Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-03-01

raska have committed irregu-
d contracts:
refer TO il. Have Mr. Faber 10
make check out Tor $50, mark il
demonstrated hire and expenses and
will pu, this item in my next ex-
pensc book after receiving the check.
Please see TO this at once
Another Similar Deal.
You will see at the bottom OF
page 80 and top OF page 81, the
statement: while | am Writing this
letter, i want TO make notation TO
you OF another similar deal. There
is commission OF 10 per cent due a
blacksmith in Beaver Crossing, on
the NJ. Twp. Seward county deal.
When this grader is demonstrated |
will make the settlement at the time
and they the commission and charge
il in my expense book as indicated
above, unless hear further from
you" Page 80 states: you arc
hereby authorized TO ship on or
about Rush, or as soon as possible
thereafter to Mr.. ]. A. Witter at
Beaver Crossing, county OF Seward,
state Of Nebraska, on c. & n. w.
railroad for M" township, No. 10
Premier with extra blade 20 #.
cable. (Note on side) Name Of Cor
responding Oficial--J. A. Witter. P.
o., Beaver Crossing. Order taken
by R. Mcdonald
Regular meeting dates.
Page IS shows that ]. A. Witter
was township clerk at the time.
Page SO shows that Mr.. McDon-
aid made a collection OF Mr.. w. c.
Grotz, payable to Carl Sheep, for
$82755; also statement at bottom
OF letter: 'In his letter, Mr.. Nc,
Donald states-I took care OF the
extra expenses on this deal and will
charge it up in final settlement
Please advise US to what he refers.
Signed Gallon Iron Works & Mfg.
| Co.. by Credit Manager"
Also wish to refer you to Docket
430, Federal Trade Commission VS..
Russell Grader Manufacturing COM
Pany.
Course Of Business.
Pages 8 and 9, paragraph 5, bill OF
stipulations reads as follows: THAT
in the course OF its business of manu-
facture and selling road machinery
and similar products in said COM
merce in and among the states and
territories of the United States, the
respondent, Russell Grader Manu-
featuring company, has, in many III
stances, paid commission through a
commission contract for the sale OF
its products in the usual form, with
firms or corporations Of which pub
lie official was then a member, and
that thereby, in many instances, sales
or its products through the service
of such firm or corporation in CO.
operation with such official have been
actually effected by respondent, for
and on behalf of the particular
county, township or municipality
with which such member of said firm
or corporation has been or then was
officially connected, and that respon-
dent has also, in many instances
where a public official has been en-
gagged in his community in the sale
of machinery or some kindred line OF
business, retained such official for
the sale of its products in such COM
munity; and thereby respondent has,
in many instance, been enabled
through the services Of such official,
to sell its product to the governing
body of which he was then menl-
Der, and has paid tho regular dealers
commission for such service.
Because of the above stiplation OF
facts, the copies OF orders and claims
paid to the individual county officials
were not introduced as evidence;
however, we understand that this
evidence is on file with the federal
trade commission.
In the fall OF 1919, the Kearney
county board bought small Hart
PSrr tractor. through supervisor
as agent. This tractor was used
some on the road in the fall of 1919.
The following spring the county
board asked our division engineer
to approve this purchase and rein-
burse the county from the state
highway maintenance fund. The
division engineer refused to approve
the claim, and discovered that the
tractor the county was using was
an old tractor, and after securing
the factory number of the tractor
purchased it was found that the
county did not have the tractor that
had been shipped by the company
The tractor which had been paid Tor
was located on the farm of the coun.
tv supervisor at Axtell He had
taken the new tractor and turned ar
old one over TO the county. which
was of the same model. AS soon
as this supervisor found that he wa:
in trouble. he settled with the coun'
tv for the tractor and rendered his
resignation as a member Q. the
; board, which was accepted.
State Has Assisted Counties II
Greater Part of Work Done by
County Commissioners.
We wish to especially call your
attention to the fact that 90 per cent
OF all of the road work done BY
tie counties during the past two
years has been done with equipment
and men organized and furnished
by this department anu that W:
have advised with the counties ant
furnished service OF all such work
and when considering county road
work-in comparing same with wori
.. done by this department--we re-
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