The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08

these exhibits were sent to Senator
Hale is not known.
Senator Tillman was not aware that
MS name figured in the reports until
late in the day. He then assured him
self that the reports were well founded,
but said he would not make any state
ment until the fact that his name had
been used had been officially promul-
gated He said that at that time he
would discuss the matter in the senate
Senator Hale probably will lay the
entire matter before the committee on
appropriations on Saturday and in that
event it is probable that Tillman will
be heard on Monday.
On February 19, 1908, Senator Till
man rose in the senate to a question
OF personal privilege and said that his
attention has been called to a scheme
Of swindling in which his name had
been used rather unpleasantly and
without the slightest warrant The
senator held in his hand a circular
headed How to Make $1,000 Out of
5000" This circular called attention
TO certain land grants in Oregon and
TO the activity of Senator Tillman in
having the senate investigate them.
1t stated that Senator Tillman takes
IL quarters" and that the lawsuits to
be instituted in order to recover these
lands would be pressed with great
vigor because Senator Tillman was be-
hind them. Commenting on this situ-
alton Senator Tillman at that time said:
LAS a matter of fact l have NOT
bought any lands anywhere in the west
nor undertaken TO buy any. 1 have
made some inquiries, as one naturally
would in roaming through the west
Senator Tillman said further that he
had asked the postoffice department TO
take cognizance of the circular In the
debate that followed an order to print
the circular in the Congressional Rec
ord it was brought out that the name
Of the company issuing the circular
was the st. Paul and Pacific timber
syndicate. 525 Chamber of Commerce
building, Tacoma, Ore"
Scheme of Company
PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. The cir
cular TO which Senator Tillman made
objection was issued by the st. Paul
and Pacific timber company, which was
alleged to have the backing of proml-
nent st. Paul capitalists. 1t was rep
resented here by a man named Bryan
R. Porr The circular was issued over
Porr's name and he insisted that the
companys objects and purposes were
perfectly legitimate
In brief. the scheme, according to
DORIS circular. was to secure from a
number OF people the sum of 5000 each
to defray preliminary expenses incl
dent to locating land included in the
Coos bay wagon road land grant, to
which the Southern Oregon company
succeeded. The Southern Oregon com
pany refused to sell the land for $3.50
per acre, as the circular alleged it was
obligated TO do by the government
grant. A contingent fee of 25 cents
per 1000 feet of timber on each claim
located was to be levied by DORIS
company TO form a fund to prosecute
suit against the Southern Oregon COM
pany TO force ii to sell it for that
amount.
The portion of DORIS How to make
s.. 600 out of $500" circular to which
Tillman took exception, follows:
Among those who have spoken for
a part of this land is Senator Tillman
of South Carolina. the leader of the
democratic party in the United States
senate, a man who usually gets what
he goes after. So sure is Senator
Tillman of our success that he has
subscribed and paid the necessary fees
for quarter section for himself.