The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-18
TO the PuhIIc,

To the Public.
Weoa the attention of the public to the following state
msnt OF facts concerning order of Lumber from the
BRACES to the Quaemastsr in this city We consider that
the whole people of this great Republic are interested in this
matter well humble selves Therefore we lay it be-
fore them On thetwentsth day of last September Capt
BAkerealed at our Office with order for Lumber from
Col Hunt. Phe order called for the following kinds and
dimensions of Lumber:
sixty {6o Cob S,T gs s5s Boot Kpsss, Sak,
bou SAM S Oo S GO 3o6 q b SS % %
Rou1and S d. &C. &c. &c. &c. d do TO TO S
One thousand lOOo} do. II do. clear White Pine Is and
Six thousand $500 inch dressed White Pine.
| A lot Of 4 by Ash Scantlng, Is feet long.
The above the order Tecoeoted byIr Prague
Capt Baker Mr. p at Office and said he had been
sent by Col Hunt to know if could fill this order and
what would be the price also how could deliver it.
After Mr. Prague looked the order he told Capt Baker
what he could do towards filing it, which as folowS
The 60 large Root Knees had part hand aud Mr.
Prague said he knew Of lot the Lake could get to
make up the lot and if we got the order he would go
mediatsY and get them. The forty Spruce Spars Mr. P
| told him could not be had in the CITY,
The 10000 feet IL inch ak plank could saw as we
had the oak logs from % 40 feet long could saw these
lengths in our mill Mr. P. told him we should about
i two weeks tmeto saw the 10 900 feet.
The 1900 feet inch. from IS to 40 feet long 1000 feet
inch from Is 10 40 fest long, had hand aud could shin
at once. Mr.. P. offered to furnish the 1000 feet at Gao
(fOity doars) per thouSand-tha is the ~ and ipoh
from % to 40 feet long the 1000 feet q inch Juniper we had
price &C. foot the 1000 feet IL inch clear White Pine we
had price 4o per foot the 5000 feet inch dressed White
Pinewe had price &C. foot; the by Ash soantinE
| we could saw.
Capt Baker observed the time he called that Mr. W P
Kelsey had been filing all their Ordsn for lumber but he
did not think he had Of the kind called for and be
thought better prepared fill the order than any
other establishment" Wseould have filed the order with
the exception Of hespruCs spa which not to be had
in this part Of the eOuRtys of tho dimensions wanted 10
two weeks /; we promised and We could have shipped
thB anfion he oh
and knees in two three days from its receipt Captain
Baker left office and said be would report Col Hunt
what he could do and he also said he wanted to what
he could find Al Agsr towards the span a. he was
certain they not in the city. When Capt Baker loft
Office he said he should be back again in day two 10
leave the order he thought could do more towards FILL
ing It than any other person. and thought prices for the
lumber were reasonable.
Some two three days having elapsed and not hearing
any further from the QuaTtsmaBsr Mr. Sherman called az
his office to inquire about the ORDER Col Hunt was buy
at the time; and seeing Capt Baker Mr. S. iusai,ed
Of him concerning the order He answered that he had
returned it TO Col Hunt and that Col Hunt handed II
to Mr. W. r Kelsey to GIL az he (Kesey) said that he had
all the lumber on hand, and could ship in week Capt
Baker said he had been Age since he was ct our Office
and that he could not find spruce spans of the size Dir
g. observed that he supposed no could find the oak plank of
the dimenSOns he said he could but could not buy them as
cheap we had offered to sell them. After talking some
time about the order Mr. s. left to go to the Second Munich
pality Hail. and returned in a few minutes Seeing Col n
dSngage he asked him concerning the order the answer
all the order and Mr. Kelsey happened to be there when
word back he had handed the order him. a he said
he could fill the whole Of it. Mr. Sherman told Col Hunt
he knew Mr. K could fill it, as he did not bslisye he had
the first pisos Of lumber towards doing Mr. s. then
asked Mr. X. had offered to furnish the lumber at lower
price than g. had offered it. His was that he
did not ask Mr. k his prices for the lumber but did nOtsup
pose he would charge any than P & s. Col Hunt
said that could not furnish all the lumber less thai two
week. and Mr. K had promised to furnish il in one weak
MI 3 told him that Mr. K could not farnishtbe spruce
SPAR of the dimensions that wanted Mr. s. asked
Col H. if yellow pine would have answered for the
odeF-we wished to the price for them we had them
on hand Mr. s. wished to know if P. 5. could have any
ahow for filing the order provided Mr. K did not fulfil his
promise His answer that the order given out and
he did not wish to have any to sayabout it.
