, 1875-07-30
MUELLER TO THE PRESIDENT.
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Mr. John II. Mueller, contractor for tho STONE
for tho CuAtonl- IiouBe, hAs wsttcu lung 1otter
to tito President, which, nftor q reviow OF lie
report Of tho Government Commission. Of tho
adverse report Of thu Government chemist. Dr..
Now. and d criticism Of Con. Holman. concludes
III follows:
have not dermo,! IL noceasary to emhotly In tl,ia
staetut MY further alfi!at9o eyllent 10 tho
quality If tile Hncal Vista Eunv thau furnished in
tho accompanying documents. llaya been engaged
luau naarrics for ptsitl Vi ,wcuiy -tlso yo1rs.
ase Invested capital iii ttAt business layYv sunR OF
cney. Tie euntract btlwven tnysrf and tic Goysrn-
ulcnt Wiz awarded nu after public competition, n1i
nr IL tln time q tLe slsltlaan OF ths work hy tbs
osd.r VI tls soc1etary of il'e Treasury that con.
n,ou us hy iLp Government uu,ltr Il, hul been
B;s3rtly compiled with. Tls City Of CINCINNATI IN
eosta q IL sa T&s
aIsl lii Uther cs built Ut tlts stouc uo to tho
tilu Of thu publication Of the foIort Of Tho 0o,u1nk-
auitslili.y ot hat stone fur buIIliugmaierial hal
nrycr bccn questioned. 1t had wthstool the test Of
!o*s tests trtaujh.nssy. II ia crrsataly most o.
tranrdnary that tLs public have remained 20 loug
under deusiotl. a..i that one New York srclltoct,
succeeded III discovering that for bali century Tho
Nnrtl las iens wrong in ta oplnion Of stous sa1en
firm the ,5ucna Sista glarrics.
tEcs Lie !uu1I Of The Hoard uf TraIu Of tu City of
Cincinnati. the Common Council of that city Of rr4c-
tical buf. and workers III statle In tho sahe city.
hAsing h 1arEu experience iu tho wnrlng aud durx-
ly u the tt"ne; trading citizsns If oil clufsas.
professional snn,l, highly ro,leulatory nfuiun oi
tbs irc.lrnt Of ,hs lAar u rrao VI tAu Dy OF CL!-
cCn. u thu lion. Charles Hitchcock, Feseit Of se
constitutional Convention ii lu AlAts Of Illtuats Sol
OaoA a. H2itA, lTtA!4et of tAH Merchants SsviA9s
Loan a.L TIus! col1any, q the City o! cncgo; sr.
A'nos SliHkle, iFesi!eu Il the Gosllgon aud Ctcin-
mutt i'rhigo Company, Whose fsttliar knowledge Ut
ti" s;oas us l. "iusstsontsi nn unTactst'onaoie
lin
leading HAL of the akato u Uls. tbs orions Ut my
colnwsitoIs III to ine Of business, oil favorable
thus tftmphAntly sustained, hut iii, pEoAl dtoct
thu Presidents 4lentton to tho faet shnt my
a,1 xn ,a ia IN, ~ 1n.s To-. wn G" s
III nuch I Msnr. ~ certainly affords n4S tht pro-
fonndsat gratilasatiou. po4s!t!y Il may bs ssl'l-
donbtl.ss 1t VII! 10 sa,d-tla. ali tat~e gentlemen
rualIy knew nothing Abous stt,ne. They ne!shor
e!lessts nor 9eooGis's but they arc Ill men Of mare
IT largu an varlrt u1pertrnce of nublsul-he ropu.
t.so'l, sud llsy have eyes aud they lism. aud,
having us~t them. tlcy hase tla for peFim Of
Lalt cthlury tbs very stuno Las w&lxtol tic actions
Ut tile clanez, and all tu*e tess which tbs Cu,nt-
sion Ia their report asssst would prove DISASTROUS 10 1t
weso tay needed, might be Furnished in abundance.
