Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27
as been paid out IN blackmall on such

has been paid out IN blackmai ON such
accounts.
"rhe business has been done by a
continuous gang Of nineteen aud their
suburdinates. continued Mr. Folk 1T
took nineteen votes to control the city
council and these nineteen men passed
upon what legislation should be enact
cd and how much they should be paid
for each act or franchise At ono time
tho combine received $4,000 for an dr-
dinauce TO light the city. The bargain
was made on the floor Of the house OF
delegates and the money was handed
over 10 one OF the combine. After Not-
ing the nineteen met at the house Of
one of their number and the host snt
M the piano and played Home sweet
Home. while the money was disribut-
cd IN 81, 500 lots
A MILLION DOLLARS PROFIT
asked Mr. Folk about the Central
Traction deal Of 1898. out Of which a
New York promoter made almost ST.
600 600 lie replied.
THAT was for a franchise when Gov
cred nearly an the street railways OF
the city. The promoter, a man named
snyder, gave $4,000 il brides to inc
municipal assembly to gel H. Hc PAID
TWENTY-FIVE ont OF the tWonty-cight
members OF the house OF delegates 49,
900 each and the seven members OF the
council from $4,000 TO $1,000 each one
councilman took 5000 from other par
ties 10 vote against the franchise. but
returned It when he found he could get
si0000 from the promoter to vote IN us
favor He gave back the first amount
saying he dld not think he could hon
estly earn It. That franchise was SOLD
nv the promoter for 81 26OO UO SO that he
made a clean million out OF the trans
action. The city did not receive one
cent for all the streets given away.
THAT was the case In which Uthoit
figured. was 1t not2'
"Yes." was the reply, "Uthof was
the man who got $4,000 for his vote
and gave back the $4,000 which the
opposing parties had given him 20 vote
for them The promoter, huNtFer, had
promised Uthoff 100000 upon his say
ing that $780, 900 was not enough, and
with this understanding lthon gave
him hack the 100000 expecting to get
$780, 600 the next morning
THAT night the promoter left for New
York, taking all the money with him,
Uthoff had voted for the bill and mad
nothing He took a pistol and followed
the promoter to New York They met
at the Waldorf hotel, and there, under
the influence Of a bottle % champagne,
TIthoff was made 20 compromise ms
claim Of 100000 for $1,000 cash At tho
same time he signed statement that
he knew the promoter was not corrupt,
and that he believed he would be as far
from offering bribe as he tUthoD
would be from accepting one II offered. -
HOW A BOY MADE $4,000.
one Of the queer cases described by
Mr.. Folk during our conversation was
the attempted bribery Of man named
Meier In the central traction bill The
promoters thought they could carry
the franchise without Meier but they
wanted his vote in case one Of the
other boodlers failed them. They went
TO his son and handed him $4,000, say
ing: MY boy, we are not sure of our
majority, and Il we need your fathers
vote we are willing to nay for II, Give
this money to him and tell him that he
Is 10 vote FOR the bill II his vote Is re-
quired 10 pass II. In that case he Is
to keep the money, but II II Is not need
cd he can vote against the bill and you
can return the money 10 us. The boy
took the money. The vote was taken
and his fathers vote was not required.
Thereupon the promoters asked young
Meier for the $4,000, but We're refused
IN language somewhat like the follow
Ing
"I don't intend to give that money
back / did not give It to father, for that
would be trying TO hrIhe him, and 7
don't think YOU ought to have It for
you have tried to Use II 10 corrupt us.
| think / will lust keen II for myself "
He did keep It, using it for a start in
business.
FOLK TALKS OF THE GOVERNOR.
SHIP.
The conversation here turned to the
gubernatorlal campaign, and ! asked
Mr. Folk what he would do II he were
elected. He replied;