The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22
rejected because Scott was not q partner in the

o. ~ Chanphh mas been railroad cOntrac
| tor for many years. He built tae Memphis
and Ohio Railroad, did considerable work ii
Louisiana. had heavy contract on the Nortt
Missouri Railroad, and is now carrying out
large contract in New Jersey. He brought
letters ffom prominent bankers in New York
and had letter Of introduction to Governor
Scott from General Sherman. No use. DR.
Scott was not in the shop. .p -E,
The only persons of whom can Iea... b..
little are J. M, Christy & Co., and Cress we'll
Patterson & Sellers. They are believed to be
Pennsylvania men. Az I said, Christys bid
was mere blind. I
think have made It very clear that there
were four responsible contractors who offered
to do the work at from 81 600 GOO to 81, 500, zoo
Less than the price At witch it was awarded to
the Pennsylvania Grm Of Cresswell. Patterson
& Co. This is enough for my purpose. It is
| not necessary to rub it in.
.e.45 ANOTHER RRAsoN wHY.
One big leason why Scott preferred Cress-
we'll to any other man, / forgot to-mention.
MIR. Champlin. proposed thar the "a 600 .OOO
guaranteed bonds be deposited with q N ,tional
Trust Company in the North, go that they
could not be touched by the contr ,ctor or the
Governor until the proper time came. Cress-
well d Co., ON the contrary. SAID that they
were willing that the a. 0OO. 600 should be Iodp-
ed in the hands Of Governor Soo0 and State
Treasurer Parker. Oresswell & Go. took the
A"o'' 'i~ ~b' - -" - ats,G a aigst
WHY SCOTT MUST BE A PARTNER IN THE CON-
TRACT. :! .sA =.
have not seen the documents, and do not
know WHIST the figures are, but + say that
Scott is to have plum out Of the Blue Ridge
PIE, for these reasons:. The work could be
done and was offered to be done at seven and q
haR millions, and was awarded at nlne millions;
Cresswe'l & Co. were allowed to negotiate with
Scott, while the other contractors we're not:
Cresswell d Co.'s bid was not accepted, but
Scott told them they could have the job at niue
millions. and they took it; no similar opportu-
nifty was given tho otter contractors; Cress we'll
d 90. were in constant communication
with Scott, and squatted in his back Of
fee the day the bids we're opened lob
by1ng, whispering and riding about with C1ess-
we'll & 20. was going on all the. time. These
are my reasons, and they satisfy me, as be-
lieve they will satisfy the people OF the Bss te,
who remember the manipulation of the state
bonds andpthe bills Of the Bank of the state.
aud who know that there is onIv oYse way iu
which man can make hundreds of thousands
Of dollars out OF thirty i've hundred dollars
year. Who would not be the Radical Governor
of q SoutAsrnfBtate gG
.l IA s FIAT JUSTITA.
l have said my say, and said it without NAL
ice. This whole government is plupdering.
pilfering Ring. whose aim is TO make money
quick. no matter how. I know it, and YOU
know it, My only object in writing these let
ters is to show up one Of the biggest JOBS ON
record little brother Of the Pacific Railroad
job; and to ask whether even our present Le-
gislature will allow Scott to have full swing,
and pile upon the State load of debt whichi
no people can bear. ] do not believe that their,
stomachs win stand It. ana II this be so,
then will .Cressweh, Patterson & Co., and
their silent partner, come to unmitigated
grief The taxpayers must remember that
every million Of dollars weTspend represents
SO. 600 . year in taxation. They can readily
see that $40, ,000. 600, for the Blue Ridge Ring
means an addition Of Jvly per cent. to our pre-
sent taxes. I his is the whole matter in o nut
shell. ..,g, ,-, .,
The Phoenix to-day. pitches into SCOTT very
handsomely. leave tomorrow for the noun
tains and .shsll not be back for fortnight,
when, II necessary, I wilt again present my re-
spects to his E1cellency Governor Scott.