New-York tribune., 1870-04-19
BURT ON FISK. JR.
TIE ENGLISH AGENT REPLIES TO TIE COLONEL's
FIRST LETTER.


TIE ENGLISH AGENT REPLIES TO THE COLONEL'S
FIRST LETTER.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Mr.. Fisk, through his able counsel, Mr.
shearman, and his English apoogist and literary
tary Mr.. Crouch had patient hearing before the AS
semby Committee at Albany. That would have been
the proper occasion for challenging my figures
| clusiOns
His agents having then failed TO show that any OF my
statements erroneous Mr. Fisk himself now after
fortnght's close calculation and examination OF the
cords and trying the figures in all possible
endeavors to prove that my quotations from the official
reports inaccurate.
As you have in your editorial remarks ably disposed OF
the general questions raised by Mr. Fss letter. il is I'M
necessary for to do than reply the charges
| against my accuracy.
MI Fisk alleges that stated that Mr. Could and he
had had charge OF the Erie Railway FOR two years and
that in that period, and under their administration &c.
Thiss not correct Your columns the inst will show
that said distinctly that "they not the chief
officers during the whole Of 1865 but they had great
practical power if not the highest Offices and in 1863
they were everything"
Mr. Fisk says that bad truly stated the effect Of the
reports made to the Legislature, should have shown
that up TO the date Of the last report Mr. Gould had been
President and Mr.. Fisk Controller for only months
Now, if we must be precise the last report published
by the Company is dated jan IT, 1870 at which time Mr.
Gould and SIr Fisk had been enthroned Is m0nths hat
fact the reports to the Legislature show nothing 10
when the change of management occurred eyccnt that
Mr. Gould signed President reports for the fiscal
years 1865 and 1859.
Mr.. Fisk objects to my comparison Of the accidents
during the fiscal years given in the state Reports and
substitutes comparison of his own in which he throws
out Of calculation all employees and persons other than
passengers who were killed on the line during the eeT
nal vigilance period. COlOred persons ana "white
trash" not worthy of few figures in making up the
deathrou II Mr.. Fisk himself should uiihappily be
killed manned in the performance Of his duties
troer of the way TIE accident would not be entitled
TO notice. according TO The mode OF manipulating the
returns adopted in Mr.. Fisks letter!
As Mr. Fisk selects broken periods Of the fiscal year for
his comparison, viii take one thus:
tie line Irjurel
Frst two months o. Goul T5sk; MANAGEMENT =.
with all my respect for MI Fisk must decline his
testimony evidence of the superior accuracy of tie
predecessors remember that Alr. Gould is very well
able tO take care Of himself"
AS to my representation of the stockholders for the
third and last time Let ne answer the mssatemens Of
Heve that represent only 9420 shares Mr. Gould in his
published speech at Albany, admits that represent
6lOOO shares and produced To the Assembly Committee
powers OF aiqfHey ron the terGd ere & ho5qsts & oi Is
lenuy closed the transfer books and prevented the reg
IstTatOn OF other shares held by my principals, tey
would have been registered for over 100000 more
shares. Mr.. Fisk knows this fun well.
1t would be absurd 10 expect every English share
enough that they have registered their shares With my
Committee in London, and joined in the subscription
UEE, April c, as to Mr. GOuldS share Of this.
Further Mr. Fisk thinks il worthy his high position 70
stocKOders ~ agI Oh .ie ItpeaI OI the
act SIR IL had tie facilities possessed by Mr. FISK for
ascertainng VINO tic holders Of the COmpanys stock,
would by this time have obtained The signatures OF
nineteentweItcths Of al the 61a Jae holders against
Every stockhoder have found Ging excepted has
gladly Joined in the effort TO dslOdge Gould, Fish, and
Lane, and expressed himself as greatly desiring our
Where are the signatures to the protests and petitions
in fapOr OF the Classification actl All the world knows
and esteems the men who signed lAc American letiIOn
can afford to pass unnoticed the falsehoods, sneers
and chaff daily poured upon me by the Flsk-Cfoucn
party, through the only journal that supports ihen anu
some of which Mr.. Fisk has now transferred TO your
columns. 1t is the old story 1--WE have no case, Duiy
IN M 6Tonrh roucit to Assembly Committee Room at
Albany thick brief chiefly printed matter and aftr Mr
shearInans speech, got up TO read II; ahe OoG&iee ~
proposed that it should be taken as read ana gave lhe
brief the Chairman Crouch had sem GgPTs
enough, all declined TO insert IT, Inc Chairman 5skeu II
had any objection said - 10 II may deau n no Io
Chiirlnan handed me the papers. AilerWard, MI
Crouch, seeing that he had given me an Eh,age re
ouested the return OF his precious bundle when was OF
course given him. and the Committee and had the Iuli
benefit of it next morning Ihs, Win my ep3 b Mr. Mr.
G0nId a. evidence in the Senate Committee Is the eX
Danation of the appropriation of private documents
ppon When Mr. Croadi Tie san and now r Fisk, have
Tiis amabie little joke is worthy of Crouch, and his
As TO nv legal proceedings il may perhaps be wise for
Mr Fisk not 10 indulge in such tai tak uutl Le secs
The Alsb5ma suggestion is second hand and stale.
heard il weeks ago INeYYOrk. yours feSpeclluy,
PS~ibope, in Mr. Fis's next letter, he will correct
NV guotatiOns from the official reports Of the gmaG
resuts of his administration He Is Controller why MOI
show that there no :52OJGGn OF new soCk issc 1
last wear without the shareholders knowledge or ese
Give fbe particulars of its appropriations and prove that
fhere tr0S dividend earned last year upon the c0iOn
stock CThis last may he possibel And he would give
Mir Gould's explanation Of the $4,000 g,en fOr puyIhg
proxies there would be fine opportunity IOr ne Spay
of some more Of Mr Fisks wit and peculiar Aumof Cb