The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-26

tors of Tennessee, municinal oihccrs
Of Nashville, politica! lobbyists and
attorneys.
Here are somc Of .thc disclosures
of money placed in the columns OF
political or publicity Expenditures:
Expenditures by the Louisville d
Ma asrville between September 1, 1906.
and July |, 1914. for maintaining pol
tical and Legislative agents. $23,2I4.il.
For creating public sentiment In
favor of the plans of the Louisville g
Nash.all in the same period, the com
mission reports that the railroad cX'
pended $59.322.4S, OF which $4,000
was used in publicity campaign In
Alabama to mould public opinion
through the press.
The Louisville & Nashville paid TO
the Na:hville. Chattanooga & ST.
Louis $120.19S.44 for the Tennessee
Railroad Association. This was in
addition to other "large expenditures
in connection with that association" /"
the commission said:
The report says $259,c00 in vouchers
was; Issued by the Louisville & Nash
willie in the Is0e-1914 period to var
ious persons concerning which the
accounts gave no information other
than that the expenditures were for
special" services and expenses.
The commission gives an instance of
one special ledger account recording
large expenditures, the 4purpose OF
which could mot be. learned, Ilth Fe-
cites that an account was opened
IN the name OF the immigration and
Industrial association of Alabama, in
1867. This says the report, "re-
cords cash advance TO George w.
Jones, assistant distsie; attorney in
Montgomery. Ala, madc under aa-
tho!ity of the first vice president
'fhe nature OF this account Is indi-
Gated by notations on the treasnrer's
statements of cash receipts entered
therein. such rs proportion of ex-
penBes, account adjourned session OF
Alabama legislature
No information could be gained.
the report says, concerning big
suspense" accounts opened in banks.
OF these accounts the report says
"It seems clear that for some reason
the officials who were responsible for
these entries deemed it expedient to
conceal not only in the original en-
try, but from those engaged In this
the real purpose for
which these expenditures were made.'I
The commission discovered dis
.bursements aggregating $599,66S sthe
purpose OF which are concealed" Part
of this was collected from other rail :.
roads. s@ .fsst
1.-THE report says that a 'new9ledger
account" in the, name of "Aneriean
publishing Company" opened by
transferring sac, 800. 20 from this car
riers' account with thee Tennessee,
Railroad Association. The report
names an item OF S24,750 for the purT7
chase OF bonds of the American Pub-
fishing COMPANY whichs the report
says, appears TO have owned q news
Papcr known as the American and
published I'm Nashville. j ,ias {
The Louisville & Nashville. chiefly
since 1890, has acquired controlling
interest In more than 100 railroad pro-
perties. one OF the obvious, purposes
of which, the commission says, has,
been to restroom competition in the
territory which 1t serves. .One thing
Is perfectly clear says the report,
rend that Is that it has been tho COM;
sistent policy. of the Louisville s.
Nashville to prevent the development
of competition.
The commits sion points out that, all
though the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-,
road Company has taken z steps g g
ioosa its control ofethe Lo9isyiiIe a
Nashville since the present inyssti-
CATION began. such control for all
practical purposes still, exists, Three.
men, Henry Walters Michael jenkins
and Waldo Newcomer, on September
IS, 10! Il < says. held ca controlled
more than 115.00O shares of the cap.
stal stock OF the Atlantic Cast Line
if,Aslroati Company, appsoxizaAtiag IL,
per cent sof that outstanding 4 ana cnil-
troiled also about "a hers sent iafisslsh
Che Atlantic Coast Line Cofnpaas, b
holding eoxp6ration denomination of
proxies given Henry Walters since
1909. the report adds, shows that ne
has been able 20 control from 21 to
90 per cent OF the oustandire capi-
tai stock of the Coast Line Railroad
In this way. Those facts the conaiilis-
sion saws show that MessrS. Waltefss
jenkins and Newcomer etsil FirtoSiiy
contrct the Atlantic Coast I.iaes ans.
its subsid laries. including the Louis
VILE & Nashville. Y E ~
Examination OF such records as the