The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-28
TESTIMONY IN
RAILROAD MERGER

SALT LAKE,. April 27.-Aftor
spending year and half taking tes-
ttmony in the famous railway merger
suit in which seren great railway syS-
tens, one trust company and seven
railway magnates are concerned, Syl-
vester G.. Williams. n special exam
incr for the government, brought his
worl; to close this morning by filing
twelve great hound volumes OF evi~
dence and a final report with ]. II,
Letcher. clerk of the United States
courts for the district of Utah. The
testimony was placed on file and Will
be held until 1t is taken up by one of
the circuit courts OF the United States
for consideration and settlement.
The case is one OF the biggest rail-
way Investigations ever attempted by
the government and a great deal OF
important evidence mas been collect
ed which MT Williams says should
make strong case against the rail
way companies and others concerned.
The complaint alleges a merger of
railways valued at many millions of
dollars. The following are made de-
PENDANTS in the case: The Union Pa
cfic Railway company, the Oregon
Short Line Railway company. the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation company.
the Santa Fe Railway company, the
Southern Pacific Railway company. the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
the Great Northern Railway company.
the Farmers Loan and Trust conf
pany. F. n Hartman. Jacob r.
Schiff. Otto H, Kuhn. James Stillman
Henry H, Rogers. Henry c Frlck
and William A. Clark
II is alleged that these railways
formed a merger contrary to the regu-
lations of the interstate commerce act
and it is the intention OF the govern
nent to dissolve the merger. II one
really exists Mr Williams, who took
the testimony. said this morning that
he was not at liberty TO say what
Kind Of a case he has to present to
the court. but he does say that his
hearings were all successful and ho
obtained about all he went after in the
way of testimony.
The taking OF testimony was begun
December /, 1908, In New York City.
when officers of the Farmers Loan
and Trust company and several rail
way men and others who were sub
poenaed November II and 16. 1908.
were heard
Leaving Now York. Mr.. Williams
worked gradually westward, including
on his way Salt Lake City, where he
stopped for several days and heard
several local railroad men. He con
cluded his hearings some time ago in
LIS Angeles and Immediately sent
the mass of evidence to Salt Lake
City for filing. He arrived this morn
ing and went through the formality
Of filing his report and the evidence
at once. He viii leave for his homo
in Denver tonight.
The cities visited during the year
and a half OF evidence gathering were
New York City. Pittsbrg, Cincinnati.
Cleveland. Chicago, ST. Louis. salt
Lake City, Portland, san Francisco
ana Los Angeles.
The testimony has been bound In
twelve typewriter volumes and In
cludes 1896 pages To carry the
books good-slsed trunk was re-
qutrcd.
Mr.. Williams stated this morning
that 1t is a great relief TO be through
With the work. While be had but lit-
tie trouble in getting the desired wit
nesses there was a continual mental
strain that was far from pleasant
AS 10 what will be done with the
testimony no one can tell at this time,
1t VIII be taken up by one or the cir
cult court Judges and VIII probably
require many months before de
cIslon is handed down If It is against
the dofendants, il is possible that i.