The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-09

Nl1olOuSHly lCout do II SHONS.
D.-With what contempt thes'
Northern promoters regard what the!
are pleased to term, those Southern
ers;"
(2).-That they singled out promi
nent men to aid them i'll their scheme
and some of these men are at thi.
very time prominently identified witt
the mushroom concern set up by these
promoters;
(3).-That they were to have a con
tract made between the company they
formed and themselves, by which they
would build the plant-or, in other
words, in order to legalize the trans
action, a contract had to be made, not
withstanding that it was to be a con.
tract with themselves.
Here is the letter, and do not fail
to read it through and through, in.
GLIDING the postscript:
LIMA, OHIO.
Mr.. E. B. TYLER,
Hopkinsville, KY.
My Dear Tyler:
Enclosed you will find some newspa-
per clippings that will be Of interest
to you. You can get some good talk
ing points from these am also en-
closing you an additional prospectus
which will be of service to you in get
ting the parties down there interest
ed in the proposition. l wish you
would get ahold of Mr.. Edmunds and
have him go with you to see Mr.. Dab
ney, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Cooper, and Mr.
Elb, and get them enthusiastic on the
telephone proposition. The slate we
had fixed UP before left was to make
Mr.. Dabney, President; Mr.. Smith,
Treasurer; Mr. Elb, General Counsel,
and have Mr.. Edmunds, Mr.. Dabney,
Mr.. Cooper Mr.. Eli and yourself as
directors. you to also be secretary
of the telephone company. Just as
soon as the incorporation papers are
out l will send you down a contract
to be signed by the President and Sec
rotary of the Company, which is neces-
sary in order to get out a form of I'M
derwriting so as to make everything
legal in every way; therefore, it is
of the utmost importance that you
hurry up Mr.. Edmunds on the incor-
poration papers and also get the par
ties above referred to IN THE RIGHT
KIND OF LINE, so THEY WILL BE
WILLING TO SIGN ANYTHING YOU
LAY DOWN BEFORE THEM. L
KNOW YOU CAN EASILY DO
THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE
ENOUGH TO GET
.SOUTHERNERS TO DO
JUST ABOUT AS YOU WANT
THEM TO. AFTER THE PA
PIERS ARE ALL OUT AND THE
SIGNED UP BY THE
COMPANY FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT
BY THE IDEAL CONSTRUCTION
we will then be in shape
to push matters rapidly. | expect to
purchase all the material, with the
Of the poles during this
month and will leave pole matter to
you. Just as soon as Mr.. Hirsch
makes the plans and specifications,
he will get the size of the poles re-
CURED so you can get busy on the pole
matter. What I want especially now
is to get business men all signed up
IN FIvE-YEAR CONTRACT and get
The best people on our side of the |
fence. l will have my $4,000 of the
money all subscribed by the first of |
next month so we should be able to
start work promptly on the LIST Of De-
,ember Mr. Hirsch will probably be
Town there some time this week.
Yours very truly,
ARTHUR w. HOGE.
P. S.-The stenographer did not get
he PROSPECTUS out. / will send
'ou five tomorrow, so that you can
urnish one to each of the PROSPEC-
I'VE directors and stockholders
ELL THEM THAT IN ORDER TO d
Jet THIS SNAP 1T WILL BE NEG
TO GET BUSY. Enclosed
lease find telegram from Garnett.
lease go and see him and tell him
hat we do not need the bond at pres
mt, but in case we do will get it from
i'm. II not, we will pay him for his
xpense in telegraphing, ETC. | bought
he cable and messenger wire today.
HOGE.
The point in this case is aptly H.
istrated in an editorial in a recent
'sue Of the Toledo, Ohio, Times,
'hich In part, stated: