Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 28, 1887, Page 8

PAXTON WAS T00 HONEST He Told More Than Lawyer Poppleton Wanted Him To. M. H. GOBLE'S TELL-TALELETTER Conclusive Proofs Brought Out By the Commission of Corruption in the Management of tho Union Pacific Road, Yesterday's Proceedings. Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterdry morn- ing Governor Pattison of the Union Pacific investigating committee, carrying a roll of papers under his arm, entered the pri- vate oftice of General Traflic Manager Kimball at the Union Paciiie headquar- ters. He was followed by Judge Littler, who looked even jollier than ever after ation of Saturday and Sund . A, Paxton in the room when the commissioners arrived, “I see some of the papers say that I was hiding from the commission, and Mr. Paxton. his is not true. I was in Racine to see my son graduate. As soon as I heard that the commission wanted me [ came back.” Having been sworn, the witnes: d in answer to Governor Patti- gon's question that his first dealings with the Union Pacific road was in 186, His business with the road consisted for+ the most part in the shipment of cattle. None of the_ officers or employes of the Union Pacific road ever had any interest in the Ogalala-Land and Cuttle com- ¥, by which these cattle were for the t' part ship The company did all its shipping over the Union Pacific road. The railroad never allowed the ttle company any rebate but once, That was ten or twelve years ago when some eastern line made & cut, and the Union Pacific rond allowed the company a rebate of a few hundred dollars. “This was prior to 1883, Mr. Paxton ex- lained that the interests of the Swan sand and Cattle company were distinet from those of the Ogalala company. Mr. Swan was a stockholder in both cor- porations, The witness went on to say in answer to questions, that he had been interested in stock yards in Council Blufls, which were afterward moved to this side of the river, “Wero there ever any complai to the effect t the Union Pa was discriminating in your favor,” in- quired Governor Patticon. “Oh, yes,” replied the witness, “‘there were complaints of that kind made by rivals on this side of th et “What preference did you ¢ hands of the Union Pacilic ra pany*"” was asked. “None whatever, sir,” replied the wit- joy at the roud com- stion as to what were on this side when the stock started here was per: to go into enterprise to the extent of buying $100 worth of stock. He didn’t believe that this was the place to start stockyard didn’t invest s man named ame into the company, and the yards were removed to Council Blufls and afterward brought back to Omaha. Governor Pattison then read from puges 6, 7 and 8, of a report of the lo railroad commission, on April 80, 18 in the case of the eople of Council Blufls vs. the Union Pacific railrond com- any, in which complaint was made, that he ‘stock§ards had been removed frem Council Blufls to Omaha, and those at Council Bluffs allowed to run down. Mr. Paxton was asked if the charges made in the report were correct. He said they were not; the Council Bluffs stockyards had been kept up and the ‘same conveniences were furnished to ship- pers at_ Council _Bluffls nas on this side of the river. He was asked if 1t was true that o certain shipper had been obliged to use t s to compel the Stock Yards company to allow him to un- load his stock in {'(HHH'I] Blufls, “Did you ever have a rebate given to you on @roceries? asked the governor. “‘No, sir, I never got a rebate, but special rates may have been allowed to me on barbed wire, or something hke that, but never in cattle.” “Did you ever ask for a rcbate or special rates?” inquired the governor. “Lots of times,"” revlied the witness, laughing, *‘but I never “Do you know of re rates being allowed to tle companies,” wa “No, sir,” said Mr, Paxton, {1} 1t to say to you,” said the gov- ernor, ‘‘that the books of the company show that specinl rates have been al- lowed to cattle companies. Among others the Union Cattle company received a re- bate at one time of $4,704, Do you know anything about that?" With a look of surprise the witness diselaimed any knowledge of the matter. ‘The governor also called Mr. Paxton’s attention to a rebate of $357 allowed to the firm of Paxton, Gallagher & Co, ona shipment of groceries. The witness knew nothing about that either. Indeed, he said, ho knew very little about the busi- ness of the firm of Paxton, Gallagher & Co., that was left almost entirely in the hands of Mr, Gallagher. When the governor had concluded his examination of the witness Judge Littler inquired what the general senfiment of the business men of the city was as to the gement of the Union Paciic road. ‘hey have been ve } well satistied, so as 1 know,” replied Mr, Paxto ore has been some kickin' in a fe all.” ount for the fact” in- quired the governor, “that one stock- yurds prospered and another failed, when both were doing