Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-26
Peak Cashier
Talks to Bonanza
f. l.. VOORHEES, EXPLAINS THE
CONTROVERSY CONCERNING
THE BULLION TAX.

The name of F. l.. Voorhees, upon
the register of one of the hotels of
Tonopah yesterday attracted the at
tention of a representative of the
Bonanza. Mr.. Voorhees, is cashier of
the Pittsburg Silver Peak Mining
company. and so much has been said
of late concerning that company
that this paper was eager to secure
an interview with one whom it
thought was in a position to recite
the status of the case perhaps bet
ter than any one else connected with
the affairs of the company.
The reading public is aware that
the Silver Peak company is under in
dictment for an alleged evasion of
the bullion tax. Papers in all parts
Of the state have been featuring the
mix-up between the state and the
officials of the company for some
time past. 1t was a desire to hear
the story of the mar whose intimacy
with the financial affairs of the COM
pany makes him the logical person
to render a statement as to the part
If any, the Silver Peak company play
ed in evading a law upon the statute
books of Nevada, that the public
might be informed through these
columns, that Mr.. Voorhees, was ask
ed to tell the readers of the Bonanza
his side of the case.
Mr.. VOORHEES, is himself under in
dictment, but feels that he has done
nothing which is contrary to the
law. He reached Tonopah yesterday
from Goldfie1d, en- route to Salt LAX
City.
The whole affair." said Mr..
Voorhees, is one beyond my concep-
tion of the law, and I understand the
law is based upon common sense.
The papers of the state have been
threshing the disagreement between
the company and the state officials
for some time past. and while I have
the greatest regard for the newspa-
pers | feel that some of chem have
been actuated by prejudice, or else,
perhaps, their statements have been
colored by misinformation.
Let me call to your attention the
indictment of Mr.. Jusson: Mr.. JUS
son assumed the general manager
ship of the company on the first day
of May. 1909. Up to that time re
was consulting engineer for the con-
pany and in that capacity certainly
had nothing to do with that pert OF
the company's affairs which concern
ca the bullion tax; in fact, he knew
nothing of the law unf'l some time
after his appointm ant as general
manager. The indictment alleges his
conspiracy to have occurred on and
before the thirty-first das of March.
ANOWs IL 10 NlSdI " dus pllc tHdl ouCl
could not be the case
Il have been indicted, but Mr..
George o. Bradley, general manager
preceding Mr.. Jusson, and the mar
who signed the statements, is not
one of those who must face the law,
Surely there is something wrong
somewhere.
Another thing / wish to call to
your attention: 1t remains a fact
that not a single director of the Sill
yer Peak Gold Mining company or
the Mohawk-Alpine Mining company
has been called upon to explain his
connection with the bullion tax or
has any or either of them been in
dicted. The indictments are against
the directors Of the milling company,
who are in no way responsible for
any derelection of duty as regards
the bullion tax, for all must know
that the producer Is the one who
must pay the tax and not him who
reduces II to bullion.
II regret that the matter has re-
ceived such wide publicity and that
the status of the CASE has been mis-
quoted. The Pittsburg Silver Peak