The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-08
Affairs Of Pnge, Bacon n 60.
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AR BACON 10 THs MANOR or ST. LOUIS

~ - Sr Lorls June 90 Is5s
MY DEAR sIR-It is not unknown to you that PRIOR to
N. r Co, ARC Of my hrm page BAcon,) used
every exeiton In my power TO induce the city OF st.
,sry 10 oompes the vnr on the ROAD Of said coupsny
and provide for the payment Of the interest
'he bonds OF saio company the LIST day Of July
Neither Ia it unsxo 70 you the with which
met 10 these spp.ioas'cps 10 aid was ofsred-no
assurance givrr tat assstsncs would be- uncer any
state OF circumstances rtDdersd
The emergency 10 which the company was placed
imminent without ii mediate action which would -.
te a needed toe entire interest OF tbs company
would he eseriRced TO the first and second mortgage
You ave aware tts. the company have given my firm
deed Of trust 70 secure the very large OF
She former the latter and you doubtless still fur
tber the provision OF said deed OF trust
the trustee has 'ntsred upon and taken posse ,son Of
the road Of the com pany and ITS property therein
conveyed
bsw DOW the -lssegre Of informing you that means
have ben provided which nsnre the opening oitae road
payment q The interest on the conpapys bonds, ms
turing LEI pIoxlmo
ments OF the company been 90 protect preserve
its stock but the want OF from the party
whofe ability was squs to the emergency, rendered it
Necessary 70 take steps the purpose Of securing the
Aforesaid necessary means which haa greatly periled
the interests OF the stocs hccers and which will do Ibt
Ices result 10 the entire destruction OF their interests
unless act IL Immediately had the city viii III sh Ill
avert 20 unfortunate and much TO bs regretted Gala
unity.
inform you that Arm IS DOW disposed to units with
the city IN thing which be consistently done to
pany, Yours truly. H D. BACON.
To HoS WAsn'S KING, Mayor of St. Louis
The InteUigencer scds-The above letter will afford
great satisfaction to the fencs Of Bacon. proves
no mcIe this thsy have always known lit amounts to
NO Gre than they have always expected But It Ia in
itself additional complete and wheming refuta
ton Sill the aseless chsrges OF his enemies. 1t is
ralchIes yndicat.op Of himself from the caumny that
klQn acE nm
prosch and destroys A. 5ash the entire edce of
fasehood reared by his calumniators from which to
also vndication Of the directory from all the in
fsrenta detraction which thes have been unjust
honorable just and fear conduct in taking tho only
available step TO save the road ~ well as 70 the noble
efforts Of Mr. Bacon the people of ST. Louis city and
county and the stockholders everywhere indebted
for the OF this great property far
the inexoabe creditors under the first and second mort
II remains to BIS whether Mr. Bacon is to be
met in the same generous and magnanimous spirit
which he has evinced in the above letter While he has
been making such Efforts other man in st. Louis
would or perhaps could make 20 achieve the completion
of the ana preserve us ownership In the stockhod
ers, portion o. the people of st. Louis, lad by
vncictve press, and portion of the City Council ami
mated by amiserAblt ambition to gain nooriey by de-
acts stnnenaons scsss Of fraud ana wropy tbs very
conception OF which would be al with all the pre-
voua lite o tie against whom it has been
scrupDIous)y charged
It remains TO be seen whether Mr.. Bacon Is have
the only stonement made to him which he des,re
pit: that OF and efficient ration by
the city and county ana the private stocKhold in
policy which shall operate to discharge every claim
against the mpaDy restore to his house some portion
Of the loss in money, if not in reputation suffered
through connection with the road, BY the recent
onslaught OF his prosecutors; and evsntuate in the
tire restoration Of The Ioad to the stockholders.
We trust the people OF our city aad county will be
tIus, we'll their interests their honor, and
complish this result Mr.. Bacon affords Thorn the
portpp.sy least TO try. and will aid fesi assured
in sny feasible plan to achieve the end
II nothing Ia to be but TO persist in caumny and
detraction-it the people of St. Louis Will to
the urgency OF the crss their stock is forever
and they may lament Il ut their leisure. But hspe
for beter things The sober second thought Is quietly
moving in the minds Of thousands.