The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-16
LETTER FROM N. R. ELsTNER. ESQ.

LETTER FROM N. r. ELSTNER, ESQ.
SAN FaAxcisco, Feb. II, 1861.
EDnT0Rs DEnOCRAT. 10 your last issue Mr.. A.
W. lee gives . card which 10 an attempt TO re.
ply to certain portions Of the report made As
late Secretary Of the PlacerviIle and Humboldt
Telegraph Company, and published In your
paper Of the I'd inst. His illusions 10 the weak
ness Of my report and the igDorance displayed
in regard to the affairs Of the Company. are
matters Of no consequence to myself or to in
tcrestcd parties. am satis6ed N submit the
report aud the reply N thOse whom it may in
tcrcst, and abide their judgment. In mr. report
| say:
As il has been intimatcd that A. W. Bee
would present bill for services rendered. IL
may not be Improper, perhaps, TO saw a word or
two in regard 10 his connection with the Com
pany. Il 10 claimed both BY himself and broth.
eF, IF. A. Bee that be has been the Agent Of
the Company for tao years. yet there 10 n'ahing
to be found On FecOrd or 90 Gle that will snb-
stanliute the fact. His name aCPeaFa but twicc
within the lids Of the bucks. The INST time Is
where Wne share NJ stock was iSsued to him; The
1859. The Oue share II stock which be appears
to be the owner 81, has, according TO the bOOkr
Of the Company, never been latd for. under.
stand that A. W. bee has "a LW0 occasions been
appOintedby NE President and Secretary III the
Company " perf0Tni two special acts. Ono in
1859, authorizing him TO sell suck CIR the Com
pany. The other in 1860, 10 Pnt 10 bid for q
contract with Government: Neither Of those
appointments was ever Fati6ed By the bArd
and no report has ever been made BY him to the
Company giving the amount Ut stock snld by
him. or report ~ any kind. Had be been the
legally appointed agent VI the Company, with
such powers IS il 10 now claimed he has held,
why the necessity Of sending him the special al.
thOrity last Summer! 10 1859. A. d. WAldrOn
was appointed BY the Board Of Directors to act
a. their Eastern Agent, and none other. There
would be more co0sis,ency 10 his coming back
and demanding . 0AlAry, than there would be
in A. W. Bees for two years. services.
Mr.. Bee publishes The following With the
hopc that ii may prove tbe above statement Of
mine a. Incorrect. The letter Of instruction. IS
published by him, says that the sawsc vas pass
ed al regular meeting Of the Board Vi Direc-
tors:
"Moved by Mr. Raymond, that NJ. A. w.
Bee, be sTpOintcd . special agent " the compa-
nv at the Fast IN attend to the business II ibe
Company, aud that the Secretary il hereby au-
thnrlzed 70 notify NJ. Bee VI hia appointment
Carried. =. II. LOWELL, Sec'ry.
December II, 1853"
The records Of the Company show nothing
Of the kind; and GOr 'bs purpose Of ascertain
ing whether any proof II Ito passage could be
gathered on the outside, 81 once called up0n
Mr.. Park, who 10 now 10 his city, aud ,WHs .
Director in 1883. and hs states that he Hsver
heard of the motion before. I then requested
Mr.. Park TO telegraph 70 Nr. Raymond and in
quire II hin Il he ever nsds he @OtiOs. Herr
is Mr.. RaymOOds aAswss:
PLAcsRviLLE, Feb. 10, 1861.
A. d. PAax: nsvsr so@inased A. W. Be-
o. General Agent u The Company. Waldrla
was the Vnly aushoriscd General Agent II The
Company 10 my kuOwledgS.
Mr.. Bee says tAsa - Aas The deesmesta. -
publiShed, 10 his PossessiOa. There u csetain-
y sowsGhiag stFasss 10 OLE, - am convinced
that tAsrs cansOs b GOusd oss DisseIOr Of 1888
Who ever heard Of suseh aVPOi0I0snt being
made; and i eO0&Ss thas IN iGuosant 90 10
tASU oASO INV tUv tNue6 S4As4 ua1uAS ~
sion Of NJ. Bee. A. lgAOssat - nay b. I -
iAE uHdesstaad Myssk - 10 know that TSga-
lar meeting Il The BOaTA d DirOeSosS esaId not
have bssa M On The I7tA day u Dees@bss,
1883. and u wOaA probably 10 veil ks MF. Bee
70 exercise itls eautisa vhsa SivisO AGw~
and duass, oath b. beoemss better IsaSsmsA 40
70 The aaAin II ~ COaPasy. AE. Bee will
also undsFstA1d with ~ ny ignOsases 10 FsGsr-
Suos 70 Ne busisssS Of the Company, hat I an
Sufficiently we'll POstsd 20 % 70 know that HE
brother n. A. Bes) bee charged ~ Company
viii GahAs paid TO bin, a. ". Bel % e.
oOaut Of salary! Yet be oOOlly says 10 bic CON-
munlCAIiOn that he has never received one dol
lar EOr bis services. Nov thIs makes 90 issue
between Ne twO BROKERS, aDA ore that they
may settle to the SaslshstiOn Of the stOckhOld-
srs. But Is only ono among many Others that
requires explanation and settlement.
Thus my reason for referring TO matters Of
similar character in my report.
Mr.. Bee is In error when be says thatI have
alled the position Of Secretary Of the Company
almost continuously since the Company has
been organized. / was elected Secretary for
the frst time 10 September. 1883, short time
previous 70 The departure Of his brother 10 the
Atlantic States; and the matters now in OOnlrO-
veFsy oil OcoaErsd prior to that date.
As 70 my removal, the influences that brought
Il about and Ghs object will ct the proper time.
end OOeasioa Fsesive due notice. Do.
Ar. Bee Speaks Of receiving letter from ths
Company SIgnsd' By r. A. Bee, President n.
B, Hstpsr, GseFst@y, and A. d. Psrk, DirSe-
tOF, authorizing him 70 bid for ths cOstEAct In
The nsmO Of the Company. This b the came
% mentioned 10 my report, and requires 10 an.
swsr. Its explained 10 ny report.
NJ. Bee further says:
The publication Of The statements Of n. r,
Elstnef has impsEiled Tie interests Of every
stockholdeT, and may snatch from their grasp
the Nuits of ny twO ysaRs' hbOVS.
II have injured ~ istsFsSa Of ~ stock.
holders gsnerally. ssA dAshsaoa tAs PCOspSOt |
ofA eoudtctita u IN ssaFA eounmaHisAtica o. |
lhs CeAsnl Eepts. ! regret u B9tlf have
suatchsA Gsup IAsir gEssp he GFalHs a NJ. rs
tive years. Me-. tAsa ! ~ eOntSAA. 'n
-" va n. 3. RLSTNER.
P.S.4ssAst vritlsf IL above, 'INdsivsa |
ths S6lICIise dask IiiSsn T. Z. Ipvall. Dsr !
Rotary IL ~ Rlasssvills - Hn1aAsAll 1sIt- |
svapA CSuy ~ ~ yeas l6so. lniass1uF b |
PsfeFsaco " Ne appslA 81 AN. ~, e |
pahlisAsd u yoaR isSas q Saturday Isl.
,A4---''i14T'-a 1881 ~. EESENER.
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