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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-05-08

Report Of primary department of
school in district No. "a for the month
ending April "a: No. Of days taught,
10; No. of holidays, /; No. Of pupils
enrolled, IA; average daily ATTENDANCE.
80. Those perfect in attendance for
the month were Lloyd Chambers, Nora
and Clayton Longfellow, Annie and
Clara Maschke, Evangeline and Geo.
Sprandel, Sibyl and Patrick O'Connor,
Martin Zeck and Johanna Prozinski.
Maschke, Evangeline & George Spran-
del, Sibyl and Patrick O'Connor, Mar
tin Zeck and Johanna Prozinski.
Those perfect in spelling for the month
were Theodore Larsen, Celia Copa,
Merlin Sprandel and John Bonik.-
Lulu Matteson, teacher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-05-08

Report Of primary department. Of
school in district No. 81 for month
ending May l: No. Of days taught, ~;
No. Of holidays, /; No. of pupils en-
rolled, As; average daily attendance,
"a; those neither absent nor tardy
during the month are Allie Zilka. An
ron ard Evan johnson, Mildred and
Burt Peterson, Lizzie and Agnes Ju-
s. Oscar anu Paul Youngdale, Irvene
Had, Frank Harmonick and Marjorie
Larsen.-Aileen Friend, teacher.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Sunset Route Competition.

The Sunset Route OF the South.
ern Pacific Company Is a natural
competitor OF all other carriers op-
Grating between points on the At
lantic coast and in the Middle West
on the one hand and points on the
Pacific coast and In the Orient on
the other.
WITH the line OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company extending from
Ogden to Council Bluffs. and It's varl-
GUS connections running to the At
lantic seaooard, the line OF the Cen
trail Pacific Railway Company is and,
since It's construction. has been
constituent part OF through all-rail
transcontinenial route for the move
ment Of interstate and foreign traffic
between points on the Atlantic sea-
board and in the Middle West on the
one hand. and all points on the Pa
cific coast OF the United States. as
we'll as points in the Orient, on the
other.
The Central Pacific Railway Com
pany, in conjunction with It's afore-
said connections. IL. and for many
YEARS has been, "A natural competitor
OF the Southern Pacific Company in
the trausporta ton OF traffic between
the points above named The volume
OF traffic for which said lines arc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Central Pacific Holdings.

The Central Pacific Railway Com
peny is successor 10 the Central Pa
cinc Railroad Company all OF whose
properties il purchased In 1899 The
formed In 1870. by successive consoli-
dations, under the laws Of California.
OF the following corpora tions:
The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany OF California, the Western Pa
cihc Railroad Company, tse San
Railroad Company. the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad Company. and the
California and Oregon Railroad Com
pany. all California corporations.
The said Central Pacific Railroad
Company Of California is the same
act OF Congress approved July 1. 1862
G2 Stat, $3.50. and in the various
acts ainendatorv and supplemental
thereto. The Western Pacific Rail-
road Company IS the same corpora
,ion mentioned IN the act OF Congress
amending said act OF July !. 1852
u3 Stat, 5o4 "a Stat. 1850.
Said Southern Pacific Company
owns the capital stock OF the Central
Pacific Railway Company and. since
April +. 1885, has controlled and op-
Grated under certain leases It's several
properties.
On August /. 1899. the Southern
Pacific Company executed an Instru-
ment known and hereinafter referred
TO as the Southern Pacific Com
pany's four per cent mortgage (Cen-
trail Pacific Company's stock COL
lateraD.' TO secure $38. 8.S1S.500 OF four
per cent bonds. secured by pledge
with the Union Trust Company OF New
York OF practically the entire stock
OF the Central Pacific Railway Com
pnny-s6T.275. 900 common and ST.
100000 preferred--which stock this
trust company hoIds as collateral Sc
curity for the satisfaction OF said
IudaTt eduess
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Points in the 'Unscramb1ing" Case

