The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-02
THE TRIRuNs GUN MANDATORY.
Our WtIlimantt,. Correspondence.

Our WflIfmantf,s Correspondence.
WHIIMASTc windhsm 70. Conn.,, May rs, 1852.
Location Of the Eagle Company Faciosy-7hs Buildin
Empty and Silent-No Work B.Tng Done 2hSre-N
Machinery in the Brildins-7Ae Eagle Company and III
Manageable Contract Given ont w PiecemeaE-2h,
Second Contract of Forty thousand GtUs Giren The
Company-No Prospect Of the Factory Being Put Into
Creati0C Connection Of the Tribune Nth ne CSace,.-
Rumo's and Gossip. &C., dc.
Since your exposure Of the gun contract awarded
the Tribune or Eagle Manufacturing Company there
been great deal Of excitement in regard TO 1t,
and especially that Greeley, after making the pro-
fessions that he has. should be dabbling in all
manner Of jobs Owing the circu conclud-
ed that would like few facts in regard the fac
tory and company which manage it, and that brief
statement in reference this would be I'm
interesting to your readers.
The factory not has been stated located at the
village OF Mansfield, but at Eagle Village, two miles this
SIDE Eagle village believe, is in the township of Mans
field though am positive to that point
The village OF Mansfield is eight miles, by railroad north
Of this place. and the Wilimantio river 1t is COM
posed OF cotton and silk factory dozen fteon
houses two stores and railroad depot but tavern
Eagle Village, which receives its name, dare say from
the Eagle Manufacturing Company, miles this side
Of the village OF Mansfield and six miles from whitman
tic by railroad. 1t Is not village OF 80 much impor-
lance a. Mansfield. There is only store, eight
or nine houses and the Eagle factory. The
railroad company do not consider 1t OF enough
Importance to place switch there have turnout,
and never stop unless they tagged. The Tribune
Eagle Companys factory is in fact all there to tho
place, and that s in reality, but little else than name
Tor several there factory located there for
the manufacture Of printing CLOTH operated by the Eagle
Manufacturing Company The building in which this
was carried on was destroyed by fire last year. and
during the fall another building erected on the same
site to be run by tho water power which is as
good the general average Of powers on the Will
mantle river above this place. The building three
story and basement, about fifty by seventylve feet.
Tho basement walls Of stone and the balance wood
regular frame and clapboard built is enclosed and
has received coat Of white painust enough give
tia ghost like appearance that well bents inside which
empty and barren having nothing in it that looks like
machinery would give person the least idea that
guns 10 be manufactured there. The only piece OF
machinery in the whole concern is iron water wheel.
Aside from that there Is not wheel pulley, betting rod
betting, tool Of any kind description in the
building Standing docs, the railroad track its
empty rooms can DO seen from the windows the
train passes, looking like empty storehouse than
a gun mandatory.
The Eagle Manufacturing Company, like tho Tribune
Association is a stock The stock Ia held by
they all II is impossible to tell it is who all
the shareholders in the Tribune The principal manager
and fact tho of the concern, is Albert Amy OF
Norwich, who has business connections in New York,
and also brother there His word In the Eagle Com.
pany is law and gospel Soon after the contract was
awarded to the company by the government for manu-
featuring twenty-five thousand guns of the Springfield
pattern, they commenced repairing the companys
buildings and dwelling houses, and placing
everything in readiness for active operations. i
was reported that the machinery for their
was contracted for, and would soon
be put into the buildng but ali manner q rumors
aoat in regard to IL, and the general belief in this
quarter that guns will be made there at least
for six months to come. At present there is nothing
being done the factory anything At the place that
would indicate that the guns are to be made tners All
is silent aud solemn sound TO break the solitude
ccpt the Of the water falls few feet the
dam and the rattle OF the railroad train passes
persons pretend to assert that the contract has boon
cancelled since tho expose by the Congressional nvest
ton the statement that they posted-that tho
influence that secured the contract 10 this Tribune Eagle
tanned extension Of Mr. stanton for two years in the
time for filling tho order These give you tho stories
aoat in this place, but place reliance whatever upon
them. From the best Information that ! can OBJ
tain tho facts about follovs:-The con.
tract originally obtained for twenty-five thou.
sand gunsa portion delivered In June July and
tho balance IN tho fall At first it the intention to
manufacture oil at Eagle Village; but obtaining tho
ceesary machinery in time was found o difficult task
An arrangement was made-at least so say those who
in position to know-with Mr. Mason, believe. OF
Taunton Mass. to manufacture tho barrels Mr. Mason
hid contract tor guns, which he was Mt work on and
this agreement IL understood that the Tribun
Eagle Company should put machinery into their o.
adjustment and manufacture tho bayoneis both Tor
Mr. Masons contract as well their own; but since
machinery has been put In there indications that
tho Tribune Eagle Manufacturing Company are carrying
their part Of the contract This part OF the business
being exclusively under tho control OF Mr. Amyas the
Washington lobby business OF the concern Is under the
control Of wilkoson. aud tho New York work In the
HANDS Of Snow Of the 7itune-hc may have long since
made arrangements for the manufacture OF the
bayonets that AFRO not known by the curious AMI
inquisitiyo public Tho Same parties from whom OBJ
tanned these facts state that the guns being made
in different pacos given out by the pecemoal TO whom
socyer would tako thom; and that Mr.. VIM. Mason is
making tho gun barrels and Mr. Walker OF Norwich tho
stocks. Probably the bayonots made by some other
parties perhaps somewhere In New York under the cyc
OF the Tribune Association IL also IL stated by those
connected with the concern that tho company have OBJ
obtained another contract for forty thousand muskots
making in ALL job Of sixty 1--WE thousand that the ri
Tune Eagle Manufacturing Company have obtained from
the government Whether the second contract was OBJ
tanned II Secretary Cameron or secretary stanton have
no means CT Judging. Suffice Ii to say that all OF those in
teresled tho company defend Secretary Cameron
all occasions against the charges made against him,
AID also praise Secretary stanton, although not
In positive and MAJ xed form. Tho time
given the company TO nl the second contract may have
given riso the story that hegoycrnmeu had extended
their time on the original coH,ract for ono and two
years.
am unable to say whether the factory will really BE-
put In operation not bat, from all appearances, Judge
that IL VIII be- unless Tor the second contract II
they I'LL tho FIRST contract at all IL VIII have 10 De done
by giving the Job out to Tom, Dick and Harrywhoeyer
will make tho different parts Of tho guns. Tho govern.
will have guns furnished Thorn his summer that
have been made by tho Eagle Manufacturing Company
In fact, the whole Thing looks Ike decided Job-onc ~
those contracts that heard much about last win
tcr-tha parties had obtained Tor tho purpose Of selling
out to those with whom they could make the best terns
II the company have time enough aottsi them on tho
second contract they may possibly make thom In
their factory; but II IL an impossbili'y for them
to place the necessary machinery in their
building and MI either IL tho contracts this year. The
work getting .hs machinery into tho factory an getting
II ready operations, 1t on tho spot now
would occupy their timo until after the guns to b.
delivered And since thclc ao no Indications h,t the
machinery will BIO put in, II tho guns a.o madc they
will be made elsewhere.
As far as can learn tho Tribune editors have IN
forest in tho company but the shareholders Of the
Eagle Manufacturing Company do not dony that Snow,
Wikeson and other writer's of the bune arc Interested
In the TN the contrary all who have cnvcfsed
with those who interested Ia tho Eagle Manufacturing
Conn any, firmly convinced that the Tribune party
have decided interest In the contract How many, OF
they all you probably better judge from tno
report OF tho Congressional Committee than can looking
affal4l