The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
TO PUNISH
HARTMAN
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSIONS REPORT BLAZES
TIE WAY.
UNDER THE ACT OF 1884
Decision Of U. S, Supreme Court Is
Given as observation-disclosures Of
Union Pacific and Central Pa.
cIfc Roads Criminal

Washina'on-Thc interstate com
m"rcr commission points oH' a
plain and direct method by which
Edward u Hartman can be placed In
prison for merging the Union aud Cen.
| trdl Pacific railroads.
The ac; of 1881 Is pointed ont ne me
proper s'afut" under which Mr. IIarrl.
man may mo crimjually reached III"
decision of tlo United States uprome
court is given as precedent There
Is no recommendation that rrosccu
lIun hc instituted. us n" department
Of Justice IS supposed to take action
in such matters
The clear path TO criminal prosocU.
tion Of Nh Hartman Is buried IN the
long report submitted to the president
10y the Interstate commerce commits.
sion and has been generally over.
looked
II IS contained In the following par
apraphs under the caption Of "Consid,
crat!lns Of National Policy"
1T rs a matter of large significance
that our trade relations with the powly
acquired territory OF Hawaii and our
Philippine dependencies, to say moth
Ing whatever of tho newly awakened
lands on the other side Of the Pacific
ocean, must depend to no slight degree
upon the competitive relations he.
tween rail carriers reaching our Pa
cihc coast ports.
There Is a further consideration Of
national policy arising out of the his
tory of the Union Pacifc-thc Central
Pacific and the Southern Pacific roads
which distinguishes a combination Of
such roads. The Union Pacific and
the Central Pacific were born out Of
national sentiment and need. Tho ma.
ton felt the necessity for rail connec.
ton to It's isolated Pacific coast terri
tory. and for this purpose. and TO an
Unprecedented degree pledged its own
credit and donated its own lands 10
create a national highway between the
Missouri river and the Bay Of San
Francisco. In every statute passed by
congress affecting these two roads
there Is to be found proof Of the eX.
istcnce Of such policy They were to
he built toward each other--one from
the east and the other from the west
and were to form one continuous
Inc. which was 10 remain for all time
available 10 the business and govern
mental necessities Of orr people
Can Be imprisoned
"Tndor the act Of Iuna 90, 1874 |
Any officer or agent Of the companies |
Central Pacific. Western Pacific, |
Union Pacific. Kansas CITY & Denver |
Pacinc) authorized 10 construct the |
aforesaid roads, or Of any company |
engaged In operating either of said |
roads who shall refuse to operate and |
use the road or telegraph under his |
control or which he IS engaged IN Op. |
Grating for III purposes Of communica.
tion. travel and transportation. so far |
MS the public and the government are |
concerned. as one continuous line, or !
shall refuse in such operation and use
10 aUOiu ana secure 10 tdtl OF SAID !
roads equal advantages and facilities |
as to rates, time and transportation
without any discrimination Of any kind |
in favor Of or adverse to the road or
business Of my or either or said com.
panies, Is deemed guilty OF misde. |
mCanor and pun'shabIe by fine not cx-
ccndng $1,000. and by Imprisonment
Of not less than six months.
THE fact that the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific companies were
thereafter separately reorganizcd mn
der the laws of Utah ana acquired
these lines does not relieve them from
the public organizations imposed by
the acts Of congress--Union Pacific
Railroad Co. VI. Mason City & Fort
Dodge Railroad Co, 1879. [. s. 100.
THE Union Pacific was. therefore,
forever guaranteed without, purchase
and connection with the Central Pa.
cfic upon terms rs favorable as might
be given to any other Connection