The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

ihe Atchiecr. Topeka q Santa Fe railway
pystem, has commented with some severity
upon your attitude toward the payment
kAiiroads and that he haS declared that
Ne personally never knew anything about
any rebates being granted BY. his road:
letter from neGss &swsra ySp CHAMBER aa General
freight traffic manager OF the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway system, 70
ut G pay'dssn sgditSf e
This litter does not deal With interstate
shipments, but the constitution OF the state
81 California makes the payment OF re-
ley has apparently not been above the
commission of crime to secure business.
You are at liberty to use. this fnciosure
service to yourself or the public. :
M ..Francis ]. Heney.'
NJ "San Francisco, February q. 1s07-Dear
sana ths you II o
by the Associated OIL company over our
Nine from January !. 1928, 1928, up to and in
Eve agreed with the Associated OIL
Dompany's negotiations with Mr.. Ripley
Mr.. Well4, and myself, that in considera-
tton Of their making us special price
on Oil for company use, which Is COW
cred by contract, and the further con-
sideraton that we would taae a. certain
they would I'M n turn shp ran
cisco bay points certain minimum num-
ber of barrels Of fuel oil at rate OF % 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 it Is not bay
point and could not be reached as con-
veniently by water. We have paid them
on account of this movement T,239 which
should be deducted from the total OF
movement shown in the attached papers
8 'T wish you would arrange to make up
a statement, check the same, and refund
TO the Associated Oil company down 10
the basis of rs cents per barrel from
Bakersfield where they are the shippers
regardless OF who is consignee, as all their
fuel Oil is sold delivered: Yours RS truly: nS.s
"a Shipments Associated Oil Company,
# ''Mr. G. A. Davidson, Auditor IFS ss.
81 LOS Angeles"
.a a.s,. Reply. to Attacks. aa' gH
The attacks by these great corporations
given a wide circulation throughout the
country, in the newspapers and otherwise,
by those writers and speakers who, con-
sciously or uneonsciously, act as the rep. t.
Tesentatfves OF pt,datory wealth-of the
wealth accumulated on giant scale by
all forms of iniquity, ranging from the
oppression Of wageworkers to unfair ana ana
competition, and to defrauding the pub
lie by stock jobbing and the manipulation
OF securities Certain wealthy men or
tshorrent TO every man Of ordinarily decent
conscience, and who commit the hideous
Ewrong of teaching our young men that
phenomenal business success must or
#dinarily be based on dishonesty, have
during the last few months made 1t APP
parent that they have banded together
Ito work for reaction, Their endeaVor
As TO overthrow and discredit all who hon
testify administer the Jaw, to prevent any
additional legislation which would check
land restrain them, and to secure II pos
isible freedom from all restraint which
will permit every INSCRIPTIONS wrongdoer
TO do what he wishes unchecked provided
he has enough money. The only way to
counteract the movement in which these
men are engaged is to make clear to the
public just what they have done in the
past and just what they are seeking to
accomplish in the present.
S., The administration and those who sup
port its views are not only not engaged
In an assault on property, but are siren
nous upholders Of the rights of property
Under no circumstances would we coun-
tenance attacks upon lawabiding prop
erty, or do aught but condemn those who
hold up rich men as being evil men be-
"a cause of their riches. On the contrary
our whole effort is to- insist upon con
|duct and neither wealth nor property mol
any other class distinction, as being the
proper standard by which to Judge the
actions of men. For the honest man OF
great wealth we have a hearty regard
just as we have hearty regard for the
al honest politician and honest newspaper
But part OF the movement TO uphold hon
esty must be movement to frown on
dishonesty. -