The ALLEGATIONS Southern Pacific company and the Central
company and the other defendants the big dissolution
tween in o anti o
rIa
that direct lin must be
by of
Of trade within the meann o. he Sherman nanhtru ct
OF 1apato of
in
vase construct
of
the Pacific railroad laws and
restrained this dividends
h
of
is made
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12

this through railroad line owned by
them, respectively, are:
ID Morgans Louisiana and Texas
Railroad and Steamship COMPANY a
Louisiana corporation. which owns
the line from New Orleans TO 1afay
cite. Louisiana. together with branch
lines.
ca Louisiana Western Railroad
Company q Louisiana corporation,
which owns the line from lafayette.
Louisiana, TO Sabine River, Texas. to-
gether with branch lines.
CD Texas and New Orleans Rail-
which owns the line from Sabine River
TO Houston. Texas. together with
branch lines.
90 Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railroad Company. Texas
corporation, which owns the line from
Houston and from Galveston. Texas.
to Rio Grande. New Mexico, together
with branch lines.
(5) Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, a California corpora ton, which
owns the line from Rio Grsnde, New
Mexico. via Yuma. Arizona. to Los
Angeles. California. and two routes
thence to San Francisco. California
the Coast Line via Santa Barbara
and the San Joaquin Valley Line"
Via Fresno
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany also owns a line from San
Francisco TO Tehama. California. and
another from the northern boundary
of California to Portland, Oregon,
and controls through stock owner
ship various other corpora tions which
own railroads in California, Arizona
and New Mexico.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Directors Are Responsible.

Julius Kruttschnitt is a resident Of
New York City. New York. and chair
man OF the executive committee of
the Southern Pacific Company and a
director thereof
Lewis J. Spence is resident Of
New York City, New York. and a
director Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany and It's director OF traffic. and
also traffic manager OF the Central
Pacihc Railwav Company.
Ogden Mills Is resident Of Stats
burg. New York. and a director OF
the Southern Pacific COMPANY.
Cornelius ~. Bliss, Walter p, Bliss.
Henry ". de Forest. Robert Goeiet.
]. Horace Ha riding. Charles W. Hark-
ness. Henry Z. Huntington. James y.
swenson. and James ~. Wallace. are
each residents OF New York City. New
York. and directors OF the Southern
Pacific COMPANY.
The sa!d William sproule. as presi-
dent and as director. nd the said
Julius kruttschnitt. as chairman OF
The executive committee and a d.
rector and the other directors above
named. as such. being all of the d.
rectors of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, control and direct the policies
and acts OF both the Southern Pacific
Company and the Central Pacific
Railway Company. and are RESPONSE
bic for the continue nee OF the herein
after described combina tions and mo-
nopolizations In restraint Of inter-
state q nd foreign trade and commerce.
effected by said Southern Pacific
Company through its domination.
control. and operation OF the Central
Pacific Railway Company. and are
likewise responsible for the violation
by said compa nies of tho laws herein
referred 10 as the Pacific railroad
laws.
II.
Southern Pacific Company owns
and operates the "Sunset Route
Joint rail "a nd water service which
moves traffic between New York City
and Pacific coast terminals in Call
fornia and Oregon. This route Is
composed o! the fleet OF the Southern
Pacific COMPANY known as the AT
lantic Steamship Lines" whose YES
sells ply regularly between New York
and the Gulf ports of New Orleans.
Louisa ma. and Galveston. Texas. nd
OF railroads forming an unbroken line
between these Gulf ports and San
Francisco. California, ano Portia nd
Oregon. These rs silroads are owned
by corporations which have leased
them TO the Southern Pacific Com
many. the latter also controlling such
lessee corporations through stock
ownership. The names OF the con-
trolied compa nies and the sections OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Pacific Steamship Connections.

The Southern Pacific Company also
owns a majority OF the capital stock
OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, which opera ties line OF
steamships from San Francisco TO
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands.
China, Japan. and other oriental
points. II likewise owns or controls a
line OF steamships from San Fran
cisco TO Panama, which. I'm connection
with the Panama Railroad crossing
the Isthmus and ships running In con-
through line from San Francisco TO
New Orleans and New York City, 1t
also owns and operates q line OF
steamships from New Orleans TO Ha-
vana. Cuba.
pany was formed July 20. 1899. It
owns the following railroads:
% a line from near Ogden, Utah,
TO san Francisco California.
fo) A line extending north from
Rosevile. California. via Marysville.
Tehama, and Weed. to the northern
boundary of California
(3) A line running from the north
ern boundary OF California to Kirk,
Oregon, and a short line from Oak
ridge to Natron, Oregon.
50 A line from Lathrop. California.
extending in a southerly direction 10
Goshen Junction. California.
90 A line from Oakland to San
lose. California, and q. line from
Niles 10 Redwood. California.
(6) A line about five hundred miles
long extending from Hazen. Nevada,
in a southerly direction. to Mojave,
California.
G Important branch lines in Ne
vsda and California
IT also owns about four hundred
locomotive engines and a bout ten
thousand cars-Including passenger,
baggage, postal. dining, observation.
refrigerator, and freight cars--and
depots. station houses, telegraph
lines. whsrves. piers. car and repair
shops. together with appurtenances.
tools, and other equipment used In
the maintenance and operation of it's
railroad
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
UIT TO COMPEL SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO SELL CENTRAL PAC1

