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h; SOUTHERN. AND CENTRAL-PACIFIC unmerger discussed
By its decision in the Southern Pacific- Central Pacific Case,
the Supreme Court of the United States opens the way ;fpr!
juim ui cuiuuiuu u&t: uy tuts juuuil-iu jrucuiu turn enucu
Pacific of the railroads between Portland and San Francisco
in competition with each other.
?$To Compete is to strive fqr something which
.pftoth'er is actively seeking and wishes to gain.:
(U.-S." Supreme Court in 226 U. S. 87)
'sp-tf I
Y4Which will work for improved transportation service and,
opment in Oregon? Two railroads striving xr tonnage
uction and business; or one railroad operating in ex
ive control? -.. : ,
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PACIFIC-SOUTH-
PACIFIQ UNMERGER
it.j nvi.iTinv Tn
M"'ORECON TRANSPORT A-
wrxTION AND DEVELOPMENT. "'
n j.
it', following arc tho Questions and
t -AltM". Answers. Tho Decision -will
i.ailD much to Oregon. Arc the peo
nh'r, Jle. ready to decide?
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v I -' 1 j " i
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What I mips If Maan tn rArff iij wV0M,Nf I
IT Hal JLWo 11 Iflcdll ill, CMUhl-J r--vv 1
C lull '&& . !' VlU&ivll li f i m' isv ! I uTM-r -ugcno-'
.N 1 ."'.. - " ft JSi f ' I PflOPOttD JOINT UNd
l .- mv . m" ' -, ' H 'IW IHI PV I CENTRAL PACIFIC p -h
rr fl QWflaffJl I IllflflF - stf I 5l 3,l Y 1 pwjkteoiinb 4 I
' lm.lulRlfiB.l.iJ IjtSSlt WiSl JfiZZ l 2&1 1 V ' V Ajrfnlly used andoperald railroad
tjj 4 x '" I " 'AVV Wr--wHtrc6uir.r) irnproveclocr.ee and
'5$ Hi iCl B ' V Vv l rV dfivelopmftrtt 'm Oregon ivJ E
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I'nolli' Kiiilr.i.! .. Hint roii'. l . Hi.. iurt
DBcratcai' osl. ' Bhy'Icill. ht-mTat.il fnttt' itin ftmmr'fti Ai4 :
Ihw.not IH .the oWa'lfti lSio, sobh (SHVrafir bTe in'
ownership, but not as matter or not ' Uswrnment hreAht thi mill.' Htit
brealfliiK the line by pttttlUR oh. the Traffic Solictor At tfti rnflrostf
starlrs !n tho way .ulrh wontd pre- ( can g-nni-rall lihtatu th- rnotftiffr As '
vent nubctructel movi-menl?" . K'.atl by thv tiaprt'inu I'uurt: "tbrtr
A. Tho 8aprtn Court says: i are clnucnt of cniN-UlKB in tiu
Wo iil not think tho aou (Pacific irailiW "f frvM turiUttn, th '
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UNION PACIFIC-CENTRAL
k.. PACIFIC CONSTRUCTED
'J'.MWITH GOVERNMENT AID
- ',J'A8 ONE UOAU FOR "MILI-
TARV, TOBTAL AND OTHER
j VyRPOSES."
' 1, Q. How was th'i construction
$' Un,n Pacific and tins. Control
' '".rtkcUIc brought ahout7 "
T ! ' A; By tho old or tho fulled
'.tktBsaorcrnraent.
.nwjr .j. Q,What uction was tal.on 'by
,.. tb,o, ovcrn men t ?
Y AjJPresldeiit Lincoln ndvowit-
4i the'eonstrucdon ami C&figress
,rtUea(tlio Pacific Railroad Art it)
aflS.'mmendlnK and supiilemuntlug 1t
ft'1l3. Q. What Interest did tho Oov
J I rament havo In tho construction of
, I tbeso railroads?
v ' 3J- A-rTho tltlo or tho Act states
'the Dumoso to bii "In secur.. In llic
iJOjntrtuoent tho iimj or Hut hanie furj
'TvoMtal. mlliturv anil oilier miriios(y.."'t
' ; 4. Q. What aid did tho (ioveru
orient extend to theso two roads?
