New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-29

Sir. Stickney, VINO read them, as follows:
j. L. l.. slauens. ~ per cwt.
L. j. Callahan. ...-----......-..- ~ Der c"f.
Frank CrOss. = % yer C"i.
T. n Root---..--. .......--...--.. ) - pcs c"t.
Ii. 1. Turner * CO...-...-...-.... "a per cWt.
H.. Is. Dcuuau.. ...........--..... 1 " per &.
At the CONCLUSION OF the openAg Nj. sucAney an
nounced thai Frank Cross was tue love bidder.
and CJmmisr Oner smith said that the bids would
be examined and the award made as s.on ~ po-s.-
bic. On the next day. Iueslay, II WIS ascertained
that the award had been made % j. l.. l.. -aueHA.
who, Il Will % seen, was not the lowest Jiddcr
THE HIGH PRICE PAID FOR FLOUR.
DISREGARD OF ue PRICE IN TIRE REGULAs MARKEf
N ACCEPTING THE BrDs-TRASsPoRIAuoN SIR
VICE TWICE PAID BETWEEN TWO AGENcirs--
UNAVOIDABLE COMPARISON og LAST YEAks
CONTRACT PRICE WITH TIE PRESENT.
FROM TIE REGrLAR c0Rg sr0sDGSr OF Ia. TRiBUNEl
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-Ihc Indian Ring,
which mas 10 quarters IA the .p.uucut OF the
uterior has recently attempted 10 explain say soIe
of the grave lately mad ayaust IL. nslag
the columns OF IRE BHTHO Commercial 'r,TGSer Tor
iA4t purpose. quoe irom tac art... r.pr14u, eel
In Tie Washington National Republican OF March 10
The deliverie, oi alur the Ms-ouu RIVER iOs tIe
agencies for 1877 = we're ga every .slaacr
s. ~ save That OF mo Wuesfoue ,eu,, - = 90 rms
Gar all the dci gries are at s. 3D. uiIIa- t4e Nhe
n 20 otirr. are decreased a cents IN ur .or a. Rs
Ia Is745 It il delivered At Cney ouue jlJ mics
OnaAa AL s. So The Government r,u. pJr.4t.Ju r4te
from Onaha 20 Chey enne j. IS ceIs pt 400 IJdAa -
that the price VI the same hurIs this y4r equal 20 Only
- vs. Ut Omaha against s. 81 last year.
IL lntlm tteL the letter referred o. that
rho Interior ID .pdrmcut had been " victImZed." H.
would be dclit FOR any contractor 20 do td Tue &C
cusation that The Iudidu BLreau niI committed
open, wIlfu violation Of law IN g.yns 0It these con
tracts: that IL had not given them the lowest
sponsibe bdIer" olt lad awarded tnsm privately 10
INF fnAT mi Rtur and n r4gr
paid for nJar this than last, although the
price OF hvur IN the market had the mean time de-
cIned
In comparing last years wish hose OF tins
year. prices Oe taken point ~ de-
livery, full ao wiuce must be made for The
difference IN the cost OF transportation between the df
erent points Bat this Il Just what the author Of the
article quoted above fans IN do wh ID comparing the
contract prices for hJur for tns varfoas Northern
agencies. In singe instance Only DO tue
crotracts OF last year and tn0s' o, this year
provide delivery at the same pulIt, AMI that IN
stance-the devery for the Wlet-tona .elcyl TOOK,
in the letter referee 80, far - 4 sample.
All Tor 1oGF To-: Tho Norm agencies Tor
this year supllate rhat 1t snt b. -.lvar'i ~ s)ux
city, those " last year with tue sIgle .SOn OF
that for the WheistOac Agency. r.q rci H 10 Ue deiv-
YankJOD, about 81 miles iurtner NJ tle Missouri
RIVER aud much nearer tha polnss OF distribution.
This Is fact which the Indian RIS acsu!y cOnCeal- Ia
the extract quoted above.
Flour is worth al YanktoG than az Sioux city AMI
that why contractors charged 80 III deliver II at
former place and only s. 40 AZ the Latter ana II IL
could be bought at Sioux CITY Last year fo s. 49, as the
Indian Ring admits that IL u certainly ought not 10
81 This year. when the price Of nJdris lower
N he markets of the country Blu. although the contract
last year stipulated That Kelley shOad deliver the -four
YauktOn and consideration o the greater distance
lie would nave 10 transport IT, lac received 20 cents per
100 pounds more than Dodge dd FOR that which ne de
livered at siOux CITY, the tldian Commissioners
allowed Kelley to deliver II at Sioux City aud paid him
the full prices ia per 100 poundsItnougn he knew
the contract he had sle with Dodge thas 1t was
worth onl; g 10 at that point.
The Indian Ring. in the article already quoted. boasts
that the -four Red Cloud Agency delivered this
wear which equivalent 70 IS c,nis per nun
deed pounds cheap than the price PAID Last year In
demonstrating this the cost Of transportation between
the two points OF delivery, winch was Ignored IA treat
ing OF tho supplies for the Northern senes taken
into consideration It Is true that hjur Is delivered this
year Cheyenne 5j miles west OF ua1l, az s. 50 per
100 pounds while the price paid at na1a last was
& 40 but the reason flour furnished last
year by a member of ths Lllitn Rns, wnile
this year it was found necessary 10 give the con-
outsider Tle same contractor who Is delv
ering the -four Cheyenne this - 80 hundred
pounds was the bidder for supplying he Southern
agencies year. but after his bid had been accepted,
1t conveniently remembered that he failed TO exc
cute transportation contract during the war; and his
contract Cancelled and awarded TO member OF the
Ring at price considerably advance. II tins very
ter OF transportation from Omaha to Cheyenne there Is
grave discrepancy between the testimony OF Commits
sioner smith and that OF his apoiogiss. During his
examination before the Committee OF the House last
year he testified under oath
Mr.. Lowe-How was the substitution made; how
much corn for how mnch sSdTf A. II made for
dferep. POINTS Tor different prices.
q Specify some pcintsf A. Take R,i Cloud Agency.
There wer8tO be delivered nc Cheyenne co. 900 pounds
OF te place OF 10000 pounds OF nodr AZ Omaha
freight from Omaha 10 Cheyenne Is from u " u ~
AgsIn, In reply 20 a question Of NJ. Adams. .
O. What WAS the rate Of transportation A, IRON VI
TO 81 80: IL depends the cla4 OF freight ana tho
ship IT. the regular tarin rase would Dc " 5O
Here 1t will be that Nj smith. under oath before
tho Investigating Committee three times swore that tho
regular OF transportation between Omaha and
Cheyenne was 80 per 100 pounds. or So cents 1ore
than the article quoted declares that Mr. Martin
is now uaynx w. as Tho plea capoot be set up
thas the rate has reduced 90 much that this
yeas and even n it had boea, Il would not affect this
contraos for Mr.. Martin made MS contract almost
simultaneously Mr. Smiths appearance before the
swearing that tho regular tariff would
DO d -
Wac the Commissioners Of Indian Afairs mistaken
wheo DO testified before the Commttee last year. did
the railroad company make this reduction Q special
a.