Railroad Reorganization

INDEX

• Abbott, E. H., 290, 291.
• Accounts, juggling with, Baltimore & Ohio, 11, 15, 21–23;
• Erie, 37;
• Reading, 127;
• Southern, 169;
• Atchison, 208–10.
• Adams, Charles Francis, Jr., 7, 232–7.
• Adams Committee, 293–5, 296–7, 302.
• Alabama Central, 149, 151.
• Alabama Great Southern, 188.
• Aldrich Committee, 221–2.
• Alexander, E. P., 154, 164, 169, note.
• Ames, Oliver, 250.
• Anderson, E. E., 40, 244, 248.
• Anthracite coal, see Coal.
• Armour, P. D., 31.
• Assessments, Baltimore & Ohio, 6;
• Erie, 35, 44, 47, 68, 70;
• Reading, 107, 111, 114, 139;
• Southern, 155–6, 181–2, 185–6;
• Atchison, 212–14;
• Union Pacific, 252;
• Northern Pacific, 269, 303, 305–6;
• General, 350–4.
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, 192–219, 235, 259, 260, 277, 342.
• Atlantic & Great Western, see New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio.
• Atlantic & Pacific, 194, 195, 208, 216.
• See also St. Louis & San Francisco.
• Atlantic Coast Line, 148, 158, 161.
• Bacon, E. R., 18.
• Baer, George F., 111, 142.
• Baltimore & Ohio, 1–33, 38, 145, 169, 259, 260, 342.
• Baltimore Committee, 24.
• Baring Brothers & Co., 11, 215.
• Bartol Committee, 103, 104–5.
• Belen, 218.
• Belmont, August, & Co., oppose Erie reorganization plan, 63–6;
• lead opposition to Adams Committee, 290;
• members of Northern Pacific reorganization committee, 296, note;
• of Northern Pacific voting trust, 307;
• underwrite Northern Pacific mortgage, 274.
• Bigelow, F. G., 300, 301, 308.
• Blanchard, George R., 2, 3.
• Boissevain, A. H., 242–4, 245–7.
• Bond, Frank S., 89, 90, 91;
• plan of reorganization by, 92–5; 95–6.
• Boston & Maine, 122, 124, 126, 127–8.
• Boston, Hartford & Erie, 36.
• Branches, Baltimore & Ohio, 9–10;
• Erie, 51–3, 57, 59–60, 74;
• Southern, 168;
• Atchison, 196–8, 217–18;
• Union Pacific, 230–31, 232–3, 236, 248–9, 250–51, 253–4;
• Northern Pacific, 275, 276, 277–8, 286–7, 291, 292, 304, 306–7;
• Rock Island, 315–16, 319–20, 328–31;
• General, 369–71.
• Brice, Calvin S., 150, 160, 244.
• Brown, Shipley & Co., 9, 11.
• Buffalo, New York & Erie, 38.
• Burleigh, Andrew F., 300, 301.
• Cable, R. R., 314.
• Caldwell, Stephen A., 81, 82, 97.
• Capitalization, Baltimore & Ohio, 1, 9, 11;
• Erie, 34, 35, 36, 39, 44, 48, 71–2;
• Reading, 75–6, 82, 101, 115, 138, 141;
• Southern, 151, 183–4, 186;
• Atchison, 198, 200, 211, 219;
• Union Pacific, 221–4, 225, 227, 229, 232, 236, 251;
• Northern Pacific, 264, 266, 268, 271, 275, 276, 278, 279, 302, 304;
• Rock Island, 311–12, 315, 318, note, 322, 331, 332–3;
• General, 339, 363–9, 372–4, 374–9.
• Cash requirements and floating debt, Baltimore & Ohio, 11–15, 26–7;
• Erie, 34–5, 40, 54, 55–6, 61, 68;
• Reading, 79, 81–2, 101, 124–6, 127, 133, 139;
• Southern, 152, 156, 160, note, 168, 173, 182, 186;
• Atchison, 197, 199–200, 213;
• Northern Pacific, 266–7, 267–9, 272, 274, 276, 287–9, 295, 304–6;
• General, 348–56.