' A. It advanced thera largo
'""JksBOunts In (5oernment bonds and
- .ii"tf 'ars Krun'B "f lanil tc tbem.
s j-' Botwoou what iinluts wuro
V"J?M0 lines built, and when?
".. ' '58t A. Tho Union Pacific was built
v ji'weatorly from Oinuha and Kunt
V j3.'1 nd hu Control Paclflo oaMorly
tJ '?? 8uu t'"aucibco and Sacrunieiitu,
t bct W0 Utica ineotluK near Ugdsn.
".uh, In 18y. Togother thoy fim-
' fitnttho first transcontinental rallniad.
.P70itV,
rt :,. IN. FINANCING THEM, CON
c"?l'V;v ORESa IMPOSED TJIH
J
'2
JJ 'CONDITION
'l'
:'j.V''tHiiotii.n inK tiirbtiikii.
-W.WV w . . w.- . ,w .........
Kallroad Acts) stop with that re
qulremeat" (pbystial conUnulty
"and the itnrposo of Coag ress to
secure a continuous line of road, ope
rating from the Missouri River to
the Pacific Coast am one road, Is fur
ther emphasised la the Aet of Con
gress of June 30th. 1874. making it
an otfento for any officer or agent
of tbe companies 'to Wfe to
ppereto aad.use thft. st as
ono continuous line, nn.l to af
ford " to each equal od
vMtaKeu and fscllltfe with
out any dlstrlmlnatloji In faw
of or adveriiu io. , Milker of satd
componlc." Fvrthorniore nc grt-at-er
obstaclo to tbu aveeoasfol opera
tion of a railroad could be conceived
of than w divert U traffic uway
frwni It, . i t
SSOITIIERN PACIKIP A
QI'IREI) CENTRAL PACIK1C
STOCK SllRJIICTTO'TUia '
OIlLld'ATION RUT UAB
PLAURANTI.Y DIKCRimM
ATKD AOAINST UNION PA
CIFIC IN OPRAT6N OP
. CENTRAL.
8. Q.- - What Is tho Southern Paci
fic Uoauwuy?
A. It Is a holding company of
tbe Suto of Kentucky, controlling
Mid operating it number of railroads
and a stounuHIp line, tollocyvely
Known a-, tue tiouinern I'anne sys
pruwpt ratrrjlirit himI iH'Uvery of
frrlgttt, tho t-'iiI' nnd aurwaMe ltd
JusiiHOHt awl retiltnnNt of rlalmx,
anU oilier elemi bU nhhli that Iegls
latloft (tors not control."
12. Q. Is in fair to require tho
Boutbern Parific .10 observe theae
Acts of Congress? '
A. Certainly. It bought the
Centra) Pacific stock r.jfU fbJl fcntiU'-
ledge of lUer oblig alona a4 ahoald
live up to tie M. Tbu Sttnrcmu C'ttin
Hfi;
Willi tlw
ownership aoa oriuinisiMi. . u
tho J9I! decitioji In thujas? uj
od State .vo. l'U' ..aiitfli:
outnrn pnie, tno tmu wrc
warned tbt urh ,, diHkrliu!iial!i
hijKbi pofjufy m'4t in UvHptft r i
i 0 ovcrn na ni cauUnutd. ii...,.T ,.... .11-.
MtKiaMudtM.ciubM--' Hh f i ,;:&, r,;,
all righto uirJvr theets t(( Cw(rt-H.
l!NTRD STATES rJlPRBMB.
