The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-23
POPULAR WANTS
MINES AND MINING
KETTLE-CURLEW - IMPORTANT.
VICIOUS ATTACK REBUKED.

1t Is astonishing to notice to what
lengths newspaper misrepresentation
Is Iast s0me 1nae1y carried In February
name, published at the Town Of RE
pupllc, Washington, printed a vicious
article attacking reputable mining
company doing business in the city.
IN the article there was a brief refer
ence TO this corporation to the effect
tnat we We're swindling concern. We
immediately wrote the publisher, pro-
Sesuhg against his conduct and ask
ing him to investigate for himself.
instead or this he replied In q vicious
attack that was false and ignorant:
that Is, maliciously false and charac-
IGrizeu by a total ignorance Of our
plans and business methods.
Following this up on March 10 the
same paper again attacked this COM
Pany, declaring we had no title to the
hettie-C urlew mines; that there were
no such mines In existence. and that
we were a lot of freebooters. swim
Copies Of the paper marked with a
plue pencil We're sent to all the news
papers in st. Paul and Minneapolis in
the hope that they would copy the
article. These papers, so far as we
KNOW, with one exception, sent trust
Worthy reporters to these offices, and
upon investigation found that the at
tack was vicious and utterly false.
Hence. none of the papers here re-
produced the stuff, except that on
march 10 a reputable weekly paper
referred to 1t il its columns and made
some comments that were unfair to
us. Among Others there was the in
slnuatlon that we were sailing under
two names; This latter was adding
insult to injury, for there Is q mining
company doing business in this CITY
under a corporate name so similar to
ours that we have protested against
II, In the belief that we are suffering
from 1t. We would gladly put a stop
HAD the editor of the Minneapolis
weekly referred to sent q competent
person to this office before doing so,
he would not have published the artt-
Gle he did. for we learn that he ispea
falr-mlnded man. He could have seen
here the titles to the mines, the off,
claI maps showing their location, etc,
and he would have found in our com
pany and it's propositions as clean and
honest a corporation in all things as
there is IN the state of Minnesota. We
are organized under the laws of this
state, and amenable to them, and we
nave right to seek protection from
the laws that give our company legal
existence.
We have requested the Minneapolis
editor referred to to make an inVesti-
cation and to print his findings
Our company's plans and methods
might we'll be copied by other concerns
In a similar line of business. All
money received from the sale of
u
ceiVing Trustee under a S25, 900 fidelity
bond. who Is pledged to see that the
money is handed over to parties at
interest exactly in accordance with
the terms of our contracts with in
vestors. Then we shall, at the an
nual meeting of our shareholders next
week, elect Disbursing Trustee, who
Will be under like bond. to see that
Our Trustees are bonded in the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., a
solid institution in all respects.
Now as to the Republic Miner, It's
attacks are purely malicious and with
out shadow of foundation in truth.
AT our meeting Of shareholders in the
Lyceum theater on March q. Is and 20,
our business will be thoroughly in
Xestigated from top to bottom By
with US, and they will know for them
selves that we have as clean and safe
q business as can possibly be con-
Quoted; Moreover, they will elect
three directors of their own choosing,
by secret ballot, to continue the
business. We do not own a newspa-
per in which to tell the public why
the Republic Miner IS attacking US,
but the Court records will very soon
make that painfully plain to the ed
itor Of that sheet. That it is an at
tempt to blackmail we expect to fully
demonstrate.
On March 20 we instructed our at
torney to commence proceedings
against the Republic Miner in the
United States courts: and he is now
preparing the complaint. which will be
filed in day or two. We shall ask
for an Injunction to restrain, rather
than for damages, because even had
} we a verdict, it would probably yield
nothing in the way of reparation for
the damage done, and because it will
give us an opportunity to demonstrate
In court, as we will be compelled to
J do to reach the end sought, that our
business methods, plans and purposes
are honest and straightforward, which
they are beyond all question.
REWARD = The American Mining
Investment Company of Minnesota
will pay 500 reward for evidence that
will result in the conviction of any
person or persons who are guilty Of
procuring copies of the Miner con-
tanning these libelous attacks and cir
culating them in this state with the
intention of injuring the business of
this corporation.