business with the Union Pacitie road in a similar locality " “I suppose you refer to the case of the a and Council Blufls stocky replied. the witness, u may as well put 1t plain then I ean answer youn.'" L didn’t buve that case in mind, the governor, “'but since you speak of I'will accept that illustration, The witness went on to say that he at- tributed the fuilure of the stock yards with which A. P.Nicholas was connected, to the fact that his yards were not built on as good grounds as those of the Union slu(-t yards company. Leavitt Burnham was next called. He was land commissioner of the union di* vision of the Union pacifie railroad from Feb. 1, 1878, until June 1, 1886, pol- ioy of the company in_regard to the sale of lands during that time was to sell ag- ricultural lands to actual settlers; the grazing lands were disposed of to those who had cattle to put on them. “Were the lands patented before sales e madet” inquired the governor, ™ " said the witness, ‘‘The policy of the road was to patent lands as #s the country became settied.”” % *Were entries made in the names of individuals on lands adjacent to those of the company, and the !ands afterward turned over to the railroad company?” asked the governor, Not to wy knowlege.” replied the witness, “During your administration as land commissioner,” inguired the governor, were the proceeds from the sale of lands used to pay dividends te the stockholders .in_the road®" . . . The witness said that the proceeds had not been 80 used so far as he khew and if they had been so used in the "waest he 'Mfl("hlvfl known it, 2o ¢ Judge Littler inguired ‘if ‘it was true -, tbat the Union Pacific’ road kept from rot 'em.”” es or special other ~ cat- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUNE 28. 1887, patenting ite lands so as to avoid taxes, The witness replied that such was not the case, and that the road had been made the victim of exorbitant and un- just loeal taxation at the hands of the countiesthrough which it passed. In proof of this assertion the witness cited the in- stance of Cheyenne county, in this state, which was made seventy-five miles long s to take as possible of the land of the Union Pacific road. At the conclusion of Mr. Burnham’s examination, W. A, ton was recalled. Governor Pattison d to him the lease between the Union Pacific railroad com- na the Stockyards company at Council Blufls, made in 1881 and asked him if any other stockyards compan; could have entered into competition with his company on Union Pacilic land in Council Blufls, si the lease provided that the Union Pacific lands in Council Bluffs should be leased exclusively to the company of which Mr. Paxton wasa member. After being asked the question several times the witness admitted that the gov- ernor's position was correct. governor then asked the same question in regard to a lease subse- quently made to Mr. Paxton himself atter he had bought out his partners, Mr, Spratley ana Mr. Swan. “What was the amount of your invest- ment in the stock yards at Council Blufls time the sccond lease was made?”’ d Mr. Poppleton. As 1 as [ ean remember,” replied the witness, “about $100,000." “Would you have invested that amount of money if you had not been assured by the Union Pacific company that they would not set up a rival in your busi- ness?” asked Mr. Poppleton. “No, sir,” promptly replied the wit- ness, “‘Who got the best of that bargamn?” sked Mr., Poppleton. Why we got the best of it, of course,” replied the witness bluntly; ‘“‘thatis as lo) Fus we ran there nobody interfered h us 1n any way.” This was evidently not the answer the railrovd attorney wanted, as he put questions until he succeeded i leading the witness to the reply that the Union Pacific gained a large amount of business on account of its shrewdness and foresight in making the terms of the lease of its lands to Mr, Paxton’s company. “Is your stock watered any?” inquired Judge Littler. “Very little, 1f any,” said the witness. In reply to further questions from Judge Littler, Mr. Paxton said the Union Stock Yards company had only declared one dividend of 4 per cent; that was two ago last November. The yards now doing well and can probably pay 8 per cent on the §1,200,000 invested. Returning to the subject of rebates, Goyernor Pattison asked the witness i he knew anything about rebates allowed to the Union Cattle company at Surgis, W.T. The witness said he” didn't, but supposed that the rebates were given compete with the & x Uity & Pac! road, which was givicg that cut rates at that time. Milton H. Goble, a member of the Pa- cific hotel company was next called. He said the company owned and op ting houses along the Union ic d. ‘The Union Pacific road owned a haif interest in the company, and J. E, Markel, Thomas Swobe and himself held the other half. Witness had hetd a num- er of ollices in the service oi the Union ific road. I3 your interest in the Union Pacific lotel company in the