The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-26
WHOLE NUMBER s95.

not sufficient confidence IN hib kfioW1edge 81
the rules to make the point, but ne sald Hent
Scheme S a and world probably make the. point.
sent my page TO Seneral Logan with the
could not do otherwise than sustain i and 90
the bill was freed from the m generous
amendment = moxed idy 6y 1uian abat ana fme m had
hsyst seen Mr.. Caldwell but you can tell him
that without knowing it did him great IA
VCs FisRer, hes JT., Esas No. Il India street. Bos
ton.
Il will be seen from this that he had been
Fisners but was eager to bring il to Caldwens
notice. 60 he wrote again on the same day.
eFis Tishers, ss biii At this date NE Phelps
sively. says the TRANSACTION vas p,nssy neariy
closed !. may have ave 6ssa been; but Mr. slaines
.,1uGUsTA, Me-, Oct. 4, 1869 MY DEAR
Mn FIsiisR; Find inclosed contracts OF the
nsa m s as
idly as circumstances VIII permit inclose
you a part of the Congressio,snt eEObs OF APra
some length in my previous letter Of to-day.
You win and it of interest to read it over and
ffiat Tia last lsss iight % Of % the session OF course Il
was my plain duty to make the ruH2g when
men me- had not however, Happened to come to me
whom at their wits end. and IN depair, the bill
would undoubtedly have been lost or at
poit saSS would Interest both you and Caldwell
| though occurring before either of you en-
@ II hs Rs
railroad rail- matter But ysar conduct toward me
| in business matters has always been marked
by unbounded hberality in past years, and OF
| course have naturally come to the conelu-
urge urge N me % to make as much as 1 fairly can out
OF the arrangement into which we have en-
tered. e Is natural that should q do my ut ut
thing and that is def1tte, and expressed ar
But / do not get g defnite understanding Wit,
him as l have with you l shall be IN boston
IN nts tew 70 1ags AXE fully with you
am disposed to think that whatever DO with
Mr.. Caldwell must really be done through you.
" resard ard Esq e the Northern fssa 81 Btn
ton the folering Letter is sci cited; d. Mas Ma
you about Parehasins an Interest il ne
and any you might choose TO associate
with yourself. The matter. passed by With
out my being ape & to sncs m and then t6
Jay Cooke contract has been perfected, the
additional legislation has been obtained and
two hundred and thirty miles of the road are
well nigh completed, and the whole line will
be pushed forward rapidly. By q strange
to control an interest. and if you desire it you
can have it. The whole road is divided into
: twenty-four shares, of which Jay Cooke Co
half OF one-twenty-fourth, or one.one-hun
dred-and-ninety-sccon of the entire fran.
% in sss beoa ct he ysd g
road is built and a like proportion OF the land
company stock that is formed to take and
J covered by their grant as amended by thu
: | law of last session. The amount OF stoci
sbont nna he Of
of land it represents is nearly 2l5,0JO
The road is being built on the ia
r bonds, $4,000 to the mile, which Jay Cook!
5 takes ut o. Instead of mortgaging the land
3 they made stock company for its ownership
dlaaPg It PRO RATA wo 5ae ca be- had
= $4,000. which is less than one-third of wha
r, some other sales of small interests had gont
!. vest @ the he Whole % ss5.coS thought for small
e flyer eight or ten of you in Boston might TAX
zee each rE S sSs fsock and
: avais of some n 900 acres of land: Five of 20
: at 5000 each would have splendid thing OF I
= The chance is a very rare one. can
G touch it, but obey my first and best impuis
n in Offering it to you.
n An such chances as this since Jay Cooke GO
the road, have been accompanied with tn
f obligation to take. a large amount % Of tLt, tn
!: will call upon yol. Of course, il you don
n want it, let 1t pass. You will receive an in
I amount, aud certfficates Of land stock ais
n OF course, in conference with others. kee
O my name quiet, mentioning IL TO no one III
less to Mr.. Caldwell. / write under the pr
\, sumption that you have returned, but hay
n heard nothing. Yours truly,
=, =, j. q. BLAINE.
# This offer was accepted by Fisher, as al
y pears from the following p. 1871:
4, Received of Warren Fisher, Jr., $4,000
q tru t. in consideration of which am TO d.
n liver to said Fisher properly authenticate
: certificates of an interest in the North p
# c.fic Railway Company equivalent to on
70 eighth part of one OF the twenty-four pri'
A. | cipal shares in which the franchise stock {
said company divided; certificates to be
10 the name of Elisha Atkins. Witness my hau'
m JAMES g. BLAINE.