The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
LIE COUNTS REPORT
1t Is Denounced by All the
Merchants.
Isidor Jacobs Had a Talk With Him a
Short Time Before the Board of
Trades Meeting.

cry of Indignation has been raised By
-the merchants of San Francisco because j..
P. lie Count. president of the San Francisco
Board of Trade. advanced ideas fayoring
the Southern Pacific Company in his annual
report as president to the Board of Trade
on Monday last
1t is true that the committee appointed by
the board to look into the matter at once
reported and recommended that all the
references 10 transportation contained in
President lie Counts report should be
eliminated, because they do not express the
sentiment Of the members Of the Board OF
Trade and that this report was imme-
diafely accepted and acted on.
Nevertheless the tongues OF the mercan-
tile community have been freely wagslng
ever since, and LIE Count has earned for HIM
self most unenvlabe reputation.
"Nhy should he, as president of the Board
Of Trade advocate the cause Of a railroad
company which, for years. has been Oppres
siYe to the Interests Of every merchant In
the State q IS tile question asked, and no
one can be found to answer it.
Barry Baldwin, the President Of the TTaf-
fc Association. considers lie Counts report
a direc! attack on the association he is The
head of.
The Beard of Trade promptly sQuelehed
Mr.. lie Count" said Mr.. Bald win yesterday,
and his malicious insinuatiOnS we're elm
ated, so Of course the Traffic Association
has no fight tomake. The merchants them
selves yindicated US and made Mr.. lie Count
look ridiculous by their action"
jules CeIf, the man who moved TO have
the whole matter referring to transpnrta-
ton stricken out OF The presidents report.
felt deeply ANNOYED over the whole occur
renee when he was seen.
'"This man lie Count astonished me when
he expressed such sentiments, because
thought | knew him, and because ! have
been largely instrumental in making him
president Of the Board OF Trade"
Mr.. Cert is one Of the Oldest members of
tile San Francisco Board OF Trade, and for
twelve years has held the Office OF first VICE
president.
He could have been president many
time. but on account Of advanced age be
always declined in favor Of some younger
member.
THE sentiments expressed by lie Count
would not be Endorsed by three merchants
cut OF 500 # q canvass was made, and 1 do
not doubt bat that be knows that to be the
case. Therefore l cannot see why be should
be foolish enough to put himself on record
as an enemy to the interests of the mercRn-
tile community" said Dir. Cert
lie did not know what motives prompted
lie Count, and he had not met him since he
made his great tasc0.
j. /. 1Ie Ouuuk uuNtNETs Hdu iGis 10 SAY
IN his own defense, and here IS substantial
IL what he told CALL reporter:
Ny policy IN business. as well as Ia pri-
vate life. is TO be e0Dciliatory, and when [
made that report l only meant that it would
be better 10 tie on amlcahle terms with the
Southern Pacific than to be its enemy.
- did not intend 10 antag0nlZe the Traf-
fc Association or to 6nd any fault with
their methods. and if people consirue my
report as doing 50 they are mistaken.
What / said in that report ! repeat now,
and it is nothing but my own individual
opinion on the subject Of transportation.
what IS a president Of Board of Trade
FOR anyhow If ne cannot have opinions Of
bis own ?"
this juncture Mr. lie Count was told
thai IL was generally rumored that the por-
ton OF his report referring to transpoTta-
tlon had been written 10y A. y. I0wne, the
general manager Of the Southern Pacific
Company.
In reply to this be said: 81 know they
say that there is n combination between
TOwDe. IsidOr Jacobs and myself, but il is
untrue.
Il know Mr.. Towne but very slightly and
have not seen him for a long time.
'IsidOr Jacobs came 10 me a few DAYS
before the Board of Trade meeting. and
talked TO me about transportation matters.
"He said he wanted to make a speech on
that subject before the meeting, but dis
su2ded him, because, as ! told him. l was
going to touch up transportation matters
myself in my report"
MF. lie Count ended his explanation by
adding that no one saw his report or knew
its contents before il was presented 10 the
Board Of Trade except the typewriter to
whom he dictated the copy.
IsidoT Jacobs is the man who failed to
secure a reelection as a member Of the
Traffic Association.