The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
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UTAH SENATORS RECEIVE LET
TER FROM WADE 3. ELLIS.
Interesting Testimony In Case OF Al
legged Illegal Hartman Combine
and Unjust Discrimination

Washington. D. c., April 27,-Sen'
ators Reed Smoot and George Suther-
, land this morning each received the
following letter from Hon. Wade B.
Ellis, acting attorney general
Dear Sir: The president has re-
ferred to this department the petition
of certain citizens. business men, and
commercial organizations of the cities
Of Ogden. Salt Lake, and Provo in
the State of Utah. representing that
they have been subjected for many
years TO certain unjust and discrm-
inative practices of railway compan-
les constituting the principal common
carrier service of sgd cities, and
state, TO and from the Pacific coast
In the west and the territory of the
United States east of the Rocky noun
tains This petition sets out the char
acter of the discrimination complained
of, which consists chiefly of erections
OF higher rates of charges for trans
portation OF freight from the people
of said cities and state and from Chi
cago. Mississippi and Missouri river
and delivery territory on the east
than is charged against the people of
the Pacific coast on the west, although
in the latter case there Is much
longer haul and greater service.
Please be assured that this complaint
shall receive the prompt attention
of this department and YOU Will be
notified within the next few days OF
the action determined upon by the
government AS 1t is impracticable
to respond personally to all who have
signed the complaint referred to,
shall be glad If you would advise
the people of your community of this
and the acknowledgment of their pc
tltion."
That the regular freight time sched-
ule between Omaha and Utah had
been heightened out to nearly double
that maintained by the Union Pacific
prior TO the merger of roads In the
Hartman interest, and that the sched-
ule as thus heightened was not always
maintained, was the testimony of one
of the witnesses at the hearing before
Special Examiner Sylvester G. Will
iams of the suit TO dissolve the alleged
illegal combination OF the Union Pa
cific. Southern Pacific and affiliated
lines. in the circuit court room this
morning.
The witness was w. S. Mccarthy,
secretary of the Salt Lake CONNER
cial club traffic bureau who was first
called in the taking of testimony at
this stage OF the hearing. The wit
ness told of his connection with var
ious railroads prior to entering the
service of the Salt Lake Hardware
company az traffic manager, which
position he now holds. He stated that
his railroad experience began in 1881.
and that he had served the Michigan
Central, and Wabash lines, before be-
coming connected with the Union Pa
cific in 1887, as contracting freight
agent.
The examination was conducted by
c. A. Severance. special assistant at
torney-general of the United States.
who was assisted by Messrs. Houston,
and Pace, and Assistant u. S. District
Attorney William McCrea,
The railroads concerned were rep
resented by Judge r. S Lovett OF New
York, chief counsel of the Hartman
system, who conducted the defense,
assisted by P L. Williams. general at