Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-26

In San Francisco. No attack of any
kind on the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company was threatened
by the Supervisors, and the sole pur.
pose of the crime was to maintain q
profit which might be cut by the
competition of business rivals. The
Supervisors we're paid in all over
$4,000. The managing committee Of
the board of directors Of the company
swore before the Grand Jury that they
did not know how the funds were
procured for the bribery"
This report was signed by William
Kent, formerly a well known alder.
man and reformer Of Chicago and six
other members Of the committee ap.
pointed by the mayor Of San Francis.
co, Oct. ~, 1908.
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Some more new blood Is needed on
the Municipal Court bench.
There has never been any official
prosecution Of any trust in Chicago
for tampering with legislative officials,
state or local.
But the records Of monopolies in
other sections of the country have
not been free from faint and trust
officials have no business to be mixed
up with the administration Of justice
anywhere.
One OF the very best aldermen and
officials that Chicago ever had was
Alderman William Kent. Mr.. Kent
served with honor in the Chicago city
council and afterwards removed to
California from which state he was
sent to congress.
Mr.. Kent was one Of the citizens OF
San Francisco who unearthed the
huge grating that was going on in
public life out there and the exposure
resulted in sending number Of Off
Gals to the penitentiary.
Mr.. Kent and the other members
Of the Citizens committee have print.
ed complete report of the result Of
their labors which we have before us.
On page "a of this printed report
We find the following which we repub.
lish for the information of Chicago
people:
THE Home Telephone bribery was
an attempt on the part Of some own.
ers Of capital in distant cities to OBJ.
tain . franchise for system to com.
pete with the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company, the local or.
ganization. AS the Supervisors were
to offer franchise which fitted the
apparatus Of the Home Company
only, and hence as no one else could
bid against them, and as the Home
Telephone Company had no invest.
ment In San Francisco to protect,
here. as in other cases we have con.
sidered, the claim OF extortion was
not present. These promoters were
seeking o greater income on their
moneys and did not hesitate to de.
bauch the city's officials to prevent
competition and make the profit pos.
sible. The franchise was successfully
obtained, the Supervisors receiving
an average Of $1,000 each for their
votes.
THE Pacific Telephone and Tele.
graph Company bribed the supervis.
ors to prevent the Home Telephone
Company. or any other organization,
from obtaining telephone franchise
In San Francisco. No attack OF any
kind on the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company was threatened by
the Supervisors, andsthe sole purpose
Of the crime was to maintain O profit
which might be cut by the competition
Of business rivals. The Supervisors
were paid In all over $4,000. The
managing committee of the board Of
directors swore before the grand Jury
that they did not know how the funds
were procured for the bribery
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friends In all walks Of life
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