UOyRT FINDS 81'CH COJI
TINPATIQN "A MENACE
ANI REBTRAINT UPON
FREKDOM OK COMMERCE."
nor will jXir.liioMiPi.
ration I. i ruittc.i, u
rporUUi. ti .it The t.t (i:ni!ini.'i
will whi-re aeceifnrv oHtraU tlttt.i
l"lntl r I l:t conioetitlon. 0Ktea I of
tho oni- .i.iyan t-.inlr.illlng Ji'il
toperatliK tt!J. In other words. tln
'Contra' will bo fted from Jfc.dtlt.f'i
eonlrl. It iMut'osl'ia tt thin fni r,i
.of tfl i.i', Urn l"i'..iii provld
that Hi
rut-offi-
shonH bf ilifaTt w'lii. "either by way
of aptMflii.nn'fat or by nv1lms r.H
' Jotnt or rifts3oh UN, la irbniuiHe
' pM yatvevrfrut frtt imt'iurf.t nji:i
fall, tii.!iit nd tvndy hw.fc t
llrriuina! rui-illti.-
rtiiiipnny Hill im
twi" v. Ufa flu- ..III. r
to ntt Hio buttk llo :mii.
i td'Anili'iJi f(t MUHMiiH tt til.
um' ilnUil ii'iittK Mlikb it M-m ronttriMl
r.-re ' ... t . . .-kr ...: ;..., ,...
ju, .jj'i uni-f.wr., nixui'i t- nr-(M-jj
ly Srni:ns;'frf the ' eiclitiil
inlftii tn Vraiileifc ly Ht-
i lh" ix i 1ttlli"tnMir.irrmii'lim uf I'ultfo.uln la '
i r ti'' iiii. i eiitM-i ii'insiMinn UK- mil.', NtMl
by
Iiit-
ieiu.. T!le, system extends from Han I pai.ii was built. Tbe Koutb'.tn 'a
.ihANIJ NOT DISCRIMINATE
i I ,lo t AOAINST EACH OTHER.
"fj &
i9r.,'i?,5. Q. Why should thrso two linns
' .itiriJre required to work together, and In
i-kv interest of ouch othor. '
.!' A. First: Tho Paclflo Rail-
sroad Acts require thorn to operate
colVaa ono connected continuous line",
ntfjajid in, such operation "to afford and
y?aecuro to each equal advantages and
iVjMacllltli'B as to rates, t.mu and tran-
;'abortatlon, without any dlbirlinlna-
jtlon of any kind In favor of
iWiir adrcrso to tho road ir UuhIiichk of
, any or either of tho others." and
Vi4vu Secend: Nclthorvtho (lovcrnniont
' Jsor tho pooplo can havo "ouo con.
iVsrte anil continuous lino" in ope-
i-;ratloB If thoy rcfuso to work togeth-
v t aaa divert traffic-from each other.
tf.K . t7. Q. Is it not true, us contended
4Jhr-4fca.gou,thorn Pacific, thajt ho ob.
'lltMtott (lo'tbe Odverriiaeut Is met it
Fratu.'U . o Bay by way of 2os Angeles
ud Kl Pj.o to (iulvi ntnti, Texas, and
lo Ni h Orleans where It connect
with ill- Htrainer "lies in New York
city. At Kl Paau It connnets with
tin. Rork Mutid vtliidi rum lo Om.
abu aud CbiraKO. It also has a line
fiom Kan rrah'isco to Portland and
branch llnet In Weiloru Orogoit.
' il. Q.--Vhut Ik tho natnra of t)i
i m trol by the HoiUiern Pucttlo of
thu Uintral Pacific'
A.---It owns all of tin stock of
the ('antral I'aelfle.
' 10. Q. Is it tmn thai the South
orn Pacific, in Its operation of tho
Central Pacific, has committed the
discrimination prohibited by the Acts
of (,'ongrets?
A - Yes. The Suiin-mi' Court
finds: "Tlu proof i iiinple Hmt the
luillcy of Die )-iMillieiii l'a lllr Kyhtoni
'linn been to luvor tiiior.poiinlioii on
Ills line by xri ililnicifor nself, ulien
j oyer ir''lleable, a Ii- cmclimo or
lielsht tlilui Mould noionilH move
(iUluiuil or Motiwud over I bo hliotl
er lluo of (lie (Vilti-u! Parilfe Rail
toad anil U eoniiiv tlons, for Uh own
miii'li loiiK.'t' ami .wholly on mil
fioiitliem i-oute."'
