The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-01
THE WAR wAGINa
Botwoon tho Blood aud Parlin Factions
for tho Little Connection,

Between tho Blood aud Parlin Factions
for tho Little Connection.
II Ia highly interesting 10 watch tho
progress OF the wordy combat that IL
now beginning TO grow warm between
the Blood aud Cor6ln factions In their
strenuous 0ndeay0rs 10 capture the
guileless Cleveland Il Canton stock.
holders. Messrs, Thomas and Parlin,
representing the Corbin element, have
jaSt Issued another lengthy circular,
which Ia quite bplllgerent. AZ the out.
start letter from i've stockholders Ia
printed, wherein they renounce allie.
gience 10 tho B'ood fac iona aud pro.
claim themselves for Corbln. Refer.
ence IL then mGde TO an anonymous cir.
cular In this fashion,
To the Stockholders Of tho Cleveland
" Canton Railroads Genllemen-Any
party who makes statements TO which
he dates not slgn hia name Ia not worthy
OF consideration, but desiring TO give
the owners Of tho Cleveland u Canton
Railroad every fact In our possession
concerning II, TO the end that they may
form an Intelligent judgment as TO
what action they shall take 10 protect
their Interest, we Will, ~ suggested
above, anewer fully the anonymous cir
cnlar referred 10.
The statement In relation TO Mr.. Sid.
ney Bartlett and others Ia not true,
neither has the matter referred TO any.
thing In common with the present Issue.
The charge that Mr, Austln Corbin
was connected with George William
BAll0u u Go. In the management OF the
Toledo, Cincinnati Il ~. Louis (Delphoa)
Railroad Ia absolutely false; tho only
connection no ever lad with the road
was after its failure In an effort TO 70.
organize II, ae the following letter will
show;
[Copy1
New YoRE, March 10, 1856,
A. N, Parlin, E'q,:
Dear Slr: | am In receipt Of your ia.
vor stating that the present manage.
ment OF the o. q o. road charge mo
before tho public In New England with
having been one OF tho promoters OF
what 10 generally known 40 the del
phos' narrow gauge railroad system. |
never sold bond, share Of stock. or
other security Of any kind or description,
In any portion OF that system, nor was
| ever o director or officer for II. had
Indeed no business relations whatever
with any one connected with its promo.
tlon or management, | never had a dol
lars Interest In its securities until long
after II became bankrupt, and passed
Into The hande OF q receiver.
Thle story Ia ta'se from beginning 10
end. | should bo amazed nj such u
mongtr0ue attack on the part OF persons
who are trying 10 perpetrate the present
mismanagement Of your property II II
were not that just now they seem 10
have no other stock In trade for use. II
certainly shows how very weak their DO
sltion must be, when they mako use OF
what they know to bo downright mis.
representations 10 secure n few votes.
Yours ruly,
LSignedl AUSTIN coRBIN.
Then follows tho denial that Mr.. Cor
bin would remove the general offices to
New York. Tho charge that the recently
deposod receiver and general manager,
Samuel Briggs, aud also the lately dc
posed attorney, MIR, Lynch, OF Canton,
are actively engaged In supporting the
movement for change of management
10 untrue; the former was not removed
by MIR, Blood on the score OF economy,
but for tho reason that certain state.
ments he made concerning the business