• Cass, George W., 266, 267.
• Central of New Jersey, 9, 10;
• leased by Reading, 97–9, 117, 120, 122;
• shares purchased on margin, 99–100.
• Central, New England & Western, 123.
• Central Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia, 162–6, 169, 175–8, 188.
• Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta, 147, 159.
• Chicago & Alton, Harriman buys stock in, 259, 331;
• Rock Island buys stock in, 330, 331;
• reorganization of, 337.
• Chicago & Atlantic, 52, 54, 57, 62.
• Chicago & Northern Pacific, 283–4, 286, 287;
• loss on operation of, 289, 291–2;
• Northern Pacific abandons lease of, 290, 302, 308.
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 277, 310, 343.
• Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, 189.
• Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 259, 343.
• Chicago Terminal Transfer Company, 33, 283;
• Northern Pacific sells stock in, 308.
• Childs, Attorney-General, 298.
• Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, 319–20, 328.
• Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, 52–3, 57, 74.
• Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, 189.
• Clark, S. H., 240, 253.
• Clyde, W. P., 174–8.
• Coal, development of Erie’s traffic in, 38, 50–1, 73;
• interest of Reading in, 76–81, 97, 99, 118–23, 125–6, 141, 143, 145; 311.
• Coal & Iron Company, Reading, 77, 80–83, 88, 92, 97, 101, 118–20, 123, 127, 139, 141–4.
• Colby, Charles L., 290.
• Colorado Midland, 203, 205, 212.
• Columbia & Greenville, 159, 160, note, 168.
• Committee of Investigation, Baltimore & Ohio, 15–16, 21;
• Erie, 37, 40, 55–6;
• Reading, 84, 119;
• Southern, 152, 170, 177;
• Atchison, 199–200;
• Northern Pacific, 285–6.
• Committee of Reorganization, see Reorganization Committee.
• Competition, a cause of railroad failure, 340–1.
• Consolidation, through reorganization, 370–1.
• Contracts, trackage and traffic, Baltimore & Ohio, 9;
• Erie, 52;
• Reading, 121;
• Southern, 149;
• Atchison, 193–5, 217;
• Northern Pacific, 275, 283–4, 308.
• Cooke, Jay, interested in Northern Pacific, 264;
• failure of, 79, 265.
• Cooley, Thomas M., 7.
• Coppell, George, 128, 175.
• Corbin, Austin, 117, 118, 120.
• Coudert, F. R., 241.
• Cowen, J. K., 20, 29–30.
• Crédit Mobilier, 223–4.
• Cullom Committee, Albert Fink testifies before, 7.
• Davis, J. C. Bancroft, 35.
• Davis, John P., 222–3, 224.
• Deferred income bonds, 81, 84–6, 87–8, 90, 96, 115.
• Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 120–1.
• Denver Pacific, 227, 228–30.
• Depew, Chauncey M., 250.
• Deutsche Bank, supports Henry Villard, 273; 294;
• underwrites Northern Pacific reorganization plan, 296, 304; 307.
• Differentials, between eastern seaboard cities, 5, 7;
• between stronger and weaker roads, 17.
• Dillon, Sidney, 233, 234, 237.
• Dressed beef, rates cut on, 17.
• Doane, John W., 241.
• Drew, Daniel, 34, 36.
• Drexel, Anthony J., 125, 126, 134.
• Drexel, Morgan & Co., take part in Erie reorganization, 62, 65, 66–9;
• in Southern reorganization, 167–8, 175, 178–86;
• underwrite Northern Pacific mortgage, 274.
• Dunan, S. H., 37.
• Durant, T. C., 223.
• Earle, George H., Jr., 135.
• East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, see Southern Railway.
• Employees, reorganization of the service, 15, 234;
• wages reduced or delayed, 37, 39, 41, 79, 81, 100, 199, 234;
• wages high, 222.