11 Q, li'dir (ho law, dou not
tho shipper ha!" llio rijjht to routo
his shipment?
A. -Yes This JiroVUI'on was
13. Q. s It tre as asaeried
by tbe Southern Paeifle people, that
tli" Central. Paeifle and Southern
Pacific "have grown and developed j
liko a healthy .tree, from a, couiinon i
root Into a single unit"?
A. No. Tho Southern Pacific ! .
Company (the Kentucky holding L.J
eompany) was not organised until f, , '"
lssl, fifteen years after tho Central , l;HI
item and rvalfirm. d by Hm Smn.in.
.idl (n MiliMnme thai: Tt.e lel('ourt of lh' I nit. I MtNtt-s a atu.h
vmilil tiring tho ruAiU inl eainpni- ium to the iruMrtle irrespri'llvn nf
ttn nllli rtu-lt other; the urentrr tin- ( ctmnge of n nernlilii Tho Supreme
nuaiinT uf r'Mil. the l.-w. Iikllliuutl Court h.is fo'iii( that tli' olill million
here Is of ui.ilutNinlnK tulea at llielr ! htt liicll violate! by t ! Ktnitheiu
tinnl 4irlt : (tiwttri'Mter the ituiit , I'ailfie. Tim Southern l' lib' pro
Iter f rulli-o.id vonttnil.'iiK for any i ti'tbea in effect that tl bn relieved
rter- of tinfflr, ttj.- areater the ten- from the obligation. Were this to
wrfe iTBlntl II ai... fn.il !cuy lo rmlnri ralei; i nniK"Utloa hapiwri tho Southern rould (h I In
ijiling to St FragiJieo JJs nlwaM liiirttrT M-rriieoiiil lh com-1 husliiifi of the I'nlon at Oxden aod
pillliiii will tMTIiten tn llie m-rtirvt ! Ill" emply i.iih ilrllv TrU in n at
il' effect to lural points iet row-. that Junction, and after loading Muni
iHi.tiv noMId protxibly tie unnvlb'., , wttli Contiel Pacific freight, route
ilcp.-udintf, liowevr, ou I lie poltry of
tho sji'H iiwxvm, , Toe j-fferi rrctn
no:Dtl(lve ttullKt, J'rrauu fur
aUiKbb Ko!d in- lo give Ireino llin.f' Pairi lo a pockit at Ogden
rallroHili. Hbi-retltNliM liu iol twot i if the Koulhorn I'.ulflC Ioim. ui
nl t.i ,l T.Im.i-i.1 to ne il two rail- r, t,y tlH Hupr.-tii.- Couit, no .11-
(- rooil. when- il pirn Ium only ui,1 , vertml this biHlltens In the pait In
it po.'uU en the joint lm. iMtweeii ,li.riigftrd of Uh obllgalUm to the Mov-
Sieian.'n!.. null Oakliiml, by way o I inment aud lo the t'nloii I'tt' lllc. Il
'llnJrta, Iho im1n uliirv Ihey nun luoral lertuinty tb.it II would
!. .b't uafler lit! ehnnKr, piinu- ,tarv tho line from San Pranelarn to
, em lo thin aitn'emunt. it the ii. Ogde- If the obligallon were romov-
1 Irat P;irJfle tluit bi likelv lo low ITie , ...i v,.i ...,iu .i.... ih. ..... ......i.i.i
I.... ....... "...." o ;. ....!.." " ."" "" e- -". .
met him unit inr rMioiorrn .iijiii
that t likely lo get boini".s: .. are
i not by any meuiiM in Hit- lioji'n innw
, if tit" I'nlon Piuiric: vi- wilt hove
the extern Pn'lfic nnd Sanla Fe
Ixolirliing us for thU, lulneH. toot 1
k.i ii ftud II iinneres'
naif i( t. on tln iiocrninonl'il
itloa)iin Unit tin- lene to llin
Sontlrln ninl llie iniiiMllnn by It
of IhM'Ci iitrel I'ailllc -.link were In
anil if llii'inoi'lif tlnlalhn of llm
I'mlfll lliillro.ul A.m. but this ob.
