Iron County register., 1896-05-28

: ence that they had q genuine guaran
!: teed fund for twenty five thousand do
lars, ssas we'll worth that sum as on
silver dollar is worth another, al
, though no such fund in fact existed
and even the subscription list was no
, good for more than ten thousand dol
. lars; and that on the strength of thes
fraudulent and false representation
Conference granted Fredericktown tn
school over other competing points
We deny that we ever had, have now
!, or were promised, single dollar o
stock in the Arcadia Valley Woolel
Mill, or that any one with our knowl
edge or consent holds any such stocl
in trust for US. Will he deny that an,
one now holds, or has held. one OF
more of the lots at Fredericktown tha
were carved out of the old field OF
which the Marvin Collegiate institute
building is situated, or has received
other compensation for booming the
enterprise from those who had land to
sell or money otherwise to get out oil
1t? We deny that we ever received or
were promised, directly or Indirectly,
anything. to secure our good will to
the Woolen Mill enterprise. Will the
editor of the Democrat say as much
Marvin Collegiate >Institute? Will he
deny it was represented to the last
Annual Conference by agents of Fred
ericktown that they had nearly all the
| money raised that had been promised,
when in fact, as he afterward published
in his paper. they were nine thousand
dollars short? Will he deny that
there is now debt hanging over the
Institute? Will he deny that parties
interested iu locating the Conference
School at Fredericktown represented
at District Conferences last year that
the amount of money subscribed by
Fredericktown had been raised and
by these false statements secured the
endorsement. of that point by these
District Conferences, with view to
influencing the action of the Annual
Conference? Will he claim that no
work had been credited on the SUBJ
scription list to those who contributed
work, at a very much higher figure
than the same parties work for other
people? Will he claim that no mate
rial has been furnished for the build
ing on subscription at much higher
figures than the same could have been
obtained in the open market? Is the
statement true that all but thousand
dollars of the subscription has been
raised, or is that to be classed with
the statement made last year to Con-
ference that nearly all the money had
been raised when in fact there was a
shortage on their own showing of over
nine thousand dollars? We have cat
egorically denied the accusations made
against US in regard to the Woolen
Mill-not because it was necessary,
for our subscribers know as we'll as
the editor of the Democrat does, that
they are wholly false; but to give
Brother Chew chance to be equally
specific in his den1als. We understand
why the above article was written. 1t
is the old dodge of the burglar yelling,
'.stop thief" as he runs, to throw pur-
suers off the track. We understand
that Mr.. Chew and another one of
Fredericktown's citizens are on the
Commission to receive the building
when finished, and report to Confer
ence. Is this fair to other competing
points,? In conclusion, we ask Bro.
Chew if he is willing that Conference
shall give the whole transaction a
thorough, complete and searching in
vestigation from an entirely impartial
committee? We understand there have
been intimations that if this matter is !
ripped up it will hurt the church. We
have a profound respect for old-fash-
loned Methodism, but if it depends |
upon the concealment of falsehood and |
fraud for its existence, the quicker it |
is wiped out the better. We do not |
believe in covering up evil that good
may result, and we do not believe that
Methodist people do, either. Since
the Caledonia school has become a
private enterprise, we learn it is sue
ceeding better than it ever had before.
We have always believed that a school
started here at Irouton by private en-
terprise would have better success
han If controlled by a denomination.
We think that the Marvin Collegiate
Institute would thrive better in private
hands. Towards the school we have
nothing but the kindest foolings. We
called attention to the queer-looking
by which it was secured, un-
Ter the impression that a plain state
nent of the facts would dissipate that
which looked shady about the transac-
ion; but as the facts have trickled
,ut state of affairs has been devel-
,ped much worse than we at first sus-
oected. Methodists who are CONVEX
'ant with them will not fall over them
elves to donate to the educational
und until an investigation is had.