The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
Deals with Shorts Connection with the Home Gas
Company, His Labor Record and Various Other
Matters That will be Considered In the Closing
Days of The Present Campaign.

of the Telegram letter takes the posi-.
ton, thai, If Short is elected, he would
be hard-hearted, cold-blooded and ty-
rannical in office and would be so close
and avaricious that that writer believes
he would sell mans last COW or horse
rather than take the chance of losing a
dollar. Do those gentlemen attempt to
disprove or deny but that these traits
are the most predominating in Mr..
Shorts characterf No. Besides, way
was that Herald article not signed by
It's real author9 Those gentlemen who
did sign it have not sufficient knowl,
edge of English grammar, in my opin-
ion, to intelligently convey their ideas
on paper, and this Is not meant as a
matter of reflection on them. When
those who read the Herald letter know
from what source IL came, and that all
those high.sounding and mean epithets
contained therein are aimed at one and
all, it is plain to be seen That these
gentlemen in no way answer the Tele.
gram article or disprove single stated
fact therein, but simply show that its
author as above stated is sore at some
body or something and is trying to
give vent to his personal feelings.
Leave out the first part of the Tele.
gram letter. and there could easily be
found one hundred or more responsible
people, VINO have had dealings with Mr.
Short anad will testify that the re.
mainder of the letter is picture OF him
as true as words can express truta.
While any one could quickly go around
and make INJURY among his neighbors
and learn Of no small number of tricks
done in spirit of ayaricious greed akin
only to dishonesty, will sarnply relate
some little of mis- connection with the
Home Gas Company. Three years ago
the company was organized by home
people, NJ. c. Jarrett, James a. Robin
son and G. F. Randall being the original
promoters. Mr.. Short subscribed
small number of shares to the capital
stock. The company drilled well and
struck a No gasser. Mr.. Snort i'm
mediately buys up to one hundred and
five shares. AT the stockholders meet
ing the second year he votes eighty of
his own shares of stock and sticks him
self in as board of directors over tho
voice of the other shareholders. Short
then became general manager and pusl,-
er. The directors then received bids to
furnish all the pipes and other gas
fixtures necessary to pipe the gas to
town and plumb houses. Being much
lower on their bid. the directors gave
the contract to furnish the same to
F. A. Pritchard & Co. on condition of
a change in meters and so instructed
their manager. Mr.. Short the next day
after the directors meeting entertained
in mis- office a representative of the Ma
tionOl OIL Well Supply Company. That
very evening ne called up Pritchard &
Co. and told them that the directors of
bhe gas company gave their contract to
Pittsborg firm. stating no conditions
and giving no explanations. This event
never leaked out. or at least the public
never knew about it, more taan sin
months after it happened. One day &
representative of Pritchard & Co. was
in town and asked John Stewart, presi,