The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-26
TELLERas PLAIN TALK
To the Ofacla1s OF the Union Pacih

To the OFFICIALS OF the Union racine
Railroad
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The follow
ing is the full text of the letter respect
ing the financial difference now existing
between the United States and the Union
Pacific Railway Company, which was
to. day addressed by the secretary of the
interior to the president of that com
pany:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, April 81, SS3.-Sidney
Dillon, President Union Pacific rail
road, New York-SIR: The commits
sioner Of railroads, in communication
| to me, dated the 18th inst, submits
statements, copies of which are
herewith enclosed, showing the cash re-
quirement from your company for the
| the act of May 7th, 1873, to be $50 $50. 537.
| Added to the net cash requirement
claimd from your company TO December
31st, 1881, the amount now claimed TO be
due to the United States, after ded uct-
| ing for the transportation services per-
performed, ~ December 3lst,
1852, is $172, TIE, 254. In addition
| to the demands for the payment
| of the various sums already made for
the period prior to January list, 1882,
| demand payment on behalf of the
| United States from the Union Paci-
fic railroad company, the sum of
$685.. Dos 81, which is the cash
requirements from the comDany for the
year ending December Dist. 1882. Your
| attention is called TO the statement of
the commissioner as follows; The total
balance claimed by the government uu-
der the act of May 7th, 1878. up
to December 31st. 1882, is 81, 727, 742 "a.
| If the wholo amount claimed by the
company on account of contested items
| for new construction and new equipment
| be deducted, there would still remain
an uncontested balance OF 81 ,0S6, 824 80,
as AppeaSs from the following statement
and no part of which has been paid or
rendered, except $69, $3.50, on July Goth,
| 1884, The total cash balance claimed
by the government to December 3Ist,
| 1881, is 800. 1877 10; for the year ending
! December 81, 1882, $685.. 005.51; total
81, 7242 81. Deducting 25 per cent. OF The
amount claimed by the company for
new construction and new equipment 10
December 31st 1881, leaves So, sos $50 SO,
and IS per cent. of the same for 1882,
i 50, 557 20, leaves $3.50, 91766. The bal
/ ance due the government is 81 ,036 S24 80
If the company has any defense 10 This
part of the cash payment required, this
Soflce has not been informed of it.
desire also to cali your attention to
the sixth section of the act of May 9TH,
1873. which provides that no dividend
shall be voted, made or paid for Ut TO any
stockholder, or stockholders. in either
OF said companies, respectively, at
any time when said company
shall be in default in respect
of payment. either of the sums required
az aforesaid TO be paid into said
sinking fund. CT in respect If
payment of FIVE per eentum
OF the net earnings. ETC., etc If your
company should decline to accede TO
my demands for the payment OF
the whole amount due 20
the United States. and suggest that at
least the payment Of so much of the
balance due as the company does
not contest, viz: 81 .036s 1924 50, be made
without further delay and without pref
udice to the questions in contrCyeF-
~. which are proper for
judicial Discrimination, II the com
pany should pay into the treas
ury Of the United StaIfg the uncontest-
ed balance as above, desire It dit nelly
understood the demand for the payment
Of the whole am ,unt as herefnbt fore
sisted, is not waived OF course
you must we'll know that
have not the authority 10 demand OF
accept less amount than Is due 10 the
United States under the law.
Yours Respectfully,
1 {SIgued) H. n TELLER,
Secretary.