Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-03
AFTER TEN MILLIONS
Demand on the Central Pacific Rail-
road for That Sum.
NOT LIKELY 10 BE COMPLIED WIN
The Dirsc .0rs VIII Consider the Matter
aud Presen, Counter claims on
tbs Government.

San FRANCISCO, March 3.-Camp-
bell Z. Berry, assistant treasurer OF
the United States stationed In this
city, started out on n quest day or
Two ago for 50, COS. 2lO.06. but 30 far he
has failed to make the collection,
Under tructions from the secrs.
tRry OF the treasury, bearing date OF
February II, Assistant Treasurer
Berry was instructed to demand OF
Isaac l.. Requa, president OF the Gem
trail Pacific Railroad company and of
the treasurer OF that company the sum
mentioned Ia order that the govern.
menl's case might not be pfjudiced
In tho future by the failure to formally
demand the exact sum claimed to BIS
due from the failroaI company. The
government did lot expect this de.
mand to be met aud was not disap.
pointed. Within few days the
railroad company through It's resident
attorneys VIII III iko detailed reply TO
tho government, settling iOrth the
offsets and counteFclaims which, IL
VIII be commended, more than basnces
the amount Of the demand. 1t VIII be
maintained, Ia behalf OF the road, that
1t has many Judgments which affect
every department and that the a2gfe-
gate OF these elaine more than COUNTER
balanoe the demand OF tue United
States.
Tho demand ie the result OF the
sale during the last month of q block
OF 20 mortgage bonds OF the railroad
company held by the government as
HannTitV fnF ~
Congress passed In 1873 pfescriOes the
procedure Whereby tue bonds were
SOLD aud by It's terms implies that a
spec flc demand is requisite to the
governments role OF "Angeln to the
RAILROAD corporation.
When sold the rRilIOad bonds did net
yield tho amount OF the bends iBsueu
by the government. The deficit is the
amount for which the demand In
question was made. The sum elaine
Wy the government includes interest
money, and IL Is said that the railroad
Company Will base Its resistance to
the demand upon the acts OF Congress
regulating tha relations OF the govern.
ment and the railroad and providing
that no interest shGll be deemed to be
Que until the entire Indebtedness ia
determined aud adjusted.
Presi. Isaac IL. Requa OF the Central
Pdcinc was seen ri his Piedmont
nome iaet night. His own knowledge
OF the hituatiOn was mesgle, hs said
inRsmuch as only iormai request for
the enormous sum involved in the
matter hal been received by him and
hIed for consideration when the
fficisls OF the road should assemble.
81 was notified on Saturday lasi.O
no said. "by the assistant sub-tTeaeutsr
in bsDFrancisco that my road would be
expected To pay nearly Sl0,OOO,0O0. 1
cannot say the demand was unex pect-
ed, and al the same time cannot say
that 1t was looked for. When | re-
ceived the notification simply placed
II in shape TO be considered when we
next gather ss officers VI the road to
handle our regular business, and
passed the Information, Of course, TO
those best entitled to know OF 1t. [
am compelled to deny you any de-
tailed explanations OF what we may
do In the matter, but only for the res-
aon that l myself am not aware of the
course We shall pursue. There is no
telling what will bs done, but 1t Ia
safe to presume that the road will
accept the siiuGtion as 1t now stands
anu by no means aptagonize the gov.
eminent. L have absolutely no view
TO express on the mstter anu know
that no one eIse connected with the
road could tell any more. I am sorry
there Is nothing 10 be said in our
behalf, but such is the case and will
be go until the road regularly has
considered the eub.treasureT's demand.
We have beer doing nothing in
Washington In the matter and are
not prepared TO offer any eriticism lust
at this moment