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Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-28 | Page 6 | Striking Graft Story

Type issue
Date 1910-07-28
Paper Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Striking Graft Story
Type article
Date 1910-07-28
Paper Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 6
OCR Text r STRIKING GRAFT ol STORY UK I the thc Illinois Central Railroad Com Corn Company Company pany puny Vas na nobl liy by Car Cor lr Chicago July 27 Harold A Sims Sim s told a striking story of ot wholesale graft graf st t Master in Chancery Chancol B D DMason Mason here hero today In connection with wit h the investigation being made mado into the th e alleged car repair fraud In the thc th e Illinois Central railroad Sims former car inspector for the th e railroad and later lator in the employ of ono one on e of the tho five car repair companies charged ed eti with the fraud declared that tho th e Illinois Central was wall mado made to furnish furnis h not only materials but also labor labar for fo hr r repairs and an then was as charged from one On e to te three prices for tho the Work through an elaborate orate system of padded padde bills bill Sims said that the greater part of or the th e woodwork supposed to have havo been done don e in the independent shops shop and for which h tho the J company paid a round fig fi g ure nrc was really done clone at tho the Illinois Illino is Central shops hops at ot Memphis He It s IUs asid ld d the tho company compan was practically practical ly paying handsomely for doing work for f or itself elf The Tho witness also testified that th at Illinois Control Central ears cars ta s were dismantled to tont procure procuro material to be used In the plant pla nt Of th Memphis Car ar company
Reference URL https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61v6ks2/10511575