The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-01


issued and published broadcast these
statements asserting their innocence
and dendunc.ng as improper the &C
ton Of the courts and juries in con-
ments are very elaborate, are very IN
genious. and are untruthful in import
ant particulars.
The following letter and inciosure
the methods Of the high ofiicials Of the
santa Fe and show the utter faleity OF
their plea OF ignorance, the similar plea
Of the stendard OIL being equally with
I recruitment Of Justice, once Of the
United States Attorney, District OF
oregon, Portland, January II, 1908.
The President WsSn,ne.on' u sat-.
that Mr.. Ripley, OF the Atchtson, To-
pekA and Santa Fe Railway system, has
Commented with some severity upon
your attitude toward the payment OF
raiiroads and that he has declared that
he personally never knew anything
about any rebates being granted by his
road. sss I enclose you herewith copy
OF 4 letter from Edward Chambers,
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way system. dated February 81, 1901.
This letter does not deal with inter-
state shipments. but the eon sa ion
payment OF rebates BY railroads q fell
ony, and Mr.. Ripley has apparently not
been above the commission OF crime 70
secure business You are at liberty 70
use this enclosure In any way that you
think It can be OF service to yourself
sincerely yours.
Francis J. Heney.
san francisco. February a., 1901
n
/ hand YOU herewith a fiie OF papers
covering the movement OF fuel oil ship
ped BY the Associated OH Com
pany over our line from January !.
i s ,.o sp 70 and including November
we agreed with the Associated OIL
Company's negotiations with Mr.. Rip
ley, Mr.. Wells. and myself. that In con.
sideration OF their making US special
price on oil for company use. which IL
covered by q contract, and the further
consideration that we would take .
certain quantity, they would In turn
ship from Bakersfield over our line TO
San Franelso Bay points certain min.
smum number of barrels OF fuel oil at
at rate. OF rs cents per barrel from
Bakersfield, exclusive OF the switching
charge.
ment, except that they have included
Stockton. which 10 not correct, as 1t IL
not bay point and could not be reach
cd az conveniently by water. We have
paid them on account Of this movement
S7,23e which should be deducted from
the total movement shown In the at
taehed papers.
wish you would arrange TO make
up e statement. check the same, and re-
fund to the Associated OIL Company
down to the basis OF rs cents per barrel
from Bakersfeld where they are ship
pers, regardless OF who Is consigned as
ali their fuel oil fs sold delivered. The
reason for making this deal In addition
to what have stated, Is that the AS
ISOLATED Oil Company have their own
boats and carry oil from fields controil-
ed by themselves along the coast near
San Luis Obispo to San Francisco at q
much lower cost than the special rate
with the Union Oil Company and the
Standard OIL Company. ~ was neces-
sary for them TO sell at the San Fran
cisco Bay points % the basis Of the cost
OF water transportation frcan the coast
fields. They figured they could only at
ford to pay us the rs cents per barrel
II BY doing this they sold our company
certain amount OF fuel oil, otherwise
the business covered by the attached
papers would have come In BY boat
from the coast fetds.
am writing this up completely so
that there may be In the papers a his
tory OF the reasons why this arrange
ment was made. ] wish you would
so ahead and make the adjustment as
soon as possible, as the Associated Oil
Company are very anxtops to have the
matter closed up. The arrangement was
cancelled on November Is at a confer
ence between Mr.. A. 1ley. Mr.. Wells,
Yours truly.
Edward Chambers.
Observation-Disclosures OIL Company.
Mr.. @. A. Davidson, Auditor
Los Angeles.
Defends Administration.
The attacks by these great corpora
tione on the Administration actions
have been given a wide circulation
throughout the country. in the news
papers and otherwise, BY those writers
and speakers who, consciously or un-
consciously. act as the Representatives
OF predatory weallh--of the wealth ao-
cumulated on giant scale by all forms
Of iniQuity, ranging from the oppres-
sion of wageworkers to unfair and I'M
wholesome methods Of crushing out
competition, and to defrauding tina
public by stock 3obbing and the manip-
ulation OF securities. Certain wealthy
men OF this stamp, whose conduct
should be abhorrent to every man OF
ordinarily decent conscience, and who
commit. the hideous wrong OF teaching
our young men that phenomenal bus
mess success must ordinarily be based
on dishonesty. have, during the last
few months made 1t apparent that they
action. Their endeavor Is to over
throw all who honestly administer the
law. to prevent any additional legis-
lation which would check and restrain
them, and to secure IL possible a free
dom from all restraint which will per-
NIT every INSCRIPTIONS wrongdoer TO
do what he wishes unchecked provided
he has enough money. The only way to
counterfeit 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.
support its views are not only not en-
gagged in an assault on property. but
are strenuous upholders of the rightR
OF property. The wise attitude to take
is admirably stated by Governor Fort.
of New Jersey, In his recent inaugural
address; the principles which he up
holds as regards the State Deing OF
course Identical with those which should
obtain as regards the Nation.
Just and fair regulation can only
be objected to by those misconceiving
the rights Of the State. The state
grants all corporate powers to Its rail-
ways and other public utility corpora
tions, and may not only modify, bat re-
peal all charters and charter privileges
II confers. 1t may, therefore, impose
conditions upon their operation at it's
these things. 1t should acl wisely and
with conservatism. protecting all vested
rights of property and the interests of
the innocent holders of the securities
Of existing quasi-publie corporations.
Regulation, therefore, upon q wise ba-