New-York tribune., 1886-02-24
CASEY YOUNGS TESTIMONY.
CORRESPONDENTS REVEALING THE PAN
ELECTRIC CONSPIRACY.
THE APPEAL TO THE ATroRNEY-GBNERAL FOR
HELP AND HOW 1T WAS wERED-wHAT
FORCED ROGERS To THIS ACTION.
To TpTpUxu


rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WAsHIyeToN. Feb. est has been shown by THE
TDIBUNE that the original Pan Electric scheme in
cluded not only the telephone business but the de-
velopment of O Postal Telegraph Company which was
to dictate terms to all its rivals. Among the persons
besides the original associates whose and in
fuence 1t was sought to enlist were the following
Democratic Congressman: Abram 5. Hewitt. Lewis
Beach, S. S. Cox and William f. Robinson of New
York, Henry ID. Money and Van ii. Manning, Of
Mississippi; Smaue j. Randall and Robert Klotz, Of
PennsylvanIa j. G. Carlisle, OF Kentucky; and Ben
jamin lie Fevre of Ohio. 1t was for Abram S. Hewitt
that the onetenth of stock reserved In the original
Pan Electric agreement designed His co-opera
tion in the enterprise personally sought by Senator
Harms. Commissioner Atkins and Congressman Young
Mr. He witt could not be persuaded, however, and a
part Of the one-tenth interest ultimately conis
Gated and divided among the original shareholders
Ghe remainder fell Colonel Looneys share except
800 600 which was given to Ex-Governor John C.
Brown of Tennessee who it hoped. mi sht induce
Jay Gould to take an interest In the speculation.
small block OF the original stock was offered to Con
gresham lie Fevre, of Ohio but the amount was not
large enough to tempt him. Senator Vest was " LEI IN
on the ground hOor" but was compelled to pay Sl,oOO
for $4,000 face value of the original stock. This
carried with IT, OF course equal amounts of stock in
the Pan Electric telephone and Telegraph Companies.
and entitled Senator Vest TO q share of all dividends
The stock offered Randall and declined that of
the Rogers Telegraph and Telephone Company.
lied under the laws of Pennsylvania. This was local
company to operate under a license from the Pan
Electric Stock in the company was given by DIR.
Rogers TO Messrs Manning and Money. of Mississippi.
who were at that time engaged in a railway enterprise
in which Dr. Rogers desired to obtain an interest.
Mr. Money who chairman of the House Commtte
on Pest Offices aud Post Roads became director
of the company and thus an active member OF the
Pan and Postal Telegraph combination. Shares II
stock in the American Postal Telegraph Company OF
which Dr. Rogers vice-president were offered to
Conpressmen Carlisle Beach Robinson ana S. S. Cox.
the last three being sci cd because the company
was New York conc and 1t thought that they
might exercise considerable influence IN its behalf
Thus il appears that from the pan-Eecro joint stock
company organized in New York on March 3, 1883.
the sprang the Pan ctIic Telephone Company the
Pan Electric Telegraph Company, the Rogers lee-
graph and Telephone Company. and other local com
panies. besides the alliance with the American Postal
telephone Company.
The Pan Electric Company owned other patents
aside from those relating to telegraph9 and tele-
phones j. Harris Rogers had been electrician of the
House OF Representatives. place for which he was
highly recomn ended by his fathers Old friend and
|
Institution Among bis inventions several Ieat-
ing the electric hight and these he desired to intro
dnce into the Uuied States pitt" and other public
bnildngs TIE inventions were included in the gcner
ons gift by Rogers to Garland and his partners. The
XLVIIIh Congress had been elected, the House was
Democratic and Director Atkins was candidate r
clerk 1t was suggested among Other things that 1t
would be good thing for Pan-Electnc to have In
ventOr Rogers back in his old place as House tl'c
trician How this suggestion struck Director Yong
who was a member of that House is shown by letter
from him TO Dr. ROgers. 1t il dated Memphis, Novem-
Der l. 1888. month before the assembling of Con
| gress and in part reads as follows:
think your suggestion a good one but there might
nos bly arise this ObwcOn e. il Somebody might say
| that too many officers OF the Cove nment senator's;
Congre ssmcn Clerk Electrician. ETC. were interested
| in the an Electric, that We were getting up nng TO
| run iLings n kind of Crrdt Mobilier There may he
nothing m this hut make the suggestion that you
ma, consider It. II hi- il not 10 the way t6ln% your
suggestion most important and IA It il will bring about
tue most valuable result do not think there VIII he
| any dihicllty in bringing il about There Is little
| doubt in my mind that General Atkins will be elected
clerk and he has the appointment though would not
be proper II eak to him about II no" indeed DO
not think il wOJd Or well to discuss the matter AT al
until after the glnizot.pn of th" House. hcu II we
| think il desirable will think. have no diAcblty
about it, Colpuel Looney has just shown me letter
he has written emhOdAinl proposition 10 purchase
the state Texas. indor-od his letter. adding some
| sugCe.t1ns the ioicr Ot which you will readily see.
| is "A
.idcrcd and guard' d. and should not let the option
tend long enough US t. eXpend large sums oi
money in perieciing onr Inventions ana ih"r Naih'
fixed The purchasers shonld take some CbauC"s with
u.s. but yon in Washington must determine these
matters. hone to see you soon. Your Trend
! & sly loUNG.
! Director Atkins wss defeated III the Democratic
cauons by the change of single bat the effort
| to have }. Harris Ogers appointed Electrician WAS
not abandoned. On January -. 1884 Representative
| w Roh;n ot Urnok kIyu of DIR =
bepecare. in the American Postal Telegraph scheme
introduced in the House resolution directing that
Cd Harri, Rogers aud James G.. Rogers, late cleo
trcian and assistant electrician OF the House OF Repre-
sentat,yes reinstaed to their respective Doiom;
and that they be permitted to introduce al their own
expense O system OF eec lighting anG telephone
exchanges to all parts Of the House 10 be pao for
hereafter not paiG for at all as the House OF Repre-
sentatives may determine atrr iar test aud use OF
the same and mrt'c that sad Electrical Department
shall hereby be placed excu, ely under the Speaser OF
the House. On the day Dr. Rogers received the
following note from Casey Yong, who vas a mem
Der of the Committee Public Buildings al d
| Grounds TO which the resolution was referred;
| ID ,RD. CT.r: The resolution has Just been sent
| 10 our committee We 90 not meet gain nDtii Tues
day aud in the meantime we have good deal Of work
10 do. come to my room at I o'clock tonight.
""'' C,srY YoUNG.
The resolution was not adopted by the Iio"se and
events soon took turn which caused Rogers 10 with
draw from his candidacy.
! REFUSING To- KEEP THRIR PROMISES.
Nearly twelve mouths had passed since the munif-
| cent gifts of DR. Rogers and his son to Garland,
Harris, Atkins Young and johnston and the gIyers
had become impatient because the tenehciaric- had
neglected to keep their PROMISES DR. Rogers had
sented to the chartering OF the Telephone Company
because he under stood that the proceeds to be
devoted to carrying out the plans set forth in the
original agr ement. he " confederaes" had no such
purpose. They after hard cash and they seized
the telephone patents with that object in view They
fhcir intrrDa1 In