Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-04
Henry H. Rogers and James
StilIman Deny Allegations
OF Government.
JURISDICTION is ATTACKED.
Both Claim Residence In New York
Idea of n Monopoly Never Oc-
CURED to Them, They Say.

Answers IN the Hartman merger suit
filed by the government recently have
been received from Henry II. Rogers
and James Stillman of New York.
They We're filed Saturday afternoon.
Both are greatly similar and differ IN
no salient points. Mr.. Rogers, first of
all, denies that the courts of this state
have any Jurisdiction over him as he
Us Nonresident Of Utah. He then
goes on to deny that he is or ever was
a member OF any body or clique OF
men controlling or attempting to con-
troll any railroad or railroads, with the
Idea OF restraining or controlling trade
or with the idea Of monopoly. In short,
ne denies every damaging allegation
IN the governments petition. lie ad-
mits he bought stock OF the Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and Atchison.
Topeka q Santa Fe, but as an invest
mont pure and simple. denying again
thAt the purchase of this stock was
made with thought or idea OF mo-
nopoly He denies that there is any
monopoly of transportation o. that
there is likely to be. Repeating his
denlals that he had any notion OF
joining any body of men with the idea
Of securing u control of transportation
stock and Oct. s, 1901. became di
rector OF the Union Pacific and is stil
director. He denies that on or after
the first of January, 1901 the defend
ants named in the governments peti-
ton control the Union Pacific. The
defendants are r. III. Hartman, otto
II, Kahn, James StillmAn. Jacob Schiff,
ii. II. Rogers and numerous other in
diViduals and corporations, The gov
eminent is seeking to break up what
II terms u monopoly OF transportation
affairs of the United States which II
terms, the Hartman merger.
Mr. Rogers disclaims any personal
knowledge of acts and conditions eX-
listing or happening before the time
no became a director of the u. T. This
denial applies to various purchases Of
land and lines by the defend
ant railroad companies; grants of
lands and rights -of7way and other
things of no particular interest to the
public.
PURCHASE OF S. p. STOCKS.
A paragraph which teens with inter-
est is that in which the purchase of
10000 shares of Southern Pacific stock
is admitted. This purchase was made
by the Union Pacific. February 20, 1901
from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. The total OF
common stock of the s. p. at that time
was l.97S, Ss9. Soon after the stock pur-
chased was transferred to the Oregon
| Short Line, but not pursuant to any
conspiracy" says Mr.. Rogers. The Ore
| gon Short Line purchased 10000 addi-
| tional shares May 81, 1902 the Short
Line now owned 100000 shares OF S. p
| stock. Preferred stock was issued by
| the Southern Pacific July 90 1904 and
| In view of the fact that the o. .. l..
| held 900, 900 shares of the common stock
| IL was entitled to, and got $50. 900 shares
| of the preferred. In July of 1907, the
| southern Pacific increased its issue of
| preferred stock and in view of what II
| owned the o. S. l. was entitled to. and
| got, $4,000 more shares of preferred, so
IL now owns ,242 900 shares of S. p, the
total of stock being 2,726, 49S.
AS TO DIRECTORS.
mo change In directors of the u. p.
! or other roads have been made when
| the directors were satisfactory to tho
| stockholders" is the way Mr.. Rogers
explains the fact that directors OF the
| U. p. in many instances are directors
| OF the s. p, and that some men have
served both roads for many years.
| In conclusion Mr.. Rogers asked to be
| dismissed and asks that damages be
| given him for tho injuries wrongfully
| inflicted. Mr.. Stillman's explanation of
| things Is about the same The latter
was director OF the Union Pacific from
| December 6. 1897 to February 13. 1908.
| Answers from Otto H. Kahn and ia
cob Schiff are still due. The Great
| Northern and Northern Pacific are tho
| two defendant corporations that have
not sent in their answers.