Northwestern up the SOnoma Valley 10 Willis
/ and the Eureka and Klamath
MORE JOINT OWNERSHIP
BY the COmmissiORer-YOu intended
90 build an independent line to San
Francisco and instead of that you
I jOIned with the Southern Pacific TO
build the connecting link between the
two linesf
Yes. sir.
Have you a copy of the cOntractF
believe ft ia I'm New York. 1t gives