Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934, December 06, 1906, Image 4

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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, DECEMBER 6, 1906.
„
T T T- BOTTS
is a telegram saying draw on us for the ■ and sell the bonds mid advised Reid to
money every 30 days.’ ami Again my 1 offer Lytle the money. He offered this •
.............. ...
L egal A dvertisments :
i $2,400,000 to Lytle, hut- he refused,
contract was turned down.
lo
First Insertion, |*r line................... $
Complete set of Abstract Book,
saying
he
hnd
all
the
money
he
wanted
Ask for Time.
5
Each subsequent insertion, line....
• to build the road. Finally, to complete
Business and proferiHioual curda,
“A month went by, when just a? the
in office. Taxes paid forn0D,
1 month ...................................... 1 00
the steal, Harriman’s lawyers had the
Homestead Notices.......................... S 00 Boston people were to furnish the I governor cancel the franchise because the
Residents.
Timber Claims................................... 10 00 money, our Credit Lyonaise friend ask | directors refused to pay $300 due for
Locals, per line each insertion ...
5 for time, given the excuse that Lawson
Office opposite Post Office.
1 taxes—Colonel McCraken, president,
Display advertisement, an inch.
had commenced his raid on the Stan­
50
1 month .......................................
and all directors ami stockholders' re­
Both phones.
All Resolutions of Condolence and dard Oil, sonibody had died. etc. and the cords, Harriman and Lytle and others,
winter came again. Harriman had
Lodge Notice«, 5c, pnr line.
Upto date Harness Shop ' The
---- only , complete shop of the
including the banks.
Cards of Thanks, 5c. per line.
again blocked the building of the road
‘ goods, ’ but t my
I handle no shoddy
’ Second—For civil damages against kind in Tillamook county.
Notices, Lost, Strayed or Stolen, etc., for 1604. Then came up the question,
minimum rate, 25c. not exceed ir g five
all directors and stockholders, Harri­ prices will compare with those that do.
was this 90 p«*r cent man a hidden agent
lines.
man and associates individually, and the
Next door to T illamook C ounty B ank . Local Phone.
of Harriman’»? This was decided in the
railroad.
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
affirmative, He was recalled east and
“Third—For cash due on contract of
ordered to block the bill which Scotch
T illamook ,
$35,000 due me June 26. 1905, and $300-
O regon .
Reid and I were trying to pass, com-
Fred C. Baker. Publisher.
000 due me for commissions on sale of
pelling all roads to accept traffic from
bonds This will be against the rail­
each other, etc.
C>ARL HABERLACH,
WHY TILLAMOOK WAS “Again, in the spring of 1905 Mr. road, officers and stockholders individ­
DEPRIVED OF A ROAD. Reid presented the proposition to me. ually, Questions Impending.
This time I refused to undertake it un
Dealer in
attorney - at - law ,
the progress of these lawsuits
Some Interesting Facts to less I personally attended the meeting of the “During
following questions will he asked
FRESH
Come Out in a Damage Suit the directors. In due time the railroad and answered ;
and a Mr Records agreed to pay re
Over the Sale of Bonds.
Office ncross the street and north from
“First—Who paid R'cords’ debts to
LARD, HIDES,
tainer ar.d expenses to Portland, and ns
banks ?
the Post Office.
I had assured myself that Harriman’s
From the Oregon Journal.
“Second—Who offered Records and
WOOL,
Etc.
watch
dog
was
asleep,
I
arrived
in
Suits for criminal conspiracy, and for
partners $40,000 to stop work ?
civil damages in the sum of $335,000 are Portland, June 20, 1905.
“Third—Why did Colonel McCraken
A H. GOYNE,
“
On
June
22.
a
stockholders
’
and
di
­
being prepared by II. Melville Walker
refuse to execute the Records bonds
rectors
’
meeting
was
held,
Colonel
Mc-
Clean
and
against E. H. Harriman, Edward Re­
$600,000 and the $2,400,000 bonds in
cords, H. L. Pittock and other direc­ Craken, Pittock, Meyers, John Stewart face of a resolution of his board direct­
A ttorney - at .L aw .
