Show RAILROAD MAY AY BE POLITICAL POWER Congress Likely to Inquire Into Transfer of Illinois CenI Central Central Cen Cen- Control I FISH TO MAKE DISCLOSURES lon Said Salti Sall to have Ha la c Fount Out Omit Outa a Pew Few Things s in Utah Uth and nut mil Other States Washington Nov Nov 8 The S.-The The transfer transferor of ot control of ot the tho Illinois Central railroad railroad rail rail- ri- ri road to the Iho Union Pacific mo may be made the subject of an inquiry at the Instance Instance in instance In- In stance of congress The charge th that t under Harriman Harrman the property will ivill wi become forthwith a a. a great political road affords opponents opponent of ot railroad power In politics concern Fish has thle threatened it is said sail that he would retaliate against Harriman by b making sensational disclosures concerning concerning con con- the alleged Immense land deals whereby the tho Harriman system has haM been benefited to lo the extent of or many ninny millions of dollars These mattel matters mat mat- tel tees have been recent recently uncovered in part b by the interstate commerce commissions commission's com corn missions mission's Inquiry lr In Nebraska Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado Wyoming and Ind Utah Ulah It I Is known that lint further In e investigation of oC Jan land hand affairs af aC- fairs In that section Is now on foot fool The other day ay complaints were filed tIed I with wih the Interstate late Commerce commission commission commis commis- sion alleging that rates on a great greut amount of freight are arc higher r from tho the Missouri ls river to Denver than from Chicago and Eastern gastern points to Den Den- ver vcr The rho necessity of or meeting water competition ul at ft the seaboard terminal is alleged as an au excuse But It I l Is sl said that the sea sea competition at present I exists mainly for the purpose of or this excuse After the tIme Panama canal is f opened It I will wi be the tho rea real thing That Thai It is charged is Is' the reason why wh Hariman wanted the road He j wan wanted tel it I. I not miot to develop the North and South route Toute but to prevent pre de developments do- do of or that route In Imi short the taking over o er of tho the Illinois Central I Is declared to bo be a along a long 5 sS sp P toward bringing the North 1 and South roads of ot the tho Mississippi t l J 4 valley under the lie dominion of oC the East East and amul West est system sy tom i s |