Show O K SAN FRANCISCO March 12The dispatch from Chicago containing the statement of Mr Webster of Armour Co that the firm has decided not to contract for cottonseed cotton-seed oil mills at various points throughout the South and that the firm has arranged with the cotton seed oil mills to furnish them with oil was shown by an Associated Press representative to Phil D Armour who is here on a pleasure trip He stated in answer to the question that messages had passed between him and Mr Webster regarding re-garding the matter and ended by saying Mr Webster can be credited as authority on matters concerning our interests Referring to the wheat market at Chica o Mr Armour said the firm was not taking any active part in wheat transactions but was carrying some wheat simply in the capacity of bankers With a smile he added I did deal in wheat in my younger days but I have since reformed and have ceased to be a sinner |