Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-27
MlNEAR... WALTERS,
INTERESTING IMPORTATION IN RE.
GARD TO THEIR TROUYLES.
Mr.. Mlnear Can Account for Every Cent.
anu Claims the Company is In His
Dcbt-Furthermore, he viii Not Take
Discharge from the President.


MIR. Walters, President of the Smoky
Bullion Company, that A. P. Minear
the Superintendent, had been dis
charged. This announcement took
many by surprise, and led to mucl
speculation. A TINES reporter, meet.
ing MIR. Minear this morning, had witt
that gentleman conversation which
was substantially as follows:
REr.-Mr. Minear, if you have nc
objection, would like to know the
cause of the trouble between you and
the President of your Company:
Mr.. M.-What do you mean by
trouble between the President and |?
REr.-Oh, you know what mean.
1t IS generally known that trouble ex-
lists between you.
Mr. M.-Well, suppose there was,
or suppose there is, why should make
1t known to you?
REr.-No particular reason for it;
only, you know, | like to get all the
news ! can.
MIR. M.-To put in your paper,
suppose, for the public to read, who
have no interest at all in our affairs?
REr.-Yos, but he says you are dis.
charged as Superintendent of your
Company?
Mr.. MI have no knowledge Of
that kind. | have not been notified
to that effect. | suppose if the Com
pany want some one else in my place
it will appoint and | be notified.
REr.-Do ! understand, by that,
that you do not recognize the author
ity of your President to remove YOU?
Mr.. M.-Certainly not. The Pres
ident of a company has no more
power to remove a Superintendent
than to appoint one, aud | don't sup
pose any one would pretend that a
President could appoint one. Oh, NO;
the President has no more power in
that direction than any other trustee.
REF. w hat do YOU think of the
Company's mines and outlook gener-
ally?
Mr.. M.-The mines have not proven
IN depth as good as hoped and be-
heved they would; yet | have never
lost faith in the property to an extent
to cause me to believe it would not
pay. | believe it can be made to pay
a handsome profit, if well managed.
REr.-NIr. Mahan is your mill
wright, | believe, is he not?
Mr.. M.-Yes, and a good one, too
A No. /. One Of tie best in the
country.
REp.-Mr. Mincar, are you interest
ed in your Company other than as
superintendent?
Mr.. M.-Oh, yes; Mr.. Wal tiers and
| own the most Of it-both stock and
bonds.
REp.--Whch Of you own the most?
Mr.. Mile and | are equally in
terested in the final result OF both the
Bullion and Ophir Companies.
REp.-lt is reported on the street
that you are behind in your accounts
with your company?
Mr.. MI cannot help what COM
mon gossips say. 1t might be as cas-
i!y reported that | was a murderer,
and with as much trsth. | cannot
keep down idle talk. The fact is |
pay but little attention to such things.
Any one who says | am behind with
ny accounts, either don't know, or if
hey do know, willfully lie. l don't
1--WE my company one dollar, but, to
Il e contrary.
REP.-Then another thing, Mr.
'iincar. | have heard it said that YOU
ent your son large amount OF
aoney from the East, last spring, to
Commence operations for you at Little
smoky, and that he did not use it to
God advantage and did not account
o you for all Of it,
NJ. M.-Wtll, I really don't know
That YOU call large amount Of
,oney. | believe | sent him about
$500 during May, June and July.
Ie paid freight on one carload Of
machinery out of it-about $3.50;
hen he furnished his men with pro