The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-24
THE .MErHoDIsr MINE.n
The Answer OF Dr. Fowler TO Charges
Made Against Him.

Made Against Him.
New York Christian Advocate.
We nailed last week the ialsehood
set ahoat by the New York Herald,
that "all the reverend gentlemen
located at sos Broadway took stock" in
the Isabella Mine," represented as the
methodist Mine," by showing that Of
eleven ministers located at sos Broadway
only two bad touched the stock. Those
two were DR.. @. H. Fowler, formerly
editor Of the Christian Advocate, and his
assistant, DR.. W. H. DePuy.
DR.. Fowler has been in the South attend
ing to his duties as Missionary Secretary,
and returned only Saturday last. As he
was solely responsible for what appeared
in the Christian Advocate during his term as
editor, We called upon him Immediately
after bis return, and offered him the use OF
our columns to make any statement which
he might think It best TO give to the pub.
lie. He has furnished the following state
ment:
New YORK, February 10, 1883.
The Rev. J. NJ. Buckley, DID,:
DEAR BRorHEE-In reply to your proffer
OF space for any statement may wish to
make to my friends among the readers OF
the Chriaidn Advocate, and to the public, /
submit the inclosed as plain account OF
the matter:
l. mentioned editorially in the Chris,
tian Advocate the Isabella Mine upon the
recommendation OF Professor Caldwell,
Professor Of Mineralogy in the East Ten
nessee Wesleyan University, and Of the
Rev. Dr.. ]. F. Spence, Endorsed by Bishop
Simpson and DR.. Newman by the purchase
OF stock. The editorial was published with
the fullest confidence In the enterprise,
and for the purpose Of aiding college in
the South, and with feeling that It was
proper on such authority for church
paper to aid church college. l need
hardly add that had / thought there was
any element OF uncertainty in the matter,
It never would have made its appearance
in the Advocate.
2. At the time l published the editorial
l did not have any personal financial in:
terest in the mine. Later. / demonstrated
my confidence by investing my money in
the stock.
s. never offered any OF this stock (either
Isabella or Globe City stockl to any body
till few months ago, when sold all l had,
or ever had, to DR.. De Puy, then President
OF the Globe City Company, (but who
never had any official connection with the
Isabella Company who had visited the
Alice mine, and upon whose judgment and
statements I relied largely fer the probable
value of the new stock. / sold him the
soctk at his own price, and on his own
terms. never even offered It to any other
person. DR.. Newman's alleged statement,
that my stock "has never ceased to be on
the market" is reckless. am certain that
DR.. De Puy never sold or offered his stock
to anv one.
4. When the proposed dividends did not
come, I united with Drs. De Puy and New
man in sending Mr.. Sisson-a man whose
honor and integrity l had tested for years
TO Arizona to examine the property.
After much work and examination II was
determined TO buy the Alice Mine, and
thus secure for the Isabella stockholders
mine OF value. l united with some Of the
Directors, and purchased the Alice Mine.
A new company (Globe City, was organ
lied, and 100000 shares Of stock given 10
the holders Of the Isabella stock.
We put in our money freely for
the protection Of the Isabella stock.
holders, who might possibly have been
led into the enterprise by the Adsoeate's
statement Of the case. DR.. Newman, who
was In the enterprise before l ever heard
Of 1t, has to bear whatever responsibility
attaches to his name. 1t deserves, also, to
be said that we secured a property that has
not vet been exploded, and that even DR..
Newman believes "to be valuable piece
OF property, and expects 10 receive rs per
cent on his preferred stock and 25 per cent
on his common" (See New York Herald,
Feb. ~ This shows why, in this long pro-
cess OF experiment aud hope, the enterprise
was not denounced in the Advocate.
5. When any one says or intimates
that I did not act the part Of square man,
that sold out my stock dishonorably, that
my stock never ceased to be on the mar
ket, he propagates series Of charges and
insinuations that, being without any ioun-
dation, are in direct conflict with the facts.
lam respectfully yours,
g. Fl. FOWLER.
The above statement speaks for its author,
and will be read with profound satisfaction
by the Church, and by all except those
whose insinuations II discredits and char
acterizes.
Next week we shall have something to
say on the manipulation Of this scandal,
and on the exact facts in the case.