Records
and
every
one
present.
tors of the Portland. Nehalem & Tilla­
ing him to do so ?
|
“
First
a
resolution
was
passed
alter
­
mook Railroad company. Mr. Walker
“Fourth—Did not Harriman interest
Office : Opposite Court House,
is the agent of the London financiers ing the $25 share to $100 par.
offer the son of one of the directors
“
Second
—
They
all
unanimously
ac
who were backing the original company,
$45,000 to get possession of the stock ?
T illamook , O regon .
prior to its acquisition by the Pacific eepted the proposition of the Atlas Con­ • “Fifth —Was not the son to receive
Railroad & Navigation company, of tract company to construct the road; $5,000 as his share ?
which E. E. Lvtle is nominally the head. a nd
“Sixth—Why did McCraken, Pittock
“Third—Assigned and transferred to
A story recently printed in the Jour­
W. SEVERANCE,
J. P. ALiLiEjM, Proprietor
and
Stewart assign stock and bonds to
nal regarding the selling out to llarri Edward Records the control of the stock
Lvtle
which
they
did
not
own
?
man interests of the Portland, Nehalem of 999.95 shares, and also canceled the
“Seventh—How did Lytle eyer obtain
and Tillamook Railroad company by preferred shares and also agreed to de­
possession of my certificate for $240,000
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
H. L. Pittock, Colonel McCraken and liver to Records and Atlas company
Special Attention paid to Tourists.
shares at par without my signature,
$600,
COO
first
mortgage
bunds
at
once.
certain directors, has attracted atten­
A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation.
“Fourth—The directors and stock (This was made to me personally and
T illamook
O regon .
tion in New York and London, where
not indorsed bv me, and only left for
the road was being financed at the time holders then accepted my agreement and
voting
purposes
in
Records
’
control
as
of its overthrow by the Harriman Re­ by resolution transferred $2,400,000 5
trustee) ?
H. UPTON, Ph.G.,M.D.,
cords Pittock combination. H. Melville per cent bonds out ol $3,000,000 to H.
“Eighth—How much did Lytic and
Walker, agent lor the London financiers Melville Walker and associates at 85
others
pay
for
Records
’
shares
?
who were backing the original company, | p r cent and agreed to deliver the bonds
“Ninth—Why did McCraken, Pittock
PPYSICIAN AND SUXGEON.
has made a statement for publication, immediately.
“Fifth—They sold and assigned to II j and Stewart refuse to take the money
which is confirmed by William Reid,
I offered for the bonds in Europe ?
Office first door East of F. R.
secretary of the comp my, and docu MJville Walker 24 per cent of the stock I
’’Tenth — By what authority did they
at
par
value
$240,000,
and
gave
me
the
meats in possession of local persons.
Cedar
vote
the
preferred
stock
when
it
was
Beals’ office.
It is «Aid the Walker suits will open up certificate, properly signed.
•’Sixth—They agreed to sell me all the owned by me ?
the entire transaction, and furnish a
Cheese
and
“Eleventh—Who is the custodian of
notable instance ol the methods com­ preferred stock for $5,000, to be paid j
T. BOALS, M.D.,
the money deposited in Portland by
monly employed by the Harriman inter out of first money oi by November 30,
Orders for Lumber promptly nttended to.
Harriman agents to reimburse the di.
1905.
All
agreements
and
all
the
reso-
ests to block independent railroad con­
rectors if they are made personally liable
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
struction in so-called “Harriman terri- lutions were signed Ity Colonel McCrak-
en, Mr. Pittock, Mr. Stewart and Mr. for their illegal criminal acts ?
tory’’ on the Pacific coast.
“ Twelfth—Have not the directors ob­
TILLAMOOK.
Reid.
What Walker Says.
"Seventh—Colonel
McCraken and tained my seryiccs and caused me to ex­
Office:
Olson Building.
The following letter, received today by
Reid were directed to sign the bonds and pend a large cash outlay by falsely and
The Journal from Mr. Walker, is self-
Residence:
Mrs. Walker’s.
deliver them to Mr Records and my- fraudulently representing that the road
explanatory ;
self, I have all original documents (I was solvent and they would deliver and
CASE,
“Nov. 25.— To the Editor of The
state this, as I ain informed it will he execute the bonds when they knew the
R. BEALS,
Journal—Dear Sir: My attention has
PROPRIETOR
claimed all originals were destroyed in road owed $300 taxes ?
been called to an article in your paper of
“
Thirteen
—
In
conclusion,
it
is
not
a
the San Francisco fire).
