The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-21
GOLDH|ELO MAN TELLS
HARD TIMES STORY
BERNIER MAKES EXPLANATION
SENSATIONAL CHICAGO AND
Los ANGELES CHARGES-DE-
CIARES ALL STRAIGHT NOW.

GoLDFIELD, June 20.-Emerg-
ing from the trials and tribulations
which best him In Chicago and fol-
lowed him to Los Angeles. II. l.. Ber-
nier appeared in Goldfield this week
on business mission.
Mr.. Bernier has been given con-
siderable unenviable newspaper noto-
riety lately, 1t having been published
in Chicago that he had fled that
city under cloud. and that he had
been indicted by the L. S. grand jury
in Los Angeles, for irregular trans
actions with some eastern customers.
Mr.. Bernief. in a statement to the
News. says that he did not leave Chi
cago under cloud but that he did
leave there broke, but honestly so,
He says that he has not been indict-
ed in Los Angeles, but admits that
an information had been filed against
him by an eastern customer. but that
before this he had settled with the
complainant in full of all his de-
mands Unless the complaint is
withdrawn, he supposes II will go
before the grand jury.
Mr.. Bernier states that none of his
troubles with the authorities have
come through his relations with the
Robinson and Nickers Rotations.
Through no fault of his own, he
says. the issuing of the new stock
of the Nevada Goldfield Leasing Co.
In exchange for stock of the leasing
companies that went into the con-
solidation. was considerably delayed.
He could not get the stock to de-
liver TO his customers who had
bought the new stock or sent
through him the old stock transfer,
and for this. he says, he was severely
criticised. II was this matter that
brought him to Goldfield and ne
states that the last of the certifi-
Gates are being sent out at this time,
and that IL stockholders do not get
their certificates within a reasonable
time. they should notify him at Los
Angeles, or the Nickers office at Gold
field.
In speaking of his papers, the Jour
nal of Finance, of Chicago, which re-
port had Il, was suppressed by gov
eminent authorities, and of Oppor-
tunities of Today, a magnificent IL
Illustrated monthly publication, for
which he took a large number of
subscriptions. Mr.. Bernier says:
THE Journal of Finance was not
suppressed. 1t was a house organ
purely and so advertised in our bust
ness announcements, and we paid l
cent postage on every copy that went
out of the office, and no attempt was
made to mail IL under regular news
paper rates. The Journal is now
being published by me from Los An
geles. where | have taken up head
quarters. As 10 Opportunities of
Today. that publication will be con-
tinued, the last number having been
gotten out by Rand & McNally of
Chicago, who have its management.
II was a victim of circumstances,
purely" said Mr.. Bernier. II was
keeping up elaborate quarters in
Chicago as fiscal agent for the Rob
inson and Vickers flotations, and un-
der heavy expense was publishing
the Journal of Finance. When the
company made delay of several
months In issuing its new CONSOLE
dated stock. | had to keep up my of
fee force and continue the paper
although in the meantime, my Gus
toners becoming discouraged and
suspicious over the delay in receiv-
ing their new stock, stopped trading,
and | had no income to meet ex-
penses. and had to draw on my pri-
vate funds. My expenses were tre-
mendous and | soon found myself
short of money and simply had to
close up. But not a shareholder I'm