The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-07

hs to the cost Of building the line as
compared with the subsidy asked. He
said the promoters were anxious to
find man who could build the line for
100000 in Wayne township and they
would pay that sum and $4,000 addi-
kional II the man is found.
! Bring Up Letters.
: In answer to Mr.. b. A. Kennepohl,
Mr.. Purtelle produced a letter which
he received last May advising him
That the South Side Improvement as
sociation desired to meet him in per
son. Mr.. kennepOhl said that was the
bnly correspondence which has passed
between the two.
The minutes of the meeting in which
Purtelle alleged the association en-
dorsed his subsidy were produced and
read by Hans Kohl. secretary. In the
minutes, it is shown that the directors
endorsed only the company and its
traction movement. John Habing, sec
retary pro tenn on that occasion, de-
clared nothing was said of subsidy I'M
lii after the meeting was over and this
was reiteredated by other members.
Purtelle told members that he had
taken as endorsement the approval of
for a subsidy election. This was in
PRODUCED at the hall after the meeting
IN question. and several members sign
ed 1t on the presidents desk.
Blickwedei in Despair.
Does the president find it advisable
to re-affirm this endorsement or not?"
Mr.. Purtell asked.
I am too near desperation to do
anything" Blickwedel answered. He
said he would leave it to a vote, if the
members wanted it. Several then said
that the subsidy had never been en-
dOrsed, and as an endorsement by the
twelve present would not be repre-
sentative, the matter should be drop
ped.
I'VE are not stopping to pay any at
tention to the attacks in the two news
papers, said the Chicago promoter
1--WE have been singuarly silent. We
are here for business Wind and news
paper editors never accomplished any,
thing nor constructed ten feet Of any
thing. | am here to answer few
of the charges that have been made
against the company and me.
The newspapers have said that we
will build a line only from here to
Boston. Only crazy man would do
that They spoke of the subsidy as a
gift to Eugene Purtelle. / get none
Of the money
PurteIe Attacks Rothert.
1.-The newspapers have also volun-
teered the information that the line
can be built from Richmond to Boston
for $4,000. Mr.. Clawson is here to-
might to sublet the contract for the
construction of that portion of the line
for $4,000 and he will give bonus
of $4,000
There was a great buster over the
Rothert misunderstanding. Mr.. Roth
ert gave us plain simple note with no
restrictions, agreeing to pay $25 in
sixty days. In return for this and SIS
work in the interest of the traction
lime, he was to receive a share of stock
In the company. We took Mr.. Roth
ert's note because he was hard up for
cash. | did not know that an agree
ment had been made with him alone
that this particular note would not be
transferred. This is nothing in the
note about this.
Later ] was talking with Mr.. Seek.
er of the Second National bank He
said the bank would buy commercial
paper. and I showed him some of the
notes | had with me. He took several
names and said that all the parties
were good.
Mr. Rothert has now signed a
statement in which he expresses his
regret that the trouble came into the
newspapers"
Mr.. Purtell explained that he had
forgotten to write First National BanI,
Of Upton" over a local First National
bank check, and that it had been pro
tested by Shiveley & Shiveley. He
declared that he and Mr.. Cole have
been unable to locate the check since
the protest
President Blickwedel of the associa
ton made long speech in which
he set forth the abuses of the South
Side Improvement association by the
newspapers. He said he began work
for the south side before the Palladium
came into existence. and that the
newspapers should not try to BLOCK
every step of a man SO years old