Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-11
important Witnesses win Not
Be Allowed to Leave Coun-
try Until Commission is
Through With Them.
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE
AT CHICAGO HEARING
Merger of Union and Southern
Pacific Has and Has Not De-
stroyed Competition, Differ
ent Railroad Men Testify.
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Chicago, Jan. t0.--The Investigation
by the interstate commerce commits
sion into the tranic alliances ana
other business deals Of the railroads
controlled hy r. II Hartman was
I completed today so far as Chicago Is
concerned, ana the commission adj
iourned to meet in Seattle. January q.
\ When the case win be resumed. James
{ II Hyland third vice president Of The
4 Chicago Milwaukee & st, Paul rail-
+ way; julius Krutschnitt director in
charge Of maintenance and transpor-
tatlun of the Union Pacific aud south
ern Pacific and others. testified today.
4 Testimony showing that the consol-
dation of the Union Pacific and Snuth-
ern Pacific had eliminated competition
to certain extent was given by Mr
Hyland, and Mr. Krutschnitt admitted
I that the purchase OF rolling stock for
both systems was practically under his
control
Mr. krutschnitt was questioned res
garding the advertising department nf
the system but declared each road
had its own bureau of publicity
After the commissioners adjourned
this afternoon. II said that after the
commissioners had concluded their in-
yestigatlon "a the west the hearing
would be resumed ia New York At
I that time Mr. Hartman. william
] Rockefeller, standard oil officials ana
( others, including II II. Rogers II g..
( Prick and James Stlllman would be
called before the commission,
Attorneys for the government
.lasAenae9 to-day that they had
deterhfiifs-es r''ssStifc sieas q pre
vent u. n lIarfiman. 1fenry #tasa
Frick and n. II. Rogers from
leaving the Jurisdiction of tho
Interstate commerce commission. Ia
order to prevent this steps viii be
taken to continue the Issuance Of
wrlts of ne eXeAt by authority of
which they win be compelled to re-
main within jurisdiction Of the cons
mission.
j. n. Hyland, traffic manager for the
Chicago, Milwaukee and 81 Paul was
the first witness summoned today.
He said the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific were formerly competitors
for Pacific coast business. Mr.. Hy-
land declared that since the consoli-
dation Of the Union Pacific ana the
Southern Pacific his road had experi-
enced greater difficulty IN handling
certain classes OF freight
julius kruttsohnitt, director of
maintainance and operation on the
Southern Pacific ana t'uion Pacific
systems followed Mr.. Hyand Atior-
iney Kellogg asked Mr., kruttsehniu.
in a long serious Of questions as to has
duties. The substance of the answers
was that the witness Is In charge Of
operations on an lines of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific systems
except the lines in Texas. Concern
Il 4.
luuently consulted BY Mr.. Hartman
and President Lovett OF the Texas
lines r. O. Mccormick, IN charge OF
passenger traffic on the southern Pa
clac and Union Pacific was the next
witness He testified that each traffic
manager managed his own advertising
and that the advertising of the system
was not in the hands OF one man.
j. a. Monroe. freight manager of the
Union Pacific was called and ques-
toned along the same line as the pre-
yious witnesses of today.
Competitive conditions between
the southern Facific and Union Pa
cihc had existed before the consolda-
tion and stlli exist" said Mr. Monroe
But" said Mr.. Severance, MI
Stuhbs said yesterday that there had
never been competition between them,
90 YOU differ from Mr.. Stubbsf
Il think there is competition nov.
Mr.. Monroe declared that ne did
not consider the Illinois central
southern Pacific route via New or
leans to san Francisco as competi-
tor OF the Union Pacltic-Southern Pa
cihc llnc via ogden. He did. how
ever. recognize AS strong competitors
the lines connecting with the southern
Pacihc at El Paso.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Monroe
evidence the hearing WAS adjourned
until January ~ ai Seattle.