psnies equal advantages and
as 10 rates. lime, and tran--|
all III violation of the "a
road laws. r.
VII.
PRAYER.
Wherefore petitioner pra<1
Cd That writs OF subp6-
directed to the several h.
1ercin. commanding them a.
them. TO appear herein am
but not under oath (thaf b
pressly waived). the foregoir
lions, and TO abide by an1
such orders or DEGREES an
may make. r.
CD That tho court adiud1 .
cree that the lines OF iii
ira nsportation known and h|
scrlbed as the Sunset Ko,
Grated by the Southern Pa
pany, and thosc OF the Cent
Railway Company, consti3r
pctltive systems. and tint
ership by the defendant Son
ciic Company OF all or a r.
interest In the capital stor
Central Pacific Railway
and its lease, control ana
Of ,hc lines thereof, ponr
combina tjon I'm restraint AZ 4
and foreign trade and CONN
an attempt 10 monopoliza n
nopoliZalIon OF part OF
within the first and secon<
OF the act OF Congress OF JI|
entitled can act 10 protecf
commerce against unla wfuI
and monopolies"; and n
Southern Pacific Conpan nr
quired 10 dispose of suc|
stock, and cancel and relI1
lease, control, mana genan1
Grafton of the lines thereof
supervision and direction of
10 persons not its stockI
agents. nor otherwise undc'
troll or influence: and Ia
such disposition and relea se'
Joined from voting such +
from receiving dividends
Of any part thereof. and m
ing any profits, emolumef{|
OF advantage in any way ar|
the lease. control, marlaRe1
operation Of the lines OF -
Pa ciiic Railway Compa nv.
CD That the defendant q
cific Railway Company, its
(ConLinued on pac q
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Forms Combination.

The ownership by the Southern Pa.
cific Company OF the capital stock Of
the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany, and its leases OF the properties
of that company and its domina-
tion. mana cement, and control there
OF, as iereina bove set forth. const.
tute Combins ton In restraint OF
Interstate and foreign trade and COM
merce and q monopolizatton thereoI
in viola ton of The act OF July :, lS9o
(26 Stat, 209)
AS aforesaid. one of the objects OF
the Pacific railroad laws was to aid
the construction Of a transcontinental
route for the movement OF interstate
and foreign traffic, Ii was further In
tended that such route should be con-
troled, managed. and operated as one
continuous connected ] inc without
discrimination against or adverse to
the interests of any OF its constituent
parts.
In respect OF traffic carried over the
Sunset Route" between points on
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and
tributary territory, the Southern Pa
cific Company secures the entire haul
and consequently. the entire revenue.
In respect however, of traffic carried
between such points Via the lines OF
the Central Pacific Railway Company
through the Ogden gateway, the
Southern Pacific Company secures
the haul only from san francisco 10
Ogden-leSs than eight hundred miles
out OF total of about three thousand
two hundred mileg; and consequently
receives but about twenty-five per
cent of the revenue. Therefore. IT is
In the interest of the Southern Pa
ciIic Company to carry. and by rea son
OF It's control OF the Central Pacific
Railway Company II mas the power
to and does carry, as much OF such
traffic as possible via its Sunset
Route sending through the Ogden
gateway only such portion thereof as
ii Is una BILE 10 control for the
"Sunset Route" thereby discrimlna-
ting gainst the Central Pacific Rail
way Company.
BY reason of It's greater interest in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12

