The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-16
THE GAS CONTROVERSY,
70 the EDITOR of the Indianapolis journal:

To the EDITOR of the indianapolis Journals:
In Justice to ourselves, our friends and
the general public. we wish to make a
statement with view to telling what Mr..
Kirkpatrick should have told the Council
investigating committee. We are made
to say by Kirkpatrick that we i'm
portuned him to go to Manager Lyman
and say that IL we were retained by the
company that this would be dropped.
meaning our conviction. as 1t were. which
Kirkpatrick quoted us as saying was to
wreck the company by having a receiver
appointed. and. incidentally, show him a
position with a fat salary ETC. We have
this to say, mindful of the fact that all
sensible persons could not take Kirkpat-
rick's remarks seriously, because, for in
stance. If a receiver shouldN be asked for
the court should be appealed to for the
same, and the court would never permit
receiver to lavish the funds of any in
stftution on improper purposes, and none
of US could believe such rot; we would
not so impose on Mr.. Kirkpatricks failings
to tell him that such thing was possible.
and We were surprised to read IL merged
tato his statement to the committee
As for the other remarks he made about
us wanting him TO have US retained by
the company. this happened, not as he put
II. but was said in jocular way just as he
was leaving, and after he had been told
that the company's attorney held that GER
tain things In their articles were not
binding. and that holders of certificates
were not stockholders. 1t was suggested
that the company be told TO get good law
yers. etc Mr.. Kirkpatrick says that he
gave no information, but that he got a
lot Of IT. Well. IL Mr.. kirkpatrick thought
that he was not known by us. and that we
would venture TO let 20 of information that
we have. he simply walked into IT. We
knew where to find him whenever he was
IN town. and that was why the trust COM
pany's Office was visited at the time he
was invited TO come TO our Office He told
us that he saw but one way by which the
trust could be gobbled up. and that was.
he claimed. by having the company get into
debt and sold out. and he assured us that If
II came TO this. he represented a syndi-
cate with 100000 to take II in. and he
added. IF / had at first gone and talked
with Marott and Kirshbaum and other big
holders. my scheme would have gone
through long ago. l missed IL by going 10
voluntarily made by Mr.. Kirkpatrick and
during the course of the conversation he
volunteered the Information that certain
persons connected with the indianapolis
Gas Company. together with persons form
ing the syndicate of which he claimed 10
be the representative. had their scheme
well iald Win the conservation or the two
companies. and that IL could be carried
out In short order IL the Council would
pass an ordinance providing for meters
and gas to cost Is cents per thousand. II
4 Kirkpatrick and others that have laid
the deep schemes TO wreck the Trust Com
pany and IL is he and others that we are
making IL our business TO watch and see
that il Is not done: but that the purpose OF
It's organization be carried out and gas
furnished TO consumers at cost.
The committee in their open meetings. II
seems TO us, might have conducted the ex.
aminations OF the company's officials In
a way that would help us all to see what
affairs of the company needed the closest
watching. and thereby prevent the com
many from throwing sand in the eyes OF the
public. should such be the purpose.
MOTT & KINGSTON.
Indianapolis. Jan 15-