The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

dlSG anu nave Detn Ills dQ-
Yertising for him for some time.
The reason of my coming here was
TO represent the Evening Post of San
Francisco as its correspondent. 1t was
my habit to go to San Francisco every
Friday or Saturday, and upon the sec
ond Saturday that went below found
letter waiting for me from Mr..
Grange, asking me to call and see him.
This was on the 18th of January. The
following morning l rang him up and
he wanted to know what 1 was doing
in Sacramento.
Il told him l was the secretary of the
San Francisco Senatorial delegation, in
addition to the correspondent of the
Post. He said that was good; that leg
islation was coming up in Sacramento
in which he was interested and he
would like to have me look out for it.
ITO begin with, he said he would
like to have me get all bills that had
been introduced relating to building
and loans. L informed him 1 would
be down the following Saturday He
said that was good, as 1t was impor-
tant that he see me and that there
was good money in it for me. I
went to the State Printers office and
got the bills. two copies of each. on
Saturday, 81. L went below.
"A message was waiting for me at
llC Ol8ltC OI the -GOSl, Telling me TO
ring him UP. l told him l could not
see him as I had an engagement to
go to the theater with my wife. He
rang me up again, however and was
insistent that L come out and bring
the bills.
CALLS AFTER THEATER.
Il finally consented to drop out and
see him on my way home, and he asked
how fhinyS lnnlxf11O told
l thought they were going to do things
to US. He then asked me what L
thought of pending Investigations and
/ told him 1 believed that not only the
Continental but all of the loan COM
panies would be investigated. He then
asked me what I thought of the status
of the commission, whether l thought
there were any business men among
its members.
Il asked him what he meant and he
said, Do you think any of the mem
bers will do business; can you ap-
proach any of them" 1 called over
the names and he then asked me how
they stood.
He said Bauer was with the build
ing and loan companies and wanted to
know If knew the other members we'll
enough to talk to them. He asked me
to go and sound them-see if there were
any that could be bought. 1 told him
1 thought If any of them could that
it would be Bunkers, Wright, French
and Emmons. He asked me to see
them and see what could do.
Il told him 1 could not see them all,
rs only Bunkers and French were in
the city. He asked me to go and see
them and try to see what 1 could do.
He said his company did not fear in
vestigation, but he did not want to be
put to the trouble of going up to Sac
ramento.
He said there were four of the COM
Renters and Continental, working to-
gether, and he asked me what it would
be worth to protect them.
FIXES PRICE AT $3.50.
Il told him 1 thought it would be
worth $3.50 apiece. He told me to see
the Senators and get them to make a
proposition to protect three, if not four
Of the companies. 1 told him I would
not attempt to do his, bidding in the
case of the Continental, there was so
much talk about it. 1 went to the
theater that night. Later / found
Bunkers and asked him what could be
done.
He told me he would see French to
see what could be done and asked me
TO see him the next day at noon. I
kept the engagement, but he had not
seen French. 2 / asked him if he did
not think $3.50 apiece would be about
right. He said that four would have
to be taken care of and that he did
not know what they should expect.
II went to Grange with this, but he
said it was unsatisfactory-that he
wanted a definite proposition. / told
him I would return to Sacramento and
would report the figures to him by
telephone. He asked me what thought
1 should be entitled to for my share in
the work, and asked me If $3.50 would
not be about right. When 1 reached
Sacramento went to Bunkers and had
another talk. He said he had agreed
with French that $500 apiece would be
about right to take care Of the three
cempanies-that the Continental could
take care Of itself.
He said the case of the Continental
was different; that they couldn't touch
il for less than $4,000. / told Grange
he would have to come Up and see me
about that. He told me he was going
to see the Senators and the Pacific
States, and that he could answer him
self for the Phoenix-that it would be.
all right. He said the Continental could
take care of itself-that he would not
lay my proposition before it.
He again asked me what I expect
ed as my share, and / told him he had