line of a promotion on the part of the Union Ps com- pan inquired Governor Pattison with a smile. I didn’t so understand it,” witness. The cash capital of the Pacific hotel company, the witness said, in reply to a question was, $50,000; the Union Pa- cific road contributed the buildings. “Do you know of Mr. Kimball's taking an interest in legislation affecting the Union Pacific road?” asked the governor. The witness knew nothing of it except what he had seen in the papers. Indeed he seemed to know so little about the business of the road notwithstanding his tifteen years’ connection with it that the governor inquired if he had any opinion about anything he had learned while con- nected “with the company., He re- plied “that he had mcquired formation and formed opinions and would answer any questions on the sub- ject that might be asked him. P. L. Perine, who was next called, he had been cashier in the department of the Union division of the Union Pacific road from 1869 unul 1887, He was asked if any of the cash handled him during this time was used to pay dividends to stockholders in the road, He said not that he knew of. In reply to other questions the witness said he had seen certain indefinite charges in the BEe to the eflect that money had been used by the Union Pa- cilic railway company oflicials to influ- ence legislation. The charges were not true, he said, so far as his department was concerned. What officials in other departments did, he didn’t know. udge Littler asked the witness if there was any general complaint on the part of the people here against the Union Pa- cific road. The witness revlied that there were no complaints that he knew replied the anid [ of. Mr. Goble was recalled and asked if his company. was th oul%, taurant keeper along the Union Pacific road. He replied that his company kr!fl. all he restaurants along the Union Pacific road. The governor read from a letter from the witness to _General Superinten- dent Smuth, of the Union Pacitic road, in which he said: "To allay dissatisfaction along the line owing o the fact that out- have been intormed as to the cid rate allowed the Pacilic hotel company, the order of the general freight agent making a half rate should be eancelled, and all freight thereafter billed at full tariff rates, The bill to be rendered against the c Hotel at half rates as heretofore.'” issatisfaction do yourefer to," d the governor! Well, that don’t read right,” said the witness confusedly. “Isn’tit a fact that your goods were shipped by the Union~ Pacific at open rates and rebates afterward allowed by the company in accordance with your letter,” Inquired the governor. The witness after considerable equivo- dmitted that such was the ocase. y the company no freight,” said the witness, “but we pay for our transportation bv allowing railroad em- ates than that charged to the afternoon M. H. Goble was recalled. He testified that all the provisions of the contract between the Union Pacitic rail- road and the Pacific hotel company ap- plied as well to all the branches of the road as to the main lines. “What consideration were you to give the Union Pacific for the goods they transy for you free of charge¥’ asked the governor, “We gave the flu\uluyes of the com- pany reduced rates,’”” was the reply. “Was it possible for any hotel or eat- ing house to enter into competition with you along the route of the Union Pa- ic?” inquired tae governor. ‘Eating houses could not,” was the reply. “Could you have given the rates you did to the emiployes of the Union Pacific unless you had such :a contract. with the Union Pacitic road?™ asked Mr. Pop- pletan. A sir, we could not,'” answered the He further said hi'repl{l to - the ques: tions of Mr, Poppleton that the 'eating bouses were miuch tter. kept on ac- g oy fi(‘mut of the interest the company had in em, W. F. Gurley was caliod. The witness said he was an attorney and had been em- ployed by Mr. Thurston, one of the reguiar attorneys of the Union Pacific road to do business for the road at vari- ous times. He was paid by Mr. Thurs- ton and not by the railroud company. *Were you employed by Mr, Thurston to attend sessions of the legislature to look after legislation in which the Union Pucific railway company was interested " *d Goyernor Pattison, es, sir, I was there to look after bills of this kind last winter,”” said the wit- ness. ‘‘Who was associated with you at Lin- coln in looking after the intetests of the Union Pacific?’’ continued the governor. I was working alone,” said Mr. Gur- ley. . *‘What did you do to influecnce mem- bers of the legislature with reference to such bills?” said the governor. “I talked to them about the bills,'* said the witness, ‘Do you hear of a place there called the ‘oil room'?"" queried the governor. 