Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
UTAH'S GREATEST
POLITICAL SCANDAL

Governor Spry is a director in
these companies.
&C. S. Tingey, cashier Farmers and
Stockgrowers' bank, secretary Utah
state capitol commission, state Off
Ger, appointee of capitol commission.
Governor Spry is director in the
Farmers and Stockgrowers' bank.
"T. r. Cutler, vice president Inter-
mountain Life Insurance company, di-
rector Consolidated Wagon and Ma
chine company.
Governor Spry is president of the
Intermountain Life Insurance COM
pany, and director in the CONSOLE
dated Wagon and Machine company.
Henry Gardner, former state sena-
tor, member of the board of industrial
school trustees.
Personal appointee of Governor
Spry..
an. S. Browning, capitalist, member
of the capitol commission, director in
the Ogden Examiner, president of the
Utah Cereal company, officer of the
Intermountain Insurance company,
Democrat, and stakeholder in Becker
Brewing company.
Personal appointee of Governor
Spry.
Governor Spry is director in the
Examiner and the Utah Cereal COM
pany and president of the Intermoun-
tain Insurance company
among the others present at this
meeting, according to the printed re-
ports, were:
"A. B. Apperson, general manager
of the Utah Fuel company and direc-
tor of the Merchants bank.
an. X. Parson, director in the Col
urnbia Trust company, in which Gov
ernor Spry is also director.
~. A. Reeves, general freight agent
of the Oregon Short Line.
-. H. Manderfield, assistant general
passenger and freight agent of the
Salt Lake Route.
~. A. Foley, commercial agent of
the Illinois Central railroad.
&C. M. Brown, tax agent of the
Utah Copper company.
"W. C. Oren, president and general
manager of the Salt Lake and Utah
Railroad company, Nevada Copper
Belt Railway, general manager Inter-
urban Construction company and Ne
vada Douglass Copper Belt railroad
and director Salt Lake Terminal COM
pany.
"Charles N. Stevell, president In
dependent Coal and Coke company,
vice-president National Real Estate
and Water company and Pacific Land
and Water company.
Russell G. Schulder, attorney for
Silver Kink Coalition Mining COM
pany.
"E. M. Allison, lawyer Denver q
Rio Grande Railway company and
stockholder in Becker Brewing COM
pany.
"Nearly all the rest of those in at
tendance were directors of public SER
vice corporations or railway mining
and banking associates of Thomas
Kearns and David Keith, who were
both present.
Governor Spry became an officer o.
all the above named corporations ant
numesous others, including the Amer
lean Fuel company, since he assumed
the Office of governor.
"The following corporations wer
represented by leading officers:
"The Union Pacific Railway Co.
"The Oregon Short Line Railwa,
Co.
"The Denver & Rio Grande Railwa
Co.
"The Salt Lake and Utah Railwa
Co.
Mountain States Telephone an
Telegraph Co.
"Utah Light and Railway Co.
"Utah Fuel Co.
"No wonder the governor wishes
third term. He should also wish
the same time that he were two Coy
ernor Sprys, so that he would be an
to accept the numerous offices ar
corporation directorships offered nj
as he has in the past.
"We find the governor in u
awkward position of being chief e
ecutive of the state, entrusted WI
the enforcement of and passing ON u
enactment Of banking, insurance al
coal mining laws, and 1.-THE same TIN
being the president Of an lnsuran
company, officer of bank and an Of
Ger of coal mining company.
"Why shouldn't the bankers a
their employees present at this met
ing be for Governor Spry, when Tn
.a,. tsaosfnrr, tho chief q, tecutiVe IN