The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-01-09
Reply os Mr. Bean
PasseoTT. Arlsana, JanuaEy .. lsG9.

EhtetWtI. Aftfrba. Jahhaff Ns A'Rts
 Messrs. Rountrec, Miller and Williamson.
 Gsaiiemsa-- Two communications were to- day placed in my hands. the first of which purporis to he "eopy of preamble and reso- lation passed by she Farmers Association. January 2, 1889, signed by J NJ. Rcnutree, as Secretary, and tweFfsT-s=a ether gsnile- men, as constituting sAe as.oesalscn mention cd, and by which it appears that, on mo- tion, & (. Miller. A. C. Williamson and J. M Roun,ree were elected as a standing com mittee for the society, with instructions Co confer with the agest, and act for the associ- alton in all matters pertaining t0 its inter l ests:a and, in the second commanieation, which Is dated Janusry &th, io6s, hcssrs. Rountree, Miller and Williamson address me as sad Ggsaf ,or e18d asescsafisal. to announce | the readiness of the association t0 commence delivering grain at Fort Whipple, upon rca- l sonable notice given to this committec.N AS | both of these documents are evidently the | result Of very great m!ssPprehension, shall answer them ss fully and, at the same time, ss briefly &s the nature of their contents will | allow
 ! First, Permit me to state that l am not ] and never have been the agent of the associa. | ton whose signatures are before me in these documents. and among them all there is but oRe man who has had anything to do with me | in reference to securing contract for grain, and that man is Sir <. C. ', ', iiiiiii,iIss0si. iiiiiIss0s
 ! Secondly, have, as yet, 10 contract with | the Government or anybody else for grain. l l signed one contract, but 1t was returned, and new conditions were imposed, new stipnla- | tions were prescribed, and Sasw e,nfrae1 or dercd in accordance herewith, which was ! taly signed by me, and Then forwarded for | si
 has not yet been returned to Fort Whipple ! But, presuming that It will come back all ! right one of these days, let me examine it. tie further and see what may be my obiec- | tions toward the twenty-two gentlemen con- stitutiDg the association spoken oi, and it: ] standing committee.
 On thc l4:h Of September, Mr. Herbert I Bowers asked me to accompany him tO the Court House, tO meet some gentlemen on | business with reference to . grain contract. went, and upon entering the room and | taking q seat, was addressed by Mr. Jas. S. Giles, who stated that the gentlemen present were delegates to this meeting, representing certain parties in each mans district who wanted 10 put in bid and, if possible secure contract for grain; tha, they had finally agreed upon me and fl 1 was willing to put in bid al eight cents in coin, and gut the contract, the delegates present would guar antee me the grain at seven and a-hali cents 1 in coin. l asked them whether, in case got the contract, | should be amenable or ac- eountable to anybody but the Government, on the one hand and themselves, the d,isqafes. on the other, and was answered, in reply, by them, that all 1 had 10 do was to get the contract and give the necessary bonds, and hey ueald arrange Me rest, as 1t was all in their hands and their action was final and ultimate. Very good, said l, gentlemen, it is a bargain; but, if any question arises, I shall refer il to you, for do not know whom you represent, nor whom you don't, nor do I care l shall look to you for the grain, and to nobody else. and then there will be no growl- ing, nor grumbling, nor complaints l was very particular on this score, for | did not intend, in any event, to become the football of contending interests, nor heed the behest of anybody except the men in front of me. consisting Of Aeusrs. Williamson. H. Bowers.
 Ed. Bowers, Giles and Sypert, or behalf of a contract for Fort Whipple, ana Mir. Cullum-
 Der and another gentleman, whose name |
 have forgotten, but who stated that they wished me to make the bid for McPherson at eight cents, to give Walnut Grove and Skull
 Valley show for that contract. although. if l remember rightly, think they both stated they were not delegates, but that if l secured the contract for Camp McPherson