The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-29
Post-Trader Orvil Grant.
HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE GOT TWO
TRADERsAPPoINTED AND
.jsti SHARES THE
5i" -'-'' SPOILS. % g.

"Mr. Grant, Iabelieve," said the
Times man, inquiringly, as he stepped
up to the gentleman. Yes, sir" was
answered pleasantly. "Mr. Orvil
Granty' AYES, sir."' d H. '' ,c,y..
els Bonnafon, ST., interested in the
Fort Stevenson post, mfr. Grant,
II do not know" was the reply, "and
neither he nor his son nor Casseiberry
ever paid any bonus that / aware of;
certainly they never paid me- Be
ing reminded that there hal been no
allegation that any bonus had been
paid, but simply that he had received
u percentage for obtaining from the
presidentthe appointment of l'onna
ion and Cassllb 'rrs, Mr. Grait sim
ply reiterated: There was no bonus
,,ail to NE. !nluhsvei said that for
sort Stevenson; n'tliI4g was p;sia +;
flMt for Standing Rock agency i take
my chance, profit or 4Jss, on i one
bird Interest ii ,,the business doae
! there, / furnished several Thousand
dollars capital in the Business, and
take one third; osthe profits for my
return. I see that your paper says
that we compelled the traders to sell
out on our own TERMS THAT is in
eorrect;.. their buildings and stock
were paid for by US at Q. fair cpmpen
! sation, we being compelled to take
Ia great deal OF old and worthless
stock"
] In further conversation, Mr.. Gran
stated that Standing Rock was an 10
dian Agency, aud Fort Stevenson 1
military post; that the osteusibIe ira
der at Standing Rock was one Har
man, and at Fort Stevenson a maj
: named Mark, the real owners Of the
business at both posts being the firm
of Durfee q Peck, who also ownee
. the posts at Fort Rice, Fort Sully
! and the Cheyenne Agency;;that Will
; Bonnafon had no competition at For
, Stevenson he being sdtler, at Stand
J. ing Rock where he and sCasselberry
were in business, there was an oppo
sition store in full blast" .,.' WI
+ ~ "Mr. Grant, were or were not thes'
. appointments obtained by you from
the President by yonr personal infu
: ence with him? This is an impor
liant questions as you are very wei
aware" ,.,,,,i.,.a7 orcr. ,sa
: Mr.. Grant, smilingas he answered
! said: "These agencies were obtaine,
! BY me by my influence With m,
:, brother" Being asked whether Bel
) KNAPP was thes Secretary of War, b
replied in the alternative. He ,furth
4 er said that be and Casselberry an,
; Bonnafon were'intimately aeqaainte
in the summer of,1s7s; and that h
Is had, when in Philadelphia since, al
e ways made Casselberry's; office hi
q head.q narters. He could not tell, b
b said, when the subject of getting cor
{ troll of these two trading agenc,e
\ Twas first preached, because the
: himself and Bonnafon and Casse
I BERRY, had been together so offer
e s:The vacancies" he said, "were nc
made for US. l think the application
was made by US in December, 1874
: 1.-THE duplication for both posts at til
: same time.p Mr.. Grant then cor
i tinued With emphasis: ~ want 20
p TO distinctly understand that thes
fplaces were not, created for my bept
. fit, and that I never applieavfor ther
. until after the vacancies were niad'
Durfee Peck were removed from a
/. their posts along the river becaus
= they were not considered straight
: The vacancies were made in th
u summer Of IS74."- [Philadelphi
7, Times.