ri.rvnljnii In iiiiiiI" aflei It hud Muled
Its flillliiKH of Kiillt aK.illiHt thn of
rendl-tit ib-fendalltH. ullli'll lequlred
tovenal ill the decree of till) lower
court. ruiibi-riniire, thn t'ltiirl'ii
oplnlii hln n ili-Nlre not lo visit a
forfeltitft iit'tialty uiinii the defeii-
dants Hid orders that In severing tho
of them over Its own line to the middle I ,,', J ,, , ,i(lll,,nn. of the On
mb wi-m throu:rh Kl 1'ar.o and lo lh.,rn, ,,,0 ,. ownership nr
ex. ' Bast nt ih.. linlf. loiiving the I alon lt.M..,nw mortcago lien securing llm
tti-ntu mi. I it, I'lullnuil. liean.
TIK lUKATfcIT AOKNCY
. iiiif :: m:vcmn ui' vv . h-
IttdTriM'Ht THANSPORTA
T10.N .sSTEMS HA' HEKN
JOINT ItAILItp.U) OPERA'
' TION. SAMB RKDMCKB
OVEKIIKAP AND WORKS
TO ADVANTACIK OF TKRRI.
TORY HKRVKD AND RAIL
ROAD.'! INVOLVED.
Is tneh J4int nio practi-j
'omatpa In railroad "ira-,
cific KaJirosm Couinany wa
puratod in lti5 to buil tlin ra
wilnets '
Of this I.
It ctytaiiljf
i JnUt iiBcrti
W. ntttmh XVu.'iindtow.!
from San ynuir-iKi-o south and eaat , Wl.utt ii. o'.e fttflntjc nine milioails i
I
Infitt ii'ocrtrtUijjh
to tho eotlnrly boundary of I a) If or
ii lii. The Snpreijie Court lolisideied
tin contention, und found that leose
roads weVe alvtays dlstimt mrpora
Uoss and for years had Hoards of
Dlre-tprs nut consisting of the suuie
porson.s. t Is trutthat latterly llie
Central Pef(s, far yeif.H tlkti .foot
ii nil loiunL compHuy, has UecMco
tiiibniorxeil by -tli" Koutlimn's stock
own' r (hip and .nLrokmiil referring
lo thi the .'-iuiireiuA Court eys:
"Mirli couihfivutioiiH, nut the rettult of
normal ami iintmul itiowtli ami !"
vi'loimi'.iil, lint -.prifijtliiK f"'in (he
fin ii'itl (on of lioliilnif coiiipHlilKN, or
hlocl. piireliieie.s, teiiIUnK in I lie- mil
lied eonl I ol ui: (lltferent lo.iiU or
syxtems naliirally tiuHpelltivo, ecu,
hllluu- u )iicnai. and n Ktitnilnl upon
that fit'i'doiii of louiineicti Hlilili
Coitgiewi Inteiided to i'i nnl. iiihI
lunteet, mill tlihli the public. Ih en
tilled to have tii-ott tied,"
14. (J.-The Southern Pacific ro
prr.ie.ils thai enfon i n.i at of Ih"
Sonriiiic Court':) den Ion will t"ii -
f'tO to I' - Hi HJit'l.! Jul" "fit fu
c-1 rcnttunnts" of railrorrrt, nrllhfr ofitio in
will- li t-iii fumtb-m of jt f If. Whut
lu t'"i fact?
A- No tra-la .'ll be lorn up,
ua u- i .... ,
Into'. ftll -VOH
illrr,dSMl,.h r;
jojiifd Tn d..uMJStfng iiliT JWrot-;
Idg V1" -a Vs3nra.((Vfli' aid Tacoma. ;
Maps L.-r itli lllilftlrhlo ; Washings
toil's hic.o.Uofi and fa i oyslbllltles
loOrvKjii '',,, ,
PRKlDliNTfWKOt'LH TBi,
trw-ir.tHMftiitoi! riU't
woir.n
pi'i'.fji:
KRV
I!NWPIT oTifK
Alff HM KtlllTII.
f-V .j."'"?'. '. " .
