Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-18
THE GLASS PEOPLE OFFER A
COMMUNICATION.
,be Glnss Plant Lot Purchasers /.

Your attention has probably been
called to the communication of j. w.
Hughes, trustee, appearing December 16,
1897. To fully answer this communica-
tion, and to fully set forth the facts in re-
gard to what has occurred between us, the
trustee, and your Advisory Committee,
would require an article too lengthy for
newspaper publication. We make, how
ever, the following condensed state.
ment,
First. Ever since the selection by you
Of Mr.. Hughes as trustee we have at all
times, as Mr.. Hughes and your commit
tee have at all times well known, been
not only ready, but anxiouf, to give bond
to the trustee, in accordance, and in full
compliance, with the terms Of our con-
tracts with you, with surety to the salts
faction OF the trustee, and to in all re-
spects comply with all the terms of these
contracts on our part. This Mr., Hughes
does not dispute. Our whole contro-
versy with Mr.. Hughes is in regard to
new and additional terms which Mr..
Hughes, against the advice of your Ad-
visory Committee, insists upon, in ad.
dition to our agreements contained in
our contracts with you.
Second. Mr.. Hughes, every member
Of the Advisory Committee appointed by
you to act with him, and ourselves, lex
cept Mr.. Chamberlain, who was out of
town, who was represented by US, and
who afterwards agreed to what was
done), met at the Board OF Trade rooms,
Friday evening, December 8, 1897. At
this meeting full and final agreement
was concluded between us, ny unani.
nous vote of all present, covering every
provision and term of the bond to be
given by us to your trustee, and Of an
additional contract to beexecuted by us.
This agreement fully covered everything
which we were TO do or agree to do in
addition to the agreements contained in
our contracts with you. The only
matter not disposed Of was as to who
should be our surety or suret.es upon
our bond to the trustee, and this we then
and at all times agreed to make to the
satisfaction of Mr.. Hughes as trustee.
Mr.. Hughes then and there informed us
that Mr. Ellenwood had been selected by
him and your committee as their attor-
ney, to act for them in drawing up the
bond and the additional contract We had
agreed to, We having previously agreed
to pay the bill for such services OF any
attorney Mr.. Hughes and your commit
tee might select, your committee having
no means to pay such attorney except
out of their own pockets. 1t was then
and there-December 8, 1s97-agreed
that Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Ellenwood and
Mr.. Follett, representing US, should meet
at once, and draw the papers, the bond
and additional contract, in accordance
with our agreements.
Third. All members of your commit.
tee, except Mr.. Hughes, on their part,
and We on our part, have at all times
since adhered to this agreement OF De-
cember 8, 1897, and have been ready and
anxious to carry it out; but on the morn.
ing of December IL, 1897, Mr.. Hughes
handed Mr.. Ellen wood, who soon after
handed us, paper, dated December 10,
1897, asking that four provisions, in ad.
dition to those covered by the agreement
of December 8, 1897, be incorporated in
the bond. Mr.. Hughes did this without
any consultation With any member Of
your committed. We at once informed Mr.. |
Ellenwood, and Messrs. Pattin and Mil. !
Ter of your committee, who happened to
be then present in his Office, that we
could not agree to these additional pro-
visions, and requested an immediate
conference with the trustee and your
CO nmittee. This conference could not
be accomplished on that day, Saturday,
December 11th, Mr.. Hughes then
called meeting for Monday, Decem-
Der 18th. AS both Mr., ToIpy and
Mr.. Follett had to leave the city at 8
O'CLOCK that afte rnoon, we arranged by
telephone for meeting at IL O'Clock
in the morning. We notified Mr..
Hughes, every member OF your commit.
tee and Mr.. Ellenwood, as their attorney,
OF this meeting, and they were all pres
ent, all of us also being present. At this
meeting every member of your commit.
tee, save Mr.. Hughes alone, stated that
he was ready and willing to approve
bond and additional contract in accord
ance with the agreement of December
above stated, snd all the remaining
members of your committee, Messrs.
Penrose, Psttin, Miller and Luchs, and
Mr.. Ellenwood, as their attorney, Urged
Mr.. Hughes to stand by that agreement,
to withdraw his demand for additional
provisions to be incorporated in the
bond, and to accept and approve the
bond we were ready to give, but Mr..
Hughes refused to do 80, though he did