| Show UNITED STAlES NUT BOUND Harriman May Be Paid for Work Performed at Re Request Request Request quest and He May Hay Not Washington March arch 11 An Important conference was held at the White House tonight between President Roosevelt Sec Secretary Secretary retal of o the Interior Garfield and Max Maxwell Maxwell well Ii ell Evarts and H J T Gory Cory represent representing representIng ing the Southern Pacific Railroad com coni pap najiy to see If It there could bo he b brought about a settlement of o the claim of o that company compan for 1 making repairs to the his big break In the Colorado river about a year ear ago and which formed the Salton sea when the lives and property of Amen Ameri American can citizens In the time Imperial valley vaIle of oCal Cal California California were threatened After Aft r conferences between the various interests at that time the president and Edward H Harriman reached an agree agreement agreement agreement ment that the Southern Pacific system should have the work done don and that the president would i use se lIe his Influence to have havethe havethe havethe the road reimbursed for tor its expenditures The rhe Southern Pacific made a claim for and the settlement set has been deferred de deferred deferred for some time Senator Flint of ot California has hUI Introduced a bill provid providing log ing In for payment of the claim but little pro progress es has been made In getting It through congress At conference the situation was thoroughly discussed and antI according to Mr h Cory aJr President Roosevelt ex expressed expressed pressed pr himself In favo of a It prompt settlement set settlement of the claim He lie recognized r eo that while there Is no legal obligation on the part of the government to settle the time claim there Is a moral obligation to pay pIn pInIt It As a result of the conference Mr 11 Cory Col stated that the president will write a letter probably tomorrow to Chairman Miller of the committee on claims asking that the matter be Investigated and urging that the claim be settled as SOOT soon as 85 possible |
