The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

made for the insertion of the biogra-
ply. of Mr. McCune in the history? Nc
HE Is IT.
Is it necessary for arrangements to
be made in order to have it published
Well, yes, we control the History conn
pany.
Did you have any knowledge, as man-
ager of that company, of the fact that
Mr.. Whitney was preparing the biog-
raphy for the book of Mr.. McCune? No,
sir.
Was it within the line of your bust
ness to be advised of such matters
have knowledge of such matters?
would naturally expect to be advised OF
such things.
Would it be inserted in the book
without your approval? No. sir.
Or how is that as to that fact. had
Mr.. Whitney authority to cause the in
sertion of any biography in the his
up; of course, the manuscript all passed
through GU: hands before it was
printed.
You know the facts concerning the
payment for MIR. Whitney writing the
biography of Mr.. Frank Cannon? Yes,
sir.
Please state them l spoke to Mr..
Whitney on this matter; | might start
from the beginning and tell all l know
about that particular case.
Go right along. Mr.. Whitney came to
me, as l remember, it was several
months ago, and l didn't charge my
memory with it, and asked how he
could see my brother Frank Cannon,
and / suggested, think, when he might
find him by going in our place of bus
mess, and he subsequently met him, as
l understand it. After that converse
ton my brother came to me and told
me that Bishop Whitney had spoken
with him.
Mr.. Van Cott-1s this Frank j.?
This is Frank with regard to some
matters for the history of Utah, and
that Bishop Whitney had suggested
that his biography should be in that
volume, and asked him if he would
write it. He informed me that he had
replied that he didn't have the time,
and didn't have the inclination to write
his own biography Mr.. Whitney then
told hinl-asked him if he wouldn't
have somebody else write it, and what
he answered was / don't know Mr..
Cannon, my brother, Frank j. Cannon.
came to me and asked me if l would
mentioned two gentlemen, and also
mentioned Mr.. Whitney, and told me
that any expense we were at in hav-
ing it written he would reimburse us
for; inasmuch as Mr.. Whitney had done
all that work for us, | naturally chose
him as the man to write that part of
it, and spoke to him about it, and told
him what we would give him to write a
biography upon it's being accepted, and
he agreed to our terms and the work
was proceeded with.
A hundred dollars, I believe? A hun
dred dollars: yes, sir.
Who paid 1t? | did, as manager of
the George Q. Cannon & Sons COM
pany.
Out of the company funds? Yes, sir.
Questions by Mr.. Evans:
Now, in writing these biographies in
this history, Mr. Cannon, l ask you
who were considered by your company
as proper subjects for the history; that
is, by you and Mr.. Whitney, when you
talked it over? Well, there were a
great many prominent men throughout
the state whose biographies were be-
ing written.
Did you talk about Mr.. Rawlins? Mr..
Rawlins had a plate in the history, and
naturally would have biography: all
men whose plates appeared were to
nave written notice.
That is, if he purchased "a plate he
would get a notice without additional
charge? That was my understand
ing.
Did you give him Instructions Or did he
say anything to you about whether the
members Of congress. eX-members of
congress should have a place in that
history? 1t is not clear in my mind;
l think at that time he did mention to
me that he would like to have a chap
ter or more on men who had been in
congress; l think he mentioned my
fathers name and John T. Gaines
name. and also, think, mentioned j.
L. Rawl;ns' name.
Clarence T.. Allen? l wouldn't be
sure as to that; lie spoke of men who
had been in congress; that he wanted
to devote some space to them.
But he didn't mention Mr.. McCunes
name? No, sir.
At any of these interviews? No, sir;
his name was never mentioned that [
of.
You have the right, I suppose. to
insert or reject any matter which might
be written for the history? 1 think
SO.
You passed upon that; isn't that the
r.:la? Yes. sir.
Cross-examination by Mr. Dickson:
Mr.. McCune have plate in the his
tory? No, sir.
Mr.. Evans-He didn't even arrange
with you to take plate in the his
tory?
The Witness-No, sir
WANTED PROMINENT MEN.
Was it part of the intention or plan
that the history with the biographies
of prominent men of the state. business
men, leading business men, might APP
pear there as we'll as congressman or
politicians? oh. yes.
j understand you stated to Mr.. Whit
ney when you spoke to him about writ
ing the biography of your brother, that
he would be paid for it? Yes, sir.
You did that upon the prior assur-
ance given you by your brother that
he would pay the company? Yes. sir.
Whatever it cost you? Yes, sir.
SO that, as matter of fact, Mr..
Whitney was paid by your brother, but
through your hands? He was paid
through us.
And your brother has paid-that is
all repaid to you? So that in the last
result. it would be payment by your
brother. wouldn't it? Well the pay
yes; you might
charge my brother more than we paid
him: in ordinary cases we would be-
cause we have got to print that biug-
raDhy and insert it in the history.
At all events, the company is not to
be out of pocket anything for the writ
ing of that biography? Not that par
ticular biography: no
And you recognized as a member of
the company that Mr.. Whitney was en-
titled to compensation for work of that
kind? Yes, sir.
Then his services would be paid for;
do you know of the writing by Senator
Whitney of Mr.. Rawlins' biography?
Well. Mr. Rawlins, as 1 stated before,
had a plate there, and all men who had
plates there would have a biography.
Yes sir
Did you know that Mr.. Rawllns was
paying him for it? No. sir: / did not.
There would have been nothing i'm