, 1876-03-03
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

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10 ARCHITECTS DEAL "pnAcz" oAuz7
70 tbs Editor Of 7hs cateaoo Tribune:
- oun" sls1n nave n ~. .ay
conclude tl1ata man's honor is all but ready to
bc put In typo with tho regular commercial quo
occaaionalIv n boatbon l,ainoss rnon Ina ,uvcr,.
tsss", ,.,s seee" Nv .ai ~. -
~. ..s .Iut as. "'.n na 1, "n
mas alspoBed Of Doth Tor song. IAe tricks OF
but. Of late. those llnyo bscofno Int innocont
pleasnutres when compared to the deliberate
botrAya! of trusts upon tho part Of professional
tuau. In the clericat aud legal professions (tha
two groatest) We hare Seen somo notable cases
~ high. would lEko to call public
attention to eo.no practitioners III
minor profession (tilo arcllitocturai1. aud
70 certain practices - yh.el ,ro danonoraole @ e .nd .
action whici, characserixo as GliahoaorabIe las
become 90 tiisguHAugty common that ono can
scarcely catch glimt'se OF tho honorable mon In
the profession from tho appalling array OF Anuda
thrnBt behind for +" bach. pay"
However, tho donanda 10 bo "grcnsod,'
odiouH a. they may DO, would be in measure
to!erabe but for that other trick 80 very nnc!ent
In usage and odor. III tho languago Of the
bearing lpoa this point / would say that hare
beon in this city for ton yoars in line Of busi-
nosx that includes "speclaltoH" as distinguished.
from ono consisting OF "etaplos." Within this
timp / l,ayo had occasion to submit bids tiu,o
after timo to leading architects. From tho
nature of my sources Of supply, and,
considering my expenses (abont zero
otllcc. Htore, safc, and books aro all
contained in my hAt snd ovorcoat), / can at
any timo underhil by from Is 10 50 pcr cent any
firm Incidentally bidding upon tbs same thing :
~ - firm " st once laborB under tho two dis
advantages Of creator primary coats aud creator
expenses.
That may slnw TINT know precisely where
/ stand, / will etate that IN many 'tsqunre"
Offices, have secured contracts BY hundreds Of
dollars from tho noxt best, even wtoro the total
was Of no great amount. But thoro are four
no figures seem to araia. have somotlmss
purposely figured higher than Gilderoy'B kite,
sud tho next timo hRTe goue 10 low aa to reach
tic Azoio rocks hut tho result ia tho sauac.
:. .Iao,o-n inst 7 haze !. instH hv from ain tn
$40, aud, what IL tho moro astonishing, I nm
always beaten Ia these four ofiicea By the
same col,ipotitos EisoWhole' no particular com.
lssos asuauu w, ~ a0n ,1 ~ ~, I,a~,oaa, ...
Ills bids elsewhere do not Lsyo tint monotonous,
exaspera.ing, aud suspicious diIereuoe OF al
even el0 or $40. II verify looks az II Some OF
our archisects {aigh-toned. k!d-glovcu, 'way,up-
ln-the. pictures" tool wefe dealing "braeo " by
fflond This is Tho prAet!co wh<5h chataose1ixe
a. tho action OF thief; mud, although legal
proof would 10 nokt to impossible, tho prl1lia
inse EVIDENCE Is quite sufficient to warrant my
some mems ideas OF honor TO 10 rnissd several
degrees. -.
noticed In THE TRIBUNE day Or two nEo an
account Of some notable statuaEy to oc placed
Ia thu crn!cnnlal grounds. l1ow would It look
to iayo statue Of Michael Angoo,, with one
hand pitched bshtnd at the proper architectural
trsatlao On ''What know about 10 per cont
commisson y?
IN. afraid whom sucll men die, old Nick will
even turn them out from his donlnions, for fear
Of contatninattnR tho occupants; md lie will
tell them al hc ia said to haye dono to that Doss-
Granger from Minnesota WHO waa 10 wicked,
'TAo bent we can do for you, str, IL to soil YOU
= l1ttlo brinatono ut 50 per cent off and lot you
start llttl0 hell OF youf oWn."
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REDUCE TIE 7AAEn'
CuIcAdo, March 2.--7o The Ht0I Estate A5e7ita,
D,pners. and Operdlors or Chicaoo: Tho eseat
h,,t ~ tha prnnortv NJ nhjco,o ro,aiutn In rna1
- I.tF 49,. sc,r,,t,as. ~ ..S s......
Ussa'o' sN 10 .uo !oanaA,on u e'ess interest:
When THIS becomes onsalhoto' oSety otAor Kind
so1sb1c at nreaont we ali l,now. what ia tbo r,.z
son j.? Il is not tho want OF monpy. Niouey ia
abundant ut to per cant on tIrst-olass nycuri.
bought at such figures al to producu 10 Dor cent
cloaf, capitalists wlll Iuycst in ID ID
preforeuco to interost at 8 pcr cont.
Whenaycr improved prupertv hscornos
hriak tho nbaH will cnmfnnncn roiJlnrn and
property Of I'll c,agaes viii sell aa formerly.