The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
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TON. oopYs,onr. 1918, sY FRANK H. SPARTAN.


have been all over Nevada. 1t would
have been too late to sell the property
at any price to anybody"
IT the vein could be recovered,
what difference would that make"
asked one of the disaffected share
holders.
1T would make the difference that
you would be holding the sack instead
of the other fellow" retorted Seagrue,
bluntly.
The chairman, one of the larger mi.
nority stockholders, proved one of the
least tractable Of the dissatisfied. He
rose to reply to Seagrue's address.
you are telling us" he said coIdly,
that you disposed of one OF the best
quartz properties In the Superstition
mountains for a song because your
foreman told you the vein had piRchec
out. And you say your expert corrob-
Grated his statement. BY what right
did you go ahead in this fashion with
out calling us together to decide
whether we did not want further ex-
pert advice on the possibility Of To-
eating the vein?"
That part OF the natter has Teen
threshed out already" said Seagrae
angrily.
+, mo, it hasn't" retorted the chair
man. mot to our satisfaction. Where
the investment is So large, our inter-
ests should have been given the most
careful consideration before you dis
posed Of them"
you wouldn't have got ten cents
out Of your interests" exclaimed Sea-
grue, If you had tried what you now
propose"
Even that wouldn't have been Sc
rious matter" persisted the chairman.
las compared to what you have done.
None of us here are dependent on
dividends from the Superstition mines
for our bread ard butter. We feel. as
business men. that we are entitled t.
consideration. You haven't given US
that. BY your own confession. you
have disposed Of this property under
false pretenses. You have. by your
conduct toward your competitors. JUS.
tilted the suspicion that has arisen
among your own associates, Mr.. Sea.
grue."
Il don't wish to make any unfair in.
situations or to assert what cannot
prove, but" interp0sed second share
holder from the foot CT the table, y
want to call forth your attention and
the attention Of every nan In this
meeting to the fact that the moment
it Is discovered by the Tidewater peo-
pie that this mine was sailed. we shall
be called on to-, refund every dollar
Of the money paid to u.s."
III that is the case" sneercd Sea.
grue. Il should say you fellows had bet
ter stop talking. Your greatest safe.
IT," he added, without much display
of sympathy for the uneasy ones, lies
in keeping your mouths shut"
1T is a matter OF no moment what.
ever" declared the stubborn chair
man. "how much the thing Is dis
cussed. You know the men In this
room, Mr.. Seagrue, we'll enough to
know that we should all take the same
position concerning what you confess
you, yourself, have done in this mat
ter. No matter what happened. we
should never approve such proceed.
ings."
LAS things stand. l don't know what
else you can do" said Seagrue, sui.
lenly. You talk here as II you owned
this NINE want you to understand
that hold the control Of it. and you
will do as say"
NO" declared one stnckholder
jumping up. Il won't do any such
thing"
Then you may do as you WISH" re-
piled Seagrue. loftily, "tut am
through with the Superstition mine"
The heated discussion continued.
Almost everyone in the roors took
sides against Seagrue. Finally. at Lay
himself. and realizing the trouble the
minority stockholders could put him
to, he made Glrther conciliatCry pro-
posal. "As we cannot agree" he sale,
Il am willing to buy your shares IN
the mine at their par value
This seemed to pour q little oil upon
the troubled waters. After sGEe fur.
ther wrangling, details were actually
arranged then and there for the trans
fer Of the minority shares. and the
meeting closed in better feeling than
1t had opened.
At the mine, Helen and George
Storm wero talking together when tho
foreman Joined them. Helen asked
him about the work.
If you'll come this way" he sug-
gested. I'll show you exactly where
we're going to drill today
A messenger handed Helen a dis
patch. 1t was from Rhinelander an
nouncing the completion CT the trans.
fer and advising her he would arrive,
on No. 8.
First, we'll 60 down and meet Mr..
Rhinelander," said Storm to the fore
man. When we come back we'll see
where you're working"
Rhinelander returned we'll pleased