The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-26
FIGHT FOR COL 0RAD0 FUEL
MilliOnaireS Accused Of Mis-
stating the Facts.
MI. Gould Declares He Did Not eigu
j. the Circular Mailed to Stock
.holdes-Hawiey 1svisss
His Recollection.

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poe'eN sAo .' -
yesterday by Edwin Hawiey ana ~. -
Hartman relative to thes use Of his mama
I'm BANDING out reo,,ests for proxies to b
,.s a.. .a.a,,,. .,...,., Is ~.
Coioraooi Fuel ana iron company 49,
given out tonight In the form OF state
ment made to the press
Mr.. sou,d aec,aras The ,,rcvlar n, oues.
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1o" " pe IA soiiie 1espeess
statement Of facts and In others an fu~
genious perversion Of truth" and ex-
nre.sas The corv,ct,or that N was sent ~
orasr 70 secure con.roi u .no p.Vpe ~
" Messrs. nawley anu fAar " -
e1 s.,I VI nmseI. =. a
Inc IohoWips sta.ement py ~. uoulN
was gwen OUT al n's ONCE tonlsn..
have Ieae .the very Sun y. is.ns q.
cuiar OF .ne 14th instant aodresseo ~
meSs,s' Ha"iey anu kaufman 70 .ns
stocknoloers OF tue Coioraoo ruel anu
IRON company. IN some respects ~
oirect measurement OF racts ana IN oeness
an ingenious perversioh OF truth
conferences without Result.
Several conferences were held but with
no definite results. At enc Of these cons
ferences 1t was proposed to ascertain
whether board could be made up on an
agreement with Mr.. Osgood assigning him,
two seats. This plan was proposed to MT.
Osgood after the conference on Novem-
Der 8 and was abandoned az 1t became
evident that Mr.. Osgood could elect .
considerably larger representation than
that suggested. The matter was thus left
In a wholly undetermined state when
left for the South November II. No form
whatever, either or circular or OF proxy
was shown to me or received my approv-
al. The conference referred to was mere
ly stage In negotiationa and was not
conclusive on any point whatever.
During my absence in the South /
learned by wire that a circular and form
OF pIoxy--the ohe~ signed "a my MAINS
anu tne other inciuoihg my name Jointly
Win those OF Msssrs. Hawiey ana TAT IA.
riman-nad oeen mailed 70 tne stocknoia-
ers' immeoiateiy upon my return uis-
avoWed THIS proceeding IN similar COM
munication addressed 70 hessrs. hawiey
ana Hartman copy OF winch mas al
reaoy peeh "aue punnc.
Al uiscusSioh win WI. fiawey
oay last wnen ne was asked py "nom anu
unoer whose INSTRUCTIONS the crcuiar anu
proxy nau peeh prepared ne lnaue ~
claim that l mad seen forms OF eltner
but explained enat INSTRUCTIONS tor their
q thrd party atter tne conference ON
november o. Mr. haWley iater oenhi.ely
oisciaimeo any recohec.ioh Oh any sucn
forms having peen presented OF naV,ns
peen tne supJeet OF cons'oers.i 80
conference. his circular inuicates tnne
ne mas peen preVaiieo upon TO reviso nas
recoIiection upon TINS point.
Mr.. HaWieye CIRCULAR STATES tneL -
subsequent meeung on FRIDAY iast, -
vemper III. MI Goufo proposed tnat tns
proxies ALREADY optaineo snouio pc ui-
vioeo between himseh ana the unoers
signed Inc latter, nowever' lnslsteo 49,
under tness circumstances tne proAisN
snouid De returned.
Gould NOT See PROXIES.
The quality OF this statement VIII aDa
pear from the facts The facts are thas
a meeting between Messrs. Hawley, Hara
riman and myself and which MT. Wine
slow 8. Pierce was present on Thursday--
the day before the interview mentiope0
in the circular-Mr. Pierce. in an effort
to avoid the public discussion which
would result from return OF the proxies
suggested that the proxies should be di-
wided or should be voted by substitutes
for candidates selected on the basis of a
division. He urged this course both then
and at an interview with Mr.. HawleX