• Equipment, Baltimore & Ohio, 23, 28, 31;
• Erie, 73;
• Reading, 144;
• Southern, 168, 189, 190;
• Atchison, 218;
• Union Pacific, 261;
• Northern Pacific, 309.
• Equitable Life Assurance Company, 288.
• Erie, 2, 7, 17–18, 34–74, 342.
• Erlanger Roads, 166, 167, 185.
• Excelsior Enterprise Company, see National Company.
• Express companies, 12, 14.
• Fairchild, C. S., 170.
• Fink, Albert, 6, 7, 10.
• Fink, Henry, 154.
• Fisk, Jim, 36.
• Fitzgerald, General Louis, takes part in Baltimore & Ohio reorganization, 24;
• in Reading reorganization, 136, 138;
• in Union Pacific reorganization, 244–5, 250, 251–4;
• in Northern Pacific reorganization, 293;
• examines Richmond Terminal properties, 170.
• Fixed charges, Baltimore & Ohio, 8, 10, 16, 20, 22, 28, 342, 357–9;
• Erie, 35, 36, 38, 39, 48, 58, 66, 69, 72, 73–4, 342, 357–9;
• Reading, 75, 82, 94, 96, 101, 115, 116, 118, 139–40, 144–5, 342, 357–9;
• Atchison, 197–9, 203, 213, 216, 218, 342, 357–9;
• Union Pacific, 224–5, 227, 229, 235–6, 251, 253–4, 261, 342, 357–9;
• Northern Pacific, 266, 271, 275, 284, 293, 304, 310, 342, 357–9;
• Rock Island, 312, 322, 357–9;
• General, 357–61, 363–5, 369–72.
• Fleming, Robert, 45–6, 155, 216.
• Floating debt, see Cash requirements and floating debt.
• Foreclosure, Baltimore & Ohio, 28–9;
• Erie, 34, 35, 49–50, 73;
• Reading, 82, 141;
• Southern, 157, 187, 188;
• Atchison, 216;
• Union Pacific, 254–7;
• Northern Pacific, 270, 308.
• Foreign investors, Erie, 36, 37, 40–50, 55–6, 63;
• Reading, 82, 83, 84, 86–9, 91, 96, 119, 126;
• Southern, 155;
• Atchison, 206, 207–8, 210, 214, 215;
• Union Pacific 244;
• Northern Pacific, 264, 273.
• Garrett, John, 4, 9.
• Garrett, John B., 106, 114.
• Garrett, Robert, 9, 16.
• Gauge, on Erie, 34, 37, 38, 45, 51.
• Georgia Central Company, 164, 165, 177–8.
• Georgia Pacific, 149, 166.
• Gorman, Senator A. H., 13.
• Gould, Jay, prominent in Erie, 36; 194;
• causes combination of Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific, 226, 228–30;
• unloads branch roads on Union Pacific, 230–31; 233, 237.
• Gowen, F. B., 76, 81, 84, 86, 87–91, 95–7, 99, 101, 112–15, 118–19, 120.
• Grand Trunk, 2, 6, 7, 17, 18.
• Grant & Ward, 54.
• Great Northern, 258, 259, 277;
• proposes to guarantee Northern Pacific bonds, 296–8, 309–10.
• Gregory, Dudley S., 35.
• Guarantee fund, 199, 203.
• Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, 196, 202, 205, 218.
• Hallgarten & Co., on Reading underwriting syndicate, 139;
• on Southern reorganization committee, 171;
• oppose Erie reorganization plan, 63–6.
• Harriman, E. H., 32–3, 63–6, 188, 218, 258–60, 309–10, 331.
• Harris, Joseph S., 77–8, 83, 97, 125–8, 129, 131.
• Harris, Robert, 275.
• Hartshorne Committee, 136.
• Hepburn Committee, Albert Fink testifies before, 7.
• Higginson, H. L., 206, 245.
