The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-04
WANAMAKER'S ANSWER
He Denies the Charges Of the
Leake Memorial.
MANY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

The Postmaster-Genera Had Never Heard
of Any Government omciaI Having Any
Interest In Pneumatic Tube Companies
Until the Presentation Of the Memorial.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Some time q
s. F.. Leake of Philadelphia presented a
memorial to the House making certain
charges against postofice officials in re-
gard to the pneumatic tub service in
Philadelphia
The following is the substance Of the
correspondence that has been received
by Chairman Henderson, of the House
Committee on Postofices and Post Roads
from Postmaster General Wanamaker,
IN regard to the Leake memorial.
This budget was sent In response to a
communication from Mr.. Henderson to
the Postmaster-G General incloslng q copy
of Mr.. Leake's affidavit on file In the
committee room.
The committee will consider the
whole matter at it's meeting on Friday
next, and take such action as IL may
deem proper after examining the docu-
| ments furnished by both sides.
Mr.. Wanamaker's budget is very vol
| umlAOl1 anu NOulO hlAhO q JUN vi =
eral hundred pages. 1t contains nearly
forty different letters, legal opinions,
testimonials, argumente, etc
The budget is accompanied by a let
ter, in which the Postmaster-G General
SAYS
II may add that inasmuch as no ap-
preparations have been made specific
ally for pneumatic service, and no au-
thority exists for the expenditure OF
public funds to investigate this sub
ject, the department has not been able
to do more thar receive propositions
and gather information 1 have thought
1t proper to study the subject from
every standpoint, and have therefore
encouraged all parties to submit to thu
department whatever they pleased bear
ing upon this new and interesting
method for the transmission Of mail
matter.
"I have studlously e~ndeavored t.
avoid, either verbally or otherwise, any
committal TO any responsibility Il
the Government While, as, no doubt
you have observed, the supervising in
spectors' report would have preoludet
the acceptance OF the Leake proposition
under no circumstances would / hsv
favored the granting OF o contract at tn
city OF Hhlladelpnlh WlGnOuU opening i
to competition by public advertisement
/ have only TO add that i have new
heard of n government official havtnI
any interest IN either Of the pueumsti
tube companies until q newspaper re
porter called upon me after the pu blica
tion Of o memorial which was Wesantsi
to your committee.
81 shall be pleased Co answeR an,
call that the committee desires upon mt
personally OF otherwise"
The letter Is accompanied by a commu
nicAtion from Mr.. George Bratton, re
ferFed TO IN the Leake efhdavib as at
thortty for certain statements In whic
he Drattonl makes unqualified denial {
the statements attributed TO him
There is also q communication froI
Alexander g. Magill, attorneys for I'll
Pneumatic Transit Company, in whic
they say that mot a share Of the stoc
of that company has ever been issued,
and that the statement recently mao
to the effect that 1000 shares of Il
stock of that company have been place
In the hands of q banking house for th
benefit Of officers of the Postottice D
partment is absolutely false. "No pc
, col In my way connected with the Pos
office is in any manner, directly or II
directly, interested In our company"