Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
RECEIVER BoNNBR's STATEMENT.


TYLER, TEX, July 4:-In reference to the Dal-
las special published in yesterdays Mail. THE
GAZETTE reporter called on Receiver 7. r. Bon
ner, who has Just arrived from the Georgetown
Chautauqua assembly this morning, and re-
ceived the following reply from him.
mo account for Sl5Ob or any other sum was
ever presented to the receivers of the 1nterna-
tional and Great Northern railroad by the Gal
weston News any other paper or person, for
any services rendered by such paper or person
against the late commission bill. The only bill Is
in favor of the Galveston News which have ever
come before me in any manner, shape or form
were the usual bills for monthly advertisements
which were in force at the time OF the appoint
ment of receivers.
There was a contract in existence between
the International and Great Northern railway
company and the Galveston News by which the
Galveston News paid !he International and
Great Northern railroad com pany $500 per month
for running special train from Galveston to
Houston, and the International and Great
Northern railroad company paid the Galveston
News Sl20 per month for
THREE LARGE DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS
in that paper. The receivers were appointed in
February, and these vouchers in favor of the Gal
weston News were not approved until November
%, a period of about ten months. They had been
before me some time for consideration and had
led to some correspondence between the auditor
and myself. and the ten months accounts were
approved in November for Sl2(O. l had heard
rumors in regard to the railroads having paid
the Galveston News for services rendered be fore
and during the last session OF the legislature,
and 1t had occurred to me that these accounts
might be
TO COVER UP THE APPEARANCE OF BARGAIN AND
SALE
for influence in that matter; but investigation
gave me no proof upon the subject and hence L
approved the voucher for $1,000 as above stated
The contract itself with reference to this special
train and advertisement was made before L be-
came receiver, and understand had been in
existence for quite number of years. AT the
time approved the voucher for Sl2OO wrote q
letter to the auditor stating to him that my I'M
Outstanding had heretofore been that this mat
ter was for services rendered the railway geneT-
ally, but the fact is my understanding was based
upon such rumors as are sometimes used against
large daily papers on account OF their
ADVOCACY OF PARTICULAR MEASURES.
The master in chancery, Hon. I. u. Camp
bell of Longview, in vestigation of this
voucher came across this letter of mine to the
auditor detached It from other papers connected
with the claim and no doubt this letter gave
rise to the charges. l will state in ithis con-
uectior that the receivers of the International
and Great Northern railway are not now paying
and never have paid any paper or person any
amount OF money for opposing the present COM
mission amendment, the commission bill, or for
any political purpose whatever. In fact, SO far
from this, my advice to the railroad men has
always been to withdraw all opposition to this
commission amendment and JOIN with the people
in securing the best law under the amendment
possible and in obtaining the services of the
men best qualified for the position of commits
sioners when the law has passed. In far as
my company and Receiver Col. Eddy is con-
cerned he is man who confines himself strictly
to the railroad business and no voucher is ever
approved by him
UNLESS IT IS FOR LEGITIMATE PURPOSES OF THE
HALLWAY,
is honest and fair in every respect. regard
him as one of the most honorable men in the
state and the best railway man in the South
west.'