The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30

IL reply to the above letter the edito,
of The Journal admits receiving sever-
i'll written requests from Mr.. ThompsOn
to write up an advertisement of st.
james for insertion in the "ilume," the
same to bp paid for ont of the fund "l
Sl5O raised by our citiZ1ns and placed
~ the hands Of the treasurer Of the =
". Ninn. Home Association, but before
complying with the request we made {;
point of talking with several Ut the sub
scribers t" the fund. who, q, learniuy
their n,ui,ry bad h,al lr.+I us. Il as orig
inaliy Intended but div, u+d to "tl,-I
channels and for other purposes. want
ed to know by what authority th-i'
money was pl..cpd in the hands If IT,,
Minn. Home Pub. Co on what ant h"r
ity were the publishers uf the ''IlOmt''
empowering any Individual to write u!
an aNvt l., !aei,,tnt for st. J IN. ans;
MAX" th,m .n'y for it hy 'tn'l: rinu .
bill! ,h.rtt' iyAi':>t s,lh !..:lH n' Sl5'
snb>t:t tb',! ~ t;'rM. O.:t. Qn : i''',~
Vt y like i"'!li!r-!.i :.,':.t:;ri w.',t ask
i. ,i'h III wr + jus: i ~ i'"r. IA: Il
rs H. IDEAS tl,t.tln -xi'..~-' Il & ''',ci '.rI
vii II ",lr nwn Vl.WS W. did ~ writ
ul' the advert !Se!ir,t.
But The .Jn,,,,,al d"s not admi, being
unfair last week it, cri lci>ing the
''ii"lnp.'' The ''!lUmr' is not Az in.
divldual enterprise. or 4 stock invest
ment as was first supposed when the
Home Publishing Co. was Incorporated
Were it such the individual owner, or
the Stockholders. would control its pol
icy and have full authority to d" as
they please But suc!, is not strictly
the ease. The Home Publishing Co.
have got hold Of money that does not
aud never did belong t" them. and in
vested it III the ''H"mr'' printing office
without the knowledge or consent (sn
far rs wr kn"w) If the sub b-cribrrs. wI"'
gave the money for al entirely different
object; and in taking and using that
money the Home Publishing Co. virtl.
ally accepted all obligations under
which the same WAS sub~cribtd. III
not using the money for the purposes
for which it was subscribed. hut for :,
different object, the ''Home manage
memt are open to criticism. Nothing
hut the consent of each and every indi
vnlual sul,Scrilnr t" thu fund raised j.,
It. James can divert it frr,n it's Origi.
II purpose.
N"w. if st. James holds stock i" the
'iIOm IT" i've Waite Of $l50. how WAS
h"",? " I.., h.l,iS I.+- papers >:''w
,n. 50 ,n','. ,;,vk hid by II J go ;:
L. ,hr Stock ISSUED il the ,iatnt ut Il
J mes nr in the !aint vt the les
Subscribing I" the fund? IL case "f Il
.l'vii""i i".i,.g DECLARED who is t" p'n:k
1T II! same. ST. J. mes or the subscri
h.,S; and in c;,s.. of IN assessment to
keep up the ''ll"m-' who will have
them =" pay. st. james "r the snb>cri-
mrs? Are the said subscribers Tor St.
.James) to have amy voice in the man.
agememt of the "H",nr." "r do they
simply assist in holding tie c"w while
others secure the milk? AS the $50
subscribed bv st Jau"s represents six
votes those paving over the money
would like t" kn W VIII" casts them ut
the election If officers, &c.. and by
what authority.
Il" SUN up the whole matter in Il few
words: The citizens If st. James raised
$50 for u certain object. That object
vas not accomplished The money
raised was next heard If III the hands
Of the Home Publishing Co., aud i"
vested in printing presses. tyne. &c
The money is thus converted into
''stock.' but rs the subscribers have
wv "Ij(IuSS ~ SIlO" I'l ~ CUs'y hIc uu\
likely to share in any dividends that
may be declared. If the Home" does
not pay expenses the subscriber must
shell out more money or else forfeit
stack to the amount of his assessment
IT is ''hen'ls I win and tails you lose'
any way you figure it..
The facts ah"nt the Minnesota Home
are these: Originally it Was proposed
t. raise $2.1OO in the seven Southwest
err, counties and put the ln',ury into
printed matter to l' used im advprtis
ing the Blue Grass Region.
Subsequently Thompson & Day bank
ers and real estate dealers. conceived
the idea Of a publishing company f"1
the purpose IF issuing \ regular month
~ paper. Such u company was organ
ize.l If real estate dealers in the s-vera
coMntirs. The money which had l'er,
subscribed IN Wat"nW.n. or part of i,
| ut least. was t"rned over to the comma
/ ny, and the money subscribed IN Noble:
was also turupd over /" t'". c." Thi.
was used ~ helping tO huv Il CanIrl,rl
c. D..A. 3ol,