Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-24
More Crooxedness.

ruling market prices, and the difference be-
tween the market prices and those paid has
been allowed to Pitney in theway of goods
for his own use. One of Pitney's cabinet
makers says he has been working for outside
parties nearly all the time for several years
back, getting his pay from the Government.
He worked month in the house of high
Government official, and frequently went
from one house to another of persons in Gov
eminent employ, doing whatever they wanted,
aud the money paid for his services was
charged round to different Government bu-
reaus. He made fifteen fac SMILES of the
desk used by Jefferson in writing the declara.
ton of independence, each costing 500 The
materials were paid for from Government
money, but the desks were given out as
presents by the Treasury authorities to
friends. The Treasury furniture has been
loaned to private individuals, and the facts
indicate regular ring of Treasury subordi-
mates who benefited by frauds like the above.
By this kind of management Pitney has built
a new residence. A number of removals will
doubtless result. A number of ex-Cabinet
officers are mentioned in the testimony as
having profited by work at their houses.
Star Routes-A Letter TO Page.
New YORK, May 23d.-The Times star
route exposures to day contains the follow
ing
CoLros (Cal.), March 0, 1881
To Hon. II. F. Page, Washington, ID. Gear
Sir am feeling quite anxious about a certain mail
route that am running in Arizona 1 had
heard that it the intention OF the DepaI tment
to reduce the service the route to tri- weekly
one 1t is now and has been for two years daily.
The route refer to is No. AZ, JOB, from Prescott,
Arizona, to Fort Mohave on the Colorado river
distance of 200 miles This route belongs to me,
although Salisbury is the sub-contractor. own
the route and run it. went to Arizona last month
and got up remonstrance against any reduction OF
service, and had the remonstrance signed by the
Governor and Secretary of State the United States
District Judge, United States Marshal and all the
Federal officials, and the General commanding the
Department of Arizona. The Legislature being in
session, all signed the petition, well as the
leading business men of Arizona. This route,
at the end OF this contract term, 1882
will be done entirely away with, as the
Atlantic and Pacific Railway will be built right on
this route. have the road wei stocked, have had
to build all my stations dig wells and incur thou
sand other expenses incident to stage routes. The
railroad will shut this route out, and until it does
don't want the service discontinued, this is the
only route have that am making dollar out OF,
and if the service s cut down. it will ruin sure.
forwarded rem onstrances 10 Colonel c. J. Mckbben
National Hotel, Washington, and don't know if he
has yet put them file in the Department II it is
not asking to much, would you please give the mat
ter your attention, for there is telling what will
be done. | expect that new men will take the old
ones places in the Department. | am my way to
days. HUGH WHITE.
Page asked that service should be coz.
tinued until he could lay the case before the
Department in Whites behalf. White seems
to have been very much alarmed by the ad-
vent of "new men in the old ones places y
lin the Department. No action has thus far
been reported in this case, but the Depart
ment expects to have in few days some
information concerning the route.
Governor Stanford Interviewed on the
Subject OF Railroads.
NEW YORK, May 23d.-The Commercial
Bulletin publishes lengthy interview with
Leland Stanford, relative to the recent COM
ment5 of the Chamber of Commerce on his
letter.
He defended the Central Pacific freight
Determinations rs fellows; San Francisco
lies on beautiful bay, and is in position to
command the commerce of the Pacific. It's
merchants can exact lower rate of freight,
and the railroads are satisfied with a mar
rover margin of profit than in the case of
Salt Lake; yet, in its turn, Salt Lake is
benefited by the railroad. It's freight is
taken to the seaboard twenty times cheaper
and much more rapidly than if the road did
not exist. The merchant at Rochester is
obliged to pay higher freight to the seaboard
than the merchant at Buffalo 1t is his mis-
fortune that he does not do business at a
point of advantage, through which most Of
the grain for the seaooard passes. The only
remedy is to pull up stakes and settle at But
falo. But if the merchant at Rochester
complains. what shall he say of the vast null
titude of consumers? Railroads are not
benevolent institutions. but they are benefi-
cent. Cheap transportation for through
freight has rendered starvation almost i'm
possible. The few thousands of landlords in
England may not like it, but the vast multi
tude of consumers, the world over, have been
benefited by the system.
" How about Determinations made to in
dividuals living in some localities 2"
Governor Stanford said he could conceive
of circumstances where this would be justifi
able, as when a competing road was giving
cut rates, and it was necessary 10 self-defense
to do the same. Under these circumstances
q man at Chicago for instance, might get a
cut rate which his neighbor might not enjoy,
but the Governor could not see how the prac-
tice of making determinations between par
ties living in the same town could be justified
except in special circumstances. His road
has never made such determinations at any
period of its history, nor does the Governor
believe that any road makes practice of
discriminating rates, because of favoritisn,
to any individual. 1t is unbusiness-like. Does
a banker loan money to a friend cheaper
than stranger, other things being equal?
Is it rule Of business to show favoritism in
this way?
How about the anti-monopoly move
ment p
Governor Stanford did not think it would
las. much longer than the Granger movement
did. Both are founded on false premises. 1t
is incorrect to call railroads monopoly. The
only real monopolies in this country are those
created by patent laws. For instance, the
Governor understands that T. B. Thurbsr
fwho is go active in the anti-monopoly
Movement) has patent for making oleo-
m rgsrine, and If he was so dishonest as to
sell it as butter, no one could enter into COM
petition with him. Ga the other hand, under
the corporation laws of California, fee of
$40 will pay for articles of incorporation
which will enable company to build line
of railroad in the State parallel to his own.
a railroad company is liable to error of course,
in common with all such institutions, but it
ia more likely to be uniformly just than any
s;ngle individual would be. A railroad COM
nanv laws down for the conduct of its en-
Moves laws which the common sense of BUSH
ness demand. The employees cannot deviate
from these laws They are given no latitude
for individual judgment or caprice. On the
other hand the merchant is his own master. He
moment, when passion. prejudice or greed
controls him. So long as this is a represen.
tative Government-so long as the majority
rules in this country--there can be no danger
from railroad corporations. They cannot ex-
ist in autagonism to the will of the majority,
and they cannot undertake as minority to
override the wishes of the majority.
Governor Stanford spoke briefly of the
progress of the Southern Pacific Road, which
Is proceeding at the rate of two miles day,
and said that next year California would be
in direct communication with New Orleans
Distinguished Visitors.
CHICAGO, May 23i-The Duke of Suther-
land and party went this morning, on the in
vitation of Geo. Pullman, to visit the hand
soma town of Pullman, which has sprung up
in few months from an open prairie to q
thriving vigorous village of 1000 inhabitants,
aud at which the mammoth building where
the Pullman Palace Car Company's rolling
stock is created and repaired The Corliss
engine, paper wheel works. and various other
denartments were yisitsd and admired for en-