The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-06
MANY CHANG S III
1909 RAILROAD MAP

In the recent dissolution of one OF
the largest railroad systems entering
It's boundaries. Chicago has had Vivid
ly brought 10 Its attention the fact
that things have not been at a stand
Still I'm 1900 In matters OF railroad con-
troll In fact, the dissolution OF the
Rock ISland-FTlSco combination,
though more imposing because OF Its
local Importance, was only one Item in
long series of changes which have
made the old year noteworthy and left
the transportation system under the
control of an alignment OF interests
which would not have been recognized
on Jan. !.
BY the sale and delivery on Dec. l
to benjamin T Yoakum and his asso-
ciates OF $2S,940,000 of the common
stock OF the Frisco owned by the Rock
Island two systems have been left in
place Of one. with Rock Island in the
control of William H. Moore, ID. G..
Reid and their associates. and Frisco.
including the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois and the Evansville and Terre
Haute, under the domination Of the
Yoakum interests. among whom Is un-
derstood to be Edwin Hawley. The
avowed reason for the dissolution was
fear of he attacl; on the grounds of IL
legal combination; the real reason.
however was undoubtedly the desire
of the Rock Island to free itself OF
heavy fixed charges on bonds against
Frisco stock, none of which expense.
it is understood. has been borne by
the st. Louis and San Francisco.
Edwin Hawley's connectlo with the
Rock-Island Frisco deal is only one
feature OF wide field of activity
which has caused over increasing COM
ment and has given rise TO the belief
that this railroad magnate Will oc-
cupy Ia q sense the place left vacant
by the death of Edward H Hartman
| Almost with the outset OF the year
/ Hawley and his associates bought oy-
! er 100000 of the stock of Chesa-
peake and Ohio, securing control OF
the 1,S41 miles of railroad
In addition to this Hawley and Yoa-
! KUN, in connection with Speyer & Co,
! Of New York, have purchased a large
| interest I'm the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. Now the control OF the Chi
! cago. Cincinnati and Louisville Is said
to be passing into the control OF the
Hawley interests, The road is now In
| the hands of a receiver, and Is wanted.
| IT is said. as a connecting link be-
tween the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Alton, Glover Leaf lines in tho
west During The year Edwin Hawley
rellnQuished control of the Colorado
and Southern to Burlington This
move was in process at the opening
OF the year and was consummated
| early in 1900. BY the election of dlrec-
tors representing the Burlington
II IS reported, though also denied.
that the Lehigh Valley is about 10 pass
or has already passed into the con.
troll of Rock Island
a change important to one OF the
/ Chicago roads was the transfer by
! Edward Fl Hartman To the Illinois
! Central Of S5.000000 Central of
: Georgia stock purchased in 1908 This
gives to the Illinois Central n direct
route 10 Savannah and Florida resorts
and carries with it the control OF the
road and three steamship lines.
TWO other great changes have been
! brought 10 roads entering Chicago At
! a foreclosure sale control of the Chi
! cago Great Western went 10 syndi-
! cate headed by ]. p. Morgan. BY an
other deal the 500 Line has acquired
| the Wisconsin Central with l.023
! miles OF track. S30,000.0OO capital
stock and s3l.450.1O5 in bonds, Tho
| identity OF the Wisconsin Central is
now completely merged with the 500
! Line.
| or minor importance are the acquiSi-
ton OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and
Gary belt line by the St Louis Union
Trust company and the impending sale
of the Chicago Terminal Transfer com
pany.
! The same road has practically Sc
cured control of the Cincinnati. Ham
. ilton and Dayton. though by the agree
ment the passing Of the control Is de-
fcrred until 1916
Within a few weeks traffic arrange
ments have been concluded as re-
suit Of the purchase by the Union Pa
oidc OF one-half interest in the Inc oil
the Chicago. Milwaukee and Puget
Sound between Black River Junction
Wash. and a point near Tacoma SlN-
Ing the Hartman lines an entrance
/ into Seattle
Among other changes OF importance
are the passing of Boston and Maine
to the Boston Holding company; ana
out OF the hands OF the New Haven
system; the acquisition by the Great
Northern Of various important electric