AsnycnTSBLK.
11. f- Iflhi-Soothorn Pnelfle Is
tompilli.l to sell' the Central Pa-lfie,
will it n.ii bn left la a crippled n
dltlon, uii'lde fi tompete in an ef
ficient v.ay f..r traffic v.
A -No. The Southern I'eclflt
will bo i,n;d lor tli" iropeity t.old und
will aecliii- leotitl ror any of Ua ptop
nty ii.t-ii by tbe Central under iho
Joint arrMiigi.ment, Imlfed, l 1918.
the fi'iiil ui and Hie' ''lion a cree. I
' i,: oi ( , i f ..ilt-of ti' ( nti.il liy
I 'lie fun v f
I of tin- Southern warr.mt thin aniirt
benilon. hilt the ronsolidntlon plan
of the IntcrKtate Commerce romuii
Blon iirovlilliig for the mort-.lnf, of llie
i Kotk Inland with the Koiithcfu
whereby It would have n 100 perl
cent haul over Its own lluo by wny of
' Kl Paso to Chlcaqo und other, points
, ill the inlildl" west emphasises tlini
duty of (tie i'nlon Pacific tn nppoiio
.the I'ltitii.iicd (oiilrol by llie South-'
'ern Piulfle of llm Central Pacific
I Tim I'titnn Pacific Iiuk loo loni; re
trained from taking purl In Ihls lit I - i
gallon, with thn result that thn
Southern f'nclflc Istiow boldly clnlm- j
Ing that the Contra! Parlfle has he-.
come a lairt of th Soutliurn Pacific
Utllt, wIim'cuh the Hupreine Court Inn I
held that Iho I'nlon Pacific and C.-n- j
iral I'aelfle are to operate from tlmj
Missouri river to the Pacific Con it j
"as one loml." j
IK. 6. -In view of llm ownership
by the I'ntoit I'li'lflc or a Hue from ,
Salt Uiko to l.os AiiroIos, is II ell
Rlblo to ncqtilrw tho Cenlral?
A. --.Yes. Thn Acts of Con
gress under Which I hoy worn lilllll
eoulemplat'iil thul tho Union ami
Coutrnl should lie one mud and aillh
(irlz.ul their consiilldatii n. I.'urt Imr
tnoro. the Central I'aelfle iloim not
reach I, oh Angtilis.Viail Hie Miiui'inne
Court In tho cumtof llio t'liltod Slutes
will bet on llie Colon Pnrlfio mil
(telling llio IIoii'm nhre of lit tim
hnng of owtwrrhlp of tho Cent nil
Pmlfle win not offer! tlte (MmNonger.
(Bee Transcript In Appllca
tlrm Southern Pacific et til
to Railroad CommUinon of Cali
fornia. Pllrd February J 7 th,
1UI3, Number !0ft
UNION PACIFIC SKKKS TO
INSI'RIJ I'ERPOIlMAWK UJ
ttrTNTRAL OF prtl.KJATION
IIY CENTRAL AND UNION
TO tiOVJARNMKKY THAT
THESE ROADS Volttc IN
THM INTKRKJiT OF EACH
OTHER, TUK SOITHERN
UpimilT THE (.'ENTHAI.
... WITU (THIS OHLUiATION
ATTAf'HEO TO 1HH PROP
IJRTY.
17. Q.- -Tho Soutln rn i'uelflt;
rlalmu that the l.'ilJnn I'aelfle is seek
ing to cinitrol tbe lines of itio Sotith-
nrn l1unlfli! itnri in iunr tinwn Ihrti
liroiarty of the Huuilmrn Pacifh . ' ,,K"""l I1"' l'"""' "'V1 "'" H"."lll"'n
What Utlfleutloii Is tlnro for llm I approved tli" propositi (it tun wnviin
l.nlon PaclllC to Interest IUoR
oiltsla)tillii;: bonds shall be protected,
SI. -- .t II fair for llm Central
to hate Joint trarldigd rights with
tho Southern?
