The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-30

nation by the public. as are all the
records OF the commission. This list was wa
made with the kowledge and approVal OF
Judge Crump and Mr. Upshur Mr.. y p
shur being present q considerable po ,l lioii
Of the time when this work was uonI,
and manifesting much interest III the Wei
fare Of the company, and alaklEs If i',
5uuent Inquiries as TO It's success.
= . 8 paye to a representative of the com,
many from time to time some rev pei IVi :
Inemorandums OF the names anu -
dresses Of parties who wrote 20 ~ .i mend
ments OF charters, together Win a orie !,
notation Of the purport Of the levers ~
replying to these letters IN my
pacity. took particular pa.hs a "a e,,ll.
ness and particularly, sending COPIES, o. o.
the laws napamphet form SO Z, tnal ivy
would not, through any dtrellction on ny
services Of this company, and the mes h %
the commission will fully sustain Inns Inns
statement The object OF giving ! ms, COM COM
pany these names was to elap!e ~ - se tta
purposes and the corporation laws ofathe
State. In addition thereto, DID on sew
era occasions dictate n few lei ters y t,.e
stenographer assigned me by the connlls-
sion in regard to the business Of TINS COM
pany which were written, with two OK.
ceptions, by the stcnographers OUTSIDE OF
office hours, and signed by an oitlcer OF
the company The executions, Me De Shgn ne ne
was not occupied with official work
3. I authorized and sanctioned this COM
pany obtaining from the assessment mes
OF the commission lniorm ir,ttn1, 70 u cnrI
porations calling their attention 70 me ,i,e
taxes they could save by authorizing tins
company to amend their charters, reduc-
Ing their capital stoGk E ah hnW Gat Sane
toned It, ! assumed all responsibility Tor
ii. would say as to this that the lnfor,
nation was only such as can be obtained
by any citizen at any tlma upot w., rc
alton and connection with this company
with the additional statement that am n
stocllholder in the company, ana I IS UPON
these facts. and malicious and iibeious
ex parte statement by John A, Upshur
which [ have never been permitted TO see,
that Hon. beverly T. grump, lifelong
lawyer and bearing the title of judge mas
drawn his indictments AGAINST me. ana M
that too after repeated assurances OF me
warmest personal friendship for me, with
out ever a word Of complaint, warning,
criticism or r.aproof; - ~, ~,
Before leaving this branch Of the sub,
| ject, desire to say here, that nnd
| known Judge Crump for many years, ana
! that from the time Of my coming to the
commission, more than q year ago .b nna
was no man held IN higher personal
esteem. felt towards him as a younger
| brother, and there always existed be
| tween us the utmost freedom of inter-
course. If l ever kept anything from him
| It was through inadyertence and not 4 by
Intention or design, talked with nm
the qualifications OF It's operations, end
kent him advised from time to time Of Its
! progress and success, obtained from
| him In ourfconversations many valuable
suggestions Which I Impaired to the man
aging officer of the company, and Judge
Crump, Without intention, perhaps, had as
much to do with shaping and directing the
policy Of the company as any officer Of
| director 1t had, ana great deal more
than many OF them. suppose. however
our household idols shattered now and
| then and our@ideals dethroned. and that
| these experiences should be taken philo-
ophically,
Was ForeWarned,
After It had been stated In the papers
inl, that T had accented "a DOSl.