The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-26
Oy Err THE WIRES.
The Government and tho Union Pacific.

The Government and tho Union Pacific
WAsHfyGros. April 2l.--The following Il
the full text Of letters respecting the II
mar cial difference now existing between
the United States and the Union Pacific
railway company, which was to-day nd
dressed by the secretary OF the interior TO
the president OF that company:
Department Of the Interior. Washington, d G..
April ~, 1857 Sidney Dillon $50, President
Pacific Railway, N. Y.
SIR:-Tbe commissioner Of railroads
in communication to me dated
the 18th, submits statements,
copies of which are herewith enclosed,
showing the cash requirements from your
company for the year ended December 81,
1882, under the act of May 7, 1878 10 be
1925 800 OF added 10 net cash requirement.
claimed from your company to December 81,
1881. The amount now claimed to be due
us after deducting transportation service
performed to December 81, 1882, is 81 ,s27,-
742 SO. In addition t" demands of pay
ment of various sums already made for
proceeds prior to January /, 1882, | demand
payment on behalf of the United States
from the Missouri Pacific railway company
for the sum of 1926, 9O5.5l, which is the cash
requirements from your com
pany for the year ending December
Goth, 1882. Attention is called TO the state
ment OF the commissioner as follows: TO
tai balance claimed by the government
under the act of May 18th, 1873, up to De-
cember 3lst 1882, is $1,727,7425i. OF the
whole amount due from the company on
account Of contested items for new con-
struction and new equipment to be de-
Quoted there would still remain an uncon-
tested balance of SOB GS2, 4S8, as appears
from the balancing statement, and no part
S63, 95S SO on July Goth, 1881. The totai bal
once claimed by the government up to
December 3lst. 1881, is $0,1S3, 773;
for the year ending December 81, 1882
1925 905, 81 total 81, 727,7i2 81. Deducting
% per cent of amount claimed by the COM
pany for new construction and new equip
ments to December LIST 1881 $685., 350.96 and
% per cent, of same for 1882 95,55I7O,
$500, 197 &C. the balance due the government
is Sl,036, S24 So. If the company has any
defense to this part of the cash psymentre-
quired this office has not been informed of
it. l desire also to call your attention
to the sixth section of the
act of May, 1873, which provides
that no dividend shall be voted, made or
paid for, or 10 any stock holder or stock
holders in either of said companies respect
lively, Nv al LllIIe WIEN Tue Sdlu
shall be in default in respect of payment
either of sums requird as aforesaid, to be
paid into the said sinking fund or in re-
spect of payment of the 5 per centum Of
net earnings, etc. Ifyour company should
decline to accede to my demand for pay
ment of so much OF balance due, as com
| pany does not contest, viz: ST. ,O3G, S24. 81 1t
can be made without a further delay and
without prejudice to the questions in con-
troversy, which are proper for judicial de.
termination. If the company should pay in
to the treasury OF the United States the I'M
contested balances as above, | desire it dis
tinctly understood that the demand for
payment of the whole amount as hereinbe-
fore stated, is not waived. Yet, OF course,
you must well know have not authority
to demand or accept a less amount than is
due to the United States.
Yours respectfully,
TSignedl II. w. TELLER, Sec.