Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-05
WHOLESALE DENIAL
That Rogers, StIIman ct Ais. Con-
spired to Wreck Any Railroad.

Salt Lake City, Utah, May Al. II
Rogers and James Stillman, named as
defendants with the Hartman and
other railroads in the merger suit by
the government flied their answers in
the federal court today They. with
f. II. Hartman, Jacob Schiff and
others, and the Union Pacific, the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the
Southern Pacific and other railroads
are charged with unlawful conspiracy
in attempting to gain control of other
railroads and restrain and control
commerce between the states.
Mr. Rogers makes sweeping denial
of every allegation and demands that
the case against him be dismissed, be-
cause he is not a resident of Utah dis
trict and therefore not within the jur-
isdiction of the court He also asks
that costs be granted him and dam
ages for injury to his character by
reason Of the allegations made against
him.
He denies that he is, or ever was, a
member of any body of men who at
tempted to gain control and restrain
commerce and traffic between the
''N'SA'
in any railroad to gain control.
Rogers admits that he bought heavi-
ly of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
stock but contends that he did so pure
~ as an investment, even though he
purchase was heavy enough in some
cases to absorb half the stock and he
denies that there was the slightest in
tent to conspire, or gain control, to
an unlawful end.
Mr. Rogers states it to be his belief
from information and observation that
no one of the defendants in the merger
suit had any idea of creating a COM
binatiOn for the unlawful control of
the Southern Pacific. He denies ac-
quaintance with all the transactions
made prior to Oct. s, 1901, the date
when he became a director and before
which the government alleges, all the
attempts to gain control We're made.
Since that time, Rogers AYERS, neither
he, Hartman. Stillman, Kuhn, Friclt
nor w. A. Clark have in any way made
an effort to get control of the road.
Similar admissions and denials ore
made concerning the purchases OF
Union Pacific stock through Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. and the Oregon Short Line.
James Stilman, whose answer was
filed today, follows the lines laid down
by Mr.. Rogers, admitting investments
Of money, but denying any unlawful
purchase. Mr.. Stillman became a di-
rector of the Union Pacific Dec. s, 1907.
New York, May AZ. H. Hartman
announced today that the stockholders
of the Union Pacific Railway Co woalu
be asked at their meeting at Salt Lake
City tomorrow to authorize an issue
of 500, 900 of bonds. He said that
$50000000 of this amount will be re-
served for issue under strictly guarded
provisions for construction and ac-
uuSition of new lines and additions
The meeting is q preliminary step to
put the company in a position to take
advantage of the favorable opportuni
ties to raise additional capital to the
best advantage.
New York, May 4.-Stuyvesant Fish
today rendered his resignation as a
member Of the board of directors and
OF the executive committee of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Co. The reason
assigned was that Mr. Fish was un-
able because of press of other duties
to give the attention to Missouri
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