The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-21
Mr.. Winston Explains It.

And, Just as he (Mr. Scales) bid US adios
he informed us that he had a good fat chen
hat means business, and also intimaled
thHt az TO the paying up of debts by the
Black Range Mining 4 Smelling company
seemed favorable and that no distinction be.
tween the MERCHANT prince and the laboring
man would be made, /. g. a settlement at rs
cents on the dollar for the former and so
cents on the dollar for the latter as had been
assiduously recommended by one of the for.
mer."
The above item appeared in our last issue.
Mr.. White, spoken in the communication
below, as we understand it is not directly in
terested in tue b. R. NJ. & S. Co., yet we are
told that he had invested several hundred in
the concern for his son.-ED.
To H EDITOR OF THE BLACK RANGE.
DEAR S1R;-There were two icems in the
last issue of our paper in which there were
lnsldlous~ destinations that are calculated to
create a feeling towards myself.
In regard to the Chloride and Fairyiew
post-ofices l will only say that no one nj
Fairyiew has ever reported the Chloride
post-ofice to the department for any thing
whatever; nor had we any occasion Tor such
an action In reference 10 the d, paiture o
the mails. as this office has the right to hold
it's mail until schedule tine whether the
Chloride office does or does not do so.
In the syt oph antic interview with "Colp
Thomas Scales Il statement was made which
is at variance with the facts, although Mr..
Scales had repeatedly been toId the truth in
the matter. There has been no concealment
or evasion on my part, nor have 1 endeavor-
ed to induce Others to take a discount. 1
nave never made any offer to the company
in reference to its deots nor haye l ever
"assiduously' or otherwise recommended
That til y pay a less amount than was due.
a simple statement OF the facts will enable
each interested party to form an intelligent
opinion of my conduct in the matter.
When the IN Tier shut down several per.
sons politically offered to take so cents on
the dollar for their wages. The morning Mr..
Evans left lie told me hat, unless MIR. White
took hold OF the smell eI's affairs and put M
money to pay off the Indebtedness. they
should let the property go and not try to do
any thing more with it. Later, aud after
Mr.. Scales had assured several of us that
everything was all right and that q telegram
would be sent by Mr.. White the next morn.
ing for the money, Learned from MIR. White
himself, that he had no intention of going
into the scheme and that he did not have
and could not raise the required funds. Be
ing greatly discouraged by what Mr.. Evans
had told me l then offered to sell my account
Tn Mr. Whifa individually M En NO., ..L -
the amount due for the wages of my team,
amounting to $1,000 and 70 per cent. on the
amount due for merchandise and orders
paid to employees. further told him that
several had offered to take 30 cents on the
dollar and l thought he could buy most OF
the indebtedness at that figure. lie admit.
ted that he could raise but So, 900 90 immedi.
ately and, to give others a chance as well as
myself, ! agreed to begin an action to secure
my claim and allow him 10 use that amount
in buying the claims of those who wished
to sell at that price, and l would wait until
he could raise enough more to take my
| claim.
With that arrangement / would have not
only lost se5 90 on wages alone, which is a
greater sum thai, any other emplo, 9 would
have lost, but those having smaller sums que
them than myself were to have the prefer
ence.
The company have yet to do more than
make promises before l cease to to regret
that Mr.. White did not take my claim nc.
cordlng to this agreement
Respectful y,
FKASK n. WINSTON.