, 1879-03-21
The DeGolyor-SnmuelsP Pro.
cess.
wbv G.n. Garfield Advocated II, for a
$4,000 Fec, Before the WASH
ington Board Of Works,
IN HIron!zcd" Block to Inst Fifteen
Years, tint Rolled In as
Many Months.
Testimonials from Prominent
Chicago Citizens Extoiling
the Cured Block


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la' ,.t,,..n f,,.arc,.mcn ,x,,, ,,naon,,.,,,,
III thcis votes for tlarnoli as Speaker .h,is
rh,iewashinE hi. puti1iYet 9lsI,ichs. ss entering
BIN tosn'an3ty, n,n 40 o' '"Neo 'u'e" ee"'
~, ~" nonuh,icnn Cnprrrs.men did rast yhcfr
.." for f1cn. f;nrfeli "A sucakcr of 1hs Ifousc
W w., +, :, ,,ntmr t,onorcd thc,n.cIrrs a,d ,hc
.sa,,rr. Gan, Garfield, from lila h.rh charnc.
c,nt,n,o,, scryicu. rrcat at,l,tlcs mil rpm.
W. .a,,n, influence. waa entitled tn be voted for
=. NJ, ,n,ty for Sneaker: nu,1. sbo,tIl the F,c-
S,h1Ieau. nj Ohio scc,,ro majority of tic metn
p.f w.. n ,hc urxt Legislature. ho wifi un1oubt.
al, h. elected by tl,cm n Senator uf tho United
s,.t... Whoever says t],ut Zen. Garticlt
~. nullty Of auy wrong, agy uuproIcss,onal
s.ndnct. or ang net 1,nbecomlne hg-mfnictl,
s.n.crntto,,s lawyer In hts connection viii, the
nst;olycr paycnont case at Washington, does
lin The erpa,cst Injustice, Ten, Garfield be.
u.rc,1. sut Ind tic right TO believe, tut tho s,.
t.,,ed Det}o|yer paycucut was tic ycry best
sooden perott,cn. In existence; that, In select.
hr In nrefcrcco to aay Of ;.s councillors tho
Bo.rd Of Public Works at Washington was using
IT.. tt.,-o,,ou mn, t,,;u,, N. ho.t t,,,,r e., ~.
a'ao olfesuto.' n' uon'a ."e 9sas .s' ..ns ~ IT,
power u protect t1c interests o' Tue taxpaYers'
The price Tor Wnodcn phyc1Ecata wns liked by
.he Board ut definite sum for all kinda alike,
md wooden pavemcnts wera only lall upon
those esrects "hcte ihe fcs!dcsts specially de-
sired them, md wcro paid for BY tax unon the
property abutting. There were thlrty.two dlf
terent kinds of wooden pavement presented to
tho l}oard for selection, md each was vigorous.
lypressed by the owicrs OF the several patents.
TIC strife for success was great, becanse the
toYaltYt upon cacn sGuatc yaft ot pavement l0lo
va 81, and this was clear proat to the In.
'snsoFs' a contract Tor so'ooo sqaa1e yards o,
Wooden pavement THUS RhVe Inc contractor anu
owner Of the patent selected profit of *2oo,ooo.
clients. contingent upon SUCCESS. The price for
sooten navcmenrs of nil kinds having been
u4s" ''''. .1.. ~ Wv .,.'-.,. H 80 ~ s''e
nsFspapcfs OF washington '1ere Was notlilhS
for the owners Of tho different patents and their
lawyers M " uo NV " hael0'S ~. ooa'u ~ ~ unne
Works which patent "aa most durable. dcs1ra-
bic, and best for the public.
t,ho ,Iun in 1,of:olv .>,,,,,, mr.. ,,, ,a,-
ssted for selection before the Board, It had
feEY high tcnttatfon ut Chicago md elsewhere,
,n, uroofs Of its supertority to nil other kt,,ds
xerc furnished IN atnndaticc. Thc lion. X, D,
Mosou. MoYof Of Chlcaco wrotc to lie Mayor
ii thc div Of AIbony tint Defiolycr ami Nr-
CloliAr,! iiai aintruduccd sor,c changes in tt,o
WY ut putting down wood paven,ents, dis
an ;roniy;n nroress' 10 nre,c,rr H. ,na md ~.
mr. rrayci nniv "a nj IL aonraranrc u T.
q vauab1o imuroyemsnt, und VII probably 3
ate was ALSO presented from ths gcntie!noneon,-
~. hara h s etn 'ny s am ~ ~ 70 M tb
ctt, Of Chicago. nhout twp 1ntles o. wooden block