• Hill, J. J., buys interest in Baltimore & Ohio, 31–2;
• struggle with Harriman, 258, 310;
• proposed guarantee of Northern Pacific bonds, 296–8, 307.
• Hollins, H. B., 165, 179, 188.
• Hooper, John, 344.
• Houston & Texas Central, 328–9, 355.
• Houston East & West Texas, 329.
• Hoxie, H. M., 223.
• Huidekoper, F. W., 176, 177, note.
• Huntington, Collis P., 194, 258.
• Illinois Central, 19, 146, 259–60, 343.
• Improvements, Baltimore & Ohio, 15, 23, 28, 30–31;
• Erie, 42, 51, 60, 73;
• Reading, 80–81, 118, 144;
• Southern, 152, 168, 170, 189, 190;
• Atchison, 202, note, 204, 212, 218–19;
• Union Pacific, 234, 260–1;
• Northern Pacific, 276, 278–9, 309;
• Rock Island, 332, 333.
• Income bonds, 203–5;
• before and after reorganization, 365–6.
• See also Deferred income bonds.
• Inman, John H., 164, 165.
• Iselin, A. & Co., 139.
• Ives, Brayton, 285, 287–8;
• president of Northern Pacific, 290;
• secures removal of receivers, 291–2, 298–9; 294, 295;
• endorses Northern Pacific reorganization plan, 302.
• Jenkins, Judge, 289, 292, 300, 301.
• Jewett, H. J., 39, 40, 41, 49, 50–53, 55, 57.
• Joint Executive Committee, 6.
• Joint Executive Reorganization Committee, 210–16.
• Junior Securities Protective Committee, 137.
• Kansas Pacific, poor condition of, 225;
• attempt at reorganization of, 226–7;
• consolidated with Union Pacific, 228–30;
• sale of, 256–7.
• King, Edward, 206, 210–16.
• King, John, 55, 57, 59, note, 61.
• Kuhn, Loeb & Co., take part of securities issued under Baltimore & Ohio reorganization plan, 26;
• oppose Erie reorganization plan, 63–6;
• represented on Richmond Terminal investigating committee, 170;
• on Union Pacific reorganization committee, 250;
• agree to take Northern Pacific collateral trust bonds, 288.
• Lacombe, Judge, 61, 300, 301.
• Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, 3, 18, 32, 145.
• Land grants, see State and federal aid.
• Leases, Baltimore & Ohio, 2, 27;
• Erie, 51–3, 56, 58, 59–60, 71–2, 74;
• Reading, 97–9, 117, 120, 122, 123, 128, 130;
• Southern, 147, 148, 149, 159, 161–2, 166, 188;
• Atchison, 197;
• Northern Pacific, 276, 283–4.
• Leeds, W. B., 317–18.
• Lehigh Valley, 74, 75;
• leased to Reading, 120, 122, 123, 128–9, 130, 133.
• Lehigh Valley Terminal Railroad, 128.
• Lewis, Edwin A., 81–2, 97.
• Lewis, Howard, 119.
• Little, Stephen, report on Baltimore & Ohio, 21–3;
• on Atchison, 208–10, 213;
• set to work on the Reading, 128.
• Live stock, 17.
• Livingston, Johnston, 294, 307.
• Lockwood, E. Dunbar, 106, 112, 117.
• Logan, T. M., forms Georgia Central Company, 164;
• seeks control of Richmond Terminal, 164–6.
• Long Dock Company, 58.
• Lord, N. P., 345.
• Loree, S. F., 32.
• Louisville & Nashville, 146, 149.
• Maben, J. C, 175, note, 178.
• McCalmont Brothers, 86–91, 96.
• McCormick, Attorney-General, 143.
• McCullough, J. G., 61.
• McGill, Chancellor, 122.
• McHenry, E. H., 300, 301, 308.
• McHenry, James, 39–40, 49.