Knowing that w. P. K. & Co., John H. & Co. j. c. P
Co. or whoever might be interested, could fill the or
der with lumber that was called for ght we would
watch their msn1uVres, and saw them substituting in
tefiOT lumber, expose them.
On the I'd of October the schooner Major Barbour was
at the Government wharf ready take in cargo Carts
were hauling oak plank from Lafayette to the lower Gov
eInment wharf to fill the above order We bring judges
OF lumber Orwa ard prove that this lumber was not fit for
the use was intended for being only twelve feet
long not worth more than ten to fifteen dollars per thousand
ana very much OF not fit for anything but fTewoOd and
thus lumber which judges pronounced worth more than
fifteen dollars thousand Mr.. K getting forty doa
or being the same price that offered furnish good %
to 40 feet plank at Had known that they would have
received such plank from should have put another
pncs 10 our proposals. But Capt Baker very particular
about the 18th of the plank as he said they wanted it
building soowS and they must be Of good length. There
were II 600 feet Of plank wantsd-fouT per foot would
amount to $780, The plank that pronounced
not TO be- at the most, worth than 815 per thousand
amounting to $3.50 So this shows difference in value
OF the plank that wanted and those that of
R4 We appeal to ship carpenter say that where
plank are wanted for pankDg vessels if lumber
from 10 to 10 feet will answer.
Col Hunt say he did know what LEM ths were
wanted for he sent Captain BAKER to Mr. Thomas ship
builder Of AgeTs to find out the lengths Mr. Thomas sent
word back that they wanted lumber from IS to 20 feet and
that worth about $50 per thousand There have been
some spaII bOard but they are only 30 fee i
long and there less than 40 feet wanted There
have been yellow pine Spars as substitute for The
large size spruce spsTs. Col Hunt told Mr. s. in a vsIy
cross mood that yellow pine could be subUtutsd Tbs
yellow pine they have received board is nearly all sap
and that is rotten.
Z inch has been sent Not of the knees has been Skinned
as yet In fact there hardly the first piece of um her ont
OF the whole load the schooner Major Barbour that
Is according to what the order Gala for Instead Of the two
weeks delay which asked for when putting in our pro
posal there has been delay of nearly four weeks asdv
and still the order nOthaf filed and as far as filled mot
Of the kinds called for. We would ask Can't Baker how il
was pOsEbe for him pass the lumber every day on his
way to the steamer Fashion, which he was
the repairing Of and notice the lot of trash that WA
lying on the wharf to fill that UsrV particular order he
called about
We have understood that Capt Arnst of the Major Bar
bouI, refused TO receive the lumber the QuaTsmaer at
Brazos had charged him to nothing but what would
answer for the job he wanted it for Capt. A. and Mr.
had fuss and Mr. r. told the Captain he Judge of
lumber He mistaken there for Capt. A has built
ssls and knew what kind of lumbeFis suitable After that
Capt A. Col Hunt and refused to have any thing
do with the TeosiVng Of the lumber Iappear that
has been received by Capt Baker and Daker by order of
Col Hunt and they must have both known it salt
able for the order.
If Col H. has his fsvOss whom he wishes to serve Let
him do So but not at our expense BY sending get