The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
HARTMAN MAY be
MADE To ANSWER
Interstate Commission De
sires to Know About
Transfer of S. P. Stock
ALARMS ROCKEFELLER
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


NEW YORK, Jan. Io.-FoIIowing the
departure of James StiIIman, president
of the National City Bank, a member of
the executive committee of the Union
Pacific, for Europe Tuesday, Wall
street heard today that William Rookie
Teller, who was abroad last year while
Stilimnn was there, il likely soon TO 60
abroad.
The rumOr of RoeIefeIIer's intended
departure is discussed with much inter-
est because he has been expected TO be
one of the principal witnesses before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
when IL reconvenes later in the month
10 resume the investigation into the af-
fairs of the Hartman lines.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners, IL IA learned, undoubtedly Will
desire TO hear what StiIlman has to say
also on many matters. StiIIman, IL is
said, might be able TO give a detailed
explanation of that transfer of $780,
100000 of Southern Pacific stock to
William Rockefeller and make IL clear
whether or not any directors of the
Union Pacific had anything TO do with
the pool which broke James II. Keene's
attempted corner, sent the stock tum-
bling downward and then brought ii up
again.
IL would he both interesting and I'M
/ pOrtant/ ii is said for the commission
10 know whether this stock was sold
at the top TO break the market and
bought In again at the bottom. If IL
WAS the transaction would easily show
a profit of S4,OOO,0GO.
Also, IL said the commission I'M
doubtedIy is anxious TO know Mt what
price StiIlman purchased the $4,000
shares of Illinois Central stock which
! he, n director of the Union Pacific, sold
/ TO the Union Pacific at 175.
SWhen the probe goes deep a man
who has kept in close touch with the
investigation said, "Others besides Har-
riman and StiIIman may either be taken
i'll go abroad"
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-The investiga-
ton by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission into the traffic alliances and
other business deals Of the railroads
controlled by Hartman was completed
! today so far as Chicago is concerned.
and the commission adjourned to meet
in Seattle January p. whenl the case
will be resumed.
/ James II. Hyland, third vice presi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
/ st. Paul Railroad; julius Krutt-
schnitt. director in charge of main
! tenance and operation; L. A. McCor-
mick. assistant traffic director of the
Hartman lines. and J. A. Munroe.
/ freight traffic manager of the Union
Pacific, testified today.
Testimony showing that the con-
solidation of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific had eliminated COM
petition to a certain extent was given
/ by Hyland Kruttschnitt admitted
I that purchase of rolling stock for both
systems was practically under his con-
troll
! Mccormick was questioned regarding
advertising of the system. but declared
each road had its own bureau of pub
licity
After the commission adjourned this
afternoon it was said that after the
! Commissioners had concluded their in
vestigation in the West the hearing
would be resumed in New York.
KRUTTsCHNITT QUESTIONED
Julius Kruttschnitt followed Hy-
land and Attorney Kellogg asked
Kruttschnitt a long series of questions
regarding his duties The substance
of the answers was that the witness
was in charge of ths operation OF all
lines of the Union and Southern Pa
cific systems. except the lines in Texas
consulted by Hartman and President
Lovett of the Texas lines.
When asked who originated the idea
of placing one director in charge of
the operation on all Hartman lines
except the Texas roads, the witness
]
Z. o. Mccormick, in charge of pas
senger traffic on the Southern Pacific
and Union Pacific, was questioned along
lines regarding passenger traffic.
An attempt was made to show by
Mccormick that the advertising of the
system was in the hands of one man,
but he declared that the traffic man
ager of each line managed his own ad-
vertising, subject to the approval of
Traffic Director Stubs.
]. A. Monroe. freight traffic manager
of the Union Pacific, was called. The
questions answered by him were along
the lines of those put to Kruttschnitt
and Mccormick.
NO WRITS YET SERVED
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-United States
District Attorney Stimson, who will
have direction of the proceedings here
in behalf of the Interstate Commerce
/ Commission, would not say today
whether or not writs or warrants of
ne exeat to prevent E. H. Hartman,
H. c. Frick, II. H Rogers, and pos
sibly William Rockefeller, from leav-
ing the country had been issued.
THE fact cannot be officially an
nounced," he said, until the warrants
| have been served and become mat
ter of public record"
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