New Britain herald., 1915-02-26

, riers may have expended in political and publicity work, but the items US investigators discovered which 1t has placed in the report under the head of political contributions run up into the millions.
 In connection with the Tennessee Railroad association formed by car riers in 1884 to combat legisla tion in that state, the report more specific in it's allegations.
 State Officials Paid. 'The various payments made on account of the Tennessee Railroad association by the Nashville, Chat tanooga & St. Louis railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad com- pany,' says the report, was to large extent made to state officials and legislators of Tennessee. municipal officers of Nashville, politicians, lob byists and attorneys. Investigation showed that payments made by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis in this connection aggregate over $2O,OOO could be definitely assigned to persons formerly or at present hold ing public offices, but the total amount paid to such persons was no doubt much in excess of this sum-
 Names Not Mentioned.
 The names of those still "hOlding public office" were not revealed. Pay ments aggregating $S2,596 for ''pur- poses mentioned in the resolution" the report said were made by the Louisville & Nashville between Sep tember 1, 1906 and July 1, 1914.
 Expenditures in the same period for maintaining political and legislative agents and associations were given as $23.274.41.
 For creating public sentiment in favor of the plans of the Louisville & Nashville in the same period, the report says 59,322.4S was spent, of which s53 900 was used in 8 publicity campaign in Alamaba to mould public opinion through the press, and part of the balance contributed to a fund made up by carriers to finance campaign in Louisiana, to prevent the change of tax laws. In this connection to preserve an outward appearance of indifference, according to the re- port the funds were placed in the hands of a bank to be disbursed by it as if in furtherance oe banking inter- estS.
 To the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, the louisville & Nashville is alleged to have paid S120,19S for the use of the Tennessee Railroad as- sociation, in addition to other large expenditures in connection with that association"
 The report explains that a large mum Der of vouchers were issued by the Louisville x Nashville in the 1906- 1914 period to various persons, con- corning which the accounts gave no information other than the expendi- lures were for "SpeciaI' services and expenses. They amounted to about S295,0OO.
 Request For Files Denied.
 The report says that a request for files in the general managers office bearing on these vouchers was denied and that other vouchers aggre gating $67,722 from 1906 to 1911 We're is- sued under the direction of the legal or executive departments of the road without the purpose being stated. One of these vouchers was for more than $20,O00 and all were in excess of S1,0O0
 "Whether such sums were spent for the purposes referred to cannot be determined,' says the report.
 The commission gives an instance of one special ledger account record ing large expenditures, the purposes of which could not be learned from the accounts. It recites that an ac- count was opened in the name of the Immigration and Industrial associa- ton of Alabama in 1907.
 This, says the report "records a cash advance to George w. Jones, assistant district attorney in Mont gomery Ala, made under authorit of the first vice-president: $13,O6S.SO was charged to this account; $7,S6S.- S6 was re-collecteG from other car riers who were parties to this asso- cia ton and credited to this account The balance of $5,190.94 remaining was charged to operating expenses by auth ority of the first vlce-president. The nature of this account is indi-, -,I cated by notations on the treasurer'S statements of cash receipts entered therein such as proportion of cN- penses. account adjourned session of Alabama legislature'
 ''Suspencc" Account. A "suspense' account in the name