1 heard of such a Illllflfl through the BEr but never saw it,” replied the wit- ness, In answer to questions the witness said he had never used any money or any liquor to influence legi regard to Union Pacific legislation. “*How much were you paid for your vices?' suid the governor, 1 don’'t remember the amount but I think I received about ~ $400 from Mr. Thurston in addition to my living expenses,” was the reply. ‘I'he witness said he knew of no money being used by any one to influence legis- lation during the session at Lincoln last winter, **Did you procure passes for legislators and their friends?’’ asked the governor. *Yes, sir, I did,” answered the witness. For his services Mr. Thurston paid him partly in eash and partly by giving his personal check. ‘‘Did you ever succeed in convincing any legislator that he ought to change his vote?” inquired the governor. I don't know that I did,’” said the witness, I'he governor questioned the witness quite closely as to the nature and extent of his labors in behalf of Mr. Thurston and tine Union Pacitic Railway company, but Mr. Gurley’s memory wus very de- fective as to his conversations with Mr. Thurston on what had beon accomp: }mhcd in the way of influencing legisla- 10n. When asked if he had talked with any of the Union Pacific railway officials in regard to the doings of the legislature, he said he had talked with several, and after being asked the name of one of them, said, after lonix reflection, that he had talked with Mr. Manchester, the claim and right of way agent of the road. “Mr. Mink, will you request Mr. Man- chester to come before the commission,’ sel exact or. . David Knox, Mr, J. Young and Mr, Pat Garve; the legislature last winter? returning to Mr. Gurley. ““Yes, sir,”’ said the witness. _“Wero thoy employes of the Union Pa- cific railway company at the sume time they were members of the legislature?’? proceeded the governor. “I heard they were, but I don't know anything about1t,” replied Mr. Gurley. “Did you have to use much argument ¢ employes of the Union Pacitic to voteas you_ wanted them to on bills in which the Union Pacitic was inter- ested?'” asked the governor, softly strok- ing his chin. *No, Idon’t think I did,”” said Mr, Gurley. *I think I know where these names came from,” interrupted Mr. Poppleton, getting red in the face. ‘‘These men were employes at the shops and were elected by the Knights of Labor. There were one or two more of them; we might as well have their names, too.” “I should be very much obliged to you, judge, if yon' would furnish the commission with their names’’ said Gov- ernor Pattison. After examining Mr. Gurley farther as to his work at the legislature last winter, Governor Pattison turning to Mr. Pop- pleton, said: *I give notice now that we require the ce of Mr. Thurston before this commission,” *‘I haven't any control over Mr, Thurston,” said the gentleman addressed nervously shifting his eye-glasses from his eyes to his right vest pocket and then out again, . “‘Then I notify you Mr. Mink,”” con- tinued the governor turning toward that gentleman, “‘that we call for Mr. Thurston to testify before this commis. sion.” ‘“‘Mr. Thurston is merely an assistant attorney,’” said Mr. Poppleton before Mr. Mink could reply, *“and we have no power to bring him before the com- mission.” ‘W have made every effort to get Mr. ‘Thurston and we want him,” said Gov- ernor Pattison, “Idon't think you have,” said Mr. Poppleton, *I mean 1 don’t think your man, the seurgeant-at-arms has. “"Mr, Thurston’s residence is at Farnam and Jefterson streets, and I think he couid be found.” ge Littler made some further in. quiries of Mr. Gurley in regard to the oil room ' at Lincoln but the witness still maintained that he was entirely innocent of any per- sonal knowledge of the room or what it vas kept for. Colonel J. M. Eddv was thea called and auestioned as to the cost of con- structing the Omaha & Republican Val- ley road. The Union Pacitic paid the bills and he staid in the field and did the work. He had heard that the road cost the company at the rate of $30,000 a mile but didn’t know anything about it. A subsidy of $140,000 was promised in the road reached Wahoo by a ce time so he understood. They got into Wahoo at the time set by building twenty-one miles of road from November 10 unti. Junuary 1 following. The entire road was built as cheaply as possible consistently with its being a permanent road. When the witness passed over the road about a year agzo he found it up to the average of Nebraska roads, “Colonel did you ever hear that Mr. Gould threatened to remoye tne ion Pacific shops from Omaha if the people of Douglas county contributed by private subseription to the construction of the Omaha & Republican Valley road?” - quired Governor Pattison, “'No, sir, I never did,” said the colonel. Mr, baprlemn was asked if he had ever heard such a report, He said he might have heard 1t but didn't believe it if he did. All sorts of rumors were started here for election purposes. While Mr. Mink was looking up some vouchers asked for by Governor Pattison, Frank P, Hanlon was called. He bad been emvloyed as a special agent of the Union Pacific road in the detective service looking up crimes con- nected with the railrond. Bewg asked to recall one case 1 which he was so em- ployed he mentioned thut of a man named Moore who was charged with forging railroad tickets. Four years ago witness said he was at Lincoln"in company with Mr. Thurston in the interest of the Union Pacific. 