The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-03
nonY on 4 NEGRo F0UND.
For the Argus.


TO THE EDITOR OF Rock ISLAND ARGUS
SIR In communication to the Ohtoh u
Truesdae has attempted to controVert some
of the statements published by me IN the
Chicago RdiL,ody Reriec in regard TO the
organization and management OF the hock,
ford. Rock Island & st. Louis Railroad.
have also had my attention called to pro,
ceedings of the so.called Board OF Trade oil
Rock Island, of July 30th. | supposed that
institution was dead, as it had not been able
to convene fifteen members at any one meet
ing for the past twelve months, and was or
,api2ed only as a mutual admiration society
and not intended for business purposes. But
.rouyh Of them; what they may say OF me,
or | of them does not affect the facts IN re-
yorl TO the above road. 10 justice to me
/ trust YOU will publish the following letters
from partles who were present and coGntzaht
| of all the facts--also, the certificate from the
| Recorder of Henry county, and IL they are
| mot sufficient to establish all | have saia
viii furnish more. have not told nan the
truth vet. but shall if it becomes necessary.
II will be remembered that last year the
Company advertised twenty thousand acres
of choice coal lands near Cleveland, WhIch ID
in Henry county, H., and m0rtgaged them
to secure its bonds, but in July lSG9, there
ma, q deed or lease on record III that county
showing that it claims any interest IN q S'n'
Gle acre in Henry county, either by purchase
or lease see certificate Of Recorder OF the
above county,
STATE OF ILLINOIS &C
HENRY COUNTY J -.
IT.J Attwater, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the County of Henry, State OF Hi
no;s and ex officio Recorder of said County,
do hereby certify, that have carefully e1'
amined the records Of my office for the pnr,,
nose of ascertalning what lands IN salu
! County the Rockford, Rock Island ot
Louis Railroad Company owns or contro
by purchase, by lease or otherwise, and
have been unable to find in my office an
evidence Of the ownership or control by sac
Company of any lands whatever in sale
County by purchase, or by lease, or any ev
idence that said Company has any interes
, whatever in any land in said County.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto Sc
nv hand and affixed my Seal of cthce, a
Cambridge Henry County, Illinois, this IS
day of July, A. d. 1869
4. j. ATrWATER,
L.S. Clerk of Circuit Court and
t--,J Recorder of Henry County.
In reference to the manner stock wa
taken in Lyndon, would call Dr. Trues
dale's attention to a letter from Giles Gree
and VIM. Pratt. and as to Erie, | publish
letter signed by number of good reliabl
men of that town, all stock subscribers, bu
Z am not at liberty to use their names !
t print at present, though will next week
necessary. VIM. Irwin II Co. subscribe
$50, 600 stock, but am informed by ger
= tleman who k,.o,os tchat he says, that the
o never paid in one penny sud the subscril
a ton was not made for that purpose.
have received no real or imaglna'
" slight at the hands of the Company al
r. am the "mouthpioce of no parties" whateve
Of All wish to do is, to place myself right b
ii. fore the public by dsavowing all respon
Il bility for the statements in the pamphIt
~ and to show that the facts were wholly M
= represented, simply because my name a
:. pears as Director in the pamphlet, whl(
>, / think have sufficiently accomplished.
n Very respectfully yours,
WIN. s. THOMAS.
Carbon Cliff Iu1y 81 1869