Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-13
the Asehison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway

eAtc AtCI1SON. lOQeKa q oaItd re railway
system. has commented with some severity
upon your attitude toward the ayuen
OF rebates by certain transcontinentai
raiiroads and that he has declared that
any rebates being granted by. his a
! inclose you herewith opy of
a letter from Edward Chambers. general
freight traffic manager of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe railway system. to
MT. u. A. Davidson. auditor of the same
dated February q; 1907.
LIS !, letter does not deal with interstate
oS california makes the payment OF re-
o0tes by railroads a felony. and MIR. Rip
ley mas apparently not been above the
You are at liberty to use this tnclosure.
IN n way that you think 1t can be of
service to yourself or the public. .
Francis ]. Heney."
San Francisco. February q, l907-Dear
Sir: l hand you herewith a file of papers
covering the movement Of fuel oil shipped
by the Associated Oil company over our
cimiing November Is, 1906.
We agreed with the Associated. on
pan negotiations with Mr.. Ripley
ton OF their making us a special price
on OIL for company use, which is COW
seireead ny a contract. and the further con.
Bakersfield over our line to san Fran
cisco bav noints q certain minimum num-
Der OF barrels of fuel oil at rate of Is 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 IL bay
point and could not be reached as con-
veniently by water. We nave paid them
on account OF this movement s7,sS9 which
movement shown in the attached papers.
II wish you would arrange to make up
2 = statement a check the same, and refund
the basis of 25 cents per barrel from
Bakersfield where they are the shippers.
regardless of who is consignee, as all their
edward Chambers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Oil Company.
"Mr. G. A. Davidson. Auditor.
Los Angeles"
Reply TO Attacks.
The attacks by these great corporations
on the ADMINISTRATORS actions W. been
given q wide circulation throughout the
country, In h newspapers and otherwise,
by. those writer's n speakers who, con-
resentatives of predatory wealth-of the
wealth accumulated on a giant scale by
an forms Of iniquity, ranging from the
u~nwholesome methods OF crushing out
competition, and to d~efrauding the pub
nc nc by stock jobbing and the manipulation
IL th,s ss sfamn xno Certain wealthy men sa Of
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horrent to every man of ordinarily decent
conscience, and who commit the hideous
wrong Of teaching our young men that
phenomenal business success must orr
d1narily be based on dishonesty, have
during the last few months made 1t ap-
parent that they have banded together
to work for :; reaction. Their endeavor
is to overthrow and discredit all who hon
estly administer the law, to prevent any
additional legislation which would check
and restrain them, and to secure IL pos
sibie a freedom from all restraint which
VII! permit every INSCRIPTIONS wrongdoer
do What he wishes unchecked provided
ne has enough money. The only way to
the movement in which these
men are engaged is to make clear to the
public Just what they nave lone In the
past and just what they are seeking to
accomplish In the present.
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-
erty. or do aught but condemn those who
hold up rich men as being evil men be-
cause OF their riches. On the contrary,
our whole effort is to insist upon con-
duct. and neither wealth nor property nor
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 nave a hearty regard.
just as we have a hearty regard for the
honest politician and honest
But part OF the movement to uphold hon.
asty must be q movement to frown on
dishonesty.