The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-04
A BLACKBOARD ANSWERED.
Secretary Patterson Replies to a
SANDER On the Utah Eastern.

Editors Herald:
The Ogden Pilot of the 18th of
November contains a communi-
cation from Park City, signed
"Qui V1ve," to which our attention
has just been called, and it
is such a tissue of falsehood, and
bears such evidence of malice, or
ignorance, or both, that we deem it
proper to briefly reply to it through
the HERALD.
At the time of the incorporation
of the Utah Eastern Railroad Com
pany, the necessity was felt for
greater supply of coal, at a cheaper
rate, and it was IN the endeaYor to
supply that necessity that the COM
pany was incorporated, the first
board of directors being as follows:
re. Chambers, Robt.H Hardness, Robt.
7. Burton, George III. Scott, Henry
Dinwoodey, Francis Armstrong,
John A, Groesbeck, Edmund Wilkes
and II. A. Van Praag, who have held
their offices ever since. These
gentlemen are well known bust
ness men, and, as your readers will
observe, five out Of the nine are not
Mormons. They one and all used
their influence among all classes of
citizens, and devoted much of their
time to procuring subscriptions for
the stock of the company, and this
is the only iniquity of which they
have been guilty in connection with
the Utah Eastern capital to build
railroads, especially to compete with
as strong corporation as the Union
Pacific in Salt Lake City, and not
withstanding the utmost endeavors
of the officers of the company, the
total subscriptions up to this time
amount to only $4,000, but so care
fully and judiciously have the funds
Of the company been expended, that
the road is completed and equipped
for twenty-three miles, and has
transported as high as ffty-tive tons
Of freight in one train, with one en-
CINE, which is not bad for tram
way"
It soon became evident. our stock
subscription being so light, that the
friends of the Union Pacific could
easily control the road by buying
majority Of the stock, and thus de-
feat the enterprise. To relieve
themselves from this danger, ma
iority of the capital stock was
placed in the hands of three trus-
tees, to-Wit: Fred. II. Auerbach,
John R. Winder, and l.. w. Hardy,
who were to hold it for fifteen years
and take subscriptions to the stock
so held, the subscribers to have the
stock at the expiration Of that time,
and the dividends and profits in the
meantime, and all those who desired
to subscribe and were not in posi-
ton to pay cash, were allowed to
paw in labor or material. All the
business of the trustees has been
Idone by an agent selected by the
company, who has kept strict &C
counts and rendered them to the
board Of directors. the said trustees
never having handled a dollar of
the companY's money, or controlled
a dollars worth Of its labor, and
have never received one cent for
their services, which have extended
lover period of year and a half.
The board of directors Of the COM
pany have served two years, and
They never have received a dollar
for their services, which, with many
Ief them, has occupied a very con-
siderable portion Of their time, some
Having spent weeks together in the
Icompany's business. They have
also lent their personal credit, con.
tracing debts at the bank in their
Town names to assist it, some Of
(which debts they still carry.
Every cent of the money, and
levery dollars worth Of the labor and
material received from stock sub
scriptions has been carefully and
honestly expended, and Of this, the
fact that twenty-three miles of rail-
road has been built and equipped
with such a small amount of money,
and with the lightest bonded IN
debtedness of any road in the terri
tory, is sufficient evidence.
The Pilot correspondent mentions
1.-THE names Of only two men whom
he insinuates have been the thieves
and and robbers. OF these Robert
liz. Burton has been one Of the most
energetic and efficient men in the
hoard Of directors, and has given
1.-The utmost satisfaction to the COM
Ipany.
Not satisfied with his foul calum-
lnies in regard to the business of the
company, the Pilot correspondent
INQUIRIES "Was it Burton who in cold
blood shot and killed John Banks,
and the two women who called him
murderer when he did it," This
luuestion was answered in the mega
tive by a jury Of twelve men. citi-
liens. both Mormon and radically
lanti-MormOn, two years ago, after
hearing all the evidence, and upon
their oaths, and their verdict should
forever silence even person so bent
on calumny as the PllOt correspond
ent seems to be.
AS to Mr.. Hardy, we have shown
that he has had no connection other
than a nominal one with the affairs
Iof the Utah Eastern, and we believe
IQui Vive is the first who ever
uttered or wrote word against his
character.
The correspondent says further
|"These fellows pocketed the money
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