• McLeod, A. A., leases Lehigh Valley, 120;
• extends Reading into New England, 122–5;
• statement by, 125–6;
• resigns by request, 126–7; 132.
• Macon & Brunswick, 149, 151.
• Manville, Allen, 202.
• Maryland, subscribes to Baltimore & Ohio stock, 1, 18.
• Mayer, Charles F., 16, 18–20.
• Memphis & Charleston, 148, 158, 168, 185, 188.
• Mercantile Trust Company, 206, 288, 294.
• Miller, O. G., 45–6.
• Mills, Captain J. H., 300.
• Mink, O. W., 240, 253.
• Missouri Pacific, 196, 229.
• Mobile & Birmingham, 146, 167, 168, 185, 188.
• Mobile & Ohio, 189, 329.
• Moore, James H., 318.
• Moore, William H., interested in Rock Island, 317–18;
• reorganization plan by, 321–6;
• buys St. Louis & San Francisco, 327–8;
• extends Rock Island to the Gulf, 328–30;
• relations with Chicago & Alton, 330–1;
• distrusted by investors, 332.
• Morgan, J. P. & Co., organize syndicate to relieve Baltimore & Ohio, 11–13;
• sell Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton to Erie, 74;
• reorganize Reading, 108–11, 139, 140, 141;
• members of Southern voting trust, 188;
• of Union Pacific reorganization committee, 245;
• take part in Northern Pacific reorganization, 296, 304, 307.
• Morgan, J. S. & Co., 11, 69.
• Morris, John, 40, 41.
• Mullen, Attorney-General C. W., 327.
• National Company, see Philadelphia & Reading.
• New capital, provision for, 379–82.
• New York & Erie, 34, 35.
• New York & New England, 123, 124, 356.
• New York Central, 2–7, 17, 35, 38, 259, 343.
• New York, Lake Erie & Western, see Erie.
• New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, leased by Erie, 51–3, 59–60; 70–2.
• Norfolk & Western, 149, 151, 355.
• Northern Pacific, 18, 19, 232, 236, 258, 263–310, 315, 342.
• Northern Pacific & Manitoba, 292, 306.
• Northern Securities Company, 258, 259.
• Notes, short time, Atchison, 199, 203;
• Union Pacific, 237, 250, 251, 257;
• Northern Pacific, 287–9.
• Oakes, ——, 287, 289, 291, 292, 293, 299–300.
• Oakman, W. G., 176.
• Olcott, F. P., prominent in Reading reorganization, 135–6, 138, 140;
• in Southern reorganization, 155, note, 171–4, 179.
• Olney, Richard, 243.
• Oregon & Transcontinental Company, 272–3, 275, 276.
• Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, 236–7, 245, 249, 257, 272–3, 275–6.
• Oregon Short Line, 232–3, 236, 249, 257, 276.
• Patterson & Corwin, criticise Mr. Little’s report on the Baltimore & Ohio, 23.
• Payne, Henry C, receiver of Northern Pacific, 289, 292, 293, 299.
• Payne, Oliver H., 171, note.
• Pearsall vs. Great Northern Railway Company, 298.
• Pennsylvania Railroad, 2–8, 10, 17, 31–3, 38, 87, 108–10, 143, 147, 148.
• Perham, Josiah, 264, note.
• Pennsylvania Coal Company, 74.
• Pere Marquette, 74.
• Philadelphia & Reading, 9, 10, 18, 32, 75–145.
• Philadelphia, Reading & New England, 123, 128.
• Pierce, W. S., 243, 252, 253.
• Port Reading Railroad, 120, 122.
• Poughkeepsie Bridge, 123.
• Powell, T. W., 55, 56, 57–8, 84.
• Preferred stock, use of, in reorganizations, 366–8.
• Prevost, S. M., 31.
• Railroad failure, causes of, 336–42.
• Rate agreements, 4–7, 275.
• Rates, 3–5, 6–8, 17, 235.
• Rate wars, 3–5, 6–8, 17, 34–5, 38, 53, 196–7, 240.
