, 1859-09-15
Highly Interesting from Utah.
MORE ABOUT THE FLOUR CONTRACT.
L GREAT MULE CONTRACT FRAUD
UPON THE GOVERNMENT.
Nor{aspondsncs Of the Missouri Democrat.

pCor7sspoud<ncs Of the Missouri Democ7at1
cAxr F1oIn. Aug. =, 1850.
1n answer to my letter exposing the flour con-
tract, l notice in your columns d tclcsraphic
dispatch from Washington. saying that the
statements nude in the letter were false, and
that one hundred thousand dollars had been
sa'ed to the government.
Facts and figures always speak for themselves,
aud TO prove that my assertions were true,
need no better proof than the fact that the same
contract for wi,ic! Messrs. Holiday & Co. re-
ceive $29.G0 per 100 lbs, WAS refused Mr. Wu,.
Martin ut sls per 100 lhs., and is now being
filled by Messrs. Dcrnishel l. Young at $7.5O
per 100 lbs., they being sub contractors. If the
knowledge Of these bids were had ut Washing
ton City-and am crediby informed By the
Commissary at this point that they wcre-why
did tho Secretary Of War award the coutruct to
Messrs Holiday l. Co.!
The assertion that $l00, 900 were saved to the
Government over the contract Of last ycar, is no
excuse when fre A"nLrfd thousand dollars coutd
dare been saved by accepting the bid Of 3lr.
VIM. Martin or by the acceptance Of Mr. Lit.
ties bid OF s. per 100. still larger sum could
have been saved. Such is 4 true statement Of
facts, and il the Secretary Of War can, By
mere denial Of the charge, escape the suspicion
OF coilusiou with the contractors, am satisfied,
but am constrained to believe that lie will not
50 easily escape thu Indignation Of un outraged
people.
Ill my laSt / pEuultseu u ENt 4Ha SuulE u
the particulars of the manner ia which the great
male sale Was conducted. After the arrival Of
Mr. Holiday and the development Of the fraud
perpetrated upon the government by the con-
tract for tue turnis ing Of -four to the army in
Utah. it was whispered around that develop.
n,ents would be made in few days that would
startle It's still more than tbr -four contract. AS
days flew on and nothing came to light, tue
run,or was forgotten, rs one Of tue many that
| cmanate from the prolific brain Of some one Of
| tile numerous camp followers.
| At length an advertisement appeared in the
columns Of the TalttY Tan, announcing the sale
ut public auction Of two thousand or more
| mules This, as may be supposed, set tho peo-
pie of tic Territory oh the 4"i rtrf, mud many 4
good dollar that ],ad lain for years hidden fruul
tie light Of day, WAS brought forth for the pur.
| pose Vf purchasing teams. As tue day Of sale
a.proacletl. rumors were thick that Mr. Hotli.
day was to be the purchaser OF the mules, An
| order had been received from the Secretary o!
N'ur to the Quartcr,naster-Gc General Of this dt'
| partment, stating that Mr. Holidays notes
| were to he recelred ut cash Tor all purchases
that he might make. The auctioneer, it is said
| received secret Instructions to " knock down
all mules TO Mr. H. when tl.ey lad reached Ger
tain figure. So strictly was tle rule enforced
that much remark was made by outsiders, anC
opc Of tic auctioncers refused to have furthe,
connection with the matter. Upon these term:
Mr Holiday hecame the purchaser of over ont
thousand mules, valued at nbout sl'5,9 900, bn
for which he gave his notes to the value Of aeou
slQ0nv0. These mules could hare been sold II
residents CT this Territory for cash, for the sun
first stated hut Sir. II. gets tlena aFon u crcdi
ut Il little more than half their value.
hare authority for stating that Mr.. II, Ens .
contract to supply the government Mt Fort Dal
las, i'll Oregon, with one thousand mules, ut b
own price Now many thousand dollars cou'.
lavc been saved had Government sent thes
mules to that pui,t OH its own hook. Twcnt,
herders would have le!iTe:el them at that po'n
ut Il small cost. inst lie same that it would cos
them at this post; but no. they must sell thei,
ut u reduced price to Mr. llolllIay, aud let l'iu
dr:e them there and sell theu back 10 the G"s
crunlcnt ut large advance. Would it not Inv
beca really rs well to have given Sir. uolsi1a
sixty or 4 hundred tauusaud dollars to driv
l1ri:, 10 Oregon at once? Even this would hay
saved the Government sevtr.I thousand dollar
pai.. as aucsioncer's fees. Could / get Ut I'll
bottom Of ,lis trick. it would cause the peopl
os,.:e eutire coun.rv to open their eyes an
rais, 1lc;r voice e.i Musss against so fragrant i
outrage.
have still another fraud to expose, and al
now engaged III hunting up facts. II will
r called tic "bcef swiudie." Holiday & Co. al
again the lucky fellows that are destined
grow lot and sa,lcr by sucking the Utah teat.
, H. o. G..