Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-02
AUsTlN, March 18th. 1874.

~""So ~ye WI" T. ~. 4VWESNS, SOUS.
ss:tsss:
GsrrLsns.:-Whils I deny The
stght, propvisty. ed ,esaeyssf any p,s-
ss", or orgapiea. .dsaandiss ftos {.
law..biding eittssa, hn reasons fo+ 10
INK his lawful bs.iuses in any partieu.
lar manner; yet knowing that if l
shsll refuse to answer your COMMITTEES.
Eehs:aarrow minded aud illlberal Of this
community would take the charge
made in public meeting, viz: "That
B. J. VanValkenbursh dismissed h1u
ais ssp'eyssst, worthy yssss mas
because hs VA = Temperance man." %
confessed hy ne; therefore I IN. wer.,
Powell ~as employed BY mo, some
eight months since, 70 take !. situation
~ wsrehouso.man, in this plass: sub
ordinate 70 Foster Oven, who Wa III
charge Of tho business At this station,
for Bassstt, Hunting 3 Co., of whose
business here aud on the. South ern
Minnesota Railroad, I AN the mana
ging partner. About . month ago,
o-iag 70 The usual dullasss Of this
season. I was compelled 70, reduce q.
peosss BY disoh.rgiag : nambsr d "a.
ploysss. For the good reason Ithss
Powell was . man Of family, having
been married q lsw months since, and
Owen and Phillips unmarried Non, L
discharged them sad ret.iaed Powell,
veil knowing that he No not - oomps
tent for the position - either Of the
other men, but hoping that he would Be
able to get along satisfactorily through
tho dull season. I soon foaad, that
while he had proved good warehouse
man, I vas disappointed 10 thinking
him an. efficient. business man AZ
though there was but little 70 do, it'll
hs failed to do that little vsll; but
usds repeated egregious, bluuders, H.
Ways to our disadvantage. A. IN in
stance: about two weeks ago, on 4
stormy dayi, be bought the only two
leads 81 produce offered % the market,
being: = lot:of timothy seed. He paid
the ssllsr ten dollars more than the
auoant agreed upon, BY error in COM
patatioa. Notwithstanding this was
lie only Transaction Of the day, hs |
never discovered: The blundsr, nor vas |
il discovered, until I settled With him
Is tAs slose. Of tho week. / reported
thu transaction to my partners, q / De-
Ill osas, b,.inssa. They, upon receipt
Of ~ report, wrote TO, me viii much
these, vordsi ), a'.You. best de-
duct that tes dollars from that. mans |
wsgee aud discharge him." I paid the
ten. dollars out Of my own pocket, and
eoniinued Powell, contrary o. their i'd
rice and On nyovs responsibility. =.
Last week % ny return from St.
Paul, = friend Of NINE :; !: leadiag|
Dtauoch Temperance man, came TO ne
md stated that whom 1 was absent from
b oa,ns, which i, u you know, = good
share Of tho time, my business was
oexleeted, aud that MI. Flowars, my
pnly competitor. was doing : large pro-
portion, much more than halt, Of the
business. I again took Powell into the
warehouse alone, whore hs confessed to
No that the charge was trus, and prom
led to do batter, y 80 future. If I
wo,ld retain hin. i then talked plain
y to him, and toA him that unless the
business was done mere satisiaeeoeily, II
should Close the house OF hire another !
man; that although Mr.: Flowers. and
I we're friends, hs (Flowers) would do
Oh tho business be could that If he !
continued IN my employment, I wishea
him 70 watch the market closely keep
bio own couussls, especially from our |
eenpstitoss, and take the largest share
et he produce o1ersd. :, !
Upon these terms and conditions he
.gais. What w,s ny n.
on Friday last, - I return
ID uaexpeetedly from = short trip, and
sntefsd my warehouse, to 1ud It 10 the
possession Of nr. Flowers. Ny books,
papers, and business, Ill turned over 70
ths easny; N unconditional surrsn-
der. ..:..s.:.....,-:.,1 !"
r o. inquiry I found that Pewell's
in the Temperance cause had I'D
bin 10 abandon my business, and Do.
vote tho time for which 1 was paying
him, 70 ths disreputable business Of .
,py; and vas ,at this time spending
10 afternoon ia giving The testimony +
hs had obtained; By s1eaking into :
sah ilty shop aud buying : half pint
Df whisky. I st once paid him il fall
for tAe time he bad worked for No aud
Ehs '"1snperanee Unios," and dr.
.harged him: is..<. Is">,s ~,l1
Would STATE that I do ,ow, and
have for long time, employed = large
number Of men !; that I lhsys dischsr.
Esd more men for drunkennees than for
III other causes beside : that Il i now
10 unconditional rals With NJ not to
snploy Of continue il ny employment,
10y man whom I know 70 be addicted
70 The use Of strong drink. Iwoald
further state, that l have been taught
from the earliest Of my recollection 70
hold 10 after contempt snsakfog spy;
hat while in time of var or Ieaoe The
professional spy may render valuable
'erviees and command high pecuniary
compensation, he j. universally d.