• Ream, Norman D., 31.
• Receivers, Baltimore & Ohio, 20, 23, 28, 29;
• Erie, 35, 36, 38–9, 50, 61;
• Reading, 81–2, 97, 100–1, 117, 125–6, 127, 133–4;
• Southern, 175, 176, 187;
• Atchison, 205;
• Union Pacific, 240–1, 248–9;
• Northern Pacific, 289, 291–2, 295, 298–301.
• Receivers’ certificates, 23, 68, 127, 293.
• Reinhart, Joseph H., 202, 204, 205, 209–10.
• Reid, D. G., 317–18.
• Rentals, reduced through reorganization, 369–72.
• Reorganization, definition of, 335;
• causes of, 336–42;
• cancellation of floating debt by, 348–56;
• reduction of fixed charges by, 357–72;
• distribution of losses under, 361–2, 368–9, 376–7;
• general principles of, 384–6.
• Reorganization committees, Baltimore & Ohio, 21, 24, 29;
• Erie, 35, 40, 45–6, 55–6, 61–2, 63–5;
• Reading, 82, 84, 86, 101, 103–5, 112, 114, 117, 126, 128, 133–5, 138;
• Southern, 152, 155, 170, 171, 174, 175, 178–9;
• Atchison, 199–200; 206–8, 210, 215, 216;
• Union Pacific, 244–5, 249–50, 257;
• Northern Pacific, 267, 293–4, 308;
• General, 343–5.
• Reorganization plans, Baltimore & Ohio, 24–8;
• Erie, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43–9, 57–8, 61–5, 66–73;
• Reading, 83–6, 91–4, 96–7, 101–3, 104–5, 106–8, 110–13, 114–16, 129, 133–4, 135–6, 138–40;
• Southern, 152–3, 155–6, 171–4, 179–84, 185–6, 187;
• Atchison, 200–2, 204, 206–8, 211–16;
• Union Pacific, 226–7, 228–30, 241–4, 245–8, 250–4;
• Northern Pacific, 265–6, 267–70, 296–8, 302–8;
• Rock Island, 312–13, 321–4.
• Reorganization trustees, for Erie, 35, 47;
• for Reading, 104–5, 106, 107–10, 114.
• Resolutions, Baltimore & Ohio, 15, 39;
• complimentary to Mr. Gowen, 99;
• by London bondholders’ committee, 207;
• by Northern Pacific bondholders, 268;
• by Northern Pacific preferred stockholders, 281, 285, note;
• by Northern Pacific directors, 285.
• Rice, I. L., 121, 124, 127, 132, 136, 164–6.
• Richmond & Danville, see Southern Railway.
• Richmond & West Point Terminal Railway & Warehouse Company, 10, 18;
• see Southern Railway.
• Riddle, Hugh, 314.
• Ripley, E. P., 216.
• Roberts, George B., 109, 110.
• Rock Island, 196, 277, 311–33, 337, 343.
• Rockefeller, J. D., 288.
• Rouse, Henry C., 289, 292, 293, 295, 299.
• Ryan, Thomas F., 178.
• St. Joseph & Grand Island, 249, 259.
• St. Louis & San Francisco, controlled by Atchison, 194, 202, 216;
• by Rock Island, 327–8, 329, 330, 356.
• St. Paul & Northern Pacific, 287, 288, 290, 296.
• St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, see Great Northern.
• Saratoga agreement, 4.
• Schiff, Jacob H., 170, 250.
• Securityholders, divergence in interest between, 335.
• Selma, Rome & Dalton, 149, 151.
• Sickles, General Daniel E., 86.
• Siemans, George, represents Deutsche Bank, 307.
• Simmons, J. Edward, 128, 134.
• Sonora Railroad, 194, 197, 217.
• Southern Kansas Railway Company, 196.
• Southern Pacific, 193–5, 217, 258.
• Southern Railway, 146–91, 330, 342.
