Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-16
I" Moses Kneeland and the Minnes0
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We perceive that Moses KNEELAND, belong
ing to the famous Wisconsin Forty" has
the impudence to again intrude himself upon |
the St. Paul public, and this time in reply to
the MINNEsorIAN's observations on his inso-
lent communication respecting WIN. L. BAN
MING, Esq. Moses denies that he is or ever
was President of the Southern Minnesota or
Root-hog-or-die R. R." We were probably
misinformed in regard to his exact official
position in the company. The following from
the Pioneer of July Sd, exhibits the officers
of the company at this time:
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA RAnRoAD.-At the meet
ing of the stockholders of S. NJ: r. r., held at La
Crescent, on the 18th, the following gentlemen
| were chosen Board of Directors:
Benjamin Pringle, Daniel Wells, jr., MOSES
KNEELAND, Henry L. Palmer, D. w. Reyes, Isaac
n Mason, J. A. Helfenstein, Ed0in Goodrich,
James B. Cross Thomas Riley, Don j. White
Howes. Thos. Galbraith, George E. Skinner, Henry
F. Wells, h. II. Sibley.
At subsequent meeting of the new Board OF
Directors the following gentlemen were elected
President~bsniel Wells jr, Milwaukee. -
Vice President Benjamin Pringle, Batavia, New
York
Treasurer-S. Chamberlain, Cleveland, o.
Secretary-Dwight w. Reyes, Milwaukee
Chief Engineer0Don ]. Whittemore, La Cres-
cent.
The above being from the official organ o
the Forty " in.Minnesota, we suppose they
will not dispute the correctness of the infor-
nation therein conveyed. 1t seems, that it is
J DANIEL WELLS, Jr., fellow Forty who
is President, while Kneeland and GOODRICH
are only Directors, and with the respected
: President doubtless hold their old berth of
2 Executive Committee" which they made so
; profitable to each other when in the La Crosse
R. R. Company, and so ruinous to the poor
: stockholders and bondholders. The estimation
4 in which both WELLS and KNEELAND are held
r in Wisconsin may be inferred, from letter
e which we find in the Minneapolis atlas of
q July 2, signed with an initial which we think
S we recognize as that of one of the most hon.
t est, able and distinguished citizens of Mil
: waukee Read
: MILWAUKEE, June rs, 1859.
Mr. EDITOR: heavy cargo of our old "forty
> thieves" shipped from this place few days since,
d for St. Paul They are on plundering expedition
and your folks had better keep sharp look out for
them. Dan Wells, Jr and Moses Kneeland, two
of the greatest rascals of them all in the party
. Let Minnesotians beware and keep their hands on
. their "pocket-books."
i send you a copy of a late address of N. Cleve
:, land ESQ, President of the La Crosse road, in
which the names Of these State robbers figure
: Yours IN haste. "
perceive MOSES acknowledges he did receive
the $25, 900 of Construction Bonds voted by
each one of the Executive Committee to them
. selves, of which Committee he was member
y but claims that subsequently the accounts
- between myself and the Company were set
tied to the satisfaction of the parties, of which
=, there is abundant evidence"
: This is cool, when we reflect that the thieves
= who robbed, were the very officials who com
!. posed what he calls the "Company;" ant
that it was very easy to /" settle" such &C
- counts where the accounting officers and aud
itors were members of the Forty them
selves! But will MOSES inform us why tn,
" investigation by the Wisconsin Legislature
> was instituted? Whether it was not becaus
the Stockholders were dissatisfied with thes
nice settlements" and whether the Report o
: the Legislative Committee did not cypress tn
If highest amount of dissatisfaction with tn
j. state of the accounts presented by Mr.
10 KNEELAND and his brother plunderers Thi
IS is VIGOROUSLY the case.
- MOSES, in conclusion, charges the MINNEso
. rIAN with being "a newspaper utterly regard
r. less Of truth" Because from such source i
10 praise indeed. Did thieves and public scoun
&c drels express their appreciation of our course
we should Immediately commence an interns
r. examination, to find what dirty thing we ha
in unconsciously committed to draw upon u
IN their commentator. But as long as the
r. abuse as, We are SATISFIED we have been tru
he and honest and everything that is the revers
ty of their character This is sufficient consols
w ton for US.
>. The Responsibility put on the RfsI,
81 Shoulder.
o. From Judge Branson, who returned from S
W Paal or Thursday, learn that the accomplishe
Democratic flanqier who presides over the Trea
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