The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-07
WHO HAS FALsIFIED,

Meade and Englewood railroad, the
Democrat has stated that Congress
man J. N. Tincher was interested in
that road.
The Liberal News boldly proclaims
that the Democrat has falsified in this
regard, and prints the following letter
from Mr.. Tincher 70 prove the asser-
tion:
Honorable w. v. Griffith,
!, Liberal, Kansas.
My Good Friend:
] am debating this letter away from
my office to file; do not recall exactly
what l wrote
but will give you the facts:
helped Mr.. Achenbach and Mr..
Backstock build a railroad from Beav-
er, Oklahoma, to Forgan, or rather, we
got into the deal and finished the rail-
road; they put some stock in my name
and appointed me as one of the offic-
ers, but when the road was finished,
and my work as an attorney was COM
pleted, /, Of course, severed my con-
nections with it so far as receiving
any compensation was concerned, and
I had not had any talks with Mr.. Ach-
enbach or Mr.. Blackstock about the
railroad for several years. I knew
nothing about their meeting, and I
was very much surprised when read
the newspaper account, which was
sent to me by some one at Liberal.
am quite sure there has been no ap-
plication made at Washington for a
permit to extend this line and If there
has been have never heard Of It.
After this all came up I saw Mr..
Achenback for a minute at Medicine
Lodge, and l asked him what was 60
ing on. He said there had been talk
about extending the line, either from
Forgan to Hooker, or from Forgan
over south Of Liberal and maybe into
Liberal; but ] gathered from my con-
versation with him that there was
nothing definite about it and no i'm
mediate prospects of there building
any railroad. But If they are going
to build any railroad I am in favor
Of it coming to Liberal. 1 am leav-
ing tomorrow night for Washington,
a., 4yonu perhaps have noticed by the
papers, we are all called back, and II
there Is any matter that comes up be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission or any where, you can COM
mand me to help Liberal in any way
possible. I will be very much sur
prised If Mr.. Blackstock and Mr.. Ach-
enback extend any railroad lines; but
they are men Of means, and If they
wanted to could build.
(Signed) Yours truly,
J. N. TINCHER.
In the above Mr.. Tincher does not
deny being stockholder in the road.
He says he severed his connection "in-
sofar as receiving any compensation
was concerned" Is that clear?
The Democrat has made the state
ment. Now, notwithstanding the let
ter from Mr.. Tincher, we shall attempt
to prove it and the readers are to be
the Judge as to how well we do this.
In the Hutchinson News of July 25,
also the Wichita Eagle the following
dispatch appeared:
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, July 25.-
"No Mans Land" that strip of Ok
lahoma panhandle which heretofore
has been without any railroad, will
have one as soon as the B. M. & E.,
with headquarters at Medicine Lodge
can be built. of
The Beaver, Meade & Engewood
railroad is going right on with its
construction work regardless Of the
strike situation. The railroad runs
to the coal fields Of New Mexico, and
at meeting Of the directors recently
construction was authorized between
Hooker and Forgan.
At a meeting Of the stockholders
the old officers were reelected as fol-
lows: Jacob Achehbaugh, president, l
B. Blackstock, vice-president, Il. N.
Lawson, second vice-president; G. j.
Turpin, treasurer, and general mana
ger; F. G. Tracy, secretary; the direc-
tors are composed of the officers and
Adolph Achenback and ]. N. Tincher.
Two roads are surveying through
that county and one Of them is sup
posed to be the Santa Fe as they are
taking the same route as was survey
ed by them number of years ago,
and where the Santa Fe has already
bought the right Of way.
This was the reason for our state
ment. Coming from Mr.. Tincher's
home town, and the officers named be-
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