New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-02
UNION PACIFIC R. R. SUIT.
RECORDING TESTIMONY.
EUidence Taken in Chicago & Alton
Case Read Before Examiner.

The transferring Of testimony taken in vario-.
parts Of the country to the Official records OF IN.
suit brought by the United States Eovsrnraeoe
against the Union Pacific Railroad system IA n
merger In restraint OF trade was begun v.s,.,.
day at the Custom House before Sylvester @ WIZ
Jams special examiner The government caas IN
in charge OF Frank 3. Kellogg and G. A Server
ance. the latter appearing alone because OF Mr.
KeIlOgz's engagement I'm the Standard OF hearfaz
Mr. Severance announced that no further drsct tss-
timony would be taken until Mr. Kellogg could b
present which probably will be early IN January
Appearances OF counsel we're noted as foIiows
For the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The
Southern Pacific the oregon Short Line. the Union
Pacific and other subsidiary companies and z z
Hartman. John 6. Mrburn. ex-senator John O
Spooner. ex-Judge Robert 3. LOvett and Mzrzea
Evarts; FOR Jacob n. Schif and Otto n Kahn
Paul D. Cravath and Walker d. Hysm, Cor tia
San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railway COM
pany and ex-senator William A Clark. Edward Il
Blanc and Judge ". r Kelly; for James srfI-
and Henry H Rogers. James VI Beck. for
Henry G Prick, G. T Watson and John NJ Free
man. OF Pittsburg- Mr. Lovett was not present yes
terday.
The governments bill Of complaint asks that the
courts set aside the ownership by the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company Of its subsidiary the saa
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Caa-
pany. and the ownership. by either the Union Pa
cifc or the Oregon Short Line OF stock IN the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific railroads These roa6s
are regarded as natural competitors OF the Unioz
Pacific
The government believes that sufficient evidence
that The Union Pacific came within the provisions
of the Sherman act obtained by the Ia-
terstate Commerce Commission at the hsarinsS
from which testimony was read yesterday. the N
vestigation at the time when the testimony Eaz
taken being OF the Chicago Alton deal"
Mr.. Severance read the testimony Of Alexsnds
A1rar secretary Of the Union Pacific and south
49,, I,sciAc and an officer in each OF the various
subsidiary companies controlling railroad and
steamship lines Mr. MilIar's testimony contained
acknowledgements Of ownership and control n
various subsidiary companies A majority q the
directors in the Union Pacific company, he said
we're admitted TO be directors IN the Southern Pa
cifc-
NJ Mfnar testified that the Southern Paciss
E7ai1road Conpanv owned "a little over halt ths
Pacific Mail Steamship CoEnpauy's stock" and
elected the directors and officers % the company
He testified that the Southern Pacific Railroad
Cornpany did not the Portland anc Asiaas
Steamship Company Later he said that Z l.
Hartman was president and William D Cornish
yice-president OF the steamship company Men
close to Mr. Hartman we're also admitted TO Dc
officers and directors IN many other railroad and
steamship lines II was admitted that The Union
pacific controlled the Oriental and Occidental
Steamship Line and that the Southern Pacific con-
troIIed the Pacific Mail Steamship Line
Mr. E,varts interrupted admit that the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific owned OF controlled
all the lines referred TO. and said that The vessels
of these lines qs at present constituted oelonseo
70 the railroad old vessels having been replaced
nv boats of the railroad COMPANY Insse ars
stfU Morgan lines nOminaIy- ne sad IL vas
brought out in the reading Of testimony thar *
Jydge L.ovett had admitted that the Southern Pa
cihc was the controlling power Of a line OF vesseas
from New York New Orleans
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