The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-30
MONEY FOR INFLUENCE"
Expenditures Of Railroads in New Hamp
shire.

Concord n. H., Sept. 30.--Money paiC
i. by the Concord & Montreal for Influence
} exerted by group OF workers was con
|, sidered by the public service commissicr
of New Hampshire yesterday at its in.
vestigation Of railroad expenditures in
this state.
/ Frank p. Andrews, president of the
Merrimack County Savings bank, testi-
fed that Pres. Kimball had no official
connection with that bank, but had Dor.
rowed money there. He could not find
notes in amount and date corresponding
to the sums and dates mentioned in the
/ Weston vouchers paid to Pres. Kimball.
On July 20, 1912, note was paid for
Sll ,665.75, which was exactly $1,000 less
than the total OF the sums paid to Mr..
Kimball out of the Weston voucher.
| John F. Webster. treasurer of the Con-
cord & Montreal, and assistant treasurer
Of the Boston a. Maine, read from
statement of extraordinary expenditures
| from the Concord & Montreal office, and
made by Pres. Kimball in 1912. So far
as he knew, most OF these expenditures
we're for the protection of the Boston g.
Maine leased lines and the Concord g.
Montreal against the Grand Trunk.
He had received money at different
times from the Boston & Maine for use
in the Grand Trunk campaign. The
first time, he thought, was on Feb. 20,
1912, when he got 5000, and letter
from him showed that il was paid as a
retainer to Taggart, Burroughs g. wy
man. liany amounts were Similarly
handled through his Office as assistant
treasurer of the Boston & Maine. Many
payments were made by Mr.. Kimball,
TO whom Mr.. Webster gave the money
at different times. Persons sometimes
would come in with bills approved by
Mr.. kimball, which he would pay. and
which were repaid TO him by the Boston
q Maine. He remembered payments of
this sort TO Warren I. Billings and
Charles L. Mason. He received sI2.-
665.75 from the treasurer of the Boston
4 Maine and paid Mr.. Kimball's note at
the bank. The money he originally got
az the bank he either disbursed on bills |
approved by Mr.. Kimball or paid to Mr..
Kimball.
Mr.. Webster had no vouchers for pay
ments made by Mr.. Kimball. but had /
his word that payments were made. |
Charles l.. Mason. he had been informed. 1
was TO see the newspapers and DO all
be could 70 keep the Grand Trunk out
Of Boston Personally he knew nothing
of Mason's work. y. X. Whistler was
paid $50 a month 70 protect the Con.
cord a Montreal against the Grand
Trunk. Warren I. Billings was travel.
ing through the state 20 get articles
printed in newspapers in Dover and
elsewhere. and doing what be could 20
work up sentiment in favor Of the Con.
FORD 4 Montreal and against the Grand
Ttunk There was nothing in the
TO show what he VAS doing
E q. Barney was doing similar work.
he understood. They came 60 his Office
about once = month.
Mr. Billings altogether received a. pe2.
according % his vouchers said Mr.. Web.
ter IN connection With articles in news.
papers printed a. advertisements. lie
I'd not pay advertising bills. but was
aid bis salary and expenses. The
vouchers showed thss Barney cot fun
rayment up a. The middle 81 NAV. 1914
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