the Sunset Route the Southern Pa
c!fic Compa ny, In Its operation ol the
line OF Tho Central Pacific Railway
Company from San francisco TO OG-
den as part OF n continuous con-
nected line from the Missouri River
10 the Pacific Ocean does not give
TO such line equal advantages and
fa ABILITIES ns required by the Paclic
railroad laws BUT discriminatcs
against both the Central Pacific and
Union Pacific lines and In favor of its
Sunset Route" by forwarding via the
latter traffic originatln OF ending on
the lines of the Central Pacific Rail
way Company or In territory tribu-
tarv thereto.
Through its contro, Of The Central
Pacific Railway Company the South
erp Pacific Company prevents Joint
traffic or prorating arrangements he-
tween tho former and the Union Pa.
cihc Railroad Company. naturally its
most important transcontInentaI and
interstate connection
Tho Southern Pacific Company so
adjusts It's freight rates and passon
ger fares on traffic origina ting In the
Central Pacific territory north OF San
Francisco as to discriminate against
transportation eastward over the
Joint tranaconrinental route OF tho
Central Pacific and Union Pacific
railroads and other eastern conncc-
tions. thereby preventing competition
and denying equal advantages and fa-
clNtieS as 10 rates, lllnc, ana trans
portation.
Maintenance by the Southern Pa
cifc Company OF Central Pacific Com
pany's properties. moreover COM
pared with that CT the Sunset
Route" Is so inefficient as to dis
courag go eastern travel and trans
portation via the Ogden route. and
does rot afford and secure thereto
equal adva ntazes and facilities az TO
time and transporta ton
S. p. Controls G.. p.
The Southern Pacific Company has
- heretofore, and does now. control.
maintain. and operate said Central
Pacific Railway Company In the in
terest Of its 'Sunset Route" and ad-
verse to the Interest OF the Central
and Union Pacific companies. and has
not and does not afford or secure 10
said Central and Union Pacific COM
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Operation Before 1885.

The lines now owned by the Central
Pacific Railway Company, In so far
as then existing. were operated prior
10 1885 in connection With the lines
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com
psny as continuous connecting
route between San Francisco and the
Missouri River, with connections
eastward TO the Atlantic Ocean and
were in competition with the lines
now operated h. the Southern Pa
cific Company In interstate and for
eisn transportation.
V.
BY an instrument dated February
II. 1855, all railroads. equipment. and
other properties owned by the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company. prede-
cessor OF the Central Pacific Railway
Company. were leased TO the South
ern Pacific Company for a term of
ninety-nine years, and all leases Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
panys properties held by said Central
Pacific Railroad Company were by the
same instrument transferred 10 said
Southern Pacific Company Under
ihat and subsequent leases and
amendments the Southern Pacific
and operated 20 Id properties and the
additions thereto. One of such sub
sequent leases dated December Z.
1893. by article 3. expressly abrogated
the lease OF February II. 1885 Copies
OF these several instruments are
hereto attached, marked Exhibit
A, and made a part hereof.
On February 20, 1912. the CeDtral
Pacific Railway Company purchased
numerous short railroad lines, agsre-
eating about seven hundred miles. in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Allegations in Detail.

On information and belief petitioner
alleges and shows:
J.
Southern Pacific Company is Ken
tucky corporation, with general Offices
at Beechmont In that State. and with
other offices in San Francisco. Cah-
fornis. and New York City.
Central Pacific Railway Company
is Utah corporation. with general
offices at salt Lake City. Utah.
Union Trust Company OF New York
Is New York corporation, with its
principal Offices in New York City,
and. as trustee for the Southern Pa
cihc Company under a certain MOTT
gage. more particularly described
hereina fter holds tie capital stock OF
the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany.
William Sproule is resident of
San Francisco, California. and Is
president and a director of the South
ern Pacific Company and a director
Of the Central Pacific Railway Com
pnny
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Pacific Railroad Act.

California was the first portion Of
the Pacific slope 10 be exploited by
American enterprise. II was cut OF
from the settled regions Of the coun-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Acquired Stock.