Thn inost en'','sut Eeolngiss IL the woie country
tura aud uniting tt.s.o scsntiac opinions, for tAsy
aro, after al merely oEintous with the stentus Of
actual eapsrieueo alada by entlts communities, in-
hi4t that ths1e ara no threo men on hs Anrt whoss
lcre contoclurvs aud Eu1sseA should Ia CtrsntttL to
outweigh t'cn, aud particularly When only oup-thEa
sctsntiaa anoweivo os thu subject couessnins whca
ho Hpoaks anothot third Of tho Connla4iou, " srus,
ha* sons Practical kaowloaEa On tho snbjest but sAst
seam tthat / might confidently Test ny e.e
Which havs tasnisi.ea I'VE %nsrs ess sasA 'G 60
toe more eSidouc*. waat 1aors satisfactory
proof could II bs Iosstb1e to adduce7 When suttrs
communities range themselves tn line my wtaa1e-
Gu, ths nus!ber OF lay wttnessu4 tlen beeouo limited.
tursey hy tho communities In wntsh uhe l,one from
Lnosldsu could ts had concerning II, Nut whvu in
rs'apttutanV my caSs ntld y, tAass overwhelming
ws S M M
eton, oraanixn! by lilo head OF asp4rta.eat y soak
outset. aud by his sulorinate neat In order. tho
present supervising Architect equally hoxti!o, rciise
IL illuminating rspur. whieh sSr .em.tsss % s.se.
.nons Ut Psetssod facts. for dulib4rsn half s.att-
y tas a e. % s1s ,es tst s,. Sss.tts .: I:
warp MD d!atst testimony, lay .aie}y c.aonxs COM
Ias.. With .ny Iosu.aslt pstea UPON thu tscos4. Il
history down to The prcse,4t DAY. building of vast
plopotttoas has sn ersets4 70 Tho height IT Two no.
partmont ars Interested i the s"peraj er.saase eud
stability Of that building. Tle Commis.1ou live fur
n'.he photographs Of n.s stones out of that vast sis
pastment besys that Ioss photographs iaify rop1e
ssnt thS general appearance ~ tho xsos sn rho bt
s"h' +At'1 oAsu At0h IlrulkHeI ZOE tAN QlAu1Hk
ns4Iy tsn thousand cut aones. Tue Com,u!sson bare
h!haly lurnlshed to he Department. photographs Of
Iour PaeEhed atonea, aud would, by tbs language
,,as1x wssh .hey, employ .nssnou4ly. ha. d.lla.n.
eatr" budding Presents that I,asehe1 sha pustied
npeAIance: The Commission kadty furnished IL ths
department iha photograph Of p!ecs of stoAe weigh
i sna a. ss thsy sla 10 loun4. whsh .hsy would hare
it A1sf having bean used la the construction Of th4s
hn1la1nR. Tho ContIntsaon Know thai lhs stone had
never tesn used III tic construction of thai building
from thy aimpa fact That II had bssu sss III II
l'acc. The pset1nsa was A!4hona4s one, anl could
h1'" een for no oIhsr purpose oxesIk to Enaea sud
d.t:'r s4s Ars'fmant. feellDg ths Iscs*ity OF TO
L.'tIs IL 1.h.:i' to.ss, Ills Cotnnisaion very TIL
'',.L L-n,'y ri nv T. tsadea report Of An Aua-
!yt: !! chemist s.t".'u! " ihcIn u hare boon
t,;'tr'' u =" t4",- tih'"rt of us selection of
souc tor tha Caitsyo 0tktsru.Houss va uadsf dis
s tt' 81 y. 81 il .rJ IvEusAA1oHs the
ra'nI.s sh nv. 1T h~su follose ID. II Is curfous
Tat =" iE1Sstlthl-s commission should hsfs
n-s.l~a ~*s snch ilousish Ut trunal~sa pre-
:.,.ts n. =. ntsle " subordinate. md to-
sapp'*...a sas tepai. sn.ds " u. pziaeie.l Has
eas s.ptAnauoa u ills gu lous policy can
.a p .f1,t;a!.hsl a,;a T4* report 1t shs sabasaiaats
HA& eNploy&dl huA kAA 1NseA n 4k1 nk3n.