A.- It would H'l'in lo bn en.
tlrely fair If tho t'entrul extends llkn
prlvllegi' lo tho Rimtlmrti aflur thn
1 Souther has been paid for tlui CVu-
' tral slorX.
DI'RINil Till: WAR WHEN
I TIIURi: WAS FEDERAL
COHTROL OF RAILROADS,
I THE UNION I'ACIFIC-CEN.
I TRAL PACIFIC WAS THE
MILITARY ROAD OF THE
WJIST. THE PEOPLE
HIDULD HE LOATH TO
SUI'I'ORT A I'l.AN , THAT
WILL UNDERMINE THE
DIRECT MILITARY
ACROSS THE COUN.
MOST
ROAD
TRY.
In
Hie mator, mid to coiiieiiil for Ihoi
( lifonninimt (it tho dnrliihni of llie I
I 'up re mo Court of till' I'r.ltnd Slutns? I
A. The Union I'aelfle Ih noil
h eking to control the Xnutliern. can-.
pot laKBlly do so, nor lues It nltuni pl
ed nor ti'ies Jl dn. Ire to weaken or i
! duwit llm Honlln in Pacific, It
(,ndi uvorhu; lo litnl" lit cure th'i
jirfor .'nr' by llio (intral Paclf r
intiitt that tho I nlnii auiulio the Cen
tral.
Ifi. Q. Is It true that llm ili'l-
sloii of thn Hupreine Court exonnraloH ,
the Southern and llm Central Itniu.
allegod vlohiltoti of the I'tidflc Rail-!
road A Im mid llmltH IU) urfmiiiu to a
violation of tlin tiliurmaii Act? j
A Tho iIccIhIhi afflrinatlvi).'
ly flmlH tlio Sniitlirrn guilty of dhi
i rlmlnalloii upon aiuplo prnor, and
'.'L. 0. - Has Mm nltilom of I'ttitl
ilnnt l.liicolu und of CungroN.-i In nr
eoinplUliliit: this illicit routo of tho
I'liloii'aiid llm Central as a military
load bvii ilcinonMrateil','
'A. - Ves. Dining tlin vMir
I when llm roads were titular Federal
jiiiiilrol and Kpeedy tiniiHpnrlntlnii of
, HiipplUta were reijulied to win thn
j war, llm IiuhIiickh rom llm west wan
dlvertiil by the (lovnrnmnnl In largo
! vnliutm ft. mi other rondrt In I li Ih ill
j ret I iiuilii.
j -:i 0. -Dining whut period did
. tlin I'ulnn I'aelfle liuvo conliol of
1 llm o'titiiliern I'aelfle?
I A. -From Hint to I '.Mil.
til. 1.--Wlmn llm Supreme Court
. renilered Itn ilnclxloO In Dereinlmr.
Ill IV. le'iull'lng Iho rinloii I'mKIc to
roleii'io Hh control of llm Hiiutlieru
I'aelfle, what did tlm Union 1'aclflu
do?
A.--It obeyed llm ilcclHlon of,
llio Court anil dliipiineil of Hh control
of llm Southern I'atlflc.
a II, J;i ii'r, lut undiTi
t ti. M li'-' o th' I nloii
wa-t hift i "it of '.n i ti on, on ol in i t rf trn miiiual olilliatlon Iho Southern, in llio brief of lis Conn
t p'ii ihct, tine Ion Pit I'll nt Spi-onlnlmt)c :d 4iy CoiigreKU iipdn that loml tiel In tho Supreniii Court, In tiuh
ef the HoiHliern tnillhlirbefor0 tho and the Vnl'cit i'nflflc found In thocstanto ndiiiHtod llio cliatgo. True,
HISTORY AND MR.
SIPROULE'S SWORN TES
TIMONY RECORD UNION
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