Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-02-05
JUDGE FULLERTON'SDEFENSE
concluded from First Page.I

wise and that is exactly what has been /
done on the Oregon Pacific right along. /
PRESS Co1IIENT.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL is showing |
the right kind of metal ln championiDg
the cause Of the creditors of the Oregon
Pacific. c.-BrOwnsville Times.
The Corvallis Times Is growing be-
cause the Guard aud other papers pub
lished in their news columns portions
Of the Salem JOURNALS s articles on the
management of the Oregon Pacific
railroad. We have no excuse TO offer
for publishing the matter referred to-
Eugene Guard.
There are many newspapers 10 Ore
gOn that refuse to suppress information
at the beck of the gang Of corporation
lawyers.
o. p. matters are becoming some
what chestnuity. fne only way that
employees and material men will get
any thing, is either for the road to
earn the money or by the sale of the
road. If buyers will not pay but the
worth Of the road for it and the claims
against the road amount to more than
the road Is wortn, somebody will have
to lose. and it Is difficult to see how a
conrt can make up the d. Efficiency. 1t
is quite true also, If the court is honest,
and true man, he will require just
and equitable management of the roads
affairs. But he cannot make the road
pay If there is not traffic sufficient
SciO Press.
There is a way to pay the labOrers
and material men and that is to cut of
all the fictitious and outrageous lawyer
fees and officials salaries that have ac-
cumulated under the rotten receiver
ships that would pay them ] Ed NOTE.
INFORMATION COMING OUT
G. G. Hogue, former superintendent
of the Oregon Pacific lets out these
facts.
Mr.. Bingham's inform Mt drew on
the secret report of K. w. Hadley for
his facts and fAncies not on the
court records at COrvallis.-The reports
to the court made by Col Hogg while
receiver, from time to time, and the
stenographic report of my examination
for eight days on the accounts of the
Oregon Pacific and of the receiver are
all on file and can be seen by anyone.
These reports are very full and COM
plete even to detail in strong contrast
with those fled by his successor.
If Mr.. Bingham had examined these
he would have found detailed state
ments of every certificate issued by
Col. Hogg aud the purpose for which
1t was issued.
OF these over 100000 were issued for
judgments, pay rolls, bills, etc, incurred
prior to the receivership of Col. Hogg.
$3.50, 900 were for the purchase of the
s. s. Willamette Valley.
The constant effort has been to make
1t appear that Col. Hogg incurred all
this Indebtedness during his receiver
ship, and Mr. Bingham lends himself
TO the same deception. Not intention.
ally, am sure, because no respect
able attorney wculd do so, and am
told that Mr.. Bingham stands well in
his profession, no doubt lac has been
imposed upon.
For instance the figures he gives as
the Indebtedness of Receiver Hadley at
the close of his receivership are identi-
cal with those given by Mr.. Hadley in
the report referred to about page lO7 as
the amounts due October /, 1898. Mr..
Hadley went out January 8, 1894. Is
it possible those remained unchanged
all those months?
The figures he gives as the amounts
due the various counties for taxes are
taken from page 90 of that report aud
are not correct, so am Informed.
Mr.. Bingham might have said the
court records show that most of the in.
debtedness was incurred prior not only
to Mr.. Hadley's reeeivership hut to Col.
aogg's receivership if we include the
purchase Of the ). ). William 81 te Valley.
Mr.. Bingham says Mr.. HAdley's
losses We're $1,000 per month. The
colrt indebtedness Increased ia his ad-
ministration between $4,000 aud SIS, =
900 per month, am sure. As to the
great Improvements, the books show a
little over 5000 for betterments OF
this 5000 was for taking up a few
lengths Of rails from a siding aud re-
laying them on grade already made
and with ties previously bought. Mr..
Mike Sixton, who lid the work, says
the labor cost $500. Where did the
Sl9i2 gog Mr., Hadley ran the road
behind just about as m2ch per month
as did Mr.. Hogg, lie found one years
fuel on hand aud left none.
He found fine merchandise trade
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