Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
"Portlcnd. Jan. II. 1908.
sfhe President. washington. d. G.:

Dear Mr.. President-I understand
that Mr.. Ripley of the Atchison. To-
peka ana Santa Fe railway system
has commented with some severity
upon your altitude toward the payment
Iof rebates BY certain transcontlnontal
railroads and TINT he has declared that
lie personally never knew anything
about any rebates being granted by his
road. 80 inciosc you herewith copy
lof letter from Edward Chambers.
general freight traffic manager OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way system. to Mr.. G. A. Davidson.
auditor OF the same company. dated
Feb. ~. 1907. go
This letter does not deal with inter-
state shipments. but the constitution
of the state OF California makes the
payment OF rebates by railroads fell
ony. and Mr.. Ripley hun apparently not
been above the commission of crime 70
Secure business. You are Mt liberty 20
use this Enclosure In any way that you
think II can he OF service TO yourself or
the public. - Sincerely yours.
FRANCIS j. HENEY."
| San Francisco. Feb. %, 1907.
~
file OF papers covering the movement
OF fuel oil shipped by the Associated
OH company over our line from Jan. I.
1906. mp TO and including Nov 10. 1906.
I'VE agreed with the Associated Oh
lcompany's negotiations with MFR. Rip
ley. Mr.. Wells and myself that In con-
slderation OF their making us special
price on oil for company use. which is
covered by contract. and the further
consideration that we would tako a
certain quantity. they would I'm turn
ship from bakersfield over our line TO
san Francisco bay points certain
minimum number OF barrels Of fuel oil
mt rate OF % cents per barrel from Ba-
lkeTfield, exclusive OF the switching
charge.
These statements cover the move
ment, except that they have included
Stockton. which Is not correct. MS 1t IS
not bay point and could not be
reached as conveniently by water. We
have paid them on account of this
movement ST,23o, which should be de.
Iducted from the total OF movement
shown in the attached papers.
II wish YOU would arrange to make
up statement, check the same and
refund to the Associated OIL company
down to the basis OF % cents per bar
rel from Bakersfield. where they nrc
the shippers. regardless of who IL con
slgnec. Ms all their fuel oil IL sold de-
livcred. The reason for making this
deal In addition TO what hive stated,
Is That the Associated Oil company
ho hAt
from fields controlled by themselves
along the coast near San Luis Obispo
TO San Francisco ut much lower cost
than the special rate we have made
them aud IN competition with the Un-
lon OH company and the Standard Oil
company. II was necessary for them to
sell at tue San Francisco bay polnta
on the basis of the cost OF water trans
portntion from the coast fields. They
} figured they could only afford to pay
us the % cents per barrel if by doing
this they sold our company certain
amount OF fuel oil: otherwise the bust
ness covered by the attached papers
would have come In by bont from the
coast fields.
81 nm writing this up completely so
that there may be In the papers his
tory of the reasons why this arrange
ment was made. I wish you would go
ahead and make the adjustment as
soon as possible. as the Associated OH
: company are very anxious to have the
matter closed up. The arrangement
! was cancelled on Nov. Is nj confer
ence between Mr.. Ripley, Mr.. Wells,
Mr.. Porter and myself. Yours truly,
EDWARD CHAMBERS.
"Shipmenta-A Associated OIL Company,
Mr.. G. a. Davidson. Auditor. Los
! Angeles"
Administrations Course Defended.
The attacks by these great corpora.
lions OH the administrations nctions
have been given wide clrculatioH
throughout the country. in tie news
papers and otherwise, by those writ
ers aud speakers who consciously OF
unconsciously net as the representa-
tives Of predatory wealth-of the
wealth accumulated on giant scale
by all forms of iniquity. ranging from
the oppression OF wageworkers to I'M
fair and unwholesome methods OF
crushing out competition and to de
frnuding the public by stockjobbIpl
and the manipulation OF securities
Certain wealthy men OF : this stamI
whose conduct should be abhorrent tC
every man of ordinarily decent con
science and who commit the hideous
wrong of teaching our young men that
, phenomenal business success must or
dinnrily be based on dishonesty have
during the last few months made Il
apparent that they have banded TO
, gether to work for reaction. Theil
cndeavor is to overthrow and discredi
all who honestly administer the law
, to prevent any additional Legislation
, which would check and restrain thor