The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-15
THE ENQUIRY POSTPONED.
a Delay i'm the Hemp Investigation
Until May 4.

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fairs ,-estar,,,,. decided to ,ostnona th,. in
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Major +, l. Hawks until Nav
The reason given for the DELAY Is that
all the witnesses cannot reach washing
ton before that time The date has been
| set six weeks ahead 50 that a half dozen
witnessos now in the Philipnfnes and who
have been cabled for, can arrive.
The absence of Senator Proctor is said
to have nothing to do with the postpone
ment of the hearing. Messrs. Harris and
| Cockrell claim that the committee is will
ing to go ahead as soon as the witnesses
arrive.
There will be no whitewash." said
Senator Harris yesterday. Il have heard
comments of this kind. but / can assure
| you that the truth Will be known and all
guilty parties punished
The committee has all the letters and
| documents in the case and these will be
used The hearings are to be secret. as It
! is not proposed to let any evidence be-
| come public until the report of the mi
nority is published.
MIR. Proctor is expectcd to return to the
| city in ample time To attend tbe hearings
The charges which brought about the
investigation were brought to the fore bv
| Mr.. Pettigrew who producad a rrosnec
tus and described the companv as fol-
/ lows:
Last year n comnanv was orpanized
! for the purpose. of expIoiting the Phil
( ippine Islands II was called tho Ph;lin-
/ pines Lumber and Development Comnauv
1t issued an elaborate nrosnectus and
/ opened an office in Chicago. I would not
| alluie to the matter if it were not for the
! fact that pro1ninent officers of the Gov
| ernment yvera connected with ito orqani-
4 zation and were Inembers of its hoard of
/ directors According tn the prosnectus
1 this ccrnnar,v had a Genital Of &, ono ooo
and was going to engage in tho n,,rchase
and sale of lumber in the PhiliDnine ISL
| ands and assist in tbe general develop-
ment of thai country Their prosnectus
saws:
Negotiations are peudinp for timber
rights. and some valuable timber rights
have already been secured. and negotia-
tions for others are rapidlv approaching
completion. No other company can COM
pete with this one in getting a first foot
hold in the islands. and for several years
at least this company will be ahead of all
competitors.
e Unlike most tropical countries. the la
Dor problem is easily solved by the Chi
nese labor which is plentifuI and fairly
good
Inc ohlCe oi tne company is III the
Merchants Loan and Trust Company
Building corner of Adams and Clark
Streets. Chicago. and upon the glass door
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Vi 'ite oiii0e Is lii"'eu 'he ioIlo"iis
fhlilpplnes Lumber ana DeNeiopment
Company, ]. a. T. Hull. President.
Mr.. Hull. the president of this PhiIip-
,,i,e co,nnar,, 10 r-boir,,an of tho corr
pm ''iii Pa.S' Is .iaii man Va 're I'm
Hl''tee on hiltary AHalrs OIL the present
House of Representatives. The attorney
of this con1pany is Hon. r r. Dovener.
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siiiIa' Us tieas01ei 10 'oilLi HiDsoi''
a banker at CreSton, iowa. It's Secre-
tary is Stewart Spalding of Chicago. Mr..
Shading is also Secretary of the Cal
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uiii'' 'u CiilN"eO Cei'ii anu DOSh I'm
pahy ana Is hnahciaily Interested IN oth-
er concerns. The officers Of the company
,or,er that tho con of congrassroan tIuIi
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anu i'tiiei hhdJoi vi Noluii'eeis was at
that time in the Islands IN the interest OF
the company"
Anonr the letters in the possession of
the committee are the following:
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