The Butte inter mountain., 1903-10-30
LAWSON SCORES MR.. HElNZE
Says Latter Has Grossly Deceived the
peopls of Montana

lHbliaS LAWSON D1 bDSlDnt WHO Is an llib'-
pendent stock operator and in way repre-.
sentative Of the Amagamnted company, has
sent a telegram 10 Edward Long. president OF
the Miners union, which contains several
pointed remarks.
\ fcw days ago Mr.. IIciuzc issued state.
ment that he had always refused to listen to
any proposition that looked 20 the selling ot
his mining interests in this state, and further
aVerfing that he was the only friend who stood
between the people and the socallcd greed OF
the Amalgamated company. As an answer to
the loud assertions oil Mr.. Ileinze, Mr.. Law.
son has this TO say:
Boston, Mass, oct. g, 1903 Edward Long,
president Butte Miners union, Bute, Mont.
have just received the answer +. Augustus
lteinze has made to YOU. In dealing with this
momcntous question | have but one desire, 10
bring about quick settlement upon fair
and equitable basis to all interested, and now
| have started in | shalt keep at it until !
have accomplished something tangible or have
decided that it is impossible to, and ! will not
be sdciracked by anything said or done by
either party to the controversy
If your association will keep in mind that my
efforts were the foundation Of the Amagama.
ted company; that | controlled and owned
large majority Of the Butte u Boston company,
aud that my efforts and ownership brought
about the consolidation of the Butte Boston
and Boston q Montana, your association will
keep outside OF the possibility OF being con.
fused by the many scnselcss statements that
,arc being made by interested parties.
! / assure your association | will not allow
myself, under any circumstances to be dragged
into heated unreasonable controversy with
any Of the parties in interest In other words.
| shall insist that this question. so far as ] am
connected with it, be dealt with by simple and
straightforward business methods free from all
personalities. Mr. llenzc says in answer to
my offer that my statement is entirely without
~. 4
for an instant consider any proposition OF
business character seriously from him." and
that in substance, he has repeatedly refused
Sii,ooo,ooo for his properties. IT these three
statements, or any one OF the three, are true.
Mr.. Heinzc is right when he says, sit is almost
waste of words to say anything further"
But If, on the contrary, they all three false,
Mr.. Henzc will OF course take them back;
and right here | do not wish to be misunder-
,stood as criticisng Mr.. lIeinze or his methods
passing upon his right TO say aud do any.
thing that he thinks is necessary to protect
himself and his affairs.
That | may keep myself as free possible
from controversy with Mr.. Hcinze, ! will
endeavor to give you the exact facts, as simply
as possible, i'll regard to his three statements:
First and second-That my statement is en-
tirely without any foundation in fact, and that
he would not consider seriously anything Of
business character coming from me. MIR.
s ~ - ooe', -'''u ,e'N.' NJ"
Of affairs L. Augustus Heinze is in the
West, have III the past repeatedly negotiated
~ "un 'ne ~ '''e y, .',e
oe'"'e" 'n'',' anu '"e t,niAisaint,a 'opPe'
s',np"',y' "1' .aen neso''a''oh n"s n'n 'ol ,ls
- - P"'fo9. t'e u ''N''"' '''''e
sell of the United Copper company.
These negotiations have been held in such
way that it is impossible to absolutely prove
''es WHY 1elo, M''i ,'a'''e 'o"i sp.e'a
oetasions' III i'ei.%e oi,iee nom ! . eioeh
~ INC a''''hooh ai'''' = e'oeh ~ h's,'' "leh
NC W"nea 'oi ne ~ tiit 'nipeihi hotel u,i'h 8
.loeh III '.e ino'','i's ~ 'e'n'h "itn ah
'nsM'' 'io'n 'l'e tN''a,e",'a'en company pm,
flpai o,'s'is ~ ~ "i.e'he' "on'u '''se NY
~ :, Fs'"''p'' ~ Fs'o'o'ooo ,s"'''' ~ M
""'se a",lns 'e ''e'',o"' anu n'''' nv. !"
,'ii"'oi lam .'' s''ps 'o'' -" 'o'h -
5u''e, "Hefe we e9''''''aeo NEGOTIATIONS "ht,i
!en 'n' e9l AZ 7si siae"se' senator 'iafN petns
on poata ~ inc hhle.
Ngain, when J arranged with The manager OF
INC Na'aofi MOTEL whereby MI l'e1nEe was
laheh hoih MS room 'hioneh seven other con-
heetlhs 'ooiha ana one u t'e leaa'ilB oheers
% me Ahalsa'na'ea company through seven or
eieh' o'hei connecting rooms from Inc oppo-
site direction 10 the secret conference room
anu, on .he last oceasion' th1s year, "hen lhey
conferred with me continuously ircm 10 o clock
~ ihe morning ahiii CLOCK al nieit al
'ohhb hotei here III hostoh uiidet 'peeihc
ana clearly aennea arrangement made by them
III New YORK with reputable frm OF brokers.
As to this arrangement, | have their signed
agreement IN regard to IT, and IN addition the
agreement they made with the New York
brokers' from winch quote the following:
iealtaiea apoh III agreement oeihS come
| 10 by me "ith Mr.. Thomas W. Lawson as y
result oi meellhs whieh you nave arranged,
| ! will pay you reerrlng to the brokers', per
al