Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-09
The HOSE ROW.
T.. *, RAIL TEk.NS HIS NOE
ZLE LOOSE,

| bAN Il haNClSCo, Jan. ", 1Oo'.
! To THE EDITOR OF THE APPEAL.
Mr.. j. Muller's article in the Tri-
bune of the 9TH inst: is too lengthy
and nonsensical to reply to in de-
tail, and | will only refer to some
Of the leading Measurements. The
article was written for him by some
one who is neither friend to him
nor the city, and is like his hose;
very weak and full of defects and
deception, and goes to show that
he acted In bad faith with the city
as one of its guardians.
Tho more read the article the
more astonished [ am that he al
lowed his name to be attached to it.
When he was appointed as one
of the Committee to purchase hose,
he should-had he held the inter-
ests of the city as much to heart as
he professes-have had the hose
billed direct to the Fire Com mittee,
and allow the city to reap the ben
| eft if any. The other members of
the Committee are just as much
entitled to their percentage as
Mr.. Muller. He does not allow
this to be done but reaps the bene-
| fit himself. He makes net profit
| of % cents foot, and asks cash
down, which amounts to four per
cent. more or about 3 cents a foot.
| Now, why did he not insist On the
city making the $135?
He states that the hose [ exhib-
tied on the 30th ult. was not the
| genuine, and was branded Eureka
Hose Co., not Eureka Fire Hose
Co. as it should be. The hose is
| still there for inspection, and
branded Eureka Fire Hose, and is
| the genuine article, notwithstand-
| ing Mr.. Muller says it is Hydraulic
Mining Hose. You can't make
hose too good for hydraulic purpo-
| ses. 1 know my hose will stand
that test, which is far more severe
than the pressure of Carson. The
hose Mr.. Muller wants the city to
take would not stand the hydraulic
use one hour, and all he claims for
it is 400 pounds to the square inch.
Mine, [ know will stand pressure
of $50 pounds and is mildew proof,
and weigh from IA to 16 pounds to
the hundred feet more than that
offered by Mr.. Muller.
He also claims that he has con-
contracts from the Eureka Fire
Hose Co. of New York with the
City Trustees, and a contract from
Mr.. Welpley, agent Of the Eureka
Fire Hose Company Of Chicago. [
would like to bet Mr.. Muller $500
it is not so, and would bet $500
more that he cannot purchase a
foot of hose or any quality of the
Eureka Fire Hose of New York for
Carson, yet he talks about a bluff
game on the part of myself, the
citizens of Carson, and the
Trustees.
l will say right here, being one
of the oldest taxpayers and mer-
chants in the State of Nevada, hav-
ing done business in the State oyer
twenty-four years, that [ respect
the rights of others, and have al
ways tried to conduct myself and
business fairly and honestly. Mr..
Muller has attempted to bulldoze
the city, to make little money for
his firm. By being a member OF
the Board of Trustees he takes ad-
vantage of the law which does not
in so many words specify that a
member of the Board cannot make
contracts with himself and pass
upon his own bills. He probably
thought that he would succeed in
his little racket, but he will find
that he has all the fight that he
wants, as | am instructed to fight
it to the bitter end do not want
to see our city get into any litiga-
ton, as the times do not justify it:
to accommodate Mr.. Muller.
In regard to his allusion to Mr..
Bray, l think him gentleman and
an honest man, and his report
thoroughly settles Mr. Muller. |
really can't see why Muller, Schmitt
& Co. don't take up the fight in
stead of Mr.. Muller. I made Mr.
Muller good proposition to take
the hose off his hands at cost, and
would furnish the city with the