The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-15
no .poLot;IEs r0 MA1E.r

For twenty years the law firm OF
Davis. Kellogg Is Severance has rep
resented the Duluth Iron Range Rail-
road Company, and still represents it,
Since 1907 the Hon. Frank B. Kellogg,
member OF this firm, and it's best
known member, has represented the
United States Government IN the pros
ecntion of the Standard OIL Company
and q few other cases, and has done
little, II any, other business He has
done 1t SO well that he has earned the
title of trust buster" AS extra com :
pensation," he has received two fees
of $4,000 each. one in October, 1906,
and the other in October. 1907, for his
special services in settling the leases
of the Duluth and Iron Range Rail-
road and the Duluth Mesaba and
Northern Railroad. These roads are
Interstate roads. and are under the ju-
risdiction Of the Minnesota Railway
Commission, and not under the super
vision OF the Interstate Railroad Com
mission. Tho two fees OF $4,000 were
paid by the United States Steel Corpo-
ration. which owns the two interstat 10
roads specially represented By Mr..
Kellogg
This Is how ii happened lie Was
called as witness In the investigation
OF the Steel Trust. nov In progress at
Washington He and Ills firm have for
years represented the two Minnesota
railroads. which are now. and have been
since 1901. subsidiary companies OF the
| Steel Trust. Tho services Of the firm
to these subsidiary companies were
| purely local, and did not concern tho
Steel Corporation as an organization,''
notwithstanding he fac, tina, since
| taking over these roads all bills cx-
cecding $4,000 nave been passed ON by
| the HEADS Of the Steel Corporation
This was the course taken with tho
bills for extra compensation allowed
Mr.. Kellogg by tho steel Corpora ii on.
| One of these bills was tor services rem
dered in 1906. and the other for SER
| vices rendered In 1907. Both bills were
paid by order OF the Steel CORPORATION
in 1907. and in tho month OF October OF
| that year Mr.. Kellogg entered the
service OF The Government as special
| counsel IN the Standard oil and fcw
other cases. My Arm.'' said Mr.. Kel-
| logg has still! continued as counsel
for these roads fsubeidiary companies
of the steel Corporation since l9oI)
and both my firm and myself are taking
all tho legitimate business we can get.
ana TO commence with, have no a pol
ogies 10 make
Mr.. Kellogg is entirely right There
IS no reason why he should make ans
apologies, and we cannot Imagine why
he should have thought that any npoI-
osles were necessary. or how nybod,
could think that apologies were IN or.
der. While his firm. with which he Is
stiii connected, were working as hare
as they could for the subsidiary com.
panies Of the Steel Trust. Mr.. Kci!ogs
was equally hard NJ work for the Gov
Z, eminent against the Standard OH Cor.
poraiion. and by this happy arrange
ncnt tho nrm was catching on
a-comin' and a-gwinc," In accordanc,
with the underlying principle Of '.tnli.
Ing all tho lcgliimatc business VIC cal
i Get"
! is supposed that when il shall fail
! the blow which killed tho sthndurh oil
con acrns will also kill the Steel Trus,
hut thai Is another story. Mr.ikciiogt
! hns never been asked by my Govern