The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-20

Apt4AtiF tHfQu&H WlkH0ut khU MtFt ycHr
tion cf the court at Astoria, but as they
lyOur CAanlebr of Commcrce) have oflic.
iaIly decided otherwise Why We have,
thanks ID the State Legislature, 10 wait
the slow modus operandi of the courts
spt viii gel there, 10 Nesaleril River |
mean, all the same although possibly
not as speedily Al II We had The In
influence of Astoria's Chamber Of Com.
mefce to induce the holders of these six
miles rights-of-way to compromise their
suits now pending before Judge Mc-|
Bride.
r omitted to deny as now do Mr..
Clyde FuIton's false assertion that I
had two years ago attempted to build
Ave miles from HiIlsbOro for Portland,
Nehalem Il TiIIamcck Railway Com.
pany. III NJ will call on Col. John MI
Crakcn Iii. president and II. \. Pittcck
Its chairman of the executive commit
tee he viii find to the contrary that !
had previously paid for these fye miles
grade explained as follows: Some years
ago I built these Ave miles with my
own money. The directors Of the Port
land, Nehalem n Tillamook Railway
Company On tho 22nd of June, 1908,
granted to Atlas Construction Company
of San francisco afccntract TO build 20
miles from Hillsboro IN exchange for
100000 bonds. That construction com.
pany asked me to sell my grade which
II did To IL and " commenced work
thereon, had not been working for TWO
weeks when II stopped work upon my
Ave miles grade all paid in cash by me
and alleged (which guess Is true) nom
delivery Of its 100000. Bonds by Col
McCraken, president Of the Portland,
Nehalem 4 TilIamook Railway Com;
pany, stopped them. Az any rate did
not get i dollar from-Atlas Construc-
tion Company FOR my Ave miles grade
(eyery dollar Of which had paid years
ago). Mr.. Lytle never got any deed
thereto from its true owners but ! am
told he paid the Atlas Construction
Company's men some 1880 Or 5000 fcr
their work done upon my grade from
August /. 1905, to their stoppage two
week thereafter and now In the Y. y,
Federal court. New York. And ! still
hold that five miles grade or rather the
company that built II does for Atlas
Construction Company's obligation to
| pay it ard still unpaid by either Mr
|Lytle or anybody else. had no such
Ave miles contract, the San Francisco
company had. and It y these wild and
reckless statements which Clyde Fulton
makes for q purpose pardon me say
ing 80. that have not word Of truth
lin them.
FINALLY to show the absurdity Of that
s25O.0oO cash Or bond which Clyde FuI.
lton demanded from the Portland-oregcu
| & Seacoast Railway Company last Mon
| day let me ask for what purpose
ibid he want iii The stockhold'
ersf Impossible. because no shares. not
even one is held in Clatsop county o.
Astoria. For the bond holders in Lon
ldons No. because they have q mortgage
| deed of trust to their own trustee. Then
Iis II for the workmen's prctections He
knows the law that this also IS untrue,
/ for under the lien law Of Oregon all
workmen have preferable lien-eyen
preferable TO that Of the bond holders
mortgage itself--which says that II the
mems monthly wages are in default for
10 days after the day fixed for payment
thereof these workmen can put lien
upon the road and make the bond hold
ers pay it Immediately thereafter and
do you suppose that 80 days construc-
tion would amount to $250.000 or even
$4,000 per month"; Simply ridiculous,
This law took effect after the Astoria
4 South Coast Railway was built and
hence 7 don't think Clyde Fulton knows
anything about it.
nIf. however, Mr.. Fulton win specif.
cally make any charges against me in
writing / win guarantee to answer them
in "a hours. and as facts are chiels that
wilma ding ! want no personal spleen
or dislike allegations, but the cold
seriatim specific allegations. nothing
more, for me to answer.
Respectfully,
"WILLIAM REIDs