The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19
BIRD GOLFERS BONANZA BELT
INVITED TO DISCONTINUE THE
rSE or EDWIN GOULD'S NAME.
Advertisement with the LetterheAd OF the
81. Louis and Southwestern OVerworih
ur. GouId's Secretaries In Replying 70
,nnuIrles About Ito BE WithdraWn.

,d,srtIsement With The LetteFheAd or the
81, Louis and Southwestern OyerwOricA
,Ir. GouId's Secretaries In Replying TO
,nnulrles About Ito BE Withdrawn.
The Bonanza Belt Mining Company. a
,.osntly organized concern OF which Bird
: Coler is one Of the directors, has been
.,ued by Edwin Gould TO omit from it's adj
.o-tisinp matter a letter written OF the ofi-
III stationery Of the president OF the st.
luis and Southwestern Railway Company.
~ Gould is president OF the road and his
name appeared in all the circulars and adj
vtrtisements presenting copies OF the letter.
The Bonanza Belt people have promised
IN comply with the request.
". A. Hamilton, vice-president OF the St.
Ionis and Southwestern, was one OF the in
Generators OF the Bonanza Belt company
ND appears to have spent some little energy
IN promoting the success OF the concern.
A least he Is the storm centre OF all the
,,ouble. 1t was he who wrote the letter
IN which Mr.. Gould objects. Mr.. Hamilton
h,s since resigned as director OF the Bonanza
pt His position with tho railroad COM
nny he has retained up to the present
time.
Mr.. Hamilton's letter was a fervent in
agreement Of his associates on the Bonanza
hard az men of good Judgment and bust
r.ss acrmen" and a recommendation OF
;,ves,ment in the stock. The letter was
~ritten at the suggestion OF other officers
Il the company TO a firm Of advertising
AGENTS which possessed a big mailing list
Trailroad employees. The Southwest was
sooded with printed circulars containing
he letter. with Mr.. Gould's name displayed
conspicuously at the top, and presently
Nr, Gould began receiving inquiries.
One railroad official after another wanted
IN know if MIR. Gould really was interested
in the Bonanza mine and an occasional one
expressed surprise that MI. Gould asked
beip in floating a little s. 900 900 proposition.
Vas MIR. Gould taking the employees OF
his road in on a good thing or was it all a
mistake. was the purport OF some OF the
inquiries.
until answers to the letters the
working time OF all his secretaries, He
then took steps TO abate the trouble by
having the following letter sent to r.. Allyn
Lewis, president OF the Bonanza COM
pany:
DEAR SIN: In an advertisement which has
appeared in various newspapers with refet-
,nce n. the Bonanza Belt Copper Company.
there is Incorporated a facsimile copy OF q
letter written upon the official lette paper
a, the Office Of the president Of this company,
signed by William A.. Hamilton. vice-presi-
dent. II is also understood that facsimile
copies Of this letter have been transmitted
through the ma lis accompanying circulars
Iaued by your com pany.
Inasmuch as those reading said letter may
N misled into supposing a state OF facts
which does not exist ] am directed by the
PRESIDENT of the st. Louis Southwestern Rail-
way Company to advise you that neither
that company nor it's president have any
connection with or interest in the enterprise
10 which your advertisements and circulars
relate and further that Mr.. Hamilton had no
authority TO write said letter in his capacity
az an officer Of this company. ] am also
directed to call upon you to Immediately
DISCONTINUE any use or publication Of eald
letter and with equal publicity announce the
POSITION OF this company and Its president
Ss therein stated. Yours truly.
ARTHUR j. T~RussKLL.
Secretary III. Louis South western Railway |
company.
Besides Bird S. Coler the directors Of the
Bonanza company as given IN the Proepeo-
operator, New York; r. Allyn Lewis, in
yestment securities, New York and Los
Angeles; NJ. z. Hardy, lawyer; Robert
Huntly. real estate operator; Lewis j. MorTi-
son, lawyer; Charles NJ. shannon, vioe-presi- |
dent Oceanic Trust Company, Los Angeles; |
Edward c. Rice, OF the Produce
Exchange; Leo c.. Dessar, trustee American
Savings Bank; Edward v. Loew. president
American Savings Bank. Valentine Mott. |
chairman Of the Consolidated Exchange, |
has receatly been elected a director In place
Of Mr., Hamilton. The company has mining
properties in Arizona.
0tfoers OF the company said yesterday
that Mr.. Hamilton wrote the letter with
full knowledge OF the uses TO which IL was
10 be put. They admitted that his position
a. a railroad official alone made the letter
TODD advertising material, but denied that
they expected any advantage from the use
Of Mr.. Gould's name. They gave out this
reply to MIR. Gould's request:
May II, 1907.
DEIR SIR: Replying TO our favor Of ever
date, Mr., Hamilton'H letter was advertised
only in the Phild dslphiu Press. and then but
once. No copies OF his letter are now circu-
lited.
This company will not publish nor DO O
party In the public alton Of any amour &C.
nsnt which will reflect pom It. It ha g not
done anything improperly and will no he
placed In a position suggesting an improper
tdlon on its part.
We will be glad to make such publication
u ron suggest IL 1t may be done without
prejudice to US. Will you end to me the form
announcement you may preferf We cannot
consent TO being placed In a folss position
By reason Of the limitations upon the freedom
q action Of your vice-president. with which
W were not and could not be acquainted.
VsrJ truly yours.
r. ALLYN LEvIs.
President.