The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
Relief Corporation Denied
Credit by It's Butcher.
Meat for Refugees Must
in Future Be Paid For
Upon It's Delivery.
BAD RED-TAPE TANGLE

The Western Meat Company has re-
fused TO sell any more meat TO the
agents Of the Relief Corporation unless
spot cash be paid for IT, Thursday the
corporation had TO buy its meat out
side, paying something ike q quarter
OF ? cent a pound more for II than
would have been required had its credit
not been shut OF The trouble is due
10 the fact that the Western Meat
Company had Up to Wednesday not
been paid for something more than
$500 worth OF meat sold for relief
purposes during July After vainly
irving 70 get its money for month,
the company had shut of the corpora
lions credit.
The meat furnished for relief pur-
poses during July as purchased under
contract entered into with the West
ern Meat Company by Major c. r.
Krauthon. representing the United
States army. The contract provided
that the meat should be paid for on
the first Of the month. August. But
II the latter part Of July the Relief
Corporation took charge OF the relief
work. The funds for relief purposes
that the army authorities had on hand,
some $4,000 were turned over 10 the
corporation. on the understanding that
out Of them all bills that the army had
contracted Cor supplies should be paid
$4,000. OF which over $500 was due
the Western Meat Company.
On August the meat company no
= tffed a representative OF the army
that the bin which should have been
paid on August l had not been paid.
The attention OF the Department OF
Camps was called 10 II and assurance
given that It would be met imme-
otately. However. about the middle
Of August the company again COM
planned that the bill had not been
paid Investigation al relief head
quarters developed the fact that Lieu
tenant Scott, chief assistant in the De-
portment OF Camps. thought that Sec
retary BickneI had the bill. while
Secretary BicknelI was equally sure
that he did not. The bill was eventu-
ally found misplaced. il is said, in
Lieutenant Scott's desk along with the
others contracted through Major
krauthoh's department during July.
The bills were turned over TO Secre-
tary Bicknell TO go the regular
course"
Toward the end Of August the meat
company for the third time complained
that II wanted its money. Mr.. Bicknell
was seen again He was sure that q
bill had gone "the regular course" and
should have long since been paid But
II hadn't been paid. nor could it be
ranged for, when the package contain
ing this and the other army-contracted
bills was found unopened on Mr.. Phe-
lan's desk at relief headquarters.
Again was the important bill sent
the regular course" but even yester-
day nobody about relief headquarters
seemed 70 be able 10 say for sure
whether IL had been paid. although
they were under the impression that It
had been. IN the cashiers department
II was given out that Auditor William
Dodge sometimes paid the bills and that
il might have been paid Mr.. 1olge
could not say for sure whether II had
been paid or not, but had a distinct
recollection that he had drawn a
voucher for It.
The Western Meat Company was
better informed. Inquiry there devel-
oped the fact that the bill had been
paid on Wednesday