October 30, headed ‘Paper Road of
fact that through Wm. Reid’s bill pre­
REAL ESTATE,
Arranged for Advance
Pittock Goes Under.’ Had you adopted
"On June 23 Mr E iward Records and pared by us both and my success in sell,
the heading How Harriman Fouled the
F inancial A gent ,
myself went to San Francisco mid em­ ing the bonds in Europe Harriman has
Portland People’ it would have been
ployed a trust Company mid also nr been compelled to at least make a show
Tillamook,
Oregon.
more appropriate, therefore I wired you
Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forging
ranged lor an advance of $300,000, pay to construct the road to the Pacific?
I would give your paper the actual
• Fourteenth—Will the road ever be
able in installments, from two of the
Fine Machine Work a Specialty.
facts.
p^R. P. J. SHARP,
banks, to be secured by the bonds, and completed ?
“In the spring 1903 I had just return­
“
I
may
say
that
I
am
still
examining
4
we ordered the bonds printed mid Rec­
ed from Europe when William Reid
ords commenced construction, while I into this nasty mess and the more I ex
âr
RESIDENT DENTIST,
r w w w w 5F ww V VVVVW1
called my attention tQ the Portland.
left for Europe, I sailed on June 29, amine the mote I find that men whom I
Nehalem A Tillamook railroad. From
Office across the street from the
1905, and on August 23, 1905, I had supposed were above being influenced by
the reports, papers and information he
arranged to have the$2,400,000 financed the almighty dollar have been easily
Court House.
gave me I concluded that the road when
at 90 per cent. I cabled to have the seduced and have sold their honor for a
built would pay a handsome profit on
Dr. Wise’s office.
bonds executed mid deposited in London iness of porage. Yours rrsjjectlully,
the investment. I agreed to take the
“H. M elville W alker .’’
to be nt once exchanged lor the monev.
matter up and place it before mv
SARCHET,
After a delay of two weeks I was prom­
financial friends in Europe, and we
T . The Fashionable Tailor.
ised the bonds after many other prom,
One of the New York democratic pa­
agreed upon a contract which was to be
¡ses. Finally I received a cable that the pers say that the recent elections were
submitted to the directors.
road had gone into the hands of tlarri- not a republican victory, and that the
“The following June this agicement
Cleauing, Pressing and Repair­
man and Records was bankrupt.
result ol the elections had nothing to do
was presented to the board to lie rati­
ing a Specialty.
"Up to the present time not a dollar with the advances in wages which have
fied, but an opposition appeared in the
has been paid to me under mv contract, be-n announced since then. If this talk
We
ean
furnish
al!
kinds
of
Wine«,
Whiskies,
Brandies,
person of a gentleman well known to
Store in Heins Photographic
bv cither Records, the railroad or the is intended to be serious, its author has
Gin and Rum at wholesale prices
all the Portland people (who. Unknown
directors, so von see again Harriman odd ideas of some ol the things that are
to his brother directors, was acting for
Send us your orders. We ship in plain cases and prepay freinht
Gallery.
had shown his fine 'Italian hand.'
going Oil around him. The republicans
the Harriman interest) and who exhih-
Read over our price lint nnd mail us vour order« Monev
< r
"From investigation I find that the carried congress by a bigger majority are not milisfactory. All orders will be treated strictly confidenHa“
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ited the directors a ’cablegram* which lie
game was played as follows : Harriman than tliev ever gained before in hii off
OBERT A. MILLER,
We .hip all our goods C.O.D . or yon can make remittance with your order.
said lie had just received from ‘the Credit
lound that this time the road would year election in which their party held
Lyonaise,’ Paris, offering ‘90 per cent
certainly be built, so through his agents the presidency, except in that of 1H6C>,
WE
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
for each and every bond, money to lx
in California mid Portland mid person when the lend between the republicans
paid in 60 days. *
12 quarts Sheehan's Private Stock, Rye or Bourbon.......... 12Qts. Gallon.
Land
Titles, Land Office Busi­
ally he approached Records, Colonel Me- and President Johnson on southern is.
$8.00
$3 00
12quarts Tillamook Rve and Bourbon .
Ilia Offer Rejected
3.25
Crnken and William Reid to block the sms inflamed the north. Except in that
12 quarts helanev's Malt Whiskev.............................................. 8 50
ness and Mining Law.
