The Portland daily press., 1883-12-01

an offered large number Of letters and the
evidences OF prominent gentlemen present,
to the character of the light, the responsibility
OF the company, and ils straightforward and
business-like method OF conducting its affairs.
Col Douglas appeared for the oniv rsmon-
strant, the Rhode Island electric light COM
pauy. which has Weston plant ia operation
| in the city OF Providence. He said nothing
against the merits Of The Thompson Houston
lsht. He offered n0'hiUg against the station
which, as we know from disntsrested persons
In whose judgment we have implicit con-
noehce, Is model of construction and arrange
ment- ID. could not raise any question as 10
poss bic obligations for DANA ges falling Don
| the CITY, because the petitiouing party offered
| TO give any desired bond, with sureties salts
factory to fhe city council, holding the oity
harmless in the event OF any damages arising
from the iuIroduc ion OF their light FINDING
no opportunity for attack In any OF these difec-
tions he attacked the personal character OF
President Goff and other officers OF the Ameri-
car ee'rIc and Illuminating company. ON
ch rges long ago exploded and di'proven, con-
ceriing their connection with the Amerfcau
Electric Light company Of Massachusetts,
corporation l)ng deiuDct. The facts In this
case have been rehearse1 ia these columns.
Concistly stated thev are, that Mr.. Goh, by
false representations made to him, was Induced
to become vice-presideut Of this defunct cor
poration, that be was connected with II just
twelve weeks, that at the end OF that lime he
discovered that he aud bis associates had been
uupcu, b1ab ne exposed LnO6o VINO D20 de-
ceived him, and that TO the last dollar he
expended his private property, amounting 60
$4O,O in buying back stock from people who
vsrs led to invest in it, because Of his ccDnec-
tion with the company.
Further, as evidence that it was he who was
really the victim. we long ago published let
ter to Mr.. GOff from Row land X. Hazard, pres
ideDt of the Sramme association, which invea-
tigated the matter thoroughly. In justice 70
Mr.. GJh we reproduce II here:
Office OF the GRAMME ELECTRIC CoNPAEY,l
115 Broadway, n. Y. May 9, 1882.
EDWARD a. Corr, Boston:
DKAR SIR:-I acknowledge receipt OF your
| favor of may 81 on the following day, and beg
now to thank You for the very full and sasis-
| factory report which you make OF the proceed
Jugs Of your late associates, which fully con-
frned COR lafesr aayices and opinions. We
have taken the lioerty OF Transmitting copies Of
your letter to the several cons ituent com
pahies, aud shall take every opportunity in the
future, as We have in the past, to expose the
businrss methods Of which you are one OF tho
numerous victims. We are looking after sev-
eral OF the companies organized by the same
managers, and hope that YOU MAY nnd some
responsible person t. hold for the pretences
which induced your expenditure and service.
Yours very truly,
ROWLAND r. HAZARD, President.
1t was noted as a singular coincidence that
on the morUing alter the bearing in Providence
there appeared in the Boston Journal a special
sreport OF the hearing which was earbled and
distorted by omiiting nearly all the evidence
introduced in favor Vf the petiti0aing company
but carefully giving all the false statements
made by the counsel for the opposing company
in Providence, and 80 worded as to give the
impression to the casual reader that the patti
tioning company WAS QUO and the same with
tue American electfic light company OF Mas
sschusetts. corporation long defunot. And
it was further noted that some one waa ut the
pains and expense to send hundreds of copies
| IT this issue Of the Boston Journal, with tho
false telegram marked to prominent people in
all the cities iu New England in which the
American electric and illuminating company
has or Is establishing plants, with the evident
purpose aud iuent to iujure IL 10 the eyes Of
its patrons ard friends
1t was to bo expected that the competing
company would oppose the introduction Of
Fhomson-HoustoH lights to compete With lts
| own. Had it confined its efforts to honorable
methods and had the opposition been confined
| to the city OF Providence, where the contest
| va ia progress, there would be no word Of
criticism from us. But its course Of attack
was unworthy and dshonorsbls, because
founded on statements long disproven, aid its
| case was weak because based personal cal
umny. And the sending OF . garbled despatch
and its widespread crcul stlon In selected
| cities marked, and addressed personally to
| gentlemen identified with the companies using
| the Thomson-H Houston light, leaves somebody
in position 30 contemplate that 10 is beneath
criticism.