, 1879-06-08
4 CARD.
CHICAGO CUST0M.H00SE ELEVATORS
"Our Side Of the Question"

H. ,.n.+3on y
"Uuf Slae ot VIC T1e'
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:, o-3a- +b.t tha publfc nay understand our
49, .,o++a- 90 rv5sh to call their attention
se&.uo - .o -, r,ox.to-a for our Custom House
W n.-. -. osa.s - nv connection herewith
0uu -, .a.e -n.d. from written spec1d-
AAe psopos3 49, 49, e,oer;n+endeut Of the
ea'4on7 'o-3 ,.-t.,.,,.,t There fs a special
nui'u4us' 90 - 80 lid of Elevators That
e'auss .nsteln 10y ',.Ae ,o+. Wv s.T'ne Gov
"ou1o oe "seo' "n,e4 ~ ~ sTr Az .REpufRED
etnaiens W.. Snprs sao,,o, win the work.
'os AN SNuiss s,a =" oaas.s-~ .,za ~ STEAM
anu wh' a'so e'..' ~ a.;s ryc1Nra-n
f1EH ~ "itain 'uo -. .-sotna- nnder the
-. - 49, a.o.;srs,,ona ,he Government In
"oEu'ns ~ tns 80 ~ ,.au a. sfear,
.enueu ~ 'opseA s.,,an,an, rsferrtng tho hid
49, -. o;,,.- ~ sr,arns,no Archtcct or Superin-
oeEs 10 enes sae tar rnr+ner Inflammation.
~ S,;sa ~ tha 1otts- of7c;a1 for definite in
,a.xsa,ta. 49,, th;s 1o;nt when he uueouiypcally
.s.'. - .-ss~a.,na ,ha+ eTFaN ELEVATORS
ea,s ,soa,a w. ha nssd s,d IN th,s condrmation we
..n1a ~. ,,,s,s .,ac;arrt;o,a nno nronosa1s for
a.es, r,,t.t"ra 49,. ~ ,ha nronar ttne presented
49, -. m,sh,aa,o, ~ ~, forn,,tv with xha
rsms.--s.s. .sna.+.as..or+ 1o- -nronosa,.
r;s; 49,. ,s.. ,,.a h,aa II 1or yr,tar E1e-
7,+or. no ,rnned;a+d1v ra;std the opestion. with
tbc srnerv,s,n, Architect and endeayored 10 have
hr, or,w M ,ap snoc,sc,rfons and readvertise In
ordar +ho+ ye and nil E,evator nui,ders might hsyo
IN onnortnnitv ar r,xinr nroposa1s for Water
Etust.-a .,so and ,h,a 4ton1 m m eona. footino
49,. III .tha- oon,aat;,,rs Was.re bovavcr
,.l- - .ctn,,v,.Iea tn, ~ tb5s ,,rt,crar mint
,.s.,;,. tron, tha recrl;o- ,n,ear,nres +, wash
;anto were CONVINCED TINT it ,vns mt intended
,s.a "+o,n. a,ana .-v ch,,ca i, ,ha connetire
80 ~ :. 8. -nnoco.,.-y ~ nv that mr. reousst
..ss aae,,nad a romm;,,ec xr.a xoon nnnointed
.a ,hs, ~ecorme,ded Water Elevators.
~ s;,oa,v tool that verv ureat In;n.t,ce. hna
W. st! s,,..a,a,. 80 ~ ,,an,ao ~. ,.rsnosoIs
oeer r' uo. r'o'--ors n,1v WIN ws ,-s corad.nt
~ as~A1 49, H. :.ovavrna,, a. fa,,r.h1a .
]A1N w. 80. wa+a- Rlova4,- ooro, ,, a,v +,
p1opos'aoA "A0 "
tue matAe1. ,,..;n. .,d h,v. mad. avsrv efor,
ne aeA |,n, ~, 1 ~ +h,s cf,arton hnt ,v,th
VIII '"s
no results A.. oa.u.>taa,a. ,r.
NO" as 10 tne tepo.1 " 'ns eoal a.....,s"I .,,.