'Were you there in counnection with crimes in" which the Union Pacific was interested,” inquired the governor dryly. “No, sir; I was looking after legisla- tion in which the Union hcmu rallway was interested. I found out how the members intended to vote on railroad bills and there my duties ended.’* ‘The witness. went on to say that one of his duties was to entertain members of the legi re, and that the Union FPa- cific company footed the bills. 4 wsgrialn dow, H. members of he continued members were going to vot: “A man would say he was going to vote one way in the evening and then vote another way the next morning—they're changeable down there,” he added dryly. Colonel Eddy was recalled and his at- tention directed to the record of 8,701 and other lnrge sums paid to him for rail- road construction. He explained that his name was merely used for conveni- ence, the money rcally being paid to contractors working under Chief Engi- neer Blinkensddrfer in Idaho. He was only paid a small per cent for the use of his name and for assisting the company in securing reliable contractors along the lines on which it was proposed to build the roads, “When the Belt rmlway was first built,” mquired Governor Pattison in the course of the examination, ‘‘didn’t the Union Pacific railway company try to gfit control of it on the ground of owner- shipy” B “I believe they did,” replied Colonel 'On the ground that the directors of the road were officers in the emyploy of the Union Pacific company,” said Mr. Poppleton, “‘that the road had been paid for in a large measure by vouchers drawn on the Union Pacitic and paid by these oflicers,” “The Union Pacitic,”” Mr. Poppleton went on to say, “finally abandoncd the suit because the game wasp't worth the and the road was turned over to ouri Pacific.” “Why couldn’t the company have gone on aud built their road without the intervention of yourself as agent in the way you spoke of?" imfiurml Judge Lit- tler returning to the subjeet of the vouch- ers after a little by-play on the part of Mr. Poppleton in regard to the contro- versy between the Union Pacitic com- and 5. H. H. Clark in_regard to the Belt rallway., “‘Their chief engineer, Mr. Bickensderfer was on the ground; why couldn’t they have paid the money through him, without the use of your name?”’ The colonel replied that they might have done so, perhaps, but he thought the way they did was the best under the circumstances. Governor Pattison read to the wit- ness a contract for the construction of the Healy-Ketchum extension of the Oregon Short Line in which it was pro- vided that the colonel was to receive $40,000 per mile in the way of first mort. gage bonds and stocks and by subsequent contract reciting the provisions of the first to turn over the stock and bonds to Charles Francis Adams fr., as trustee for the Union Pacific upon his advancing the actual cost of the road. He then asked him if the actual cash cost of the road was less than the value of the $40,000 in stocks and bonds, if Mr. Adams didn’t get the benefit of it. Colonel Eddy admitted that such would be the caze if the stocks and bonds were worth par, but they were not worth par and he would not have built the road for the stocks and bonds. John R. Manehester, the claim agent of the Union Paitic rail d, was placed on the stand. #e was asked if he was assigned to visit Lincoln in the nterest of the Union Pacitic rond. He had been 80 gned for the past five sessions. During the last legislature he was there looking after several bills 1n which the Union Pacific was interested. When asked to name one of the bills he men- tioned ““No. 192" as one of them. After being pressed at some length to name the contents of the bill he said it provided for :a ruilwnr commission und gave them powers which he thought they ought notto have; he thought they were injurious to the interests of the state an }J(!Dpla‘ When asked 1if the bill prohibited diseriminations and rebates, he admitted that it did. “Why did you regard a bill which pro- hibited” railroad -discrimination as in- jurious to the people’s interests?”’ asked Governor Pattison. Before he could answer Mr. Poppleton came to the rescue. “‘He didn’t say he opposed the bill be- canse it contained & provision prohubiting railroad discrimination,” said he. Thus prompted Mr. Manchester said he opposed the bill because of the char- acter of men who were usually appointed on such commissions and for provisions it contained which he couldn’t just then recall. 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