Show REPORT tr r fAVO FAVORS rt S RY l Submitted in Response to House Resolution Regarding Al Alleged Alleged Alleged Combination STOCK IN MANY COMPANIES Since Acquisition Published Rates Of 01 the Several Roads Bet Better Better Better ter Maintained Instances Advanced and III III le In Some S Opinion l 11 Io 10 IM 1 uris Violated Feb Roos today toda oda transmitted to tho tha oUzo the tin following loli report submitted to him Y th tM Ite interstate commerce com corn commission mission minion m In response to t a resolution r IB re the alleged combination or of the tho company anti and certain other roads named therein In MatlOn of ut the tho law III rilE 1111 IU Interstate Commerce Commission Wellington Feb 2 1105 The Tho interstate ilon has haJ the tim honor to submit the Iho fol following following lowing in tn response to your request or ot Jan Jun a u II t resolution sel that thY day dl by the till house hOLIe of ot represent IKS tives tI es which reads us ua U follows That Thai the president nt of ot tho the United Stales be and Me ne la h hereby rt re r If It l not incompatible with the public to report to the houte if of 01 for tor Us Its Information ill all the forts Die the knowledge o oth ot othe th the commerce commission which W s or tends to show that there exists exl ts at jt this time or heretofore within the Ut la t 12 U months has haB existed t S 1 combination or arrangement between the company the Pennsylvania company the Nor Norfolk or folk tolk Western rn the 13 D 0 company the tho th Philadelphia Boston Huston Western flaP company the North orth cm em Central Hallway company anti and the Chesapeake Ohto Hallway com coin fan rany or any two or more of 01 said rail rat railroad railroad road companies In violation of or this act net raised July 2 1 lS 30 O and entitled An Anict AntI liet tI to protect trade anti and commerce com merco unlawful restraints and Jei eI or Dr acts acte amendatory thereof The only different facts known to 10 the tho thoc c believed b to have a bearing on en the subject matter at of O this resolution n lire e those tholo appearing In the tho annual ro re roI I filed flied by the companies named In n compliance with section 20 of or the act to regulate commerce except as ac the theme Nine ume me fai tt Is or some of them have havo been he n 1 time to time In proceed betre the th commission From tho Iho latest of or these reports report covering tho r ending June 30 1905 the follow tollow in Ie tear nit r and other datil have hae been compiled PENNSYLVANIA rEN SYSTEM I IThe The company compan lias 1181 an ea authorized capital stock of J or of which linn hati teen teta Usual blued and anti Is t now outstanding This ThIs company m mv appears to control and h II l understood to control nil all the lines embraced In the Pennsylvania system tem p r called having an nn alf mileage of or 86 and Iron gross earnings fir tr the year rear ear named of or T TId term system as nR a here vred teti In Includes the lines of or the Hall road company the Pennsylvania company the Philadelphia Baltimore Philadelphia ft k Boston no und nail the North Northern ern rn Central Hallway company hut does not Include the K It O n RaIlroad com corn company compan punY pan the Norfolk Western Railroad company or the Chesapeake Ohio Railway company CONTROLLING COMPANY CO PAX The eniy company which controls all att the tile Hues of ot tho the Ian aria a west of ot and wie has nai ha an inn authorized authorIze capital stock Mock I it ot IIno of ot which has haM wen Leca Issued All At this ls stock H I eyed company by bi tho tine Pennsylvania Railroad U Up P B 13 WASH nr HY HYi flyThe The hlll i ln Railroad company has hall an nn hi caPital ot of 12 of or orI C h O I h 1 note has ban b Len been n Issued and the Outstanding Of Ot this Inu d do ez 11 coin Mra COI o Owns s NORTH UY HY HYThe y The Northern Norther n Hallway I corn com Ian ZO loa h ht on n rIt ll capital stock oc of 01 o O I f II heh U teen U 00 beE 1 ii i I er j Of Ot th this l sJ nm awl la laon 1 now no nf d m the I Ol m owns tw CO en The DalUm n taw bai 11 a of or oo of at common Sk et r k or anti h 1 I o o of ot which S preferred an a n J 4 or of I rae been beel g j OU of ot t common common rf f if thin hili 1 hl and alit ate 1101 ow out I ia t the then Co Ca owns 01 UI 21 1 f n d n am l 2 amon is of t m nl nn y halla 5 Company o 0 of of ot I terrell wed and sit 11 n the Railway N Con Cen r or et 1 n owns ow td the th or of common j II I awi O or OIl 1000 Iron I II lid ot t eons I r ti that time the thet thep thea p r con eoa II i 1 anI three thre a a II lI Ich It 1 0 I controls OWl Pret rt 1111 0 ot of U H o 0 l H U O IO ot of o 11 Baltimore NO I The N o IIo fT t an n I r rn Wet 7 Railroad II 0 t t r capitol o of 0 f st stock oc I anti tiG hi koc a I Mt I k J 1 1 II IIi I no Jill 1111 ot of now I II W I IT III the th 1141 Penn j j na M MOles 03 nd tho 1000 ot of Oles t Company V ot I I and I Ia n h t Jl Cen en ent 11 any 01 t U ft na 0 ot of of r on t ilat t the l OI I S nit I Ih In the e two the a o 11 h t other otherL L p 11 1 Oll II Ii r d PH F eo ot of b eCh C Ol Ohio Oho Ohio with on an In unlimited authorized capital tock stock him has Ila ls M first SOI SOd oIHI preferred 1111 C com corn common common mon mom which In inn I now irot tf Ot Issued Issue tock lock the th 1111 com ll owns iiO iO O O the tho Ia J SI 11 and the Northern Norther Central C I tr I Hull Bali way company cor I U it I thui ap rip lP pearn that th the Pennsylvania railroad and cnn nc two t other othel n 1 which It con controls control own In tin 1 ng of or the stock sto l of the thc Chell peake Ohio company The rime fi lat lent the thi extent ex to which the tire of ot tho the ev oral 11 mm Il companies cool Ics In td In I n Ilio tho t lit dl Is IN II owned by b any tny an other rail rai rond company ni met therein In addition to t these the e fact of ot tok tol k the annual reports re to erred ferreti to the tha names mimes of 1 the of and directors tor of the tire roll rail railroad road named In hr II the resolution Ie oln tion ton on the tine day ta of ot June ICO WHAT IS From JI 1 the tue general knowledge and In Information formation of or the tire committee the further statement Is h warranted that since e the acquisition by h b the Pennsylvania rail ri rca roa Ioa company arid and the tIme COl eon con controlled on trolled by I It I of ot tin the tock stock of ot the tho more noro Ohio company tire the Norfolk Western e Railroad company and mu tha th Chesapeake t Ohio Halwa company compan as above set forth tire the pub published l rate rates of t the lorral have ha e better I maintained end ond out In II some lome Instances advanced mini that there thre to tn bo be Ie less lees competition tion In lu mt between these lino linni 11 than was wa formerly the rue ae e hut this thi li t I teuro euro true truo of competitive rates rte generally In other parts of ur the country As dM M I to whether the facts herein be fore given Jh n show or tend tent to show elton a ti I vio violation io 10 lation of ot the act of or Congress referred to in the tue resolution tho time ex cx expresses presses nn flO 10 opinion as mir S It Is la churned charged with jio 10 tin duty In connection with wih that enact merit ment has hM no authority to deter determine mine lne n ft tu ItU ston arising Alt All Al of which s e submitted Signed Chairman |