The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
INVESTIG ALTON THAT
LEADS TO SURPRISES

took this complaint 70 Colonel Fred
Croker and explained to him the stu
alton and told him IL was my ambition
70 deliver TO the people Of this state a
trial balance Of the railroads business,
so that every intelligent person in this
state could see for himself whether or
not the railroad company should be
regulated I was willing to give them
e reasonable interest on the legitimat te
cost Of the construction OF the road
above their operating expenses-they
had always claimed that the receipts OF
the roads did not reach this point. He
said he still claimed so. / told him /
wouldn't go into the corruption depart
ment Of the Southern Pacific railroad to
throw mud on any one. That part Of
IT, ] said, I would protect. I said that
3 II he had been honest in his statements
% ne in reference 10 the income of
The roads this Investigation would do
D. the company good instead OF harm and
Il would justify the commission in not
acting against them
Colonel Crocker called his directors
together and they agreed with me. We
proceeded with the investigation with
the agreement that they should furnish
everything without a contest that was
asked for in reference 10 the real busi-
ness of the road
distance, taking up the coast division
which I discovered sfterward was the
most profitable part Of the Southern
Pacific rOad-the shoe began TO pinch
TOO tightly and the newspapers de-
rnanded vast sums OF money from them.
This. at first, I did not believe. 1 told
Colonel Fred Crocker so, and he told
me that if would give him
my sacred word Of honor that ]
would not divulge the fact he
would take me in with an individual
who represented certain newspapers in
san Francisco and I could see for my
self and they could talk 20 me. L said
."Au right" I told him I would remain
quiet. regardless Of what happened IN
less I was justified by the actions of the
parties 10 the agreement themselves.
GREAT CORRUPTION
FUND FOR PAPERS
According to appOintment, we met
one Saturday morning in the railroad
building in Montgomery street, and
there was a representative of the press
who demanded that i reverse my posi-
tfon in the ShiveIey case. To my sur
prise and establishment, L WIS told there
that one Of these papers Uas TO receive
100000. another one $4,000, and then
fhe other S3J,OOO divided between two
nfher papers. 4 cODtended that 4 could
not afford TO reverse myself before tho
pubIfc at that time in the manner de-
unanded of me without absolutely stul-
fffying myself. i was told that If
would do 80 any political hOnOrs
b. might desire would be mine and thai
ALI of these papers would support me
otherwise 1 would be absolutely ruined
an every public Official was in the hands
of the public press, and i would bs
ruined as Mr.. Cohen. one of my prede.
resSOrs on the railroad cOmmissiOn-A
a. COhea-had been. II was states
there by the representative of thes'
pnpers that Mr.. Cohen was an honest
man. that he never received n dollar
from the railroad company. This rep
resenfatfve appealed 20 the railroad of.
6cfaIs who were present to bear hin
ont. which they did, and IL was sais
fI,af nj the same time. the people Oi
This state thought that he had received
$4,000 for his vote upon that commits.
NiOn-
O-Why did they think so?
BRANDED as TOOL;
DIES OF BROKEN HEART
A.-They thought so because he had
promised Senator Stanford-because h'
had got himself in the position where
he had promised Senator Stanford thai
he would not act in the matter of re-
ducfng rates until he returned from {
tour-until Stanford returned from &