The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-02
NO DENIAL OF OTHER DAMAGING CHARGE
MADE BY THE WEST VIRGINIAN-I NVESIlGf
TION WILL SHOW THE FACTS.

The Times takes up the greater part Of its paper this
morning trying to explain just what the West Vfgn
has repeatedly charged about the sale OF the road bones
The West Virginian admits that the county court rec
ors show that the bonds sold for par and that t1e race
value was turned over the sheriff; but WE CHARG-
ED AND WE AGAIN REPEAT THA5T THESE 55 Reg G
INVESTIGATION WILL SHOWIT
THE WEST VIRGINIAN SAID AND AGAIN
REPEATS, THAT THESE BONDS WE'RE SOLD Az
/ DIsCoUNT OF PER CENT, AND THAT THE THE
LAW SAYS THEY SHALE NOT BE SOLD BELOW
PAR LII,
in January 1914 The bonds until they sold belong,
ed to the county, and of the accrued until
they passed into the hands of the Ohio bankers where
they now belonged to the county, and OF course ~
was returned by the sheriff because it did not belong to
the bankers but to the tax payers They will get tins
interest all back when they collect the coupons
The bankers were after the $4,000 discount, and
thew got it. They after the per cent interest," ana
they are now getting that
We do not care how many certified records are pub
ished to combat these charges 50 long as these records
themselves are as false as Satan himself they cannot
prove anything but their Justification, which they
kcarry on their face.
These bonds were not sold to the bankers enunerat
I'd in these records and not what their politics
We're We care not if part of them were Republicans
they not responsible for the action OF the Ma
rion County Democratic. court, whom the people
elected to handle this business for them These men are
responsible for this fragrant violation of law.
There is no use to argue this question. The PLAN
facts just as the West Vrgnan states ASK any q
the local bankers whom the Times enumerates as beng
the purchasers these bonds to show you any Of them
They cannot produce them They did not buy them as
the county courts fased records show, and they do
have them in their possession now because the Ohio
bankers who bought and paid for them and got the $685.
900 discount on them, have them in their own strong
boxes outside the jurisdiction of the county court and
outside of the State of West Virginia. ,t
These are the facts. We challenge any body to pro-
duce proof that misrepresenting these matters
The Times failed to reply to the charge that the en-
gneer who is being employed by the county to look a
ter the interests Of the tax payers is getting salary Of
$4,000 S500 per month from of these road con-
tractors. N4si saas BtsE "" '"'F'H+r q 44a3&
We demand that this charge be investigated
The Times has failed to reply to the charge that
these roads are being built with cheap material and
that the tax payers are being defauded Of thousands Of
dollars as asserted by s. Mullin who has been and is
still employed as one of the engineers on these roads,
Will the Times deny this?
We demand that this charge be investigated.
The Times has not denied that the county court eX-
ceeded its authority in contracting for about $4,000 in
roads in excess Of the 100000 bond issue in Fairmont
district.
the people sxeen-foot road for 100000 and is now
giving them only 10 and 14-foot roads for $464oO0.
Will the Times please telus howlong it will the
county to be BY selling bonds at percent
discount loaning the money out banks at per cent
andsp paying the time money!