The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-25

declaration by the most conclusive evil
dence that the case admits, or that human
testimony can supply. II any person or
persons know the truth or falsity Of these
charges It must be the officers Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. / ac-
cordingly addressed note to the Preai.
dent OF that company, gentleman who
has been director OF the company from
It's organization, believe, and who has
q more thorough acquaintance with its
business transactions probably than any
other man. The correspondents which l
here submit will explain itself and leave
nothing to be said. ri -ynt lssA 4-7f
--' BLAINE 10 DILLON. "A li '-'s
I will read the letters in their proper
order. They need no comment: m1 y.
a WASHINGTON, April 10, 1876. i.
Sidney Dillon, President cfthe Union Pacific
Railroad Company: ~ .ri'1'a ,tl5 ,
DEAR sIR-You have doubtless OBJ
served the scandal now in circulation In.
regard to my having been interested in
certain bonds OF the Little Rock & Fort
Smith road alleged TO have been pur.
chased by your company in 1871. II is
due to me, l think, that some statement
In regard 10 that subject should be made
by yourself as the official head OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 'I'J l''NH
Very respectfully, JIG. BLAINE.
.''' DILLON TO BLAINE: ,.
OFFICE OF U. P. R. R. Co., |
New YORK, April 10, 1870. I
Hon. james @. Blaine WaShiaston: '9n'
DEAR sR-T have your favor Of The
18th inst, and in reply desire to say that
have this day written TO Col. Thomas
A. Scott, who was President OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Co. at the time Of the
transaction referred to, letter Of which
send copy herewith. On receipt OF
his reply Twill enclose IL to you,
Ta'7 Very respectfully, ~. ~.
.'l SIDNEY DtLLoH, President.
.E't DILLON TO SCOTT.
OFFICE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Co.,
New York, April l3, 1876.
Col. Thomas A. Scott, Philadelphia:
The press Of the country are making
allegations that certain bonds Of the
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad Com.
pany, purchased by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company in 1871, were obtained
from Hon. James g. Blaine, of Maine, or
that the ayails in some form went TO his
benefit. and that the knowledge of these
facts rests with the officers OF the com.
pany and with yourself. These state
ments are injurious both TO Mr.. Blaine
and to. the Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. There were never any facts to
warrant them, and l think that a state:
ment to the public is due both from you
and myself. / desire, as President Of the
company, to repel any such inference in
the most emphatic manner, and would be
glad 10 hear from you on the subject.
Very respectfully,
SIDNEY DLLoN, Pest
DILLON TO BLAINE.
OrFIcE'UNIoN PACIFIC Z. r. Co., l
April 22d, 1876. !
Hon. Jas. G. Blaine:
DEAR SIR:-As ! advised you some
days ago, wrote Col. Thos. A. Scott and
beg leave to inclose you his reply. l de-
sire further 10 say that ! was director
of the Company and member OF the
Executive Committee in 1871, and 10 add
my testimony to that Of Col. Scott in
yerifcation OF all that he has stated in
the inclosed letter. Very truly, yours,
SIDNEY DILLON, Pest.
SCOTT TO DILLON.
PHILADELPHIA, April 81, 20.
!Sidaey Dillon, Esq, President Of he Onion
Pdcifc Railroad Company:
DEAR SIR: I have your letter under
date Of New York, April 18th, 1876, stat
ing that the press OF the country are max
ing allegations that certain bonds of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith R. R. purch-
ased by the Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany in 1871 ware obtained from Hon. ].
G.. Blain, Of Maine, or that the avails in
some form went TO his benefit; that
there never were any facts 10 warrant the
statements, that It is your desire, as Pres
ident of the company, to repel any such
inierences in the most emphatic manner
and asking me to make a statement in re-
gard to the matter. In reply beg leave
to say that as much as / dislike the idea
of entering into any Of the controversies
that are before the public in these days
Of scandal. from which but few men in
public life seem to be exempt, feel il
my duty to say that the Little Rock and
Fort Smith bonds, purchased by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company in1S7l,
were not purchased or received from Mr..
Blaine directly or indirectly, and that OF
money paid by the U. P. r. r. Company
or OF ayails Of said bonds, not one dollar
went to Mr.. Blaine or to any person
whomsoeyer, for his benefit in any
form. all the statements TO the effect
that Mr.. Blaine ever had any transac.
with me directly or indirectly involving
money or yaluables OF any kind are
without foundation Of fact. Itake great
pleasure in making this statement to you
and you may use It in any manner you
deem best for the interest OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company.
Very truly yours,
Tsignedl THos. \. scorr.
And this closes the testimony l have
wished to offer. Several newspapers,
some OF them doubtless from friendly
motives, have urged that l should ask for
a committee to investigate these charges.
| might have done that and awaited the
delay and slow progress that inevitably
attend all Congressional investigations.
Three aud a half years ago moved a
committee TO investigate tho credit mo-
bilier charges, and though every particle
Of proof in the complete exculpation OF
myself was before committee in thirty
ak hours after lis first meeting, was
compelled to wait more than two months,
indeed seventy full days, before sl:got a
public report exonerating and yindi.
eating me from the charges. II I had
asked for committee to Investigate the
pending matter, Ishould have been COM
pelled to wait its necessarily slow action
with the charges still hanging over me,
undenied and unanswered, and the pend
ing proceedings OF an investigation, which
l had myself asked, propriety would
have forbidden my collecting and pub
fishing the decisive proofs which / have
now submitted. For these reasons have
deemed that the shortest and most expe-
diti6us mode OF vindicaLion was the one
which l was bound to choose by every
consideration OF myself personally and OF