Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-10
GEO. SANDERS ANSWERS
SOME CHARGES MADE
Editor Courier

River company. agree with you
that the public Is not interested In
personalities, but the public is vi
tally interested In the Company's
pied ges 10 the Court and 70 the pub
lie. which have been broken, and the
merchants are interested In people
who try 70 welch on JUST obligations
aud there Is not a real man or woman
IN town who wants 10 See a number
OF poor workmen beat out OF their
pay
The Chicago circular you comment
on was NOT mailed % me Dy the
Board OF Directors but ! am lndebt-
ed 10 the Riggs-Lucas Land company
for mailing me- a copy with the red
slip enclosed so ! could quickly tell
that was billed as the william IN
the business farce now being enacted
for The benefit Of the personal greed
OF those dominating the Chicago
Rogue River company az the expense
OF the Companys innocent stock
holders the businessmen of Grants
Pass and the public generally on ac-
count Of the irrigation question.
Messrs Leonard. Phillip, ct al made
very good selection of stage man
ayers when they secured the seryi-
ces Of the Rlggs-Lucas crowd as they
were the moving spirits Of the de-
funct railroad deal, and the town
site bubble with the illegal lottery
establishment
In reference to the circular ! de-
sire to say that It is just the last Of
series Of excuses made for not pay
ing Just debts and obligations II
did not come unexpected When |
stood with the merchants and others
and insisted that the debts should be
paid and that the cGmpanys pledges
10 the public should be kept / knew
that 1t would draw an attack on me
personally This Is a matter ! will
later take up with the stockholders
on It's merits
The only two things that the pub
lie here is really Interested in are
Is THE COMPANY GOING TO PAY
IT'S JUST DEBTS, AND is THE
COMPANY GOING TO KEEP IT'S
PLEDGES TO SUPPORT IRRIGA-
TION TO THE VALLEY BY THE
EXTENSION OF ITS DITCHEs AND
PEREORM IT'S DUTY AS SUCH
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
WITH A MONOPOLY OF THE BUS
MESS TO THE EXTENT OF THE
EXCLUSION OF OTHERS WHO
WOULD?
positively assert there is no tan
gible evidence available to creditors
and others that the debts are going
10 be paid or that their pledges are
going TO be kept except through the
legal process now instituted by the
Receiver Subsequent events show
that the stand ! took was right and
am glad that did not withhold
the necessary evidence from the cred
itors as they are entitled to their
pay and | will have the backing NJ
every honest stockholder In the cir
cular dated March 7th, 1912, which
sent TO all stockholders and credi-
tors | insisted that the Board Of Di-
rectors act ms the power rested with
them and not with the Grants Pass
office The Board under its bylaws
consists of fifteen members sug-
gcsted that the President call on
each director for 100000, or his
resignation $50 that others could be
put ON who would do their duty As
director was willing to stand the
assessment but no assessment OF
suggestion of plan to pay debts was
made
Since the Receiver was appointed
he has asked the Board Of Directors
and stockholders to supply a funC
OF 100000 for the purpose OF car
Ing for the property and the ,nclden
tai expense Of putting water in tn,
bitches The Board not only neglect
cd to help but ignored the letters anC
telegrams. II there is a man IL
Grants Pass who calls this good taitl
toward the farmers and ranchers
want to meet him The recent at
tempt to blow up the dam is ample
proof that the property needs care
takers This fact was likewise wire,
TO the BOARD OF Directors with re
quest for sufficient funds TO maxi
tho necessary repairs, but this re-
quest has also been ignored
In my circular I called stockholders
attention Co the fact that an OF th
valuable securities ot the stockhold