Show WHY GOV WELLS GO he Is writes the richfield committee telling of the bond bids correspondence co donee tribune luchfeld lUch nich neld juno june S tho the lost last act of the great railroad celebration in ili richfield cornea comes with this letter written by gov cov wells and received by the citizens 1 committee this morning viz vl I 1 adli address tess ahli I communication to you to explain more fulia tile reason why by I 1 was inabin to KO go to ti yeat yesterday w aday and alio to emphasize to 10 you my disappointment that circumstances prevented par tiel pation in thu the exercises attending the advent of tho the railroad to your city at tile time mr goorno of the tha illo grando grande western railway waited upon on me ma to 10 aasc n riale which day I 1 would uge be e able to go eo to I 1 lad had somo HA as to my abil ability il ty to 10 celoso tim contract ter jor the iho sale of t tho e I 1 late bonds on the iho abt so BO as 03 to mo me free for fop th tho a 2 and 2nd n d but a after consultation con suit at loa with tile ho other ment me nabors bors at 0 the state board of loun loan namely the attorney general and the secretary of state and as mr ln in formed me it would be impracticable to put off tho the celebration later than the tha 2 n 1 and in alow of mv strong desire to b be present I 1 decided thit it would atwould not be at all improbable that the bond would bo be consummated consummate d on oil the iho lat idt and accordingly ad mr that I 1 t should bo be pleased to acce accept pt your our kind invitation vi tat on for or tho the and 2nd nd you 1 hlll I I 1 ri understand that tho the state stata board of 0 loan colmia planers had been for thirty days previously that on J title lat the bids for or the beads would bo be opened and in pursuance thereof there them were present eight representatives of kastern bond houses ft ho be had mado made uio the journey ex 01 for tho the purpose of 0 bidding and who mho desired to return at tho p pos bible moment tho the highest bid submitted was from a house of which no e knew r nothing at birst and it wits lnita d i pen necessary to malfo make inquiry as 03 to io Us its rating by wiro wire this of course could have ben b en accomplished 1 while I 1 was fit at but the tha dauffer was wa that ti ali al other badden would become I 1 nt t tile nolay and withdrew their aidt then if it hit had been determined that the th house bidding higholt WUA was not noi of strength to cal carry ry out tile contract tar for tho the purchase of tho the bendy bonda tho the salo abo would not flat haye occurred and all trouble find ex pento would huo boon lot lost As it la IH I 1 have the plea 4 i ura to inform you that wo a have made a most excellent salt having dispo tied at tho the bonds which as you know aro 4 por per cents at IL u premium of ma and having procured a forfeit of lOi Xio N watch hach N will ill go co to tile tho state in caim CABO of 0 failure to comply with tit tho contract I 1 did not learn that yourself and tile other gentlemen name iv isare bolitho and wright were in t IT iho I 1 elly on tho ito isi int until nearly bight in the evening and was as to te locate sou at tit the e cullen it I 1 tell until somo some time atter that I L challed callad dulco and nd acl a u numar or of times before 10 Ef tonel lk to try all aai pet A conf condolence olence mith fat you but ut t nl 1 a to do 0 o and qt at 10 1 k 1 1 wrote 1 t g the haty basty noto note on tile tho of tile tho hotel which but bitt s tho situation altu atlon in in my edifee in 11 k e ed I 1 to al c has hai been so keen a disappointment to me hit as the do deprivation privation of joining tn in your celebration slid and mrs wells dour laa looked forward to tile tho vont event c with tile keenist kelleh for u neek ack und Sec y of 0 state and mrs hammond and of public instruction st rink had almo tile excursion you can realize therefore my when after A protracted W lovo love and duty it ana n no detel debei mined milled I 1 that but my du duty tv to lo uio tile required tile iho mentioned I 1 have bave britton n at tills this length so that thorn lh ra will bo be no lie nils understanding bt benoon noon us its a to the lh led iva which p 1 me ma to teril ic nili aill in in salt lake knowl n at I 1 wa wai i acted to bra bo at and ftc that tile the brief iimoto which I 1 I 1 loft at the hotel inadequate ly express expressed eti theme theao re reasons brinit mn me to tho the c chiy ILY V richfield unit the iho iron iran bands of com cotil morea aro are phed within her gates aatos and to the people that tile shriek of at tile locomotive that cottain bignal of prosperity la heard board within their jhc thc lr homes at a future time it will bo be my pleasure plon auro to 0 visit you and renew tile tho friendly AN and partake of tha friendly loya 0 or which isle I 1 my campa campli visit wn was but bul I 1 alie ya horev runner I 1 havo have the I 1 ho honor to be h verv ven truly yours hebell 1 M I Nv ILLS governor |