The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-04

telephone wires for mere gambling In
stocks and futures, Just as 1t does ii
lottery transactions. In enclosing
herewith i statement ISSUED by the
chief Of the bureeu Of corporations
(appendix) IN answer TO certain state.
ments (Which / also enclose) made BY
and on behalf Of the agents Of the
Standard Oil corporation (~appendix y
and a letter Of the attorney general
(appendix 81, containing an answer
to certain statements also enclosed
made by the president Of Santa Fe
Railway company (appendix y.
Standard Oil Conviction.
The Standard Oil corporation and
the railway company have both been
found guilty by the courts Of Grim
inal misconduct; both have been SEN
fenced to pay heavy fines, and each
has issued and published broadcast
these statements, asserting their in
nocence and denouncing as improper
the action of the courts AMI juries in
Iconvicting them of guilt. These state
ments are very elaborate, are very in
teresting and are untruthful in import
ant parts. y The following letter and
enclosure from Mr.. Heney sufficiently
shows the methods OF high officers of
the Santa Fe and the utter falsity OF
them, and the similar plea OF the Stan
dard Oil company is equally without
| foundation:
Heney Told OF Santa Fe Rebates.
THE President, Washington, D. c.
Dear MI. President: I understand
that Mr., Ripley, OF the Atchison, To
peka & Santa FFe railway, has COM
mented with some severity upon your
attorney toward the payment Of re-
bates by certain trans-continental
railways and that he has declared that
he personally never knew anything
about n rebates being granted by
his road. I enclose you herewith copy
Of a letter from Edward Chambers.
general freight and traffic manager OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
way, to G. A. Davidson, auditor Of the
same company, dated February ~.
1907.
"This letter does not deal with in
t~erstate shipments, but the constitu-
ton of the state of California makes
the payment Of rebates by the road a
felony, and Mr.. Ripley has apparently
not been above the commission of
crime to secure business. You are at
liberty to use this enclosure in any
way that you think 1t can be of ser.
vice to yourself or the public. Sin
cerely yours, "a.
"FRANCIs J.. HENEY."
Letter Admits Violating the Law.
"san Francisco, Jan. ~, l9o7.-Dear
sir::I 1 hard you herewith a file OF
papers covering the movement of fuel
shipped by the Associated Oil com.
pany over our lines from January l,
1906, up to and including November
It 1905.
we agreed with the Associated OIL
company in negotiations between Mr..
Ripley, Mr.. Wells and myself, that in
case Of their making US a special price
on oil for company use which is Gov.
cred by a contract, and; the further
consideration that we would take a
certain quantity. they would in turn
ship from Bakersfield over ous. line
to San Francisco bay points a certain
minimum number Of barrels of fuel
oil at rate Of IS cents per barrel from
Bakersfield, exclusive OF the switching
charges.
These statements cover the agree
ment except that they have included
Stockton, which is not correct, as Il
is not a bay point, and could not be
reached as conveniently by water. We
have paid them on account of this
movement 1929 which should be de
Quoted from the total movement
shown in the attached papers,
II wish you would arrange to make
up statement Of the same and re
fund to the Associated Oil company
down to the basis Of Is cents per bar
rel from Bakersfield. They are the
shippers. regardless Of who is con
signee, as. all their fuel oil is sold de
livered. 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 Dan Luis Obispo
to San Francisco at a much lowel
cost than the special rate we have
made them in competition with tht
Union company and the Standard OF
company.
Why Low Rtaes Were Granted.
eft was necessary for them to sci
at San Francisco bay points on basis
of the cost of water transportation
from the coast fields. They figured
they could only afford to pay us q
cents per barrel II. by doing this the,