meeting of capt rowleys Row Eow leys handcart hand cart company G S L CITY nov EDITOR DESERET NEWS sm sin you will oblige 0 the undersigned undersigner under signed and confer a favor upon many other individuals by in inserting the following note in the NEWS it remembered that on sabbath the fth a notice was read in the he tabernacle that a meeting of the handcart hand cart company which crossed the plains under the direction of C capt a pt geo rowley would be held on the ath dinst tuesday at early candlelight in the ward school house for the purpose of inquiring I 1 in into certain grievances said to exist in the company against capt rowley accordingly at the appointed time the meeting convened elders joseph IV W young i and ebert obert robert F by appointment presiding and 1 after sicking su ging and prayer the brethren and sisters had full liberty granted them i to speak their minds freely and it was impressed upon them that inasmuch as many reports were in circulation throughout this tasi city derogatory to the character and management jentof of capt rowley while crossing the plains lains it if they knew of anything worthy of blame biame tiame they should there and then tel tell of it lt 1 they were told that it if capt rowley had I 1 been known to sell or otherwise dispost dispose of i provisions belonging to the company to be at any time drunk and thereby neglect his dutie duties to have taken their luggage from the carts into the company wagons and charged freight I 1 i thereon appropriating the proceeds thereof to his individual lual tuai use it was ws due the handcart hand cart company that these things should be known in the right place and be properly and severely I 1 dealt with the saints occupied about three hours in speaking of their journey and the conduct of f capt t rowley to towards wards them and the anani testimony of every one present was that br Rowley had done hla hid duty as captain of the company to the best of his ability i there seemed to be some little dissatisfaction in regard to the supplies of bacon sugar ald ad tea but after some explanations from those who serve served d out the provisions provisions and from I 1 br in regard to the amount furnished at florence all seemed satisfied br rowley spoke of the reports that were in general general circulation he acknowledged that he had bad ad been somewhat remiss in keeping his accounts and stated that he had never had experience peri ence in such matters especially where so many parties were concerned ile he said his greatest fault had been in not bein being strict enough with the company to all of which which those present bore testimony es at the close of the meeting meet I 1 dg a unanimous vote of the com company any expressed the following kat eat sentiments that his this company hereby acknowledge knowledg e its entire satisfaction in regard to the conduct conduct of capt geo rowley while crossing the plains and we wish the sense of this meeting published in the deseret NEWS 11 your brethren in the Gos gospel liel JOS W YOUNG ROBT F