Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-18

4ugs OF the meeting OF the Citizens I'm.
provement association, and says that he
was convinced that had not claimed
81, 800 from the railroad companies" 1
tnank MIR. jackson for the trouble he has
taken IN writing this letter and for his
honorable statement he made therein.
also return thanks to those gentlemen
present at the last meeting of the Citizens
Improvement association, protecting my
rights and desiring me TO be treated fair
". see that 1t was claimed at this
meeting. although the meeting was q very
small one, consisting, as base been in
formed, of only from 10 to IL persons,
hat the association had paid for two
rips for me going to Chicago on account
OF the Vladuct. but if the gentleman who
made this statement will consult the rec
ords OF the association be will readily
md his statement to be untrue and with-
out foundation, as these two trips were
made on account of the steel car works
that wanted to locate here and matters of
another nature altogether than that of
The viaduct project. l have never re-
celved nor asked the association for one
dollar on account of any expense that 1
nave been put 10 In the interests of the
viaduct. have always reported to the
association and through the columns of
The newspapers as to all progress of the
Vladuct, but never reported any expenses
10 the association for the reason that no
money has ever been furnished me BY
the association in this matter My states
ment published in the Union and The
ARGUS of Thursday, April o. shows all
that l have received from the railroad
companies, and that l have spent the
same, and that furnished. after that the
money that used myself. to tue amount
of something like $3.50, and as have not
made any demand upon anyone TO make
good to me the money | spent in addition
20 what have received do not consider
1t necessary to make any report. as long
as had spent my own money. l never
made even any demand upon the railroad
companies for the amount short on ac-
tual expenses. but left it for them to con-
slider. II am not reimbursed 1 shall
ind no fault. have also spent the
money left over from Mr.. Carse's trip to
Washington. it being 1927 which Mr..
Carse left with T. j. Medill. and as this
money was collected for TIL use of the
viaduct and as 1had furnished $50 TO
Mr.. Carse for his trip to Washington, /
used said Si27 in going to Chicago last
faIl, some three or four times. in the in
rsrest OF tie viaduct. The first of these
trips was with Mayor McConochie and
Aid. Schroeder. procured trans porta-
ZION aud paid all their other expenses 70
-wo or three days while was at Chicago,
and as very little was accomplished at
that time, had to 60 some two
o, three times to Chicago after
Jnat in order to accomplish the
object for which we went. Besides Mayor
Mayor McConochie and myself wrote
numerous letters on the same matter and
finally accomplished all that we were after
I see also by the proceedings at the last
meeting of the association that there were
remarks made BY gentleman that l had
made unauthorized levies on the railroads.
According TO Mr.. Sudlow's claim, and IL
answer to this l do say that have never
made any demand or claim against any
railroad or any person whatsoever |
had but ole conversation with Mr.. Sud.
low as to any matter of this kind and that
vas in front of Baker 6 Housmans store,
stopped and asked Mr.. Sudlow if Mr..
Cable was in Chicago; l do not remem-
Der Whether he said that Mr. Gable was
IN Chicago or in the east. | then asked
nun IL sd" NIL SdDlC " Cdjl
lis attention to the Letters that l had
written him, giving the amount that l
vas short on actual expenses on the via
duct project or words to that effect. This
is all the conversation / have had with
Mr.. Sudlow on this subject whatsoever,
and it was an unexpected surprise to me
when Mr.. Jackson informed me of what
he understood from Mr.. Sudlow. sal
right down on last Wednesday and wrote
Mr.. Sudlow letter; the contents of the
same will explain itself and is as follows:
Rock ISLAND, H.. April s, 1891. H
3. Sudlow, ESQ, Rock Island His Dear
Sir: In conversation with Mr.. Jackson
his morning l was Informed that he
understood you to say that l had init
mated to you that my services were worth
$4,000. or some such sum in the services
that have rendered in securing the via
duct. In answer to this l wish to say
That there must be a mistake somewhere
have never intimated or demanded that
L wanted to be paid for services whatso-
ever that l have performed in assisting in
the progress of said vIaduct. dit, write
to MIR. K. K. Gable on Oct. IA last that I
was then short 1925 on actual expenses
on the viaduct matter, as thought then
were completed 1 would not have writ.
ten this letter to Mr.. Cable had he not
| told me when the viaduct bill was first in
troduced. that when all preliminaries
were completed for the building of said
viaduct. that he with the c.. B. & @.
people would consider actual expenses,
and ] have again written Mr.. Cable on
| April / as to the same matter. l wrote
this letter TO Mr.. Cable upon his own re-
| quest, as Mr.. Cable told me some month
or two ago in his Office to wait until all
matters pertaining to the viaduct were
completed and that he would then take
the matter up. have never even de-
manded from Mr. Cable the money that
was short in addition to that l had re-
ceived, and only left 1t for his considera-
ton according to his own suggestion.
have no legal claim against the railroad
companies or demanded any expenses