The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-07

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John ey having BEEN sas .wS made the
M e say T NTH MscGmS'
Of the Sgtd Motisr steel a. his he
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% gave H. isS share or S
nsss s .sA ann ns Or
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@ tS S.n ;'ys shape that ct
manner DID I ever propose to give Or sell Or
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n as Nelson apS 20 Ss
with ANN IN % s ana s Or s ss
from hsgnning end than Tie statement Of Mecomb.
you regard to the SS shares Of The efsat Gobsr
BroSSs Having interest n that 10
q Have You any Information mic ppen tina. subject, A.
With
only information have the subject is from what he
sSd Sas Nelson appears
nnd OF @ st
A. I had any !. that they
q suppose You state it right here A. II viii come in
Bsa testimony goes in any way
as
s aSoS y Mr. ssSs vs e ss ia on
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had anything do WITH giving any stock to him Or his
We do ask You wha. Mr. Brooks says about it. In
haS
ing sy this sS%Ssny have :; n9
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his Sa%
Do you know anything in relation to any Of these
WHO hnSs been IL relation 4, shares
IN relation this matter tic further regard to NJ
siDs. Sissxseedinsy improbable that should have
sap here ss st h line Mr. Meo0mD has very fully
Ct sn ss
s s q the UnSn a
Mr. Is6omS ana his party; did feel any confidence
IA yo sSea IN ssa
s Ct that kind ~1;s Rss'''ss ssss % a.
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s pf s solely &
Brooks y an able man. but he and ! did not
Of s o To ss % %
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statements in regard to- this man McComb corrcspondcd
stock director IN favor Of his election as SUCH and
h. has had no nssGn since nat %e IN
MR. McoMB's FEELINGS TOWARDS Mr.
adverse they could be- have nothing further
say that point, unless the committee wish 10 ask
4 to
any Of those members Of Congress~any ali Of
ia 90 nd ba wd sd may state r sa
The Chairman stated that that would be outside the
'pf eonans myself 70 statement
allow me- 70 Ss
NJ s@s history & M ss Sd c sSi Ts5s
& and nat 1. S f: ssssssSs
with na n,o are rather I IeSH% let e. sssK s
": s; T;5$ IS ;s ;. wv. iii Il
ssS s.sSs WIS !sas 'aisss
m ms'1ISss 9ssn' nearly everybody IN favor
'f EssSE 'nf ssa s%''t ynss s ss%s
with whom ! was Intimate, said a. grea!
ike fs0 e h qsfrs t. I al e as
S he d
Too good bill he said that the committee desired very
9oaG made % inc
'YoU WOULD NOT SUCH FOOLISH THING
f that With
Ne
@s s?Ts sy II
Ss% York as sSu% nsy
s Rsne a' na m %0R had
ss'ns p he conclusion That sSsy would o SstSeT
sn risk Es"s s ns hfG !" sn to to me e
S fn Sas
it IS a practicable, scheme and want you to go in
%n saa w 70 Mr. no Ply !" aasf S
that under that sha, , with thcss
s to 04 y %s % ls@uls s
un s lad s 'sSs: esSd an BE
iSat share the stock should b sSlS a. ies;
Ssilt he rsSlieS Know hs% because body
e ss %f% %l sFs At S Z ~
@ are s'ss S s very f s; time Y sS
thai would Be absolutely impossible 70 get capitalists
Sody II aGHsns
Of ABOUT u sy agreed win a % WITH WHEN b mr.
and said did because he resarded me capitalist
my influence my advice and my assistance, he said =
II TELL ROY rms Is ,a GREAT InisG; ,.
be glad could with safety be associated with you and
others putting the enterprise through" he observed,
~ believe be done and am going to tell you low
Il impossible to build IL under the provisions of
that bill; but you can construct It by a contracting
company which parties owning stock In the railroad
danger Of losing any more than they have
as nS Of A. %s's r's E9ns
believe be put through and there Is no danger i
building sections OF the .oad and how It could be done
safely by corporations he went II am willing e
you put in $50 want you to be identified with rs
amount OF profit got out Of IT. his chief argumen
TO Of patriotic character the plan at that time
into it. that outside of my line Of business he OBJ
served II want very much influence well as YOU
money; we shall want pecunary aid, and there is every
| consideration with me why we want you to 60 In"
BY Mr.. Niblack-And did you 20 inS We desire you
| make this general statement as short - you can.
A. will not say another word on that subject; 20,
will remember that this Is matter Of very great impor
ance to very dear friend OF mine and therefore dc
| SIRE to state fully; went into the Credi
| Mobiiier; l put In $4,000 under Mr.. Ames per
suasion; he persuaded great many Of us to 9