The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-24

i tends 81 the Macon and Western Rail.
Ifoa4 s15d iafeiF Of Stke Ihilax7e 7eltthia< and
Erie Eailroad4 Ganetal Tyler has efor
many PEARS be1n connscted With public
lisds D contfa factors MI. EagarT Tho12u
lson, Presidsntpf the Pennsg gIvaaia Cen
trali iRailfoads has GENERALLY been con-
nected with General Tyler, and would, il
is believed, have been interested in the
Blne Ridge contract. "!hsga. eb<T !
j. A. Hunt, of North Carolina, is said
to be highly responsible as contractor.
He was present himseIf, and was also
represented by Maior Gulioks .of.-shis
place. Cox onel Childs, of this eity, can,
l believe, give a satisfactory account of
Mr.. Hunt. and tho large interests which
he represents. irI sE e.
B. d. Hasell, now of New York, is a
native OF Charleston, and comes from one
OF the best families in the State. On
leaving college, he choose the profession
OF civil engineer, and has for more than
twenty years been connected with rail-
roads and other public works Mr..
Hasell was Chief Engineer of the Quin-
cy and Toledo Railroad, Chief Engineer
and General Superintendent of the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad, and of the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad, and during the war. was Presi-
dent of the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad. For the past two years, he
has been General Agent of the Great
Southern Freight Line ola Charleston,
s. @. MIR. Hasell has the highest testi-
monlals, is first-rate engineer, and can
make as close IN estimate of the value of
work as any man in the country. He had
good hackers in New York, and could
have given security for twice the amount
OF the contract. am told positively
that Mr.. Hasell's bid was rejected be-
cause cit was so much lower than the
other bids" I soy that it was rejected
because Scott was not a partner in the
concern.
j. d. Champlin has been railroad
contractor for many years. He built the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad, did consi-
derable work in Louisiana, had q
heavy contract on the North Missouri
Railroad, and is now carrying out q large
contractin New Jersey. He broughtletters
from prominent bankers in New York,
and had letter of introduction to Gov
ernor Scott from General Sherman. No
use. DR.. Scott was not in the chop.
The only persons of whom I can learn
but little are j. Nj. Christy & Co., and
Cresswell, Patterson & Sellers. They are
believed to be Pennsylvania men. AS 1
said, Christy's bid was mere blind.
think have made it very clear that
there were four responsible contractors
who offered to do the work at from ST.
00O,0OO to $1,000, 900 less than the
price at which it was awarded to the
Pennsylvania firm of Cresswell, Patter-
son & Co. This is enough for my pur-
pose. 1t is not necessary to rub it in.
ANOTHER REASON WHY.
One big reason why Scott preferred
Cresswen to any other man, ] forgot to
mention. Mr.. Champlin proposed that
the 81, 900, 600 guaranteed bonds be de-
posted with National Trust Company
in the North, 80 that they could not be
touched by the contractor or the Go
vernon until the proper time came.
Cresswell & Co., on the contrary. said
that they were willing that the 81, ,OOO,-
600 should be lodged in the hands of
G0Ue,nor Scot and State Treasurer Parker.
Cresswell & Co. took the contract.
WHY SCOTT MUST BE PARTNER IN THE
CONTRACT.
I have not seen the documents. and do
not know what the figures are, bat 1 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 $500, 900, and was awarded at
80, ,OOO, 900; Cresswell & Co. were allowed
to negotiate with Scott, while the other
contractors were not; Cresswell &c Co. IS
bid was not accepted, but Scott told them
they could have the job at $4,000, 600,
and they took it; no similar opportunity
was given the other contractors; Cress-
well u Go. were in constant communica-
ton with Scott, and squatted in his back
Office the day the bids were opened; lob
bying, whispering and riding about with
Cresswell & Go. was going on all the
time. These are my reasons, and they
satisfy me, as believe they will satisfy the
people of the State, who remember the
manipulation of the State bonds and bills
of the Bank of the State, and who know
that there is only one way in which a
man can make hundreds of thousands of
dollars out of $500 year. Who would