The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
erting Prospectus =
with these words
The review ends

/ WIN tne>e words
We are deeply interest ted in tn. futur. OF
a solitary. melancholy looking plant that il
! illustrated and IL labelled -Ar-mu Rubber
concession Tree. one year old This IL
evidently the precious nucleus Of the
sl?.oooooo net profit which the company
will he realizing from the rubber alone
some OF These days Apropos dies hotties
absolutely the last illustration in IN. pros
pectus ia thar OF the Penal settlement
The question OF dividend declarations
on Wilshire's mining enterprises has been
u perpleNing one at many times. Vinton
says that the only dividend ever declared
on any OF his companies was "A dividend
Of l, OF per cent. by the South American
Gold Company. thar corporation whose
birth from the ashes of the British Guiana
Gold Company led to a suit lasr spring
brought by the minority stockholders.
who declared that the reorganization was
u freezeout. The only property II III.
South American Gold Company was the
stock Of the Tassawini Mining Company
Of British Guiana. and its only source Of
income was the dividends OF the Tassa-
wini The first dividend ever paid by the
Tassawini was declared on January -
Of this year. A dividend of the South
! American Gold Company was declared on
September 10. 1900. payable November 10,
! 1909. The somewhat complicated sItua-
| ton arose then Of a dividend declared
January -, 1910. payable November ~
| 1909. out OF the proceeds Of which divi-
| dand was declared on September 10. 1879
On the subject Of his promised divi-
! dandR that never turned out and Incl
dentally in regard To Wiltshire generally.
a letter published in the Social Democru'ic
! Herald OF Milwaukee gives an enlig ht,n-
ing idea OF what NJ least one Socialist
| has come TO think o. him.
The writer does not hesitate IN view Of
Wilsnire'- past performances in IN. gold
\ mining and stock jObbing game TO classify
. tho Aremu venture a. gold brick
! Wiltshire when he called upon The comrades
/ 20 send in their money Ia aid in -stting the
, gold out of the California mountains along
Bishop Creek Was eNtrayagant in his
claims that he freely predicted 81 .0oo re-
turns for every dollar invested That was
| nearly Ave wears ago. and a. that time VIII
shire had the confidence of the readers Of
his magazine His advertisements rhere-
fore were sent 50 socialists and readers Of
socialist literature. with IN. result accord
Ing TO \ 4 Ha--an, who early in IN. game
! was connected wIth the Bishop re~k enter
pris" thar wiltshire received from comrades
and their friends morr than saoo. 60. Pay
, ment in div idends vas promised not later
than October Ions. on stock that wil-hir.
sold for 81. 81 ~ and - a shar" To-day
! the stock thar cost the victims 81 shar"
| cannot b- sold ~ - cents and -. lambs
{ who were gathered INFO IN" fold Nv vii
-htr-'s glowing and criminal promises are
Offering stock a. ~ cents share with no
takers And nov 81 has the bishop 'tssk
company paid IN dividtnd-. and - - N"
I vritar'- belief that the company will soon
be- wound 40 bv the sheriff
H. - the writer's Intention a. sh- ne,,
| meeting ~ hi- local 20 inrrod,.C.- a T"-olu.
ton calling upon m" National orrice To ap-
MONT a committee 10 investigate Wiltshire {
conduct and II his activities are proved "a
be- half ~ un-aVoTy in IN" stock lobbing
zane a. I have declared he should he ct
pal..d rom the party. II" should not be
gwen the privilege 20 resign
Hr~-Y I IoxFs
In the Report Of GAYLORD Wiltshire on
ths. Bishop Creek property. published ~
hi~ magazine in April 1907. i contained
this paragraph.
That we hav" an immense ore body
running for some 500 feet in length.
?irl feet IN width and O0o feet in height
above the creek level. Is merely u niattcr
Of confirmation by ones oversight We
have easily five hundred million tons Of ore
practically bloCkrd out for IL by nature.
And vet C;corg &c W WIKI 81 Denver
Wiltshire in California, wrote last August
"a Niuton 20 give q Soinawha di"er"n'
idea Here Ia an eytrart from his letter
No ono knows better than ! what tn.
possibilities were for the Bishop Creek
uror-rry at the time that he was adver-
,Isipg II 80 extensively as the World :
Greatest Gold Mine can trnthfully
-ay that mt that time there was absolutely
nothing 81 value IN sight.
The seeming larh az accurate know
ledge which this mining man = opinion
NAV have Indicated IN the iart 81 VII
-hira IL considerably SURPASSED bv th'
testimony which the promoting Socialist
gave when he was sued by 4. 4 Has-ln
who was Interested at first in the Bi-hnI
Greek enterpris. Incidental to the nrO
C.-e,iings was an examination of WI
shire. copdicred by Alexander = BACON
ATTORNEY Tor Ha-san. in which IN" lawyer
/ tried Ia ,ii-cover how much stock was
owned by Wiltshire. how much had bee'
sold. how much he had obtained by HI
transactions and how much he spent
in alleged icv eloprant and what u wa.
'!--,i for Here are Few samples oi
this testimony
Q How many shares 81 stock have yo'
-old9 don't know
. About how many shares' don :
remember
Haye vou -old Ten shares A
don't remember
o DO Won mean 30 say that you dom
know whether YOU ever -old ten shares OF
NOT? don't remember
q DO you know whether YOU own any
Of that $50 GoO. $50 Of stock that was issued
. 4 don't know
o. What - your hest opinion a. o whether
. ~ not any Of ~ came into your nans' A
| have no opinion
u Haven you the remots=t idea OI
what stock standing in your nam" he
longs 10 O'hers1 \. Not ~ present
o. How much money have you received
from stock 81 the Bishop Creek Gold Com
rany that Won hav" Sold don't know
. Have yOu sold sJoo1o WORTH
don't know
. Have yo,i received more than tsOO. 90
yor the sale Of Bishop Creek Gold COfnpan,
.t0ck7 4 aOn'' remsn her.
. Y Have you received less ihan sjoo oHo
A. have NO idea
y I.e-- than 500. Oo' = don't re
member
y Iesa than s2oo.OoOs don't re-
: meilter
One opinion 81 this character Of test
mOny was contained IN paper -ubse
utIently drawn by IIassan's attorney
! We have no hesirancy in saying" il
runs. that when ne said don't know
: or 4 don't remember the deEendan