Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-07

SPeWV LII Hscertalnlng the standing OF
the cap:tIaRists" previous to the FRAN.
chise being given, it would seem the
municipal dads were in full possession
of tn Dir faculties when they closed
| their eyes and bet on the three card
monte layout.
| While 1t may appear ungrateful in
return for such a wealth of experience
10 disclose the fine arts of the manipu-
lation, the above figures given by the
"grabbers will afford a comp1ehen-
sive insight as to how the game can be
played to win.
The first splu7ge made by the com
pany was to take over the chamber of
commerce for 100000. To drop such
a bunch of nicl0les in one lump set even
e. I'll. Hartman thinking. He won-
dered if it could be true. But Portland
knew better. Hadn't 1T been promised
Los Angeles "capitalists' wole to-
revolutionize the city? 1t was NO use
getting nervous. because the start was
made so we'll But soon it became
known an oversight was responsible.
and instead of 100000, the figures
should have read 100000. The rest
was paper.
A. c. Emmons, acting as attorney
for G. p. Loss & Co., said today that
the building is not in the name of j.
Whyte Evans, president of the United
Railways company
1t was in his name as trustee for
a time after the sale, but few months
ago was transferred to w. D. Larra-
bee, - he said
A rough estimate places the cost of |
steel and other material ordered at |
$4,000. This is admitted by both |
Sides. But it was not told thai in addi-
tiou to about $500 paid yesterday by
the c. f. boss interests as salaries to
the crew in the field for june there
Were obligations assumed for material
unpaid for that amount to several
thousands of dOllars. This is a nom.
imal sum, however, and these various
sums are given by the members of the
company themselves and must be ac,
,epted accordingly ,.r /
In addition Mr.. Evans said today
hat the company had paid 100000 4
ior the property of the Oregon Trac-
ion company, consisting of franchises
m Stark, Twelfth and Pettygrove
treets and about a mile of double u
rack, which was sold at public auc-
ion He admitted there was a small .
ayment ON tihs chamber of of com
ierce, but said the other money had
cen paid by mambers of the company,
0 there is nothing apparently in the
'ay of this being taken over by the .
ew owners p
Did you ever tell members of the
Ounci wheye the proposed route of !"
he company would lie, so they could
ahe options on the Land and get a good
quite when it was turned over" was n
sked Mr.. Evans 'e33 y
81 did not and do not know of any :, -
ne who did" he replied. GAS a mat y
II of fact, do not know the exact %
cation of the survey myself. When
Q took over the Oregon Traction com
my their survey showed grade of
g pa1 cent, and We made a new loea- =
on to lower that. But such matters -
aae looked after by the engineering
'partment, and did not pay any at q
ntion 20 them -
(" Isn't it fact that there was not ~
ongh money in possession of uhe ",
smbens of the company 10 build the br
ad when they canle herei" came or
10.
Yes" he affirmed. 'but tho imam tn
Il part OF it was arranged in San
ancisco, and would have been carried gr
were 1t not for tho chamber of ne
nmerce ire and the Sam Francisco va
rthquaie. / do not care 10 say who eol