The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20

public is still to be reckoned with, and concluding with this paragraph:
 "I have thought 1t possible the little father at Washington knight like to get his finger into the pieg in which case. 1T it should happen bsfore the public should become reconcilea to the change might result in infinitelsnarm to your interests
 Reply to Letter
 ME- Folk then offered in evidence the reply to that letter made the following day, in which MT Mellen wrote: 'sIt has been thought advisable by all concerned that just as little information should get out to the newspapers regard ing the Boston and Maine matter as is ab- solutely necessary. This was agreed upon by Mir. Ledyard, Mr. Futile and myself, and we are acting on this theory at the present time The Washington situation. I have, I think, completels cared for. One never knows for a certainty regarding matters there, but the ground has been carefully plowed and every chance for trouble considered and I think. success fully eliminated" MT. Mellen told Jf his relations with John L. Billiard and of the transactions between the New Haven and the Billiard company. He intimated with a smile that MT. Billiard was a shrewd trader, saying that. when he was conducting with him any DnS1DeSS, ne never lOOhtu dly W lltT D except straight into his eyes.
 Morgan Got Him Job
 J. Perpont Morgan, said Mir Mellen, was responsible for naming him president of the Northern Pacific. Mir. Mellen testified Mir Morgan called him on the telephone and the conversa- tion was about follows " That you, Mir. Mellen?' "Yes' " Can anybody hear?' " will you take the Northern Pacific presidency?' Yes
 '' Leave all the details to me?'
 Yes"
 About two or three weeks later, Mr. Mellen testified, he became president. He he said, what the salary would be. He added that he knew it would be all right
 While you were president of the North ern Pacific was the matter of the New Haven presidency taken up?" MT Folk asked.
 'Yes. MT. Morgan told me he would make me president of the New Haven" "As President of the fsew Haven. what was your relations with MT. Morgan?' That is difficult to aaswer.' Were you Morgan's man?" Called Morgan's Office Boy "I have been called Morgan's office boy," MT. Mellen laughingly replied. l What would you say as to the rela- l tions?' "I was proud of his confidence and proud to be called his man. l thought a
 great deal of MT. Morgan l Did you carry out his policiesp' 'I do not know that he had any poli- cies"
 l What was the relative importance of
 the directors as relat.r co Morgan?r
 That is giving an opinion. We regard | ed Morgan man of ability, experience and capacity. I recall no case In which he did not have his way How many directors shaped the road s financial policy?' "There was q committee of three or four Morgan. Rockefeller. Broolxer and think at one time, Ledyard Morgan and Rockefeller were the only ones who remained on the committee all the time was president" .-.st. Mir. Folk presented a telegram from
 Jacob IT Schiff to MT. Mellen saying that Kuhn. Loeb X Co., would he glad to ne. gotiate SIP oo0 0o0 of bonds to be issued bv the Boston and Maine.
 Did you give MT. Schiff opportunity to 1 bid on those bonds?' ] "T think not" Why not?' Bonds Placed Elsewhere l 'T think it was considered that tbe
 bonds were satisfactorily placed eise-
 where. had no authority personally to
 place bonds. That was within the power of the finance committee. What would have happened had you
 turned over these bonds to Kuhn, Ioet
 & Co.?
 | I should have felt that properly mirh, have been dismissed" was Mir Mellen'. | emphatic reply.
 Turning to another line of inquiry, MT Folk asked:
 l Flow did you happen to get the SoN
 shares of New Haven stock which were
 to have been exchanged for Westchestel stock?"
 MT. Byrnes. former police inspector o-
 New York, asked that the shares b,