The Southern Pacific Company ac-
trail Pacific Railway Company and
leased the properties OF tina com,
pany with the purpose and effect OF
preventing competition between thc
lines of The said Central Pacific Rail.
way Company and its connections ana
the lines Of the Southern Pacinc
Company in the transportation OF
passengers and freight III Interstate
and foreign commerce
Also. the control OF the Central Pa
ciAc Railway Company by the
Southern Pacific Company prevents
the eSta blishrnent OF competitive
route beween San Francisco and
Portland as aforesaid.
Again. that portion Of the line OF
the Central Pacific Railway Company
.lereinbefore described as extending
California. connects at the latter
point with lines of the Atchison, To-
peka e. Santa Fe Railway Company,
and with connections OF the last
named compa ny forms route which,
with joint traffic or Proradng ar
rangements between the two com
panies. would be In natural conlpeti-
tion with the Southern Pacific Com
psny and its connections for traffic
between points on the Central Pacific
Railway Company and tributary ter
rltory and points In Arizona, New
Mexico, Texas and other Southern
States: but through the control OF
the Central Pacific Railway Company
by the Southern Pacific Company the
establishment OF such joint traffic or
prorating arrangements between the
former and the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway Company Is pre-
vented
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12

try by q. wilderness. From the time
OF IT'S acquisition proposals. inspired
by various motives, some military or
political, nd others commercial were
repes tedly made TO Congress TO con-
meet IL with the tra MS Mississippi
States by railroad either owned or
aided by the Government Domestic
and foreign complicatio gave fur
ther impetus 10 this movement. which
culnina ted in the Pacific railroad act
chartered the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. whose powers and duties
were prescribed therein and In
amendatory acts. IL further provided
for the construction in sections of a
ira anscontinentsl line. and for the is
sue Of land patents and interest
bearing bonds of the United States to
the said Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany and to associated enterprises,
including the aforementioned Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company OF
California and Western Pacific Rail-
road Company, as successive sections
of their several railroads should be
completed OF the various routes that
had been suggested Congress select
ed w:Iat was known as the North
ern Route" extending from, a point
on the Missouri River opposite Coun-
coast via Ogden. Utah, 1t was under
this act, as subsequently amended
and supplemented, that the Union
Pacific Railroad Company built that
the Missouri Rlcer and Ogden, and
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
OF California and the Western Pa
cific Railroad Company together COM
plsted the line to San Francisco. The
line from a point about FIVE miles
about seven hundred and thirty-scven
miles in length
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12

California and Oregon. composing Tor
the most part the line hereinbcfore
described as extending from Hazen:
Nevada. to MoJavc, California; and
between Weed. California. and Ma
tron, oregon. On March /. 1912. these
lines were leased TO tho Southern
Pacific Company. which has since op-
Grated and controlled them.
Shortly after The organization OF the
Central Pacific Railway Company III
1899 and It's acquisition OF the prop
critics of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, the Southern Pacific Com
pany purchased all OF its capital
stock. and has since continued TO be
the owner thereof.
Both Tic Southern Pacific Company
and the Central Pacific Railway COM
pany are directed and controlled by
a single anagement-that OF the
Southern Pacific Company; the oth-
GERS and directors OF the southern
Pacific Company exercise similar
functions In ,he control. management,
and operation OF the Central Pacific
Railway Company: the maintenance
OF both lines IS under the direct
supervision and control Of the chair
man OF the executive committee or
the Southern Pacific Company, whose
headquarters are In New York City
All OF the mileage and business OF
the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany are thus under the direct. sin
gle. and complete control Of the
Southern Pacific Company, both as
TO rates and the routing OF passen-
gers and freight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-12
Water Competition.

The lines OF the Central Pacific
Railway Company connect at San
Francisco Bay with various steam
ship lines engaged In coastHise and
foreign trade QncludinS lines opera
ports vie the Isthmuses of Panama
and Tehuantepec). to and from ports
in Alas ska Hawaii. the Philippines,
and Asia: and the through routes so
formed are natural competitors of the
Southern Pacific Company and its
water-lne connections hereinabove
described.
The Central Pacific Railway Com
pany is now constructing railroad
Oregon, where il Will connect with
lines OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany leading TO Portland, about one
hundred miles to the north. II indie
pendent OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany. the Central Pacific Railway
Company, at moderate cost, could
extend its line from Natron TO Port
land or in consldera ton OF trackage
rights granted to the Southern Pa
the northern boundary OF California
the Central Pacific Railway Company
could obtain similar trackage rights
over the Southern Pacific line be-
tween Natron afj Portland. This
accomplished. there would be in place
of the present single railroad two
competitive railroads between San
Francisco and Portland. Petitioner
alleges on information and belief that
to act in It's own interests the exist
encc Of two such competitive rail-
roads would in the near future be-
come an assured fact.