New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-11
REPLY TO MR.. JACKSON.
OLER "WAIVES RIGHTS" "
President of Ice Company viii Give
Part of Required Documents.

President Oler Of the American Ice Company has
answered the application of Attorney General jack
son to the company for permission to examine its
books obtain copies of the papers and documents
in ;he OF the people against company, which
he said had disappeared before Attorney General
Mayer left Office and which he says We're essential
TO carrying the Ice Trust prosecution President
Oler. in his letter 10 Mr.. Jackson and Mr. Black,
says It Will afford the company great pleasure to
furnish duplicates of the missing documents. Presi-
dent Oer says, however. that his company is unwI-
ing to comply with the Attorney Generals demand
in so far as II exceeds request for data obtained
by his predecessor and says that the demand made
upon the company is not warranted by law. and
that their willingness to waive their rights by
supplying copies of the missing papers is in
splred by their desire treat a state officer with
courtesy.
The letter. dated February g. follows:
We beg TO acknowledge the receipt of your I'M
dated demand, served upon US on the 9Th inst, re
questng that We produce for inspection of the
anime and inspect and copy the documents which
and branches OF the American Ice Company in the
state OF New York, which are specified In the said
demand and in reply We beg to state:
t,irst,Th9t your predecessor in office, the Hon
14li US NJ Mayer. Attorney General OF the state
American Ice Company to inspect, examine and
me PAPERS records and also the contracts OF the
american Ice Company. with any person or cor
made and completed his examination, the same
6eing completed by him during the month OF
We learn from the Albany dispatches to the news
sagrda FSbay q Ta the orE So of the Of ad S
tracts from these contracts documents. papers and
letters are alleged to have disappeared from the
nles or the Attorney Generals office. II will afford
US the greatest pleasure TO furnish duplicates Of
the missing copies and all that II will be
sary for you to do in that behalf will be supply
US with a list Of the papers, documents contracts
ana extracts which you claim have disappeared.
In order that there may be no misrepresentation as
10 the ComprehensiveneSs Of our willingness to
assist the Attorney Generals office in every way
wlthin our power. desire to he understood as
q % document
extract from any book, contract. document, paper
or letter which your predecessor his representa-
1--WE may nave obtained from the offices files OF
the American Ice Company and which may have
General
Second-InasmuCh as the Attorney General and
ms representative devoted at least six weeks %
me examination OF the books. contracts document
files and letter flies OF the American Ice Company
before beginning this action justified in
assuming. ana II IS but proper to conclude that
IeVed he mad obtained sufficient data upon which
TO predicate and maintain this action. Therefore
we are unwilling to comply with your demand in
so Tar as It exceeds request for data obtained by
your predecessor in Office.
Ihlrd-AOu cannot he unaware that the demand
you make upon us is one not warranted by law:
tnat II Is demand not predicated upon any pro-
vision or the statute or common law; that YOU are
not entitled TO much Of the information covered by
Il, ana, therefore. we must beg you to excuse
from furnishing with data other than that
IN our willingness TO again furnish this data you
VII undeTstand that we waive to this extent
iesal rights In the premises. This waiver is in
spired by our desire to treat with courtesy
officer whom # Is fair TO assume regards himself
rs engaged In the prosecution OF his official duties
As to the residue of your demand we feel com
fore. decline to comply with il further than
have herein expressed our willingness SO TO do.