The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-10
mo. II. WINDER INDICATED.


opportunity is at hand
JNO. II. WINDER INDICATED.
lis Accounts We're All Right-EVery
Dollar Was Properly Accounted
For-His Back Salary Paid by Sea-
board-Case Dismissed.
From Sundays Atlanta Constitution
re take the following which will be
cad with interest by Mr.. Winder's
lends Iercabouts:
John H.. Winder's suit against Ger
am directors and officials of the Sea-
BOARD Air Line for 500, 900 damages
vas settled yesterday out of court and
+ he case was dismissed.
Last June the directors OF the Sea
board passed set of resolutions which
! eft the inference that Mr.. Winder had
|nismanaged the system while he was
General manager. Questions were
I,sked about his negotiations for the
Bite of the new freight depot IN Al
anita, which reflected on his honor.
Mr.. Winder brought suit for dam
/ yes and had President Hoffman 5
Erivate car attached and chained to
The track here until bond was given.
Mr.. Winder was represented by Mr..
burton Smith and Mr.. Shepard Bryan.
Pending the hearing Of the case, a
proposition was made for c"mpro-
|,nisc. An examination OF the books
showed that every cent had been prep
erlv expended and the Cancelled checks
were produced to prove 1t. Every dol
lar could be traced and 1t was shown
that the resolutions were unjust to the
former general manager.
He was not seeking pccunlary gam
and when the compromise was offered
he accepted 1t with the understanding
that he was fully exonerated. His sal
airy was paid up to October 1st, ano
his expenses and attorneys fees were
settled.
Mr.. Winder has been in Atlanta TO
several days. He was perfectly willing
to accept a settlement when It was ad
mitted that his management was al
right, as he stated at the time. HI
got So 900 past due salary and a lib
eral sum for expenses. 1t was seer
when the transactions were explained
that 4 grave injustice had been don't
Mr.. Winder. In one transaction, tn
wrong entry was made on the records
but when this was explained, it wa
seen that the money was all properl,
accounted for, the only error having
been made in recording one item
being counted twice.
Mr.. Winder has not connected him
selfwith any road since his retiremen
from the Seaboard. He says that h'
took no part in the Ryan deal and ha
been waiting for times 10 improve.
HIS highway LCduS ~ ooAASSS'
We want every business man wh'
wishes to get out of the old narrow
ruts and get their wagon started on th'
broad macadamtized highway of pros
perity to realize the fact that:
advertising is the Suspension bridge
over the chasm of disaster, and lead.
from the poverty-stricken little hamle
of Sleepyville to the marts and ex
changes of the city of Success"
And if they ever expect to leave the
herd of small fry behind-we mean the
kind who plod along year in and yeal
out and hardly manage ofmake "bucklt
and tongue meet" at the end of TIT
ycar-they must strike out for them
selves and let the world know wha
their business is aud what advantage:
they have to offer to those who have
dealings with them. If this course i.
pursued in business-like manner anC
the advertiser has anything good t
offer his customers he may depend