The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-09-15

The ore carried that distance would
be eaten mp by The freight Then he
goes on stating there are hundreds
Of good legitimate properties in Ma
rion county which are only injured
by such schemes, etc.
Scores of letters in my possession
from the General Manager Of my
company, contain invariably these
sentences, "Do your utmost in your
power to reach the ore body, and |
will support you with all the funds
you require for extensive work and
machinery, to enable our company
to reach the dividend paying basis,
and should you consider the present
property inadequate to reach the
goal, am ready to purchase the
best lead or carbonate property in
the state, to bring the Company to
the dividend paying basis-I have
the majority OF the Directors
on my side for that end in view"
Is this the language of a New York
sharper as this new prophet in lsra-
Ell stigmatizes him?
He writes: Those most familiar
with this particular property on
which are are located the Congdon
mines have no confidence in its value.
Forsooth, those most familiar with
that particular property, are of the
same genus as the villifying editor
namely "asinus primo genus That
particular property is surrounded
by and forms part of the CRANKY
holdings, whose 16 shafts disclose
the richest lead and carbonate de-
| posits to be found in the United
States,-proof evidence, since three
weeks | am following the lead assure
veins in the Congdon Ophir Shaft
and when | reach that level which
will Justify me to drift and cross cut,
| will get to the main vein which
runs north to south.
The transportation question need
not worry that wind bag. Lean get
all the teams in Pope county to haul
to Russellville, the trading place OF
this section, for 81 ton; and smelt-
ed in pigs, Mr.. Bragg, the freight
agent of the Mo. Pacific, quoted me
rates to St. Louis $3.50 per ton
from Russellville. At this rate add
ing working and smelling expenses
the ton of pig lead would net $50
and oyer clear profit.
What justi6es that man to ques-
ton the ability of the Congdon Co.
to pay dividend ere the time ar
rives? Is a ptomisscry note due
and payable 4 months ereit natures?
This is the exact conditional divi-
dend has been promised ere January
{ 1901 mo stated figure declared, =
would it take much to pay a reason
able percentage on an average
80 cent investment on 100000
J shares? Treasury stock draws none,
nor does dnsoid Stock, and perhaps
the directors who hold an equal
share with the victimized public (hic)
will waive theirs tor the good Of the
Company.
He is a venomous reptile in human
form, and should be treated as the
Lord commanded Genesis chap. 3,
verse Ia. Because thou hast done
this, thou art cursed above all cattle
and above every beast, etc.
| And this thing calls himself the
protector of Marion county, and
publishing a yillainous libel against
foreign corporation, he calls SER
wing the best interest of the county.
The county of Marion would serve
its interest best to place him in a
straight Jacket and send him to the
Little Rock asylum. If Marion
county countenances and approves
such methods. no capital can come
it because if once in and it
finds the conditions as have
stated them to be, the blackmailer
would traduce them, were they in
clined to act prudently-like the Bear
Hill people and my peoplc--and wait
until the X. X. question is definitely
settled to give transportation to
mineral products, which without
transportation are worthless, and
every cent spent utterly lost, except
where invested for speculation.