Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-08
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A Reply 70 George T. Msyrs. Jr..
from G. Q. Stevenson.

"Ths Kentuck Election - President
George T. Marye on Superintendent O.
O. Stevenson"
Such Is the heading Of an article In
this mornings Enterprise over the sigma
turs Of George T. Marys. Jr., In which
Mr.. Marye says:
my attention has been called to an
article In the GOLD HML News OF De-
cember /, rejecting on my conduct a.
President Of the Kentuck Mining Com
pany at the stockholders' meeting on
the 23d ultimo. This slanderous and
malicious article must havs been inspired
by G. @. Stsvensob, the Superintendent
Of the mine land owner Of the paper).
a. q means Of ''gettipg svsn' Tor the
following report. submitted BY the Pres.
iaent to the stockholders at the meeting
referred to-"
Here followed President Msrye's re-
port to the stockholders Of the Ksntuck
Mining Company.
That all parties may see whether
George T. Marys. Jr., has denied, or at
tempted to deny. the accusation made
aeains. him in the News article to which
he refers. / will here quote It:
SHARP PRACTICE OF A PRrsIDEsT OF A
MINING COMPANY.
"Atthe annual meeting OF the Ksntusk
Mining Company. held in San Francisco
on the Esd ult.. the President, GsorgeT.
Marye, Jr. by virtue Of his ONCE. pre-
aided ut the stockholders' meeting.
There are 80, 900 shares Of stock In the
mine. consequently 1t required over
Is, 900 shares for q quorum. When the
list Of stockholders was called, to deter.
mine how much stock was represented,
Mr.. Marye, and those who cast their
fortunes with him did not answer. 1t
was soon apparent that they were trying
to prevent . quorum OF the stock from
being represented at the meeting. In
which case he (Marye) would undoubt-
edly have ruled that the old Trustees
would hold over ustil the next annual
meeting. But when he found those op.
posed TO him had over $500 shares OF
stock present be recognized the fact that
1.-THE best laid plans Of mice and men"
had failed. After q hasty consultation
With bis TRUSTEES. the list was ordered
called again, whom Il was found he and
his friends had . little over 10. 900 shares.
Then he declared q quorum present.
The election OF Trustees followed. the
majority eleoting three and the minority
two. The majority then elected their
President. Secretary and superintendent,
and ordered the removal Of the Office.
A good deal has been said heretofore
about the arbitrary rulings Of President!
Of mining companies, but II is doubted
whether any have ever stopped to 80 low
and contemplate . course to defeat the
majority OF stockholders In their rights.
Suppose the opposition had only l4,ss9
shares OF stock represented. two shares
less than q quorum. the other side TO-
COO shares, the minority, BY not re-
spending when the list was called,
could, by q trick. have defeated tho will
OF the majority. aud compelled them to
20 to the courts for relief.
No man. or set OF men. ever succeeded
10 the Icing run BY such sharp practice.
They may prosper for q time, but their
acts, like the boomerang, will come back
TO them with destructive force"
Tho public, to whom Mr.. Msrye sp-
pssls, can see that hs has lodged the
issue made in the News article, and that
hs gives not q word Of explanation as TO
the course be pursued al the meeting
referred to, but squirms under the I'm
putation. and seeks tvainly, how.
sver,) to defend his acts BY publishing
his report. as President, to the stock
holders. So far o. ! an concerned. /
am glad hs has had an opportunity to
publish his report. The face Of u will
show the iallacy Of the conclusions
drawn from the workings Of the Ken
tuck mine; andit does not set forth fully
the facts In connection Herewith.
As to his closing threat that / will
''lesrn his opinion through other chan.
nels," I will say: LAY OF Macduf. and
I'D be hs who drst cries Hold F!
enough"
With regard to the charge Of accept.
ing his proposition to act together and
r~s.elect the old Board" my letters which
he claims to have will show just what /
did say. and 10 Mr.. Msrye desires to
publish them, he has my permission,
and the columns Of the News are open
to him for that purpose. free Of charge.
just how Mr.. Marys could have de-
fsated me and my friends at the recent
election II he had desired to atail him.
self OF technicalities. when / and my
friends had stock and proxies for 18TH
shares, with over $4,000 shares OF stock
in q pockets, remains to bs seen.
@. @. S~rrvENsoN.