The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-04-24
AN OPEN LETTER
To Eugene Davis,
Eureka, Nevada.

SIT.
We, the undersigned. citizens Of
Eureka, take exception to your quot
ed statement in the Sentinel" Of
April 18th, in which you state that
you have asked no favors of the
people of this community" and that
they have contributed nothing In en-
couragement or effort in bringing 1t
(meaning prosperity about" The
lack of memory for recent events Is
an indication of deteriorating mind,
such as one sees in advanced age. Ev-
identity your memory forrecent events
is not good. Some of US can recall
very vividly that during the past nine
months you have asked openly In the
Sentinel for the support of the
people of this district In the promo
ton of your enterprises, and this you
have received. People have bought
your stock, not because of a chari-
table feeling toward you or your COM
panies, but to make money, just as
you came into our community to
make money.
AS for encouragement, possibly you
do not consider it encouragement to
have a merchant carry your COM
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eral months for several thousand dol
lars without asking interest on the
investment.
Az for the latter part of your COM
munication in the Sentinel" we have
this to say: that any man who vilifies
the people of a community without
being specific as to the parties for
whom the slander was intended, plac-
es himself in the class of anonymous
letter writer's and cringing towards,
and we feel that newspaper should
treat such communications as anony-
nous and consign them to the waste
paper basket.
We know of no persons thus far In
our community who have no legiti-
mate business of their own. If you
will specify the parties with deranged
and unbalanced brains, we shall take
steps to have them committed to the
proper institutions. AS for funerals,
these come under the supervision of
the County Health Officer.
Our egotism is not so supreme that
we would feel justified in comparing
our people to the reptilian family, or
recommending either funerals or de-
portation.
Deportation was tried some time
ago, ON one of us, by your then re-
tanned henchmen, but 1t did not work
and that party is still here and in ex-
cellent fighting trim.
Before starting any more. we sug-
gest that you may be throwing a
boomerang.
We also wish to state that our
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as a producer. Is abiding. We feel
that her revival is due to her intrin-
sic worth and the demand of the mar
ket for her products and not to your
efforts alone. You admit spending
money here for five years past, and
yet Eureka showed no signs of re-
vival until the past year when mar
ket conditions justified IL. You and
all other operators will receive the
support which you merit.
Our people are entitled to their
own opinion regarding any company,
or promoters. and their method of
doing business and when any man be-
gins to hide behind slanderous gener-
alities when speaking of q people,
that peoples opinion of him and his
company is not bettered.
In conclusion, will say we were
here, before you were in all of these
various enterprises Mr.. Davis, and
we will be here and doing business
at the old stand" when you are gone
and Eureka has forgotten you.
w. H. BREMEN, M. d.
| ALEX FRASER,
j. B. BALE,
I. H. ROGERS.
Eureka, Nevada. April 23. 1920.