The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-16
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MERE shout lzslsusPpA Matters.
LETTER FEoE ia. BEE. ESQ.

Mere about lzsIsu.SpA Matters.
LETTER rEoG ia. BEE. ESQ.
h - PLAtsatILLss Feb. lst, 1861.
W Me NOcl|olirtasT u PlGs~riIlc asd HIM.
6OlH Telegraph CoNPaHy. ard Ghose i.terrHed
IN matters of no iHterest 70 them:
STOCKHOLDERS, YOSr late SecretsFy (and,
permit me I" add, per parcnthesis, the late did
not come too SOon.) has, in retiring from the
POShioa, pVblishG VAathezteuBsS aH4G
mem Of taAs." fquBts Sne. and, amsr Es;ly
glApsa at Accommodates. ! haliaEsit atandS-
alone: .f,
.+T. A. ne bsoau,s yodr P,s.Gasos .. yotr
first OrRaniEaIiun--a position lie has retained
ell the while; and, Fnr about the first ssxtocn
niOnths. be alec acted bOih ~ o0DlSctNr aud die
burser 81 the funds raised on Subscription Of
stock. No O6ieeti0n ever being made By you,
he asaamed The entire management and co6tFol
Of the enterprise"
From the abOvs. yoH are reminded ihat
have always been President Of yOar Company,
also collector, diSbUrssF, etc. And some you,
yea over twO-thirds. have bat recently done
that which IFsSasdeds - Extremely AstseEiHg."
AZ some Il yOa may not know hrOM what
causes became "Chief cook" 10 may be veil
enough 70 s0Nxbteu yUu. I commenced the
organization a tbis Company In the Summer
Of 1883. All the requirements Of the Statute
having Oesn complied with. a sIseeiOa Of On.
GERS took place in September everything Wss
done that was necessary for thorough orEas.
iEatiOn, etc. Expecting IN have the cOcpera-
ton Of the officers eject, the work was CON-
nencOd; but had counted wrOAglJ-T 5000
fund that the whole management Of the AAAin
must b. done By myself II done At all; there.
fore, I became solicitor, collector, dsburser,
buyer, POaSssttsT aud Wiro; jniatsV. - addition
to AsAiag - Tsessarer. BOar4 OF DirsctCFs, &c.
retAry. aHd, officially, President Under thin
state Uf the case, Oniy one Of two things could
be done-stOp the enterpstze. or go ahead"
How zealously worked, from time 70 lime, 10
get the Board, or quorum, together. is patcrt
to your "late Secretary" as we'll as to the
members themselves. Time aRd agaiH, Messrs
Editors, have asked IL you to give one half
hour to the Company's affairs, and hear my re.
port; and now TO the Stockholders, once for
ull, whatever >Other errors I may have com.
mitted, under the peculiar circumstances in
which was placed, I regularly, as often as
possible, in order 70 get hearing from your
first Board, submitted u /SN rcpOrf Of Ill NY
trdASIctt0I.s connected with the affairs II the
Company. and in every inSiSDee thaHc reports
were finally legislated upon unaoimously-
cOpies Of several Of which reports I have now
in my pOssesGi"N. The repUrt made In Sep.
icmber, 1850, was IctA as all prvviOuH snss had
been, with itoms u Expenditure, N the hsuas
Of the acting SecFetary .at -sGOh meotiHgs.- J.
think the idea uIAt, aftsr tie DOaFd had passed
upon my accounts and reports. les they did
from time to unlo,) SbOuld be called upon for
complete statement VI all tEaasaca iOns, going
buck To the setting Of the hrsI pile, is simply
ridICulOus-yet such . demand VAS made, iu
u note from the COmmittse, giving me Untii
the following day, barely twelve hOaes. for
full statement Of cxpenditIrss, rOceipss, etc.,
Connected with the line; but WaahO0 wrought
great changes. THIS reQUest undertook 70
comply With, and Succeeded IN ooltecIiAg 10.
gelher vouchers 70 the amOant of Q1OOI 81,
amounting. in oil. to &ls. PSI ~. had sold
stock amounting " SI3,SoO, on which there was
due &11U, showing deficit Of &4Y7 -. ] di.
rectcd the attention II some Of the Committee
To several items 1.-The repoFt which Desired
To have more time 70 arrange, and also 10 col
lcct accounts Of parties with wbom 1 had had
dealings, feeling confident that could easily
produce sufficient to mako up the deficit; aad
particularly did call attention 10 the vouchers
Of J. b. Lord Co., If whom, had purchased
a large quantity Of wire. I could not classify
ell the different bills sent from time 60 time a.
Iordered wire, but gave them In the Committee
a. received them. The Hubbard 4 Strong
string your late Secretary" uies to play upOn
amounts to nothing at all, only J. ID. Lord 4
Go. were the cOOsiGuees OG shs wire Z bought;
their clerk probably illed my order. made nut
the bill in the name Of Hubbard SIrO~E, and
recepted il but eli these facts no one knew
better than your "late Secretary" To show
you his fairness, whilst ho makes q f1OuFtslI Of
an ovsrcharge, lpI us tura 70 the .fsat report
Ofihs same Committee Of Investigation. Your
"lats Secretary" gives OOs side Of the cNm.
msncsmeDt, and has not w. least desire to
publish the following:
Exhibit AzFull amoUnt bills. 20 0,OOI q
Exhlbit u shows ameaat email bills,
principally for repsirinx Lias.... as 8o
Exhibit c shows accounts, no vOuch-
Exhibit DBiii:, ba. no: rscsip:ed iTss 70
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=. A. Bees bin a. rendered. So ,3ss q
Corrected in rUating..... IL ~
AddiAiOnAl vouchers. As3 81
&l2,507 80
Deduct overcharge, Lord
Co.. ISL 80
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