The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .'rt,nfe
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I.fOll IYIUI .II..Ud 400 iIt Dr.IyN
urIi0a Du.i cog preceding lns.. va
.I.HlT HI.rrs iu deliver 40 7. a. NIl.ur
.ImilW uuWnt u luHl bona. ui 20
] IUr ruuf of Nraf Wur..I.u Nuu.H Nfi
and iuuus, ~. nnH
iIf-I mmtuHur luuds, 49,, ~, 49,
The suiup tu hp delivered iy MI Fisher
. f- .U. % ps rrudg Iur dl-triluHI Hu,
| SEQ thc transaction iH rHuryiu % j ll'
. "details have been "arruug'd,' hud W.
I uhinr sits down under he vine nul lig.
.r,r NlIh al.IHb land gfuui rallr"ni
. hands, aud N,l.au inst mortgage hnids'
/ IIu brruur speaker Immediately, saved
land grant road FROM distractions
within three months thereafter arknuWl-
/ sdrrs tho "grurruSity" Of its managers
in ,lisuosing of u large share In the job
tu him, hopes, In mci knows, lac wnnl
become ~ "drad head In the enterprise
and II rcudy a. go upon lh" market ~
a "rupitplist," |, IL true the bonds had
ma marketable value, hut then the
speaker of tho House Of Representatives
might lind "various channels Ia give
them value,
TInE GENEROUS I'NIOs PACIFIC,
Not more than two years elapsed be-
fore II began Ia get about IN the wldc
and fertile realm Of rumor that the
Union Pacific road had taken up some
land grant bonds of the Fort Smith Il
Little Rock road under circumstances
and for price that, 10 say the least OF H.
looked as IL something was "rotton IN
Denmark" In ISL there was u meet
ing of the Directors of the Union Pacific
and II was attempted Ia have this story
that was aiiont. subjected 10 the crucial
test of mn investigation. IL WAS public
/ ~. "A uI -
ODd for scvcnty'iivc land grant bonds OF
the Little Rock road, the bonds of sl,WS
cnch or Sit,u1 for $4,000 worth of Little
Rock AZ Fort Smith bonds. Tho latter
were practically Naluclcss. or, II worth
ANYTHING nj all, not more Than 70 cents
on the dollar Mt most. To pay
~ cents on the dollar in trans,
action involving the sum oi
S75.uo0 I'm bonds was equivalent To giving
absolutely Ia the person from whom
they were purchased nj least Si,OM0.
The Union Pacific management were
celebrated, rs railroad managers gen
orally are, for putting their invors where
they would do the "most good II thcy
| Maid sid, 900 for these - bonds of the Lit
lie Rock ~ Fort Smith company, II can
hc surmiscd with perfect assurance OF
correctness TINT the fancy payment OF
SlI usl, or O,sn over and above the real
or even marketable value of the bonds
was not thrown away or PAID 10 anyone
other than "vcry useful friend. Ncl-
thcr railroads nor individuals are III inc
habit OF GIVING away l"r9e s,'il's W
money without N"iuo i'''''" anu -
While our knowledge fbjG corporation
directories would lead us to suppose the
"nntrnry. there is nevertheless and ~
strange Ms ii may seem, nearly always
found in these boards some guil"icss,
sweet and unworthy minded member
win n disnrrrcublc pcnchunt for want
inc tn know the WINS and whcrefores of
.,1.h iitiin transactions NJ the one lust
rcI,nrrcd to. I'm tho present ease the
..innocrnt abroad was one ,jno. {. =.
Harrison. of indianapolis, II government
I Jirrr,nr and a gentleman of standing
ana intolliucncc. He il was who intro
durcd the RESOLUTION of inquiry. In the
twiuI<ljnp of AN eve his nervousness
was sci severely down upon. He was
| taJ,cn inside and his motion Withdrawn
in :, iitly Int n suspicion fingered with
him thnt there was n big bug under the
chin and he carried his grievance to "A
broudcr forum. He went into the news
nnnrrs. though some time after the
| nnnntiuy of the DIRECTORY in 1871
! In iS16 Mr.. Harrison went before the
subcommittee of the House which had
these MATTERS under inquiry, and sworc
substnutiallv 10 the facts previously set
! forth in n communication which mp
neorcd in the Cincinnati Gazette under
date of April Goth, 1876. Mr.. Blaine was
nrcsont. Nv the WAY. and cross-eX Examined
| Mr.. Harrison.
| 80 ,, ,,,,,,,n No ,, .o
thh oi'\' "a" $50, ~.
fo'"o"n'
! CINCiNNATI, April D.-lne "aHctte
Will tomorrow morning p'p!isn ai III,
terview with Mr;John =. >. HARRISON, OF
indianapolis. Mr.. Harrison makes ,hc
following statement: Az lhe SepleInpcr
! OF the Union Iaciiic faiiroau, az when
was present, inc i,reslueit OF INC Doaru'
Mr.. Horace r. tlark, caileu lne altoIi-
, ton OIL inc directors 70 ietter from tiio
| President OF inc fort Sihllh a. i-iltie
Rock Land 'irant raliroAu WIN REFER
cnce to some bonds Oh thht road neiu py
the Union racine company; DesiTihs
to Know something more ABOUT thcse
bonds, l maze iholion 10 appoint
committee OF three 10 investigate ana
report before lne adjournment Oh the
! board as 10 now tncy caiiie mo tS posses
sion ana all matters connected tncrc-
with. Thereupoh, II. II. h0liiIlS, the sec
rotary, took me 10 one sac ana eoiu nc
that l must Withdraw that morton Tor
an investigation OF the boliu trahsactioh
as II Wouiu inEoiTe James VI. Diai'c.
lie SAID the iali elcctlons were near Az
hand, and blaine WAS candluate lof re-
election to congress IN Maine. An eH-
posurc OF the transaction lust III that
time would be sure 10 deieat nm. W TN
that ! withdrew the motion. "upsc-
quently TOOK j. H. Mlllaro. OF oilSha'
who Was ana sun remaihs Govern
, lnent director 10 ar. hoiIii1s, ana IN mr.
presence asked holllnh II uiuers'ooa
him correctly III relation 10 tne bond
transactions INVOLVING mr. Blame. ne
repeated thnt l. did "nd that nm 'nvesti-
SatlOll "ouil ne SURF W NIL ga M