The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-18
Postponement.

April 2Sth, 1868.
Up to Monday noon. reports have /
been received from a majority of the
agents that warrant us m SAYING that !
fully ten thousand shares out of the
fourteen thousand have been disposed
of. We dislike very much to be obllg-
ed to do this, yet we have sufficient
cause. TO conyincef any sharehold der
that we are not certainly at fault.
The time was short-most too short
for SO iafge an uHdeFtaiziags and.oi =
friends told US we could not get it
sufficiently before the people in. so
short time we thought it could be
done-and were correct had we expe-
rienced no drawback On the 23d of /
December, we left the order for print 4
ing the certificates with the Cleveland
Herald establishment and were led to |
believe that we could receive the, whole
of them within a week or ten dayi:.
We did not get the whole of them un-.-
til the 25th of January. The first re-.
ceived was distributed rather impru-
IDENTIFY. To one agent we sent more
than his wants required. To another,
not enough to,supply the demand, and
for three weeks weeks we could not
establish an agency, nor supply those
who wanted certificates; thinking all
the time, those to whom we had sent
an over supply, were in the same boat
with those Who were asking for more
shares, thereby losing three weeks Of
valuable time. i" i-hl = 75@5 ,ilgs sl7ii
When the last lot of certificates
were received, the roads to the inland
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we could not reach them by Rail, we
abandoned the idea of sending them,
believing all the agents wonld dis
pose of what they had, and we. felt
sure we, could sell tle balance. On
receiving reports from the agencies
we learned they had a few unsold, bat
felt pretty coiifid dent all would go be-
fore the drawing was to take place. ~
We had fears OF. thatand did not want
to run the risk of having from three
to four thousand Shares unsoid on,that
day. Since we have had such fears,
we have said to all who have invested,
that we were not sure the driving
would take place on the day aiiiioulc-
ed, and did not Want to idisappoint
them, The Association discovered at
the outset that strong prejudices pre-
vailed against enterprises Of, this Kind.
Al had been to the lSheoyi,ig and had
been shoTn. Some time elapsed before
that prejudice was dispelled,, as all,
but few exceptions, Wanted to- know
the Standing and gen haineness of the
enterprise before they invested. 70 It
was at first suggested that 1t must be
q swindle, as all other like institutions
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postponed; and when the public get
clamorous to know Something about
it, the parties, vanished and nothing
more was ever heard Sit, Another
Suggested there was an inside ring
and that the managers of!the people. %
our city would get all the valuable
I prizes. Another suggestion was, il
must be d S,cisstlte, hoSao could t,Je any
thing else. We admit that nine-tentfis
|. of similar things are imposittons on
the, public, and 'thefgfofe we court in.
I tvestigatfohf. 1--WE have labored to coli!
vince the publ That we were Sincere
and that everything should be fair, ,aii6
we know that We are not deceived il
refereneeto che good reputation ,tht T
I enterprise bears! IN ~ - it;isIr' 2h
Our Instructions to every agent wa.
- : L
4 to hold the money until a day or tWt
4 before the drawing and to assure hi:
\ patrons of its fairness, and ask them, Il
investigate the enterprise, and if no
satisfactory to them and tfatliey dis
, covered We have in any way misrepre
j sented to them, to give them back tlfeii
money, as We were anxious to dispe
all ideas of riIlfairness on our part by
leavfng the money iii reach of sucf
persoiis. This has been STRICTLY iad
hercd to, and not q dollar has beeI
called in from agents, nor viii there b,
; until q few days before the drawing
The funds by letter and from our iiiii
mediate vicinity we have. That is all
1 To those who have invested thinking
the drawing would take.place ON thI
22d, we have to say, if. you do not likt
U to continue on with US, you can hav
4 your money refunded on duplication
to the person of whom y FOUR certificat
1 was secured. This is as fair a propo
sition as we can make, and every dol
lar will be refunded If called for. w
= will say right here that. TIE enterprise
SO far; is a success, and Wi11 be,a sue
cess, and thatff the drawing does no
take place On the 18th of April l'tha
: we will refund the money. And w
4 will give security, If requested, -tha
the Shareholders will not lose on
cent at the hands Of the assdefati =
The certificates all say to be ;dfaYfil ol
J, the 22d of a pill the same dis if dated a
that itifneI ~ Agents are requested t
alter the date on the posters to 1A9tfi
= %; Instead of February 221g0f tn
Y final success of the enterprise there
! not the lease doubt, and from tile fore
I going statement Of the affairs Of itR
association, believe the people. will
, There is positively nine thodsaft
!, thousand cah be disposed iiof by tn
time announced for The distribution
We Respectfully refer to any and a
business MEL in youngstown to th
Z, banks ana bankers as to the feiiabili
a ty of tile officers Of the associafioh.4
y We. will be glad to hear. from all on
friends at a distance, and if they thin
g weR of fllei enterprise, we should b
t glad to have them act as agents for Ii
= , All coniinunieatfBhs will be pronipti
attended to. f,The association Peduest
:, all the agents t6feport. to the treasdl
) er once in two weeks as to the I5f{
7 gressu he Is Inakifig,a and if we fin
E that we can make the distributi6n'b
fore the time announced, we wiil,iit
! tify each Shareholder, and if ANY PEI
!. son can make it appear that All unfaii
e ness has been used in the fianag gefiief
0 of the drawing, the Treasurer viii n
! fund the money he has invested, wit
cost of all travelling or other exDense