The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-10
THE OTHER SIDE.


Ille sdlu uuIQdu prOuucLlS ever Will ts3 Woih
ing evil, in matters where truth only should
have recognition, frequently seeking and OBJ
tanning hearing through some local publl-
cation for the sole purpose of moulding pub
lie sentiment in its favor. Misrepresen-
/ tatlons and untruthful statements are thus
often printed over an assumed or anonymous
signature like "a Laboring Man" under
communication of such purport, in your
paper sot Nov. 3rd on first page. Said pro-
duction is very feeble effort at apology for
the assignment, an unwarranted and cow
ardly thrust at imaginary enemies. a spon-
taneous output Of the diseased Imagination
of a servant, who merits more sympathy
than censure, and seeks to shield his identity
under the signature "a Laboring Man."
An apology is due to the reading public..for
| infringement on their time to read matters
that can only be of interest to the creditors,
| but l most gratefully ask your kind indulg-
ence while 1 briefly refer to the article
| mentioned.
| Referring to first sentence Of the article by
"a Laboring Man" will say that the mill
| is not ''closed," but on the contrary the as
signee will saw, plane and sell lumber just
as before the assignment, and debtor being
| required to pay claims that are over due,
| does not ''add dark page to history"
Sentence No. 2: The yards were not de-
stroyed by fire, nor was the lumber on the
yard destroyed. On the contrary, the
| lumber on the west yard was all saved,
and some of it used in the construction OF
| the new mill, while another lot Of the same
shed lumber was sold to Mr.. Stone and
| other parties. The loss by fire was not so
great as generally supposed, for the mill was
very old and badly decayed and the saving
of the lumber, the boilers and other ma
| chine-y, together with the insurance money,
made great help in otfsetting the supposed
| loss.
Replying to sentence No. 3. we would add
| to pluck and energy" (the ingredients said
| to have been used in the construction OF the
new mill,) one other important factor,
| namely, what money certain individuals
were foolish enough to loan without security.
Sentence No. 4, not correct, for there are
several mills in the stste far better than "Cor-
wallis can boast"
Sentences 5, 6 and Z, no comment neces-
sary at this time.
Replying to sentence No. s, which refers
to ''fast recovering" ETC., it is only necessary
| to say that the contrary TO that statement
| was the true condition, rs any person tamll-
lar with the management Tor the last tf-
| teen months must know, and as the state
ment of liabilities now show about $4,000
more than statement from same source
showed, four months ago, with accounts
nearly all collected up 10 date, and no money
on hand nor no bills paid, must show that
the claim OF fast recovering" is not true.
The next sentence, NJ. 8, is absolutely too
silly for comment, for "he succeeded in max
ing the Advancement in nothing to help his
business, or anything else, except to increase
liabilities.
In sentence No. 10, GA Laboring Man"
suddenly leaves his subject and starts out
on another Question, which may lead the
read sr to believe that IA Laboring Man.
belongs to the detective service and had just
made the discovery that we have in our city
persons that retard and destroy" Now If
LOlS Is IFuC anu kLOWu W "A AhDOlihs AAA@iA
to be a fact as he has stated, it is his duty to
report those destroying characters to the
police authorities, and file his complaint in
the office of the honorable police judge.
Should he neglect such important duty, he
is equally guilty with the destroying an
gels.'
The remainder of''A Laboring Man's'arti
cleis a peculiar conglomeration Of literary
vomit, which concIusively demonstrates the
practical exposition of his consummate ig-
norance, stupiditude and servitude. After
making distempered rehash of friends and
enemies and enemies and friends, he boldly
makes threatening declaration for another
party, how he would have dealt with them
according to their true character, namely his
enemies 1t is remarkable that "A Labor
ing Man" should make such an unnecessary
exhibition Of his objectionable mendacity
and exaggeration. He says in sentence No.
IA, there was no just cause why" etc. Now
ifthere was any cause in law, equity or rules
of business, it was a just cause and no other.
The fact Of "a Laboring Mans" ignorance
Of that cause, together with the biased con-
dition Of mind and personal solicitude for the
debtor and imaginary Injury that would be
done this city," does not justify him in writ
ing opinions without knowledge Of facts.
He did know, however, that his distempered
literary vomit was full of his own original
mendacity and very. cunningly. hid his iden-
tity by signing it''A Laboring Man. "The as
signment was the voluntary act Of The as
signor. 1t was not ''forced upon him by
parties that sought to injure. him, thinking
they would be benefited thereby" There
are no 'endeavors" nor assertions Of enc
mies'' in the case, nor do we think it reason
able to suppose that the assignor's enemies
would loan to him money without security.
He has no such obliging enemies, and the
position taken by "A Laboring Man," is un-
reasonable, impossible and ridiculously !
false. After nearly two years of delay on
overdue obligations, and in the forenoon Of
the day proceeding the attachment, the as
signor received by the hand of private con-
veyance a written ultimatum, which con-