The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

the tests had been ssii.s- VI I
II the reports from ths n ]! "! ~ n HI
to the posts on the osvalsptnes ss11 s
were generally most s nssda a!1Hshers \ i
voraDie, tne contract woi,id da !, were
o good thing for tho Govss1su. Gvs1u prebahiv &
was the result; the reports .s"nent. nv
able, and the process s,UsM ss. Mere fsSs
be an excellent one for fh.eH IN feallvf
textile fabrics from ,nn.a ,1 Pr0tection !
dew. and also for renderina mold. 81
repellant. Laughter / 's shen M.
We converted the a,,ar.s
partment TO such nr, u ar,.a. ,.nasief's 1.
Congress s.,,o met again General Ma MVnas .6sa
selI recommended that m s.s ss. hln.
ton be made for furthsva appropfs
There was no difficulty abn.,ss bs, eootiso
appropriation through. eurscsassest!ng tbsa
one occasion Sunset Cox t,Y nt,sIYy that q
wild sort OF war, without L,ked L Il !
thing ABOUT 1t, and. upon nvssHlng s1y.
mendation OF the Ouarterr,.Ie .Ie fso6ss
eral, backed by the Secret,annaastet 05. Z
the appropriation was moday q
However, u, q good deal OF trouhIV
the army ,itself-from tho Wssss ssI'e Y a m
ment. There were other proa. lt
were considered very good il -. 4
to Cowies and there were a.,
charges OF fraud being mad" w ~
now and then the work nj BIZ pIi ,aua nm
which had cost Cowlaa 'aae'pt
able money, would be ,vnsld(t.
and we would have 10 Gvbts slispehdpt
get them started again. I Az. = over i
into these larger eontraeta am,Wl ~ we mi
took in Mr. Brega, and the IT, H., voxl4I
TO lncrease nay coinpensatjon ~ ~ ugsste
TO fifteen per cent. | never ban npln WI
ten contract with them / taIs Lat ~. = VII
attention to the details ihdsasay ygs ! Iilll
nothing. about the details n. /. 1s1el
was their agent and banker b..Mn ~. I. H.
time, and he used to report ~ =
gratifying intelligence d, ina mi thas w .lll
u balance. IN bank, (which va. ss'a.
rare thing In those daysl and l r = M
paid any attention to 1t until so,ns ! " n.
in 1874. believe 1t was when 'y,i,s Ms y
suggested to me that these vectila ~
were not paying me In aecordansss "
their agreement-I am moi .sss
about this. but Mt oil events VI xl
was called 10 my atlantic
/ sent for Mr.. Cowles md ~!
him about it, and lie said that
being paid strictly In Accordance b.
the contract. ! remarked then H. "A
was nots 80 profitable as be had -, ,sr,. y
seuted. rs was not getting i vresi .pxs xss,
OF money. | do not think / eouJ ~.
got over siO, 600 q year out 81 tha ,4 i
cess 1t ought to have been twiaa lay Rs
/ told him that IL could not be ~ Nj t,ass srs
able as he had represented. III sals H. y.
the expenses were very heavy. asts1
him what expenses. | told him vssssi
an account, that never md Xvi T,,ss ~
and that ] wanted an account rpnders1
OF the receipts and payments, Ia tnl1
me that he could not DO that beea,..s
there had been an expenditure of tnonss
which he and Brega concluded 70 ~
between themselves. BECAUSE Il vorix \
not bear congressional investigator
When Mr. Cowles told me thai =.
very much amazed, for / had su,,tssd
that / had the whole thing In nv ~ 81
hands. They had no standing win tf
Government here, except what | " !
them, and | supposed Tknew oil al
the work that was going on. / t
Cowles that from that time I shodtl
have nothing TO do with It, tint
should go to the Secretary Of WRspd
tell him that there was fraudin H,iha
money was being spent In this wsy. a.
should separate from them. / wort h
the Secretary Of War and gass hin \
that information, and that terminatet
my connection with the "R0ce
for the better protection Of textile iHl
rics against moth, mold, mildex, q
also for making them water repeIlnot3
and that is all / know about Il. I'm
this it will be seen that | went ito O.
business as the attorney OF Mt 00xle
and Withdrew on becoming dissaiNde1
with my treatment and alarmed # N11l
/ thought was an improper ezpc1t
ture Of money. | notified the Secrsill
of War, so as to have record lM uTs
self. informed General Garns4, 81
| thought 1t my duty. With thls
ception / have never interfered %.
these men. never made anydentla
on them never threw o straw a inEs
| way.