The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-19
AFRAID OF llOReA N.
(continued From P.ee one.)

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b En-. a. esoneNas c,,t eao mn to n
nns ahonf tvo doesn dre .bilis.
dorst fhirr srw 800 neaA n %he
West Chester trsneaction except for
such due bills as gave. In such cir
cumstances paid my own cash and
took the stock. Thus l became quite
stockholder."
A Check for go, Asa.
A check for $10.4So issued by Mr..
Aellen to his own order on February
2. 1909, was offered by Folk who
asked what 1t was for. 3
Inaf amount. was peio 70 me IN
casn and with the cash took 0P ces-
IAN que olns and pel0 s.so a.v,He 81
-. s 49, Sn 1 s. -. ~.
tiSslueney pau uisa1enus u.. -
r.ere cent ~ ,,,. ~ 1n~nector Pvrnes. .
As.,rrance. h.vs heen given *he
commission NV M. MeIlen that he
would Law hare the details of the ex-
|traordinary deals which are said to
have cost the New Haven stockholders
millions of dollars
sock was Bunched.
Mr.. Mellen safd that the West
Chester stock seerned to be punched
in the hands Of certain people.
..rid the financial COMMITTEES know
of your holding the New Haven stock
and about this West Chester transac-
ton ?"
"Yea"
did you make a report as to the
due bills?''
NO"
.~rhe change. Won wanted IN the west
Chester franchise were made?.
.ntd WI, taiE Nth Rockefeller or
M,-rsr .hs.,,t 49, $500"
~ thint not. : comnseted thu whole
transaction and then renorted."
s.rs1ae IN ~ ,. III. ~ 49, ss
v., w,. the West Chester stock OF any
+hro,~h ~ ~ $500 y"A1'' .'s
, ls the :. W ca ~ SnesteI operaseo no" AZ
q aUss OF el.<sv.voo yeAr
you nAve Tue .A6uies
- ~. NJ. W.. .ne eue u,n4
chester was first brought to h1s atten-
! , IN letter Lrom =. =. Herr. presi-
u,H, OF tne wsss!n!nouse company.
rms was about l9O6- Acllen's letter n
reply indicated that he did not think
much OF the proposition. Among other
1850 So Se-s~es
1T looks to NE as II the company was
organised az strike. to sell out to US
at the proper time"
Fee1ers Sent Out.
When did the West Chester prop
osition come up next?''
"Feelers came to me at various
times. to ascertain II I would be in
terested in acquiring the West Ches-
ter. I paid no attention and refused
70 lay the matter before the directors
OF the New Haven, until Oakleigh
Thorne came along. Mr.. Thorne
directors and I said had no objec-
ton"
You had no idea the board would
consider the matter favorably."
NO"
Mr. Mellen laid the proposition be-
FORE the board and Mr.. Morgan
moved that a committee look into
MI Mellen named Messrs- Morgan.
rockefeller and Miller as the COM
mittee. He himself was a member
ex-omclo. MI. Mellen said that when
that the sum of $11.155. 900 had been
expended. he found fault with the re-
port as not being sufficiently in de-
Il saw Mr.. Morgan" he said, and
told him that all details Of the mat
NSA ouOuAu nave OGSH set QOWn, ana
that the report should have told how
each separate sum was snent. M.
Morgan was very abrupt in his man
ner to me. He was dfsturhe1 at that
time as it was during the panic. and
i left his ONCE feeling much humii-
lated
what did Mr.. MORGAN saw"
Mr.. MelIen ohferfe6 th.t ~.
versation wa. nsrso,,.r "a s..s III IL
Moroan MN. d.aS ~ a.. sIx az -.
Con-, r,tsm,nrp- &c.,
nreSid;nn r,,Iaa III. VINO vas
sho,,Id sns,.e,. ~ 'nas VT Melen
vftras. H.. ..ta. aeseon anu the
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