The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
HARTMAN ACCUS-
Ed BY THE INTER-
STATE BOARD
Commissioners Arraign Rail-
road Magnate.
HAND PULLS ALL THE WIRES
Controls All Lines In Pacific Coast
From Portland on North 10 MoE.
lean Border.

WASHINGTON. July ia report
was made public boy the Interstate com
merce commission OF It's inquiry into
the railroad operations of Edward II
Hartman and Of the operations Of the
~ called Hartman lines Of railway,
which has been In progress for several
months The report. which was writ
ten by commissioner Franklin X.
Lane. Is the unanimous expression Of
the commission on the subject. Copies
Of the report have been transmitted 90
President Roosevelt aud TO the depart
mcnt Of Justice.
n IL expected by the commission that
II will boz determined by the president
and Attorney General Bonaparte from
the statement ~ facts set out In the re-
port whether the government will In
stitute any sort Of proceedings against
MIR Hartman or the corporations In
volved In the inquiry No recommen
datlons are made by the commission
that either criminal or civil prosecu.
lions b. Instituted ~ a result Of IT, In.
qulry.
The report Il an exhaustive summary
Of the evidence adduced at thu several
hearings held by the commission 90 the
course ~ its inquiry. II enters fully
Into discussion OF the policy pursued
BY Mr Hartman IN obtaining aud
maintaining control " the various
lines " railway IN the Hartman sys.
tenn and presents a fairly complete bis.
tory Of the operations u the various
lines
Tho commission states that II heard
testimony az New York. Chicago. Seat
tie. Portland. san Francisco aud Los
Angeles and found that the Union PA
cinc Railroad company and Edward
II. Hartman were practically syuOny
nous. that IN all the great transactions
/ OF this company Mr.. Hartman ne
/ chairman % the executive COMMITTEES
acted upon his own initiative. aud his
acts were subsequently ratified aud
approved by the executive committee
| n further found that the Union Pacific
has IA the past six years ~ grown In
I power aud influence that No this time
| II controls every line u railroad reach
I Ing the Pacific between Portland on
the north aud the Mexican border on
the south. a distance MS great ~ that
I from Maine 90 Florida. excepting alone
| tho Santa Fc line. In which II has q
I large stock Interest and NJ hls ability
10 take" this road nc any time The
l law will permit Mr. Hartman express
- no doubt. Among the lines under
I Hnrrlman's control In addition 10 the
Union Pacific. Oregon Railroad aud
Navigation company aud Oregon Short
line are these:
The san Pedro line. running from
Salt Lake city. through Los Angeles
10 san Pedro harbor on the Facihc
coast projected andibcgun by senator
CLARK ~ an independent line. which
Mr Hartman stopped and,ahsortcd.
All the lines ~ the Southern Pacific
company. a holding corporation. includ
Ing:
The Southern Pacific sunset route. b
running by two routes from San Fran
cisco 10 LIS Angeles and thence
through Arizona. New Mexico. Texa,
and Louisiana 10 New Orleans. with
many extensive branches.
The Central Pacific ogden route. o
running from ogden 10 San Francisco
and from Roscylllc. near Sacramento
90 the oregon state line. with several
branches.
Mr. Hartman may journey 10y steam
ship from New York 60 New Orleans
thence by rail 10 san Francisco. ncros.
the Pacific ocean 90 China and. return
Ing by another route 10 the United
States. may go 10 ogden by any one oI
three rail lines and thence 10 Kansa.
city or Omaha without leaving the
deck or platform of carrier which
be- controls aud without duplicating
any part ~ his Journey.
lie has further what appears IN he d
dominating control IN the Illinois Cen
trial railroad. running directly NORTH
from the gulf ~ Mexico Ia the great
lakes. parullcllng the Mississippi river
and 1000 miles west ~ the Illinois
Central he controls the only line Of
railroad paralleling the Pacific coast
and running from the Columbia river
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