• Southern Railway Security Company, 148.
• Speer, Judge, 176.
• Spencer, Samuel, 12–13;
• president of Baltimore & Ohio, 15, 16;
• of Southern Railway, 187;
• killed, 191.
• Speyer & Co., 26, 125, 333.
• Speyer Bros., see Speyer & Co.
• Stanton, Henry, 289, note.
• State and federal aid, Baltimore & Ohio, 1;
• Erie, 34;
• Richmond & Danville, 146;
• East Tennessee, 147;
• Atchison, 192, 194;
• Union Pacific, 220–1, 225, 238–40, 241–4, 249, 254–7;
• Northern Pacific, 263–6, 271.
• Staten Island Rapid Transit Company, 10, 29.
• Stockholders’ Protective Committee, 215, 296, 302.
• Stockton, Attorney-General, 121–2.
• Strong, W. E., prominent in Southern reorganization, 174–5, 178;
• president of the Atchison, 194–5, 202.
• Sully, Alfred, 133, 160, 164.
• Surplus, on Baltimore & Ohio, 15, 22;
• on railroads in 1893, 342–3.
• Syndicates, Baltimore & Ohio, 11–15, 20, 26;
• Erie, 68, 69;
• Reading, 86, 108–10, 113–15, 120, 134, 139;
• Southern, 150;
• Union Pacific, 226, 237, 252;
• Northern Pacific, 264–5, 271, 274, 276, 288, 296, 304;
• General, 345–8.
• Syndicates, compensation to, Erie, 69;
• Reading, 109, 111, 112;
• General, 347–8.
• Tappan, F. D., 155, note, 171, note.
• Terminals, of Baltimore & Ohio, 3–4, 9–10, 19, 33;
• of Erie, 58;
• of East Tennessee, 152;
• of Atchison, 217;
• of Northern Pacific, 283–4, 302, 308;
• of Rock Island, 300.
• Texas & Pacific, 194, 330, 356.
• Texas Railroad Commission, 329.
• Thomas, General Samuel, 160, 174, 175.
• Thurman Act, 238–9, 242.
• Trunk lines, see Rate wars.
• Trunk-line arbitrators, letter of Mr. King to, 6.
• Tyler, Captain, report of, 37.
• Union Pacific, 32–3, 220–62, 275–6, 277, 310, 342.
• United States Government, relations with Union Pacific, 220, 221–2, 238–40, 241–4, 249, 252–3, 254–6;
• with Northern Pacific, 263–4, 265–6.
• United States Supreme Court, decisions by, 238, 239, 298, 301.
• Valuation, of Reading coal properties, 77–8, 82–3.
• Vanderbilt, Commodore, 36, 95–6, 100, 314–15.
• Van Nostrand, 294.
• Vermilye & Co., 63–6.
• Villard, Henry, 237, 272–4, 275, 281–3, 286–7, 288, 290, 291–2.
• Virginia, subscribes to stock of Baltimore & Ohio, 1;
• aids Richmond & Danville, 146.
• Virginia Midland, 150, 159, 160, note.
• Voting trusts, Baltimore & Ohio, 18–19, 27, 32;
• Erie, 67;
• Reading, 111, 115, 119, 140;
• Southern, 183, 188;
• Atchison, 201, 212–13;
• Northern Pacific, 303, 307, 310;
• General, 382–4.
• Walker, Major Aldace F., 209, 216, 217.
• Watkin, Sir Edward, 40, 41, 43–5.
• Watson, P. H., 38, 39.
• Welsh, John Lowber, 108–10, 111, 128, 134.
• Western Union Telegraph Company, 14, 22, 27.
• Westlake, J., 55, 56, 57–8.
• Whelen, Townsend, 101–3, 104, 104–5, 108, 112.
• Wilbur, E. P., 125, 127, 128.
• Winslow, Lanier & Co., 274.
• Wisconsin Central, leased to Northern Pacific, 283–4, 286, 289, 290–92, 302, 308.