The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
PRICE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
G. W. Meyer Addresses Commune
cation to the Commissioners.

CdIlO1 10 LnG OOIlIulSS1OuSTS-
A copy of the following communication
has been addressed to the board of
county commissioners by Attorney George
W. Meyer:
Feb. "A, 1887.
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners. Salt Lake City.
Gentlemen:-Mr. r. G.. Price has adj
dressed you letter concerning himself
and county officials. in which ii is sought
to make this matter of public interest
and applicable alike to all officials. l
strongly maintain the position expressed
in my former letter, and Mr. Price in his
effort to show that some statements
therein made are not true, with reference
to himself, fails to point out in any par
ticular where any statement therein made
is not correct. l am somewhat compn-
nented to know that l possess all. the
characteristics of my profession, and 1
heartily agree with Mr.. Hall and Mr..
Armstrong, that man VINO wants TO
.s2y q so cent note should not give 100
cent note. Such and similar excuses are
too frequently made by people who have
lost on enterprises that did not meet their
highest expectations, or failed because OF
their lack of Judgment.
In reply to Mr.. Price | have this to say,
am not the owner of the notes herein
referred to. they were sued for and
judgment has been rendered., to which |
suppose he gave so little attention that
he hardly knows the title of the case; but
e he will examine the records. he will
ti-d who the real owner OF these notes
s. I have not the notes in my posses
sion. ! have not a dollars interest in
them directly or indirectly, and not even
q contingent attorney Zee, and so Tar as
| am personally concerned, IL makes abso-
lutely no difference whether he pays 80
cents or 100 cents. Moreover, il these
three notes of SO each is all the indebted
ness that is left of the $500 Indebtedness,
ard M. Price and his business partners
will show wherein he has ever paid II
dollar of this 5000 Indebtedness, l should
be glad to know it. l am informed that
TIE unfortunate person connected with
this business enterprise was not MT:
Price, nor Mrs. Price; am also informed
that il was not so unfortunate to some
ENGAGED in the enterprise. l visited Mr..
Price in company with the holder OF
those notes and he agreed TO accept less
than 50 cents on the dollar in full pay
ment of these notes These notes were
not bought for 20 cents, % cents nor for
so cents on the dollar by any means, ana
as Mr. Price has said that he stands
ready and willing to pay the amount that
w2s paid for these notes, my client, as
| am this day informed, will be glad If he
w:ll pay so cents on the dollar, ana ne
can have a receipt in full and a dis
charge from any liability on these notes
and | believe that even less sum would
be accepted.
went before the old board of county COM
rnissioners | was informed today by one
of the members of the previous board
positively that the matter had never been
before the old county board in any shape,
form or manner. l spoke TO a member
of the present board in regard to this
practice that has been source of much
trouble and annoyance and he requested
nc to make q statement of the matter
and address it to the board. / did so, and
in the same communication suggested II
the money was paid in small payments II
would be satisfactory. l have never made
a threat to have Mr.. Price discharged,
either to him or to any member of the
board. So far as l am personally con-
ce-red. / do not care whether he ever
paws these notes or not. He is not owing
me anything; | am discharging my duty
to my client for which l am paid whether
these notes are paid or not. am most
respectfully yours.
GEORGE w. MOVER.