Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-06

line, so as not to do anything harmful.
Moreover. there is special difficulty in
dealing, with this matter by the federal
government In federal republic like
ours. But II Il rs possible to devise
made, even If only in a cautious and
tentative way. 1t would seem that the
federal government could at least act
by forbidding the use of the mails, tele-
graph and telephone wires for mere
gambling In stocks and futures. just as
1t does in lottery transactions.
Santa Fe President Had
Guilty knowledge Of Relating
inclose herewith a statement issued
lions (Appendix u, in answer to certain
statements (Which j also inclose), made
by and on behalf of the agents of the
Standard Oil corporation (Appendix p,
and letter of the Encouragement ZAP
pendix -, containing an answer to GER
tain statements, also inclosed, made by
the president of the Santa Fee Railway
Oil corporation and the railway company
have both been found guilty by the
courts of criminal misconduct; both have
each has issued and published broadcast
these statements, asserting their inno-
cence and denouncing as improper the
action Of the courts and juries in con-
are very elaborate, are very ingenious,
and are untruthful in important par
ticulars. The following letter and in
trate the methods of the high officials of
the Santa Fe and show the utter falsity
of their plea of ignorance, the similar
plea of the Standard Oil being equally
Department Of Justice. Office of the
United States Attorney, District Of Ore
gon.
Portland, January IL, 1905
THE President, Washington, d. c.
Dear Mr.. President: ! understand that
Mr.. Ripley, of the Atchfson. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway system. has comment
ed with some severity upon your attitude
toward the payment of rebates by certain
Unconstitutional railroads and that he
knew anything about any rebates being
granted by his road In
close you herewith copy Of letter from
Edward Chambers, general freight traffic
ia Fe Railway system, to Mr.. G. A.
Davidson, auditor of the same company,
dated February q, zoos.
This letter does not deal with inter
state shipments, but the constitution of
the state of California makes the pay
ment of rebates by railroads felony,
and MI Ripley has apparently not been
business. You are at liberty to use
this Enclosure in any way that you think
it can be of service to yourself OF the
Sincerely yours.
FRANCIS J. HENEY."
San Francisco, February q. 1907.
Dear Sir: j hand you herewith a file
of papers covering the movement Of fuel
oil shipped by the Associated OIL Com
pany over our line from January /, 1906,
20 agreed with the oil
Co.'S negotiations with Mr.. Ripley, Mr..
Wells and myself, that in consideration
of their making us special price on oil
for company use, which is covered by
contract, and the further consideration
that we would take a certain quantity,
they would in turn ship from Bakersfield
points a certain minimum number OF bar
rels of fuel oil at rate of rs cents per
barrel from Bakersfield. exclusive Of the
switching charge.
These statements cover the movement
except that they have included Stockton,
which is not correct, as II is not bay
point and could not be reached as con-
veniently by water. We have paid them
on account of this movement 1929 which
should be deducted from the total OF
movement shown in the attached papers.
81 wish you would arrange to make up
statement, check the same, and refund
to the Associated OIL Company down to
the basis of Is cents per barrel from Ba-
gardless of who is consignee, as all their
fuel oil is sold delivered. The reason
for making this deal in addition TO what
have stated Is that the Associated Oil
Company have their own boats and carry
oil from fields controlled by themselves
along the coast near San Luis Obispo to
San Francisco at a much lower cost than
the special rate we have made them and
in competition with the Union OH Com
pany and the Standard On Company, 1t
was necessary for them to sch at the
San Francisco Bay points on the basis
of the cost of water transportation from
the coast fields. They figured they could
only afford to pay us the 25 cents per
company a certain amount Of fuel oil.
otherwise the business covered by the
attached papers would have come In by
boat from the coast ST. nelds' con, ,s,e,v az
that there may be In the papers history
of the reasons why this arrangement was
made. ! wish you would go ahead and
make the adjustment as soon as possible.
as the Associated Oil Company are very
anxious to have the matter closed up.
The arrangement was Cancelled on No
vember 18th at a conference between Mr..
Ripley. Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Porter. and my
self
edward CHAMBERS"
SHIPMENTS Associated Oil Company,
Mr.. G. A. DAVIDSON
on the administrators actions have been
given a wide circulation throughout the
country In the newspapers and other
consciously or unconsciously, act as the
representatives of predatory wealth-of
| the wealth accumulated on giant scale
by all 1OrnnS OF rhfSlnS
| the oppression OF wageworkers to unfair
and unwholesome methods of crushing
out competition, and to defrauding the
public by stock jobbing and the rnanipu.
| iation Of securities. Certain wealthy mer
| of this stamp. whose conduct should be
| abhorrent to every man or ordinarily de
cent conscience, and who commit the
hideous wrong of teaching our youns
men that phenomenal business success
must ordinarily be based on dishonesty
nave during the last few months made
\ II apparent that they have banded to-
| gether to work for a reaction. Their en-
| deavor is to overthrow and discredt al
who honestly administer the law, to pre-
| vent any additional legislation which
4 would check and restrain them. and Il
secure II possible a freedom from all re
straint which will permit every unscru
| pulous wrongdoer to do what he wishe:
| unchecked provided he has enough mon
/ ey The only way to counterfeit the
| movement in which these men are en-
| gagged is to make clear to the public JUS
| what they have done In the past and jus
| what they are seeking 70 accomplish IL
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