Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-17

What Contractor FOgarty Had TO Say.
Later in the day the APPEAL man visited
the work in Beale street, where heemet Mr..
Fogarty, the contractor. The complaints
against the hardness of the work were men,
toned to him, but he was not at first much
disposed to talk about them, his only reply
being that there were people in the world
who expected man TO do in a day more
than he could reasonably accomplish in
month. Mr.. Fegarty was in bad humor
about it, but we told him We had come to
hear his explanation and give him chance
to set himself right before the public.
so, you're paper man, are ye-what
paper do you belong to-"
81 have the honor to represent the
APPEAL"
30, it's the APPEAL, Ell. Well, Pm mad
with the APPEAL ever since it called Parnell
a blatherskite. / know Mr. Parnell person.
ally-was raised near him, and he's a gentle
man. was also raised within fifty miles of
where one of the editors of the APPEAL was
raised, and / knew him well, too-and l
don't think he ought to say anything agin
Mr.. Parnell. He was a wealthy gentleman;
owned large estates; reduced his rents for
the benefit OF his poor tenants, and sacrificed
all his wealth and position to espouse the
cause of Ireland, and don't think the AP-
PEAL ought to call him blatherskite."
Mr.. Fogarty manifested warm friendship
for Mr.. Parnell, and we complimented him
tor his sincerity in defending his reputation,
but we wanted to learn something about the
Beale street work, and Mr.. Fogarty gener-
ously detailed all the troubles he had en-
countered, much the same as Major Meri-
wether had told us. Mr.. Fogarty showed
us where he had been made to haul double
as much material as was necessary TO do the
work, but 1t could rot be avoided. The con-
tract was to build blackstone pavement,
and the only material on hand was rubble
stone. which had to be hauled on the work
and hewed into blocks by the PAYERS. This
necessarily retarded the progress OF the
work. He referred also to the delay caused
by the trouble with the street-car company,
which originated from the citizens doing
business along the street, who protested
against double tracks, many OF whom
were among those complaining about the
slow progress of the work. Mr.. Fogarty
referred to the storms which washed away
his roadbeds as fast as he could build
them, and to many olher little hindrances,
which aggregated a considerable annoyance.
He called our attention to his labor book,
which showed that he had twenty PAYERS,
besides the grading force, at work, and that
all the trouble having now been overcome, 1t
would be hut few DAYS, weather not inter
feriug, when the job would be completed.
We took occasion to cast our artistic eye on
the work that had already been finished and
will be turned over to the city to-day or to-
morrow, and taking into consideration the
rough material he had to use, it is as pretty
piece of blackstone paving as was ever
turned out in this city. And the depth OF
gravel and of the blscks make it as durable
az can be made on such foundation as these
bluffs furnish. The APPEAL man left Mr..
Fogarty in splendid humor, having expressed
himself as hoping that the APPEALS inves-
tigation would silence the chronic GROWERS.