The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-27

not only to divert public attention from my
aSSa In connection 6 % Win Int to ennble me
| to carry out my designs, to Introduce TINS
measure as a blind and as means OF de-
| ception. All this is answered by the SIMPLE
| statement that, barring an insignificant and
! indirect interest that l now have IN the ele-
| vators owned by the Pillsbury- W ashDurn
company from small ownership OF stock In
that company, 1 never owned share, or
| had any interest whatever, or was in any
way connected With the manaEfem men Of any
| concern, nor any other concern, with which
| 1 have been connected own or have any
eieVators i in tSe n countrV Neither as an in
| dividual, as member of Washburn, Crosby
& Co, or the Washburn Mill company, df
terest whatever in elevators, with the single
exception that while president of the Min
neapolis & Pacific hallway company, having
DDS of handling grain which had grown up
in this country were not the best initiated
the, plan of having the railroad company
build and control its own elevators. have
never been able to see any good reason why
1t was hot the legitimate and proper func-
ton OF a rail- Dad company to furnish, ware
houses and elevators TO receive and handle
wheat, I've; barley and oats In the same way
handing other agricultural products, like
houses or elevators without restraint or
that this was the proper thing ca to do and
sought the earliest opportunity to introduce
it on the line of road referred to. This plan
with grades assuring also the purchaser Of
the grain of the same grade as sold by the
er An f EX Thifh tek fL xSs issued
"A railroad could have no motive whatever
for changing grades SO long as it had no
Pecuniary interest In the property for which
which were adopted by our company. oper:
ated well and to the entire satisfaction Of
did, twice daily, Mt every station, the mar
ket report is of Chicago and Minneapolis, so
as to enable the farmer when he hauled his
wheat to the station knew absolutely how
much money he would be entitled to re
ceive for the tickets when sold. 1 adhered to
this policy as long as it seemed practicable,
SO great, and especially as it did not meet
the approval Of a majority of our stockhold-
ers, was compelled to abandon it, but. l
subject. When this was done the elevators
Of our railway company were turned over to
new company made up of the stockholders
ton as they held stock in the railroad COM
pany In this way l held for a few months
quite an amount of stock in what was called
however, subsequently, and very soon, sold
and have never owned a share in that or
any other elevator company since.
"All statements that have been made the
past few months, and which are now reiter-
ated In this document, that l have been in
ton of any description for the purpose of
affecting the price Of wheat are utterly
false IL never ever operated in wheat on the
ally or otherwise, excepting in connection
with the milling business: neither was /
ever In any continuation for that purpose
All these statements. l wish to say in rhe
Droadest way; are absolutely false.
., FALSE AND ABSURD STORY.
IT Is also stated in the pamphlet referred
TO that, as president of the Minneapolis &
Pacific Railway company, 1 ordered General
Manager Underwood not to furnish Wolcott
any cars This statement is without founda-
directly or indirectly, verbally or in writing
any such order, and 1 challenge contradic,
ton. Mr.. Wolcott, in his screed, publishes
Letter ip W wit by me to the Credit
ested In elevators and that had a motive
in writing, the letter which I did. 1 see it
Is referred to as Senator Washburn's eau
fetched would be very glad if you would
publish this letter in full as 1t appears in
the document, that the public can judge
letter which was not absolutely business
like, straightforward and truthful. l re-
member well receiving letter from the
Credit Lyonaise in the spring of 1889, and
did, and L would be glad to have the most
hypercritical reader indicate a word or syl-
liable that is not absolutely proper.
tice that it is stated that this bill was
drawn in the Office of MIR. Pilsbury Such
statement is absolutely untrue Not only
the bill was not drawn in Mr.. PilIsbury's
office, but Mr.. Pillsbury never saw the bill
or even knew that / intended its introduce
ton until after it had been introduced i'm the
senate and ! sent him a printed copy. So
nothing to do with formulating the bill in
the first instance or improving its features
since that time. The only thing, so far as
know, that he has ever had to do with the
nti-nntinn N fpo hot
mitteeS of the house and senate, who had this
bill under consideration, and by whom he
was invited, to give his statement in regard
to it. He went before both committees and
made an unusually strong and intelligent
statement Of the facts, as there are proba-
bly, few people in this country so en-
ture dealing in wheat has had both on the
business and morals of the country as Mr.
Pillsbury. If there is anything wrong about
this measure he should be held responsible
! who has favored it. So far as my own
action has been concerned with reference to
this bill am willing to take the entire re-
sponsibility, as I fully believe no more i'm
portant,. or necessary legislation, has been
demanded for years, and perhaps 1 may be
pardoned in saying that shall not be de-
tered for a single instant in what 1 regard
public duty In connection with this meas
ure."
''You have stated that you think this PAM
phlet was inspired by the grain gamblers of
managers Of the Democratic party in this his
state have had something to do with it?''
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
''There is no doubt the Democratic man.
ayers in the state are trying to use this
whole business for political purposes, but
think their action In this scheme is only
secondary Finding that such a document
cratic managers that 1t could be used effect
ually, injuring the Republican party
State nv creating DreiudicpS against prop,i
nent Republicans. In this matter 1 think
they have made great mistake, for. as
cratic party is placed in the attitude of an
ally of the bucket shops and grain gamblers
of the country. As matter Of fact. this
any sense political question. 1t passed a
Democratic house Of representatives by an
overwE Ginning majority, nearly four to one,
nected with these gambling transactions
voting for 1t. In the senate there is q sim
liar condition of things. There are no more
senator's as Voorhees, and Turpie of Indiana
cnn RJnckhura of To~.rn'-~ rn4 with :"
few exceptions all the Democratic senators
seems seem unfair to the rank and fie Of Demo ..
Gratis in this state, who have no sympathy
whatever with this nefarious business, to
gambling and bucket shops"
The following is the letter Senator Wash
burn refers to in the a6o S. interyiew:
Washington, April 20, 1889.
n. @. e. Stuart, Esq, Credit Lyonnais
Bank, Paris, France-Dear Sir: am in re
ceipt Of yours Of the 9th inst, asking for
information concerning the grain and ele-
vator business of our state. 1 am not en-
tirely clear as to the character OF the in
| formation you DESIRE. whether 1t is with
| the view of buying stock in the different
elevator companies, or loaning money on
| notes issued by them for the purpose OF
| raising funds to operate them.
The elevator companies, especially those
| that have extensive houses on the lines of
have paid very large dividends, although