The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-17
INTERESTING STORY TOLD BY
DAVID S. LANSDEN IN REPLY
TO CRITICISM
SEVERE ARRAIckMENT



pdI's ol Vile COUNTY nave '''eiy o7e'
discussing with renewed interest somt
phases cf the great catastrophe il
.hta,, ~ r,.oo,.,.,,g ava ,,,,,1oo4
hroueht our IN cFiuclsn OF Inc tFu9
teeshlp made edltoFlallY IN the Amer
ican '+iimberman, published IN Chlca
go By }. e. Defebaugh, ana feplE
thereto from the trustee, Mr.. DAVID y
Larsden, published in the Southern
fumberman, Of which X, Baird IS
the publisher at Nashville Tenn The
latter reproduces the Chicago papers
editorial criticism in order that the
fun force cf Mr. lsansdeh's reply may
be understood = ani then introduces
the reply as follows.
Item by itam Trustee Lansden takes
MP the charges of the American lAm
herman in che following foreeiul ana
direct statements
Cairo. ILL.,, Sept. 3, 1906.
Editor of the Southern Lumberman.
In its issue Of August 18th the
American Lumberman printed, in its
editorial columns. violent assault
upon me as receiver and trustee Of
the + r. Creelman Lumber and Mfg.
Co. The editor Of the american Lum-
herman, Mr. j. r. Defebaush. is a
stockholder and director OF this Creet-
man Lumber company Whatever
charges he desired 10 make against
me snouid nave been heid N the als-
tIlcl court ot me TINTED states fof
the Eastern Distrct OF ILLINOIS, IN
Whleh court tle estate o. the bankrupt
corporation is heing adminiS cred.
" Hlie "uuid hdcH prefer - make
my answer IN court can hhdef 'Ae
circumstance, ohH aFaH myaei oi
me klhd one oi me use oi your
eoliihil
10 lho5e VINO are iamillar WIN the
reia'lohs "hich nave existed between
FRANK T. 'iee'hidn ana 81. y DeIe'
haush ioF several years past me mo
tiVeS "nlch prompted 'he dt aek upon
me are ouIy to' eva J'h' lhoSe VINO
are hot acquainted VAIN these matters
are perhaps ehulied 10 some state
meht concerning hem' ana III justice
10 mEseii' also' IL shouid pe made.
me American Lumnofman was e..
'aDilshea ID 1879. y wa the result q /
q CONSERVATION OIL lhe llmnel man ana /
the Northwestern Lunberman' which /
were respectively controlled by MI
Delepausa ana w. b. Jud7oh' lhese
TWO trade Journals presumably were
not enjoying very great prosperity.
CFeeiman was aware oi th.s and one
da} WhiIe nc was dining WIN one OF
heSe gentlemen IN thieaso. me o'her j.
walked mo the foon- Cfeelman
brought lh' TWO peieoaueh ana Jud- /
ion' lose'hef ana sussested IA TN ~
1urF ihetf dIRSfehc'a' c5nsoi' iaje ana
lti' "a ne" 'Iao' loain"i. lie con
.lheea 'h'n llai tAIa was ihe WISE
hlhS To- 90. ana 'he American Lumb af-
nan was soon thereafter IN ne he'I.
)eleoauHu hdluIaiIF ih'h feSaIdeh
-reeih'aA aa hls .''h"' oAt aller a
'nlie 'Ae 'l'de cam 'F 'fee.ma 10 Z
axe MS ioH OF leiehalsA Just a' ne
las apparently l.ied 10 take II from q
% many men VINO W'r" ono" ms
iiends, tut many ot t0en nave pali e
carry hy reas m oil hai r-iation- NON
very much doubt = Cree!m3n can d
ONT TO even one per5on and say.
There IS my lfiend unie.s 1t he @
'9iepaush- lie SOFA DeiepaHsh s'ocN
D IN old Florida iumoer Co stock
'hich was almost worthless. lie got i
'eiebanRh INTO me r. r CIeelman u
amber d Mig Co as stockholder' {
nd oven prevailed upon hIm T. be- s.
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