3.00
“As I only offered 80 per cent, of course sale of the bonds in London mid he ac­ election no parly in the history of this
12 quarts Gordon White Rte Whiskev.......’”.’.'.’„’.’”................. 8.00
8 OO
3 00
12 quai ts Old Gold Bourbon Whiskey"
PORTLAND,
OREGON.
my offer was rejected and this liberal complished this in the following man. country lias ever won such a majority
7.50
2.75
12 quarts < rescent Rve Whiskev ... ...........
offer accepted, but the 60 days were ex ner :
7.50
in a congressional election in an off year
Room,
306
Commercial
Building.
2.75
12 quarts Old Port Wine.................. .............................................
tended to four months, and then the
Bond Sale Blocked.
1.25
in which its partv was in control in the
12 quarts Old Sherrv Wine
........................ 3 50
3
50
1.25
directors were told that owing to
12 quarts Old Angelicn Wine............
...............................
"First—The trust company and the White House. Nobody who has sense
1.25
12 quarts Old Muscat Wine.......... .."I."...................................... 3.50
Did You Ever Try
Russian affairs and because ’the Kaiser two banks were told it would be beat enough to be allowed to run at large
1.25
12 quarts Old Madeira Wine......................................................... 3 50
William had a cold,’ the sale of bonds lor them not to advance any more honestly dreams that the advances
1 25
12 quarts Sweet Catawba Wine
......................... 3.50
HARRIS’S NEW FEED AND
had to be put off indefinitely The monev to Records or the Atlas Contract which have been announced in wages
1.75
12 qusrts Sandusky Port Wine................................... ................ 4 50
1.75
winter came, when no work could lx* company on the $6tM).0OO.
12 quarts Old Tom Gin................................................................... 4 50
since the big republican victory on Nov.
LIVERY BARN,
3.00
12 quarts French Cognac........... ——....................................... 8 00
done, and again the spring ; thus you
"Second—Colonel McCraken was in­ ember 6 would have token place if the
3 50
12 quarts C-ililornia Grape Brandy............................................. 9 00
sec the construction of the road was fluenced so that he refused to sign miv democrats had carried congress. Every
8
00
If
not, give him a cal’.
3
00
12 quarts Stanford 3A Rye............... .........................................
blocked for the year 1903.
4 00
12 quarts Rainier 3A Bourbon
.................... •........... 11.00
bonds, although William Reid, secretary democrat, every populist, every socialist,
Everything first-class. Second
“In the spring of 1904 William Reid hnd signed the $690,000 and others, and every anarchist in the country knows
4 00
12 quarts Monogram O. P. S. Rye or Bourbon".................... 11 OO
5.00
1 2 quarts Rock and Rye .........................
.................. 12 OO
called on me in New York with a fresh
although Colonel McCraken was order­ that if the democrats had won tour
2 25
12 quarts Peach and Honey
............................ 6 00
block South of P 0.
supply of Messrs. People’s" reports, etc. ed by the directors to sign as president.
weeks ago not a railroad nor a corpor­
2 25
12 quarts Millview Whiskey, bottled in bond
.............. 6 OO
I told him Harriman would never let the
3 5(4
“Third—The bunks were told they ation of anv sort in the country would
Rememlier. wc refund you vour monev and reptkv frefohT h 10.00
W. G. HARRIS, Prop-
road be built, and he laughed at the could get no bonds, but that all debts have made any advance in wages.
"re ««Elusive
exclusive wholesale^eater’f „nd oth wavs <f f.riods
are not sati.factorv,
-- -•*.«.».
sell our goc ds at
idea that any Harriman agent could due the banks by Records or the Atlas
wholesale prices. .Nothing but the l»est.
hoodwink such intelligent men as Ins
Contract [company would lie paid by In Praise of Chamberlain’s
directors,
Address all Orders to
Harriman interests.
Cough Remedy.
“Alter six days in which we arranged
"Fourth—Records wa, told to go to
Thete is no other medicine manu­
Be.utifallr located in
2^
t< enforce traffic arrangements we Portland, have a row with McCmken factured llial han received «> iiiucli
I
offer« un»urpa«sed taciline« I
agreed oil a bill to lie passed and a con
praieeand
ao
many
expreeemna
of
K
r*tt.
and stop worn at once, which he did.
lure and education of roan«
tilde ax Uhainbehaiu'e Cough
tract in which I agreed to have ’he
opporturutiea in Mu»ic. Ari L*n«"“
Lak
"Fifth- Lytle was employed bv Harri­ Il la effective, and prompt relief follow,
atura. Well equipped Phralcal and
, yha
bonds financed in Europe at 80 per
Wholesale Liquor Dealers,
man to take possession of the franchise. ila use. Oralelul jmrriila ev.-rj where
oratories. Herbarium and Mineral
fhcdr
cent, lie went h.uk to Portland called
laraeat and oldeat Lad*«' Seminar» in
,
"You can see that 1 carried out mv . do not heall.u- to teatifv to i'a merit« f(ir
Street,
Northwest, it enjora a national repu
a special meeting ot directors and stock
agreement to the letttr and I mn still the Iwneflt ol othera. It ianerrtam cure
partin, the beat phraical. mental
now
holders and presented mv agreement for
for croup and will prevent lite mtavk if We .»ort ere., ,f desired ; ,oo c.n taire a. m.„,
of Rny
~
ready to carry it out—ns to the legal given at the flrat appearance of the
inc and developins true wo
ratification, when again che Italian hand Rtpect.
socially and educational!» tor th« _ Iv<w-
diaeaae. It ia eapecially adapted to
station. Confer« Academic and toller
ot Harriman was stretched nut. Our I
Will Bring Suits.
children aa it ia pleaaarit intake and con
bx State Authority. Interference withe
Credit Lyonaise man said, ’Stop gentle­
of non Catholics is scrap«lonsb axo'ded^ *
laina
notlimg
injurious.
Mr.
B
A
“I air now preparing to bring the (ol.
ia ideally looted amid mspinne
men, Itounlihes* bonds could not be
llumphreya. a Will known resident and
lowing lawsuit« First, for criminal cot- Jl-rk in the atore of Mr. E. Lock, of Centrally bosated
Social opportunities such ss
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States, $1 P«, day lares
floated in Paris, so while our Scotch
in no other cit» on the Coast B«‘
,„tjalsd:
»piracy against rights ol way. stock. Alice, Cape Colony, S,.uth Afr-cn aava •
commod.ons.
well
hebted
heated
andj~
friend has I »ecu treating with Walker.
b»n<le. etc., al the best price he could, " I have uaed Chamberlain a Cough I
dormitories and priests room a a«PPt
I have found a purchaser fur the bon Is. but if po sible tn show the toad was Remedy to wi> rd iff crimp and colda in
modern ronvemencea The
r’ur««t
my family. 1 1 * found
-----* — it - to • lie very satin-
Here is a letter from my Boston friends, |
and procresmxe without
Teg
worth not oeer the >5,000 due on pre­ facto jr and i
and
traditions
ol
ar»
«"J
•
chl
Wnwks
kivi— me pleasure to re
who are great friends of L iwson. and ferred stock.
| commend it. For sale by chaa
modest. Sstislsctot» references requ^rw
'J
are ready topiy oo per cent, and here
announcement booklet Board id"
'In the meantime I offered to go abend Clow«h’a Drug Store.
sear. Address SmterSnperiot St ”
.
The Beat Hotel in the city. No Chinere Employed.
Over 30 Years experience in the Business M. ATTOkNEv:„.Uw
Advertising Rates.
Ml
HARNESS, COLLARS, SADDLES, &C,
Everything Needed in the Harness Line
you will find at
W. A. WILLIAMS
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\/\Z H- coopK«.
íiUiiinooh
»cabligbt.
M. F. LEACH,
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and CURED MEATS,
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Wholesome,” our motto
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Jtrnt
llior
The Best Hotel
THE ALLEN HOUSE,
A.
Ut. n
talent
L, <
Headquarters for Travelling Men.
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Fir and Spruce Lumber.
Spruce and
Shingles.
Butter Boxes a specialty.
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TILLAMOOK LUMBER. C0(DP/INY.
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A.
1 R.
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Tillamook Iron Works
T illamook ,
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O regon .
1AZÄ.IL ORDER LIQUOR BUSINESS.
Buy your Liquors from the Wholesale
House Direct.
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LARSEN HOUSE,
ILLAMOOK,
OREGON
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