Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-28
Spicy Testimony Comes Out at
Hearing Of Hartman
Merger Suit.
PROMISES TO LEGISLATURE.
Winslow S. Pierce Approached
Witness Who Was Then New
Member OF the Body.
Double Tracks 90 Omaha, Evanston
Cut-on and Line 20 Deep Creek
We're All I'm Futures Picture.

Cut-on and Line 90 Deep Creek
We're All I'm Futures Picture.
Among the things promised TO Utah
by the agents of the Union Pacific az
tho time the BIN was before the state
Legislature permitting tho t1ilroad conf
ranies to merge. or hold the stock or
other railroads. Ia 1901, were the double
tracking 81 the Union Pacific from
Omaha to salt Lake, the building OF
cutoff from Evanston 60 salt Lake
the erection Of magnificent terminals To
this city. and the construction OF q uhe
70 Deep creek"
The above statomedt was made by
stephen H. love. traffic manager iot ~
G. NJ T.. during this mornings near
ing of the SUIT brought by the govern
mcnt 90 Dissolve the alleged merger h'-
tween the Hartman lines. no" peinh
held an this city VT Love was we
ONLY witness 20 toetW this morning
and he was on the stand when noon
,,scaes was taken Mr. Loves testimony
WAS direct and TO the point ana in-
Guided. besides general history on the
legislation by which the powers gwen
mo railroads in this state 70 merge ~
forests. or own the stocks and honoa
of other roads or other concerns as
we'll as OF the passage OF the iaW pro
vidlng for the granting or fioueoi
square to the CLARK road Tor tetiiiliial
purposes. some facts and ngufes oi
Inc traffic situation ten years ago and
at present
EXCLUDED TESTIMONY.
II doveloped iu REORGANIZATION.
bowever. that the Salt Lake Route aiu
NOT get rossesslon Of the square, Tor
reasons which Mr.. Love was not per
mItted to repeat on the stand as lne
fact was developed ON cross-eNalillli, ~
ton. and t. state the reason why
would have been direct testimony
~ was approached 10y Winslow =.
pie,,.a on thc matter Of legislation for
| ne linton pao'er." said Mr. Love, and
I / baa reVs-af interviews with htm iu
/ reearT M the matter Mr.. pierce
1 tol6 me was practicaliy the only
ono who had objected % the law ~
! ire through. And ln telling me OF we
/ advantages 10 be gained by tne peopi,
/ Of Utah by the passage or me bll' he
| enumerated the above good lhllBa
| ,cpich would come TO the state.
..Tbe law was presented 20 me iegls-
| lature think. ON the second day o.
/ rs existence Two days latef inc OH
tad nassed both houses and WIS ~ignec
/ bv the governor, without even having
| been printed .r "a
bW2" asked Judge LoNetb cillei Sou"'
sci for the railroads,
THOUGHT TT UNUSUAL.
.o.,.- a, y,,, conversation with Sir
Pierce % replied AR. Love. - ne s2lu
was the only one apparently Oppose
10 tho bill. and as / WAS new mem
her and not much experienced ia l-s4s
Igtion thought o. would be ioolsi
~. me 10 oppose IL on the foor or IN.
senate But I thought then, as ] tnlnl
/ now. that it was rather am uAuau'
| proceeding 10 so speedily pass iat
granting such vast powers TO "a ie'i
| road corporation with 80 lHu. LlI'
which 10 consider the proposed lesislA
tion"
GIN regard to the passage OF the ao
Granting Pioneer square 20 the car
~oad. n. a. Cibbon. attorney for IN
road al Los Angeles. appeared belol
Inc comndttee OF the Legislature. Ml
| gibb0n had previously stated beioie
mass meeting held in this city tnat y
womb be willing 90 sccept such tiie p
The city council could give To ~
e1itare 1{e was asked why he brougl
ne matter 10 the state legislature ask
Iue for an act validating tho aclloh
the city council ia conveying tltle
Inc square 90 the railroad COMPANY
g.hsn he had agreed 40 accept such tlu
nd me- council could give, Mr. Globo
rsplied that he personally would nav
boen willing 10 take the city title, pa
Do fs dlffereut.' said be. when DO come
no people buying your secufltles.
.fsonoe OF us Insisted on ms ring a
amendment I'm the bin granting th
sotfare 20 the railroad 60 q vote ot ll
people." said Mr. Love much asalh'
SIR. Gibbons desire
COMPETITION WAS KEEN.
d, regard 10 traffic conditions NJ
roye said In his position as tran
-,,sr,rer 81 d. g.. ST. J., he had redso
d, boeome acquainted with ths matt
- ratas etc. ane-tiug the lntcrmou
tsir se.tion. lie said that prior % lt
.o,,retitlon Tor tho business Of the u
stitution by which he was empi pa.
So verv keen Iho witness deaerih.
~, various rbuUngs followed py sm
,,,ents over water ana rail ana pY
. t,u r,utes. in times prior 10 mo me
, Qsr and ai present he snld tnat
, Af u received considerable Quthli
I III goods from the west notably ahl
/ rrents af salmon, otc., from Alaska on
s Columbia river
81 IA tho present time the rates "a
o. ,..ry much against the Salt lake lo
r Ter and in favor ~ Portland. p
10 rranriacc and los Angeles ioboefl
10 declared Mr. Love.
q rn further answer 90 questions
IS Mr. Severance, attorney ior inc 81
eminent. thr witness said that me =
rate iobbor could not get beyond N
f,-t and Modena ON The aalt va
p,t,te ely on the Western fao
r.Iko On the Southern lucinc, ana
n .onsiderahlo distance west of hunui
ION oregon. on the oreEnn on"rl ~
III comDeHuon with ioobcrs from ]
Apraieg Ran Funcsco ana Portal
/. CITES SPECIFIC INSTANCE.
d. citlnr ono Instance in particular.
y Love said that me diherenual ln "a
IN the Portland iobher on aleh pc
s. ~ merchandise aa hosiery i1ia une
n wear amounts az present to VI ~ ~
ling ont me SALT Lake tobpef ir'n
Az frrfltora absolutely. witness tla
id that loul lohheu DO MOI gen any 7
j. through frum the e1si $50 Apnt.
n points, except Win the Local faie
Jaaso Loys,i for he railroads u