The daily sentinel., 1914-05-26
HILL INTERESTS
TO OPEN WAY
TO COAST
Southwestern Pacific Said TO be
in Control of Empire
Builder.

OPECULATGON as to the powers
behind the Southwestern Pa
- cific railroad. which is planned
TO connect the coal and iron fields
of southern Utah with San Diego
harbor, giving an outlet to the min
eral wealth OF that undeveloped sec
tion of Utah. and giving rise to the
establishment OF huge steel and iron
plants in this state. will be set at
rest with the filing OF articles of in
corporation in this city within the
next few weeks, says the Salt Lake
Telegram.
Private advices received in this
city yesterday from New York indi-
cate that while the identity OF the
controlling financial powers which
Will furnish the capital for the CON
structton of the road have been care
tully withheld in the west. the prob
abilities are that the financial end
Will be handled by the Hill inter-
estts.
II is understood in the inner cir
cles that the road is to be built by
the Hlll interests as a stroke at the
Hartman interests and to make good
a historic threat made by James ]
Hill many years ago that he would
invade the California territory that
was held as sacred to the Hartman
financial circle
At the time of the Des Chutes can
Non fight in Oregon between Hill and
Hartman. when the opposing rail-
road magnates threw parallel lines
Of road through that narrow pass at
enormous expense when Hartman
invaded the northwest. Hill made the
threat that in retaliation he would
build line straight into the heart
OF southern California That field
has long been dominated By the Har-
riman circle. and the threat, which
mas been uursed fer years in tho
heart of Hill, Is said to be about to
/ be put into execution.
I The Hill interests are enormous
1in their extent There are the
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern. which cover the great grain
belt, with terminals on the north Pa
7 Iclfic coast. where the lines connect
with the water lines controlled BY
the same interests; the Burlington
which traverses the richest and
most populous section OF the coun-
try; and the Colorado Southern,
which taps the great coal and iron
belt of Colorado and runs into the
agricultural and stock raising coun-
try in Texas
The Colorado Southern holds a
half interest in the bonds OF the
Colorado Midland. which is in the
hands of George w. Vallery. receiver.
a former Hill man with the Burling-
ton.
1t is pointed out that preliminary
announcements of the route of the
N W aSfn
feet that it will run from Grand
Junction. Colo, to San Diego. Cal.
At Grand Junction the road may
connect with the Colorado Midland.
which gives IL access to Pueblo and
Denver. There connection can be
made with the Burlington system. in
which the Hill interests are enor-
nous, thus opening up all the central
and eastern portion OF the country.
The Gould interests hold "A per
cent of the stock OF the Missouri
Pacific railroad. which recently was
refused an extension OF time on its
$50, 100000 loan. This refusal. it
has been intimated. was inspired by
the Hill interests, who seek posses
sion of all of the Gould holdings. in
Guiding Western Pacific, Denver &
Rio Grande. the Rio Grande's inter
Missouri Pacific The Gould syndi-
cate is said in railroad circles to be
cramped for money. thereby being
unable to take up the s25. 100000
Indebtedness OF the Missouri Pacific.
BY reason of this condition. the four
roads Western Pacific,
Denver & Rio Grande. Colorado Mid
land and Missouri Pacific-might
fall an easy prey to Hill. IL, as has
been intimated. systematic cam
paign has been launched to secure
control of these roads.
Color is given to this theory by
the accession to power in the Gould
railroad circle of men formerly high
in the Hill service.
+. l.. Brown. first vice president of
the Western Pacific and Denver 4
Rio Grande railroads. was formerly
a Great Northern man. c. NJ. Levey.
second vice president and general
manager OF the Western Pacific. is
a former Burlington man John
Russell. assistant to the vice presi-
dent is an old Hin lines man; and
F. c. Clarity, superintendent of
transportation for the Denver & Rio
Grande and Western Pacific is also
formerly of the Hill railroad family.
Old men in the service of the
Gould lines have felt for several
years that there is no hope for their
advancement in the service OF the
Gould interests, they having been
discouraged in their hopes of ad-
vancement by the constant appoint
ment of Hill men to the positions of
great responsibility on the Gould
lines. This is taken. not al an indi-
cation of the persDicacity of the