National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

~ = Atl1-tuIEc IE4lt 4utO14 Just pLlOr 70 that.
Q. What has been your business since yon
have been resident Of Chicagoi A. was In
the sewing mzchine business-agent for the
Wheeier & Wilson Manufacturing Company.
Q. All the timei A. No, sir; Think DIP to
the year 1855 or 1885.
Q. From the time you went to Chicago unfil
1852 A. / think 20. ~
9. From that time until 1871, what was your
businessi A. From '68 to'6s or 100, I was In
ts e, pretty largely 10 On matisrs--in the
2: To '0si 4: Not quite 80; bu. 90, 'c7,
and perhaps toes.
Q. Then, what was your business until 1871
A. had no business in particular during that
g, Had ron any acquaintance in Washington
city before 1915 A. i had no acquaintance
any more than the Acquaintance any citizen
would hayc-of course members Of Congress,
&e., as Representatives. rr-1r7 .---,--..-
2 Q. When did you enter into the agreement
with DeGolyer & Mcclellan, and become the
agent for them In procuring contracts fo- their
pavement "A. II was In 1871, 4 think. -
g. What time in ISM A. The latter part
Q. VAST a written contract A. It was .
written contract.
Q. Have you that contract with youi A. I
have not the contract with me; 1t IL In Chi
Leago. ..-.f = .l.i---lI., y :. .s...-,
Q. Have you copy of It with youi A. I
have not; / saw Mr., jenkins here, and he stated
that he had copy Of that contract, and would
let me have It. i have called at the hotel Is he
requested, but the contract was not left there
Q. BID that contract embrace the whole
Omitted States, or only portion Of III A. Only
o portion Of Il, lei - '1f-t 80 !
o. what portioni A. East Of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, including the States east Of
that and cast Of Michigan, ] think, and south
Of the Ohio river, e1li1r',sa -st'is-s a'-i'Ei
@. An, then, but the Northwest A. Pretty
nearly all but the Northwest-all east of Ohio,
Michigan, the Mississippi River, and south of
the Ohio Rher. Hnic- > % l31ss'1i %
( @. How long was that contract TO lastf A.
There was no time specified as to Duration
'z @. Were you by that contract to receive one
third of the profits made by DeGolyer &
Mcclellan within the the territory covered by
the contract, whether the contracts were pro-
cured by you or whether they were procured
BY them or some other agent for themiJ A.
The understanding vas that, whatever con-
tracts procured In those States, there should
be one-third of the profits given to me, and
that was to have those States under my juris-
diction, although that last clause might not
have been-specified in the contract. That was
the understanding, however. =, ..,f.s~s,
Q. The understanding, then, was that no
other agent was to be employed by them in the
procurement of contracts within The territoryi
A. That was the understanding.
@. Was it also the understanding that they
themselves we're not TO procure contractsi A.
They themselves were to aid me, If I wanted
them to, In procuring Contracts.
o. But though they procured them. the
clause In your behalf was to operate in the
Northwest more particularly, while was ope-
rating In the East, and they would probably be
-En lei.
@. Then, the general idea was that, in all
agreement with them, you were to receive one
third Of the net profitsl A. Yes, sir. y
I o. Now, understand that your first essay
to procure contract was In the city of Phila-
Ideiphiai A. Yes, SIR .s-'1z o. g'-lais -
"a. Did Won submit any bid on the part of
De(iolyer a Mcclellan to the authorities al
Philadelphis for contract A. An apolica-
ttor, WINS made To the common council for a
contract. 100 M y -E7ITl 5-7lI- 49, :
Els &. And YOU procured the council to visit
CHICAGO TO see the payemeutl A, Yes. sir,
They, however. were going to make q trip to
Cine,nnatti and Saint I,f1,is. and vould take
Chicago mon their way. = - = = :,
90. Then YOU saw YOU abandoned that idea
upon receiving a letter from them that large
In the city of Washington, or the
Distrjot Of Columbia. were contemp1ated bv The
Board of Public works. A. Il ala not ABANDON
PbiisdeInbis Int thew Uniformed me tbst Il Vas
desirable to Come TO Washineton on account OF
the contents ~ that letter That "a tbat was
, ' a. The pressure to come here. .s -
q - D;d Won Isava Ph;1adeinbia and cons
herei A. Yes, sir.
d, At what time d,d won srr.ve hare, A I
think abont the middle Of lamar -.
o Fightaen seventy-two, A Eiphteen ssv-
entv-tw0'
q Had any con.r.cts been le. NV the Hoard
of PrhEc WorLa AZ that tinai A That T h
not know
q Where d,d vo, tska mn vour residence
when Won came, 4 7 went IN tina MetronoIitan
hotel on INV f3rst visit here, - -
Q. How long were you here continuously
A. Five months and ten days, with the excep-
ton Of leaving two or three days at time 70
90 to New York or Philadelphia.
Q. That Is from january A. From the
middle Of January forward.
Q. That would take you from the middle oil
January to the middle of Junei A. It was
after that time. I did not 20 home until about
the 2Sth of June, 1 think, or the 29th-the lat
ter part of June.
O. With whom did you first become &C
quainted in Washington upon this businessl
A. Particularly Mr.. Huntington.
Q. What induced you to call upon Mr.. Hunt
ingtoni or did you call upon him, or he upon
youl A. called on Mr.. Huntington.
O., What induced you to call upon Mr.. Hunt
ingtonl A The statement of Mr.. DeGolyer to
me In Chicago, that Mr.. Huntington would be
good man to aid In securing that contract.