Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-29
BEGOLE'S HOLE.

> The size OF hole through which n
governor can crawl depends n good
deal upon the size of the governor In
Michigan mighty small II ole will an
swer.
Begoie's explanation of the pass bus
iness now is that he never held a pass
or free ticket of any sort, but did re-
ceive 500-mile tickets of the Flint &
Pore Marquette railroad under a con-
tract which related to the transporta-
ton of logs. Mr.. Private Secretary
Stevenson says in the Flint journal of
Wednesday:
asked the governor about it the
little red book and he said he had
written TO the company a month be-
fore lis Inauguration for 500-mile
ticket book i'm order to finish up his
private business; that il was his by
right under an agreement with the rail
road company as TO transporting logs,
and was not a favor or donation on
the part of the company, and when
that book was used up in his private
business he would send for another
one.
This conversation between Begole
and his secretary is alleged TO have ia
ken place at Lansing lat winter. Mr.
Geo. l.. Walker, Begole's partner in
the lumber trade, gives information on
the same point. lie says:
Some three or four years ago an
agreement was made between Begol.,
Fox a. Co. and the Flint e. Pere Mar
Iuette Railroad Company for the
transportation Of logs from Glare coun-
" to our Mill at Flint. As one of the
considerations il was agreed by the
representatives of the railroad compa-
ny that the members of our firm slIo' d
have such mileage ticket books as were
necessary for usr in our business. =
When we paw for hauling logs. the
hooks are paid for. as il was part of
q. agreement when the contract was
made.
Bcgole has generally found it prI-
dent to say nothing about the pass
BUSINESS Will. his own mouth, but ls
did confide few words TO reporter
for his Detroit organ while lie was IN
this city on the 10Th of October The
conversation was printed that day and
Wa are not aware that its correctness
has been questioned since. A portion
of it was as follows:
4" How about that 1. .0G0-mile ticket ~
- never had a | l,000-blile ticket or
the Flint & Pere Marquette in my life. 8"
Nor on any other Michigan road "
No, sir. OF course we had 500
mile tick.ts like any other large ship
pers.
"Oh! Did you get any after you
were elected governors
" No. sir
Z" Did you use any after you were
electedl"
Il think | did have part of 500
mile ticket that | used up after | was
elected"
Alongside of these statements of the
secretary tine partner and the govern
or himself, let us range few facts:
/ The agreement with the railroad
was made some three or four years
ago Neither under that agreement
nor in any Other way does il appear
that Bcgole ever got a 500-mile ticket
without paying for it until the 2d day
of December last, when one came to
him in compliance with his request for
:" little red book on the day be
fore. lie hims s.lf told the secretary il
was "a mouth before his inaugura
tion," speaking of it as being the first
time he had applied for 500-inilt
b Dok. His letter of December make,
no allusion, as his second one does
to having at any time received ti,ket
o. that sort before. III u does not sug
est that he ants the ticket under &
lumber contract. tie says: "Wn
| you be SO kind as TO send M one O
your little red books" and in his ac
acknowledgement of Dec. 4 he does no
receipt for tha little red book rs com
ing unGe the term, OF lumber con
trac,, out sa.s, with whd must nov
seem To- him mrXcu.aJo ir,g,nt-
You: favor 81 iat 2i wl g
m'le boOs r. t.t-i 90. ,ucn IS
accept tiiauH- Doe .,, 10 na
person b lie that ms ti-. ttbt. a
the kind which beg ,i1 - re-, ~ -d
begged as a favor and acknow eJ., a
n favOr-came by mere c.Ianc- ,t,ti
30 d,.. .. a.. ....n e., sotei ioi
itsii. 40 oJunuclioh wnu inat -tcH
Jnt b,ug on of u:e i,,,d ut to
lunIb y cJhtrac
2. in his interview of Ouc 80, IS,
gole TRAITS Inn elf TO iiiCie qulJD.
b. say ing that he never had 1, 90.
Lille Il .,si OH the Fiat Il perc ala