The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-25
Two DOZEN
men RULE
RAILROADS
lnterlock 0irectorates OF 81
Per Cent OF Nations
Transportation System
RY w. q. McMURCHY

transportation system
BY w. q. McMURCHY
WASHINGTON. u. G. March 81
Senator Robert NJ. LaFoliette has
uuccecded In having printed in the
Congressional Record diagrams show.
Ing that two dozen men In 1890 were
directors OF 80 Class One railroads.
thus tntcrlocking the dlrcctoratcs OF
sli.aSo miles or Sc per cent OF the
steam transportation system Of the
country. The men are:
RoprRr s. Iovrrr
rourseen rVads; union Pacific. Ice
Angeles a salt Lake; Oregon snor, Line;
orewon W sshinxton ny. a Nav, CO.. 81
10 Grand island Chicago a Alton:
Yanoe q Mississippi Valley Michigan
Central; pig reur. rittanurx a Lake
Erie: Lake Eric a wessern; Illinois Cen
trail. Central Of Georgia. ". Y. Centrai
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
xieven roads Chicago. Milwaukee
- Paul; Oregon short tdnss oreson-
New York Central. uaics Pacific. Ia 'ka-
wanna. Michigan Ccntrsii btE Four
ysttsbarr q Lake Erie, fiiinois Central
Central Of Georgia. Los Angeles a Sal,
lAkA
Tnirte<n roads; Southern Pacific. mn
nots Central. ArircnA Eastern Houston
= rsxas Central. Houston a Shreveport.
Galveston. Hsrrisearg a san Antonso.
western Merxsns la a Ter r. r. q
q q Co. Texas New orieanss pvia-
wArs q Hsdson. rsroe Misstsripri Val
ny. pubuaae a sioux CITY y. J. y. Y.
~ r. Also Pacific Mail. Western Union.
W<iiE-FArgo Express. American Railway
Exprvss. banks and trust companies
ALFRED II. SMITH
Elsven roads: New York Central and
allied Inca
GEORGE y. pAKER. SIR
Fifteen reads: Bis -Four: tshiEh val
~: Ptstnhurg q LAKE Erssi IAckawan.
~. Lake Erie Western. Central OF
Nov Jersey; New York. susqueharnA a
western. Northern Pacific. Michisan
Central; Rutland West shcrei Sickri
p1ats: Philadelphia a Rssdinw, Also
Paiiaan Co U. 4 Steel ccrperation 2nd
Consoiidated Gas
H. 4 VANDERBILT
Tm roads New York csatrI aad al
~ ltnsa
SAMUEL REA
Blsvss roads: Pennsyivania; Pnfiafsi-
phfa- Warrington q Baltimore. West
J&psy q s~ashors: Northern Central.
New York. Philadelphia a Norfolk. Big
rpar: Norfolk q Western: Long islanf.
Riehmcnd. fredericksburg q Potomac;
~<n@<o ssNns@s steNo f->sts@ s-A
Ycr<y-shree roads; Delaware Hrd-
80 and - companies controlled or az
MATED With IL. Nsv York Ontario
western. rsre Maruus,is. s~ssnart Air
l1ne. Kansas city Southern: Erie Baii-
morn Ohio. Southern Pacific. also Ma
e1oaai Railways Of Mexico; Boston. Cage
cd = New York Canal. welis-rArro E-x-
Drsss snd chicsrs stock Yards
ALBERr ,. COUNTY
1ev~n roads; r-nnsyivnnia ara suh-
oo4karf-~l tcounsy IL not strictly . wan
~ mar. being . director ~ the Cirsrd
NAtssaAI Bank and uvinx In rAiiadsi-
DAts-,
ALVIN W. KRErH
E<~sn roads. wsh.sh. Cn'raro .
XAsssrn Illinois: Western Maryland. Nor
foYh Southern. Missouri. Kansas q Tesas.
fexas Pacific: Western PAcifie. Nanhsf-
tan Railway. West Virginia Central 4
ptttsburw; Raleigh. CARROTS a Southern
Georges Greek q Cumberland; alec west
1ngkouses Green star Steamship Co. FED
pral Sugar: Westinghouse Western Power
= Light; Electric Properties Co. Davis
Co2i q Coke and lots Of others
FAIRFAX HARRISON
Southern Railway and subsidiaries
W. w. ArTERBrRY
Fsnnsyivania ard suh-ifisrfsA
y. T. REYNOLDS
i've roads; Hoatnegps Hurneg>sn;
Great No-shern: Central Of Sew Jersey:
Colorado q Southern.
CHARLES STEELE
-Four reads: Northern Pacific; Santa
~. Southern: Chicago Great western
HOWARD ELLIOTT
Your roads Northern Pacific: Ru.-
md. Burlington: se~ York. Ontario 4
Western
cHARLEs HAYDEN
L.. D.
Iaand. Minneapolis q ~. Louis: Bir-
naingham q Garfield: Nevada Northern
A. n. HARRIS
eeventeea roads; Michigan Central:
CAnada Southern: Pit,sburs q Lake Erie.
Lake Erie Western. toledo . Onto
Central. Ksnsvha a Michigan: cincln-
natl Northern: Monon raheta: Rutland.
New York Central. Bix -Four: ~. Wayne.
cfncfnna,i q Louisville: Northern Ohio.
Peoria q Eastern. GAINESVILLE a Western.
Mohawk Valley.
julius KRrrTsCH~rrT
Two reads: Southern Pacific: Erie:
Also Western Union Telegraph and Penn
syiyanis Coal
CHARLES Y. rxGERsoII
Pennsylvania ard subssdisrfes une~r-
soil IL not strictly Wall st. man. being
. Philadelphia lawyer and director o.
the Girarf Trust Col
v. 7. sToTEsBuRy
Yfvs roads: Philadelphia q Reading.
Central Of N-u Jersey; Lehish Valley
I1high Hudson. Erie
v VAN RE~ssEIAER THAYER
Five roads Frisco. Psre Marquette:
Minneapolis 81 Louis. PittsburK q
West Virginia; Chicago stockyards; Bos-
ton Il also American telegraph a Teie-
phone. Bethlehem Steel and Fairbanks
Co.
r. DE WITT CUyLEB
Not strictly Wall st man. living IN
Hav>rford. Pa. but II director Of
Equitable Life ard Psnnayivanla Rail
road and suhsidiarlsa
LOUIS W. HILL
Two roads; Great Northern: Buriinr-
ton
JAMES ~. HILL
northern Pacific. Colorado a Southern.
The first eight men on the above
:, list all belong in the inner banking
circle centering around the house OF
Morgan and the National City Bank.