Will mol u .nis t1"e na.
poftioh u 1ae 1epo4s ""'~A ~.-h.. 49,.
tween s'ea'n aoo ".'e.. I.1. -. ~ s,.a. =, ~
2liea@eu h,s. ~. unaars,o,d tha nar,t.
papsi 'uat 'us .: p. H. ,ra,,1a hnrevor ntnto
VI LUG t"o s.4. tta, a. n-as ,vbn ron.
~. sa.s etanr, nd the Ha,a elevators have
stfue1 oo.n o'ean. "sa e.n. .u EIsro.nra ~ ths
| Jast ~. - ~" Msssa.e. - - 10 a,,dan+ that
tn1'eo oLa1es ~ .ss n,ra-nn,o,r ,rarerrcd
o1s 'e" neu e,N. 80. - ~ ~ rot +h,n,- tho+, 1,r
Otis, and his partner, and III. Davfsson' who
| p e.-nr.ssaa nrererence for water-aud tho
anu $780, Am snoae tn conytnca taa com
mission that water was the only thing at to use
vii, not hormonize with the fact that the same
efforts were made to get Steam Elevators in at
Washington. If water is the only SAFE motor "oto'
then how they reconcile 1t to their consctences
tbar M. Otis puts in steam at Washington:
~. .a,a :ho,vsver sr,te thu. tho best opuor-
We "ouao' uo"o'sA' oS@1e .sIs -. ~ ,u,,
tuntty 10 demonstrate tue icia-'o ~ '.n
| sysrems ia In tue retail store OF MeSsrs. f1elds
| Letter 4, Co. in which steam WAS used before the
10 49, M which now is using Hale's water-
| pressure machine. and SO laf as taeg nase oeen
used. we think it is safe to state that Hales ma
e'nes nave no. s,.bsr ~ c.naci1y @ or economy
steam ae'aso-s' eA - sse r,n>,,;ss,o, ~ r.
The first point made oy tse COMMISSION OF ~
- conntarha,ancing. As we counterbalance, but
~ dffY.rcnt manner. there is no possible advau-
a.n's .s,s +aatnra n fart. tbe two nnacpires
| tage In this feature. IN 'act. @ae s"o .u"eo1Aes
which he has lately hnlshed IN t1sla, Le4te1 o.
n "a retail store are counterbalauced precisely
W. r. "a ~no,.~. .b,+ Mr. Hals hox f1isan~
we do IT, 80 It appeats ent ~ Lat a.9 -. ets<.
proved OF th1s 1catuIe' "n-eo e'Ae ]on4ne74on eo1
| slider such great Disadvantage
| rrha second fs accidents from unw1ndin2 tho
| Ts;s ro,+rra ia not necn,,ar tn the Halls
caole: tn1e .sas1o ~ ~ e.s.sa.s -, 81, x,y.t-r.
machine, out IL 1s one 'aat ID so"n'on - :" "A'e
The thlrd ia as to damage IN consequence y. sae
shifting cable gettng out o. otuer ~ e ~
have the SAINT tenure one way, anu a. tid nei s. =
tr1dlng expense We Sau W. ~ 49, og st1ao aH ha1s
the same ne II LIZ .nS s,fEc1'Itv TcnIt 81 the Kind
never 9aa any oeus u ~ tas reoniot;no md it's
lne !outtu t;n po ,h;s ~ ~, Wster Eievarors are
stupid 70 mention tnis, as IA n,sir
contfolleo IN Plee.sst} e1T a H d,snha rts
with valve for supply anu alssnasse' .,d
Fifth. as 10 lncreasG1 nares ,s ~. 81. ,s,4 -" ~
consequent wen VI F;ar,fora ,he1 v. havr
tuc aats. n1a.tod n tna c;fv dnnnu 1--WE vears W.
made and erectea IN !ns NY uuiS @ s ne @ ,> ~
have only fenG"eu % nta onG nnG 1na+ Mojo Ina r.
the single caDle nacane. & ana chia oh ,h,h - thc
newed Two cables npuI; gme ohnnI nn rhat an h