Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01

through acquisition of stock the Har-
tlnah crowd il alleged to have grad
| ualiy obtained more and more power
uillli the roads aud steamship lines
nlehlIoheu became one huge system,
whose arms reaching In all directions
| Wcle NOT competitors With assump-
tioh OF power and control through stock
acPulsltion, came agreements and con-
tracts on freight and passenger rates;
contracts 70 build and not build and
80 ia lnnnitum until. 1t is claimed, tho
"hole west was dependent upon one
SgI OF men Tor It's transportation fa-
CliltleS and privileges. This in rough
is what the bill sets forth and IL
nolds mat all this is In direct viola
TON o. the laws Of the nation and asks
tnat all agreements contracts and stip-
uiallons be set aside and nullfied and
tnat the Union Pacific. Oregon Short
Limo; Santa Fe and all other lines
mentioned as in the combine be re-
stored to the position they occupied
prior 10 1901, when they were all COM
peutors. striving to win from each
other the business arising In their re-
spective territories,
ROADS MUST EXPLAIN.
one OF representative ARRANGEMENTS
which the government appears deter
mined to have explained IS the report
ed agreement made between the Salt
Lake Route and Hartman roads
(southern Pacific. Oregon Short Line
etc). Under this arrangement Il
blanket agreement was reached. Il is
alleged, which would effectually xiii
any competition on the part of the Salt
Lake Route for 80 years The Salt
Lake Route, under the alleged agree
ment between Senator VIM. A. Clark
ana Il. II. Hartman rules against the
salt Lake Route building north Of
salt Lake and the Oregon Short Line
building south of Salt Lake. But the
most startling allegation made, is the
point raised that under the agreement
the freight officials OF the Hartman
lines make rates to be used by the
salt Lake Route. which was intended
by Senator Clark as an independents
road and a competitor of the Southern
Pacific II liz alleged Hartman forced
Clark TO terms through extensive litl-
cation; fighting In courts and the
threat to build a parallel line.
WITNESSES FROM NEW YORK.
The Farmers Loan & Trust company.
named as a co-defendant, acted as a
hoiding company IN various transac-
uons. When the bin was filed. Judge
Marshall signed necessary papers an
subpoenaes were issued for all needed
witnesses. Under special provision
witnesses Will be brought from anv
part of the country. with the excep-
ton of the corporations having head
quarters here and some witnesses, q
majority OF those whose testimony In
wanted, Will come from the outside
principally from New York.
REPRESENT GOVERNMENT.
The bill is signed by Hiram r.
Booth, attorney for the United States
Tor the district OF Utah; Charles ].
II$onaparte' attorney-general for the
United States; Milton u. Purdv as
slstant to the attorney-ge Frank
b. kellog and c. a. Severance. special
assistants to the encouragement. The
last named is in this city 10 work IN
unison with Mr. Booth.
FORMING an interesting portion Of the
bill is number OF exhibits of agree
Gents, contracts etc. in substantial
ton OF the allegations and Charge
made In the bill proper.