The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-11
WORSE 8 EXPEurED.

Expert Lille say Just Wait Until He
has Further In- pected.''
NEW YORK. Aug.1 11.-s,Just waifv said
Expert Little 10 correspondent in the
Reorganization Committees Office last
evening. Just wait until 1 have exam
ined the books in the east; then III give
you something to talk about This was
uttered as Mr. Little went over copy Of
Mr. Reinhart's hasty reply to the expert
accountants presentmeuC to the ReOr-
gan izatIon committee, and which he tore
to pieces in the most easy manner. II
shall have to reply to Afr. Reiahart's re-
ply" said he. lit makes 20 ans wer; it
gives no facts; it deals not even in gen
eralities. He makes the most absurd
statements. which no one can accept. and
does not in any particular reply or rather
answer any of the specifications l have
set forth based upon the coll figures as
Shown in the company's books"
What occurred at the meeting of the
reorganization committee at which Mr..
Reinhart's explanation was read. is be-
ginning TO filter out Mr.. Reinhart's re-
ply laid before the committee at
once. and then a statement was made by
Col. j. j. McCoOk. the general counsel
for the Atchisou, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad company.
He said he was not an expert IN ac-
counting or traffic matters and had not
given special attention to the details Of
those departments further than to satisfy
himself that those departments are CON
Quoted by experienced and capa bic OIL
cials lie wished to state most explicitly
that if rebates had been paid by the com
rany It had been done without his knOwl-
edge or approval w Whatever conclusion
might be reached by the general re0r-
ganization committee, whether It sus-
tanned the position of Mr. Little or Mr
khinhart in this matter, he wished to say
in the most definite and explicit way at
if the result OF the examination should
show that the cOmpany's accounts had
been in any respect kept IN an Irregular
manner or not il compliance strictly
with best accounting methods or that the
earnings Of the company had been in
any respect oveTstated il had been done
without his knowledge and of course
without his approval
Then Mr. Barring was asked to say
something. He said he was not prepared
with any written statement for the com
mittee, as he had had no notice of its
wish that he should attend the meeting g
only 4 few minutes before his arrival \ o
one could be more ast0nished than Mr.
Barring to fad that there existed between
the accountant appointed by the commit
tee and the company's own accountant
any serious differences Of opinion He
thought had any difference arisen, it
would be on questions of pure account
ing and Of minor Importance Mr.. Barring
himself had always received the financial
statements rendered him by the account
ing department of the company with the
utmost confidence in their perfect har-
mony.
For several years he has had full con-
( fi1ence in Mir Reinhart and said he
should hesitate to withnraw that conf
dence until something serious was con
I clusively proved against Mr.. ReIuhart' 5
methods For himself. having ceaz ed TO
reside IN this country during the past
three years. and paying only heeting an
nual visits here, he had during those Wis
its always erdeavored TO satisfy himself
as to the real position Of the company.
4 but he was as little acquainted with the
details of the accouniirsg system Of the
4 books kept at Topeka and elsewhere as
with the traffic arrangements under
which the president worked his road
from the center of Chicago. Oa all
points lie was in entire agreement with
Col McCook, whose statement he had