, 1879-02-14

TIE SINGER BUILDING.
Terms on Which Carson, Pirie, Scott
& Co. Secured It.
Prior Negotiations will, Field & Letter
and Manticl lIros.
F'ram 1Htr DHrn CnrrYfp1nntnf.


New YORx, feh 13.-Catn0 at tic central
Office Of tl'c Sinner Manufacturing Company, In
Union squarc, obtained from IN official Of tho
Company The following Information with refer
cfcG to the iease Of tllctr building In Ch!cogo:
Very soun after tile great fire In Chicago, tho
official saftl, the Singer Company purctsase1
Of Potter Palmer the lots OH the corner Of 9kato
aMl Washington streets, rs speculation. AZ
ter having procured pfnn fnr building, tho
Company nlsle contract with Mcssrs. Field,
Letter g. Co. to finish the building In asylo
suitable for their retail dry-gnols trntlc antl 10
lease It to them for term Of years, at yearly
rent bnsed Upon tic actual cost Of the premises
uns1 upon the taxes. Building nt that time was
vcrr extensive, nn,l consequently tho rent was
tnrEc+-inore than sS0,No0 year. The lease IVES
term!naled by the t'urn!ng IF tho building m
tttc. tttf, Ut November, 1877. Soon utter
HAT event ail ciInrt w1s Inado by
thu Singer Company either 10 sell
The premises. tn timfr ruined condition.
to Field. Letter e TO-. Or to mako a contract,
wltt, that l!r'lI wercby the store hltoutd be re-
built to suit thu itra views, and then leased at
an equitable rent. Thls attempt 10 reconstruct
!'u building specially fur Field, Letter Il ca.
failed. The PARTIES could not ngrcc Us to the
terms.
Tier, the Singer Company determined 10 re-
build the store, witliout being bnlnd to any
particular !irns, and without dtetntion as to Tho
metllmi 9f executing Inc work. u hns been
CulHtlEtEa+ 1Ilt5, Ill fllE JlHKllEUt Ok W1HY TX.
nrituers, there ia no building in the world, con-
ktraetcd fdr a likG PURPOSE superior to It.
IL was tnpposed by the Singer Company that
Ficil Letter s. Co. wanted tl,c stare, hill woul
ct,pancv icass of II was offered to them, and
nut t,ttlc negotiation took place between tho
parties. 10 make . lnht attempt to ctore
ssrEain. Mcssrs: Mckenzie aud Proctor. u'l!ccrs
lad frtrqncns cantcreucrs with Ncssr+. Field,
Letter y C0.. Without bGitag ablc 10 arrive ut
any duiint:e conclusion. Dcfore leaving
Chicago, Mcssrs. Mckenzie & Proctor made
ca. at rent OF $50, ,ttoo year and half taxcs,
NDpi lease or FIVE yrurf, with the privilege Of
II five scars' further term Mt sh0,00J a wear md
all tllr taxes. This offer was not accepted, and
q lew DAYS n[tcrWn1d It was withdrawn
THE NEXT PARTIES
proposing TO become tcnants Ut the building
xGrc Mh1lel Brothers, to whom q refusal wus
given lor nbunt three weeks On the sntuo terms
which had been offered to Field. Letter Is Co.
After consideration. and within the time limited,
pFiot to this Carson, Pirte, scott d Co. had
'nauG application fus tic Iensc, n,ld upon re
newal ot that application we're informed tl'as
were offered to the other parties Then cn,no
the destruction Of the Post.Ollre busl,l!ns, uni
The temporary occupancy OF The bascn,cnt Of tho
Singer Building rs tho pust. .Utlscc.
About tltit time Field, Letter 4. Go, recon-
mc1ared negotiations to obtain the tense Of the
building, nlM their hruxer came on to Now
York. He rcnul,lrd Hhuut n week. NIL urged
The tnastvr very zeaously. He was informed
that tho Singer Company was yct free to mike
contract, hut that The terms wotild int be varied
from w|lat lad btc offered ocfore, except tint Ills
nrncIpa's could hRvr the benefit of my tcnt
tlat sll"uaa by obtained from the fost-Oflco
without accomplishing auy.lltng, and within
day or two thereafter d verbal contract wns
lnn1t with -