The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-05-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
White Bronze against the World.

Bratteboro, May IS, $50.
SITTER JOHN.
Both of our local papers being, for some
reason, app arantly so fully committed to the
old idear that there can be no improvements
in this world, and nothing but stone fit for an
enduring monument, as to be unwilling to
discuss 10th sides in their columns, and one at
least having charged the agents of the 'Whte
Bronze work with criminal attompt to bHy
men and bribf the bnre and nr0rnbtaHe
Pn6Ic press. We crave little space in some
humble corner of your fearless sheet,to set the
matter right before the public. First, as to the
charge of bribery-lt is true that over IS
months ago the agent of the Bronze Co. wrote
a prominent gentleman in Brattleboro having
fund, that before they purchased, he desired to
submit his designs, price list and the merits Of
the work, and saying that if the work pleased
them he would discount such portion of his
commission as the party addressed thought
Just and reasonable, to reduce the price, or for
the benefit of the G. A. r. Post as he thought
best, and received in reply, under date of Nov
18th 1884. 81 will see that your designs are
submitted, and YOU shall be notifed in person
to appear before the committee" After the
March town meeting the agent wrote the same
party to fix the date when he could meet the
treasurer OF the company before the post COM
mittee, and received in reply: "The vote of
the town was for shaft of Dummerston gran
lite with Bronze statue 1t is true that after
this and before the April town meeting the a..
gent wrote certain gentlemen in Bratteboro
that if on examination they became satisfied Of
the fact that the White Bronze would make the
most lasting and 6eaMifiX monument, and
give the town the best satisfaction and 7ulne
for the money; if they aided him in securing
the contract they could receive certain por-
ton of his commission to pay for their trouble
in the matter, and also at the same time wrote
the company just aaiat he had proposed, so
that if these gentlemen had earned their share
of the commission they wonld have been SIRE
Of receiving it. Any manufacturer or agent
accustomed to selling goods On commission
knows this to be usunl way of doing bust
ness, and square business method; and there
was neither law or reason to prevent any gen.
tleman who might earn commission from
using it to rednce the cost to the town, if he
saw fit; but nothing was done on the basis oil
these offers, and the agent instead Of claiming
a commission large enough to devide, f-eei
anu fully surrendered all claims 10 any and
all commissions for himself; and the Bron7
company finally offered the town monumen
for $1,000, which at list price would cost abou
1000 to build, with an iron fence 20 fee
square around it, thrown in-Which is a yer,
mnM larger discount than the agent ever re
; ceived as commission on the sale of Whit,
Bronze work, but not as large per cent as h
had received on sale Of marble So much 70
the charge Of 6nying men, which leaves n,
$50 to buy up the Windham county press
and we most fully and fearlessly assert. tina
no man has been e6erfd enc penny BY tie a
Srnt oi'MiS company 10 change his hae an
honest judgement in this matter. The charg
that "White Bronze expands under heat, mo,
, than it will contract afterwards" is so redicu
, lous that no Journalist Of average inteligenc
should make it. much less assert, "rhis is nov
admitted TO be the scientific fact" Any trul
scientific mar will tell you it is net hat. Tn
agents OF the "White Bronze CO. are quit
well satisfied with the result Of their work $
far, as all zrlo took anr h-oa6Re 10 iRae5figat
favor their work. 1t only remaines to be dc
cided whether fuo men, because they are III.
: now two OF the selectmen, shall be permittes
10 over rule the judgement OF sir on all point
: and eight on most OF the points considered b
: the nine acting members of the committe
: elected by the town as representatives, men
the whole town. to investigate and 2ccide o
designs, material &c. &C., for the mo1ame,
10 b fredfd by the selectmen. We belle,
), Mr.. Editor. that "White Bronze mn1 ',
u take the place Of stone for monumental worI
. just as tempered steel has taken the place
= the stone cutting tools once used by the natv,
Of this country. Truth
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