Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-30


ident Of the Monon railroad. and FORM
er vice-pre@ident OF the Illinois Cen
tran was again brought into the pro-
c%eedings when Goodrich testified that
on December rs. 1909 he wrote "a
check for $4,000 10 Ira q. Rawn
which was cashed hy Eawn on Decem-
Der II. The $4,000 he said. WAS In
return Tor two S5,00e checks sent to
Goodrich on December l3. and signed
Us Niles.
DID you talk with Air. Rawn about
these checks Attorney Fisher
asked.
n never met Mir. Eawn. excent for
2 formal Introduction. Goodrich an
swered. y talked with Mr.. Harriman
st mis- office and he asked asked me
70 send him checks from ms bank Tor
the ones which 4 received for him.
ON AR. Harrlnian's instructions ] did
the same Tor Mr. RaWn.
To whom did gou deliver THE
checks"
IN every instance + sent them by
mail
Ostermanu was recalled when Good
rich mad concluded his testimony.
III connection with tile formation or
the Memphis Car Repair COMPANY. /
ostermanu toid how stock was issued
ans 10 whom
Now names these of II. II McCourt
general experimentation of the Illinois
Central south IT the ohio river. and
81. : King. general superintendent III
tae Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road we're mentioned by ostermann
in This connection.
stock WAS issued in certificates Of
l8t ShuTcs each ia the Memphis Car
iiepalr company. ostermanu said
This stock was divided among Ira
o. Eawn. T. 3D. Hartman. Joseph b
Buker. Joseph ". King n e. Nc
Court. William ReHshaw. j. NJ. Tay-
lor and Secretary Ward al the Mem
rhis company Al the suggestion 81
Air. Huker J had ali the stock made
in my own name ] know that
Eawn. Hartman % TAYLOR got
their shares and Z expect the others
did too
THE witness then went INTO detailed
history Of the organization &c the
Memphis car Repair company. He
That Joseph b Buker. or the
'liinios Central called upon him and
flat there was room for another
repair plant They then took up
he subject 81 q possible location,
Jstermann said.
y made q trip t. -. Louis. Kansas T
lily ana Lltchfieid. Kas., hunting FOR /
suitable location The witness said
labor and materials were not
right and J came back 10 ChicagO
then went TO Louisville ana Mem
mis- and we decided To locate i'm south
femphis AIR Buker. II. n. McCourt
Il s King and then organized the
Memphis concern. Later ! was told
o issue stock 10 Air Rawn and Mt !
hartman"
Ostermann then said car repair q
ompanies paid certain Illinois Cen q
Officials "a bonus as high as So d
ach Tor cars sent to them for repair, @
made presents. or various size p
. am grades 1T employees for vigilance &i
, detecting and reporting had
RIDER cars. He said the amount d
harged on each car by the repair o
ompnuies was regulated directly by 81
PEE Illinois Central officials interested So
! the alleged grating b
We got orders at one time" T
DC witness stid. not to let ~
charge per car run higher than IN
and later this was reduced To 80
.f5 In many cnses the cost of really
'pairing "a car would run higher. but
e had go makr the average as the
stated In trying 10 keep the
serage down We adopted the plan or II
porting cars repaired that never had
repaired. only car That PASSED
trough the switches in our Yards
So reported.
AT 70 time an order for the re-
airing Of 500 cars was received from
a. Illinois Central The cars were
such bad shape that they could n1t
repaired FOR S275 each. the price
xel hy TAYLOR. l called zap M
,Nior and told him So. The next day
II. Baker came out 10 the plant and
ld me that President Harahau had
celVed d bid ot S275 from another Nj
'ncern for this work and that H.
he done az this figure.
According tn DStcrmann. Baker
We've got our foot in 1t. The Ola
an tmenning President H"arahanJ
MOI find ont anything You go
and repair his hunch III cars
.d we win see that you get enough
a~tefisl from the Illinois Central
ops at Burnside to- make thiner IT,
me out even roc
We old So and the matter was DR.,
lustcd IN this WAY uc