Richmond planet., 1895-12-14
FOUND WANTING :!
HIS PROnISES AGAIN
BROKEN.
Would Take over Six Hun
dred Years to Make
$50, 1000.
Damaging Comparisons
THAT TRUE RBFORMERs' MEETING
The Boycott on the Planet Ladies Re
sent Insults.

Inc Boycott on the Planet Ladies Re
sent Insults.
Rev w. w. Browne is much puzzled
Dy the present situation OF affairs il
connection with the fifty Thousand
dollar grab. be has been ATTENDING
secret meetings, explaining how fifty
thousand dollars can be given away by
the Grand Fountain without the Or,
der's feeling it.
Such an absurd proposition would
not be considered for an instant BY in.
telligent persons who would stop and
think.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION
The question arises what does the
Order own ? Rev. Browne says that
he has made ($I 800, 0,OOO) one million
eight hundred thousand dollars FOR
the True Reformers. Is that state
ment true
II it is then there is shortage OF
over one million dollars for which no.
body has as yet accounted.
Rev Brownies own journal says that
the amount paid in endowments is
2l2,Ol5. 20 up to September, 1895.
HIS RECKLESS USES OF FIGURES.
Let us throw in 5000 more for good
measure and you have ($220, ,OOO) two
hundred and twenty thousand dollars
in round figures
Mr.. r 7. Hill presumes and states
that the Order ($l54 ,OOO) one hundred
and fifty-four thousand dollars worth
of property, personal and real.
This would make ($874 ,00Ol three
hundred and seventy-four thousand
dollars. Let us add ($1O0, ,OOO) one
hundred thousand dollars more for
any other presumed expenses and-we
have ($z74 ,000) four hundred and sew
enty-four thousand dollars.
With this liberal allowance, there
would be over Isl 800 ,0OO) one million
ing according to Rev. Brownies own
figures.
MISLEADING THE PUBLIC.
All of this demonstrates beyond a
peradventure the desperate efforts of
these designing individuals to mislead
the public. A debt publicly contract
ed whether paid or not detracts that
much from the worth of the individ-
ual er corporation contracting it.
If A owns house valued at ($20OO)
two thousand dollars, and is known to
owe one thousand dollars, he is said
to be worth only one thousand dollars,
and his credit is only good for that
amount
The worth of concern is primarily
based upon real-estate values-houses
and laHds. not furniture. and money in
bank or elsewhere.
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Now, the Grand Fountain owns but
one hundred thousand dollars worth
of property upon which fourteen
thousand dollars is due. This leaves
eighty-six thousand dollars worth of
property owned by the concern
The Grand Fountain owes Rev.
Browne ($50. .OOO) fifty thousand dol
lars. Take this amount from eighty
six thousand dollars and you have
($36, ,OO0) thirty-six thousand dollars,
which is the actual worth of the con-
cern.
Now, the amount paid in the bank
safe, the furniture, type-writers,
chairs etc has been added at it's face
value. Who believes that fifty per
cent of what was paid for this mate
rial could be realized today? Nav
more, who believes that the buildings
erected and purchased would bring
the amount paid for ihem Z? If they
would not, then the Grand Fountain
does not own 1886 ,OO0) thirty-six
thousand dollars worth of property
and this amount if divided among the
thirty thousand members would be
one dollar and twenty cents apiece.
WHO WILL REAP THE BENEFITS.
Rev. Browne may deny it, but facts
will bear US out that favored few
will reap the benefits accruing from
the labOrs of the many and twenty.
seven thousand people will get moth
ing. He has never said how much
bank stock he owns.
Mr. r T Hill has never said how
much bank stock he owns
Mr.. w. P. Burrell has never said how
much bank stock he owns
Mr. John H. Smyth has never said
how much bank stock he owns. There
is not person in the building who hai
not had parcelled of to him large sIi
ces OF stock. If this is not a ring, wha
is it
In addition to this Rev Browne ha
had voted to himself fifty THOUSAND
dollars, or more than ($29. .OOO) twenty
nine Thousand I'D the Dank.
WHO'LL FEEL TIP
Now is it possible for any concern t.
vote away so much money and not fee
it? Who believes that there is ($2l
OO0) twenty-one thousand dollars i
cash in the True Reformers' Bank :?
To give an idea of the extravagan
action of the Grand Fountain whic
moved at the dictation of Rev. Brown
one has only to consider the amour
voted and the thing purchased Rev
Browne copyrighted the revised ritu,
and the revised constitution Of th
Order, which belonged to the Orde
: For this he paid just one dollar Tn
. was done in 1887, after the Grar
Fountain had been using it six year
II was not his property, further ths
that the fact that he had an interest
/ common with every member of the q