The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-18
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ting oranges for export to Liverpool by the
steamer propose to dispatch in November
That a man accepting cOurtesies at my hahls
in a trip to Europe at my expense, shouid act as
you have, shows low state of hoGor and char-
acter to say the least.
If you were honest and sincere in this investi-
cation, and you not malicious in your ob-
iect when the basis of these charges rejecting ON
my name, honor and honesty, were by your own
admission simply 'fletters written you, by prom
ably irresponsible cranks with surmlses, as the
basis of the same. instead of issuing a circular
letter to my clients. reading, 'we have reason TO
believe that everything connected with this cargo
was not straight etc, should you not first nave
written to me for proofs which would gladly
have furnished, showing the falsity OF the same
The animus of your purpose in your eagerness
to cast stain on my reputation and injure me
with the Florida growers, is most clear, as an
honorable action would have been to bring the
charges to my attention before making them
public
When YOU were in London as the EthAlwol1
supercargo, you borrowed money from Campion,
Goodse & Co., saying had authorized you to
do so, which not true, and promising to pay
the same to me when you got back. This you
failed to do, and have not to my knowledge done
SO vet / cid not make this public although these
are facts
In view Of all this l ask you:
1st. To publish your charges, and thereby
give me an opportunity to make you prove them
in court,
2nd. To ask the Ethelwold shippers to elect
by majority vote a commit tee Of three to come to
New York, engage the best public accountant.
and to make O. thorough examination of my
books and accounts, all of which are open to in
spection for such purpose The expense to be
borne by me if anything wrong is discovered; by
you if not.
3rd. To withdraw your charge and offer an
apology for having made the same.
Ifyou are an honorable man, under the circum-
stances you will acceptone of last two named
The accompanying statement by my account
ant shows how strong my position is, and how
absurd your action has been.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) E. L. GOODsELL.
1t will be seen from the above that
Mr.. GOodsell thinks that because we were
the recipient of cOurtesieS at his hands
that we must ignore the interest of the
growers who sent us as their represent
ative His idea of honor and character
we must admit is quite different from
ours.
DELAND, September IA, 1898.
Mr. E. H. GOOdseIL IO3 Park Place. N. y.
DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 11th at hand.
The information that you have received that
we are working at the instance of certain Florida
organizations and other uEfrendly competitors
is Incorrect. There is not word of truth in it.
No one connected with any Florida organization
has said ything to us about it,
We note what You said in second paragraph in
reference to honor and character. We will say
that We went supercargO to look after the in
terests of the shippers and the accepting of court
estes at your hands not of our own choosing
We have no desire to iniure your business or
reputation whatever and we have not gone to
thepublic nor published one word in reference to
it as yet.
The party who first made complaints is by no
means irresponsible yet before publishing any
thing that might DO sou an injustice we under