The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-12-05
The Paci1ae Telegraph.

TAO racine TeAeBrapms
The St. Louis correspondent of the
Sacramento Union sends the following
singular intelligence to that paper:
ait may seem strange to your readers that
the Central line, which but a few weeks ago
WAS selected with such unanilnity, should be so
soon abandoned, aud the rival route so eagerly
sought For this change, independently Of the
reasons abnve given. there are others which it
is proper the people Of California should be ad-
vised oE The gentlemen who have charge Of
the Pacific Telegraph have long been in conf
muuicatiou with the Messrs. Bee, whO control
the line from Placery lille 80 Carson Valley, with
which they will have TO connect, on the Central
route. and, am sorry tO say, that they have
been unable tO cNme to any terms at all salts
factory. From what | can CLEAN here, the
MeSsrs. Bee set a very high estimate upon the
value and Importance Of their line. Thev made
demands which are regarded As exhorbitant.
This information will surprise the Di-
rectors of the Company, who were GER
tainly ignorant that any propositions had
been made by the gentlemen who have
charge OF the Pacific Telegraph" for
connection with the "linc from Placcrville
to Carson Valley" The McsSrS. Bee have
no authority whatever to act for the Pla-
ceryille Co. F. \. Bee, Esq, is President
Of the Company, but Albert Bee is not
even q Director, scarcely stakeholder.
lf propositions fora connection were made
to them they kept the matter profoundly
secret from the Directors. F. \. Bee is
the mere agent of the Company-Albert
has nothing to do with it-and the agent
can transact no business whatever with
out first getting the authority and con-
sent of the Directors. He has no control
Orer the line. lie would have been re-
moved from his present position at the
last meeting Of the stockholders, had it
not been for what We must now regard as
generous but unappreciated sympathy.
That he has abused that sympathy and
greatly, perhaps fatally, injured the Com
pany, the above almost warrants US in
saying. A Sandwich Islander has a.
much authority to act for the Company
as Albert Bee has. The Company is not
responsible for his acts, nor do they re-
cognize his acts. The President had not
the power to appoint him an agent-the
Directors refused to. We can scarcely
believe that without authority, he would
have the presumption to claim to be an
agent of the Company. We are emphatic
in our statements, s,-we feel ju.tiGed in
using unmistakable language, because we
derive our information from perfectly re-
liable and responsible gentlemen, from
Directors Of the Company, who are NOR.
tilted and annoyed at the presumption
and mismanagement Of the Mcssrs. Bee.
They have acted strangely and injudi-
ciously and unauthoritatively. They had
no right to make demands on the Pacific
Telegraph Company without FIRST consult.
ing the Directors of the Placerville Com.
pany. And they did not consult them.
When Mr.. Wade, the Agent of the
Western Union Company, arrives, we feel
justified in saying, he will find the Direc-
tors Of the Placervillc Company ready and
willing to arrange matters on the most
satisfactory and liberal terms, whether
they be agreeable to the Mcssrs. Bee or
not They desire the connection and will
not hesitate to make some sacrifices, if
they be necessary, to obtain it. They
have no exorbitant demands" to make,
and are annoyed and displeased with the
conduct Of those who pretended to repre-
sent them. .-....