Show THE COMMISSION senator stanford tr trying Z to work the STAR CHAMBER BIZ on the comal commission when they want to investigate ACCOUNTS of other companies as con necked with the C P OBJECTS to any sach such mod of hew how over and wat wants the thing DOE done ia in open daylight by ariot n A atio sod d pres loth IIi KALD cisco aup auga 2 theebam am animation nation of senator stanford was re fumed before the Pacific Railroad commission mission today to day he ile insisted that the central pacific company in receive receiving I 1 rig financial aid from the government occupied the position of an independent contracting party and was not acting as agent in in any fiduciary capacity as ho he stanford interred inferred the corn believed from the remarks made by them he lie gave a list of the resources of tl the e central and western pacific companies m with ith the except exception ion of tho those originally contri controlled by the pro promoters prom otora motors of the en terMe up to DC do ember rember 31 bt chete resources stanford stated amounted to forty six eix million sixty two thousand dollars and of this amount oril wae was r realized from t the he f first t in mort rape bond and government bond bonds the cost of building bull ling the road to oden ogden was or 55 I 1 COO per mile witness saia bud engi P eer judeah estimated that be the r rood would au cost per mile and other engineers thought it could bouli not be built for leis less than per mile he ile thought no board of engi would put a lower estimate on the tile co rost cot t than 55 per r mile ml le stanford argued th that a t if tre go v ern ment aid and the product 0 of f th the e first mort gigo bonds had bad alone been bee n sufficient cien tt to b build he the road it would hae have co cost t about per nulo mile and that even een if the central pacific company was compelled to account for ith its ex to the government got eminent this doubt ebow show that tho the aid granted was mas insufficient to build ilia the road and arid upon that basis the government should make good goud tho tile deficiency he lie stated that the tile aid received from the conn ties of zolo zuba solon ban san mateo Mat eoLos los angeles ban san joaquin and others amounting amoun tinz to d d not concern the central pacific in some cases the money authorized under the acts cf of the IA log ii iture by the counties referred tu was a lo 10 ner river ruleen and ft in hero iero it wae was it went to roade roads other than tho the central perhaps pome some of the roads go 1 1 were now leased by tho the central pacific how ever commissioner anderson sam sahl to tito alie is witness senator tho belief is pre alent it is ina in A or not is is K immaterial thattie that the inability odthe of the central pacific to imy its to the government arises arises from lie lite fact that its resources havo have been beon expended through contracts coul rat let and work A ork done lone by the contract and fin ance company the western wester I 1 development compana company and tho the pacific I 1 improvement n company 11 to 0 thil this stanford r replied lied that no money belong ing tot botho he cot pacific bad lial been di diverted arted to any an other cor 1 po horation pora ration tinn anderson asked it if the booke books of the t po rations hit it had dealings with th abo e central pacific ore open tor for in inspection spec tion stanford replied 1 I am reidy ready to my influence to have hay the rom miwon mission examine exa any an book books we e have as to the central pacific railroad but acl have iery e actie ti rivals and corn com an andave we hao have relations nith many individuals these accounts wo we do not wish mish to be laid before tile public anderson Ander pon do I 1 understand that this includes inspection of the books of the western A beetem cevelo development ament the lite PA buc ciale improvement ond and other compa n nies winch hao had dealings with the central pacific stanford iso so far as the these booke books re late to he fie affairs cf of the central Cn tr pacific ao have no objection tion to th their car i beig being opened to i your inspection chairman ha pat on remarked that it Iri vate inquiry at I 1 tho be office 1 of the tile railroad rail roid company was contemplated tie lie should put in an objection at once he lie would not consent as an officer ot of the government to any P tar alir dings if tb ba booke could not t be pu ab it I 1 y I 1 1 lie would not inspect the them tt t all senator stanford raid paid tho co company 1 n papy did dot at te k tor for any stam 1 11 its 1 er inin J it lt merely desired that lucli mate ra viere not pert partine inert artto to the the tho be not riven given tol he public nor be I 1 ado a point of record andersone andersen Ander sono an meled ked t th rint t the proposition of tho the central pacific la iba uin regard to the inspect inspection ipri of boos 81 bo be put in in writing and thine As efte ard done lone cwb i ho the prop rpsa of I 1 he lie for forcing agin 1 arst iuga a petition ici tion had been wen pra pre c ted to tho the united states circuit court tt by the comin Comme aion nuking tint A F S dout douty were tary and troa of the V stern Develop mout coin corn p piny and n other er P aar corporation ciny le ile conti competed to produce the ali books ks of coee VO companies I 1 ies for tu m in P 1 of atuf t IQ n ion judge 4 F pet the matter or hearing tomorrow morning at the as session tile tol lewint tion wat was prevented preen 1 rc anted ted by te the cf U tho tile centrum nac e will mill F urmit to tho the bonim u I 1 the books bouka of tile lie com company parly ask A f ns as well mel I 1 ae a s any y other e I 1 dejac 0 at our command abeso reso aha bo ri it to iwert our kaije i q abts to to withhold 11 t lie karavo w m pOt ft of fhe the mine same mc acer er in our j the corn om masion hibst lion to examine into matter matters appearing app canna therein not pertinent to a proper or full and complete etc e tion I ty y the cof 1 I all tile matters with alth the investigation inie of which they are properly clawd under der tco w ot 0 congress the ton com mignion look tho the preposition proposition ad vise went the commission decide to accept the proposition w m nh 11 the ilia in ing 9 chak entered in the U 6 5 ciet fiand over without I 1 4 7 ml pr prejudice e judice with the right left to either i eide d to call the tile 8 am up for f or arjil rg u i ment before the judge of pl the ditri district ci J JS or circuit court on one daya days notice no t I 1 and that the commission shou should be at liberty to depute an any of their accountants coun tants tanta to ex examine a in n e tle the accounts in I 1 question ion to take euch such extracts from themas the commission should desire with the understanding ders ta ding that the companies c 0 in panics should of id produce the I 1 book 9 before the commissioners when required defor for their inspection ia benator r stanford continuing his bin I 1 personal testimony eaid I 1 lie regarded I 1 the land grant to lie the northern pacific as a violation iti lation of faith toward the central pacific he lie also stated that 1 if the government would gie give the central pacific company its due and arid release all the branches which had been a added to theroan the road lie believed the co company would willingly turn firm tho the ra road ad over to t the he government 14 I 1 |