New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-05
" pUBLIC OFFICE" GELS THE CONTRACTS
A REPUBLICAN MANUFACTURER TELLS HOW THE
AWARDS ARE MADE NOW.

A REPUBLICAN MANUFACTUEEh TELLS ho" ihD
AWARDS ARE MADE NOW
n Atwood secretary and treasurer OF tho Phoc-
NV Misunderstanding Company Of Taunton Mass, says
that hs experience with the Democratic party hardly
roes 10 confirm tho Public office Is a public trust
shibbocth Of that party The Phoenix Man"a''unhs
Company has been supplying cruciblcs 10 "oVcrhmc"
assay offices and minis for many years SOM ,''"
AGO the award for the supply of crucbes al cwiofh
was made TO man named Justinan CAIN Tor DIXON
cruciblcs' With this award Mr. ATWOOD mas no 'a','
70 find as Gains bid was - 30 dozen less than DIS
for the same grade OF crucible. In Inc case oi 'ho
Carson City mint awards, however, the ulheichoc ~
the bids was precisely the same says MI N'"oou' "'
this time the lowest bid was offered by inc fhoenN
Manufacturing Company. Ncvcr'heies> INC '""'''
was again awarded Cain. subject to Inc approVai vi
lanes y Kimbau director of the mint at Washington
In answer 10 a letter from Mr. Atwood asking TOT
an explanation Mr. Kimball replied thar the appio'ai
OF the contract would be delayed untli MI A'"oou
letter had been forwarded 10 tho superintendent ol o
mint at Carson city, and reply received from NM
Al tho same time the director said no understood mat
the rates offered BY the Phoenix Manufacturing Com-
many did NOT include delivery, required III the can
for bids lie also called attention to tho fact that
within reasonable limits of difference oc'"ech prices
offered meters are allowed to chose the'r own cruo',
blcs according 10 their own preference as decfh'u
by differences In practice Of value ana OF draugh|
N
TO me TO suggest that the Dixon company Is lh INC
hands of a receiver the rates offered may be some
what below competitive rates on the part OF DINER
manufacturers In anothcr "'cr u"''u '"S 80
1898. Mr. Kimball states that It seems to him mat
pcrsonal preferences of technical officers al the scN
cral Institutions result I'm very lair us''i""''n '
tween makers Of crucibcs"
In regard to the rates offered by the Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company not including delivery Mr. Atwood
SAYS that his company gave bond Of s2'oCo' as re
ouIrcd that the crucibles should be OF The kind ana
price stipulated and that they should be delivered al
Carson CITY. lie docs not think that difference IN
the price of 81 90 for the same class of goods
Is slight enough to admit Of personal preferences oil
technical officers" Nevertheless. although MI. MIN
ball I'm letter dated July 90, lo-n states tha INC
Phoenix cruciblc Is OF three brands uscu success
fully in the mint service, the award made by The Tar
son CITY superintendent approved by him.
At san Francisco last year. the pa OF inc IhorhlA
Manufacturing Company was considerably lower man
The one accepted. The superintendent Of the mint In
that CITY said in explanation that their bond had ar
rived twrnty.four hours after the award had been
made This year Mr. Atwood again failed TO receive
the contract although HIS bid even lower than on
the previous year. and no explanation was Onercd
have no need 10 speak for the quality OF our
goods" said Mr. Atwood "tnfOrunaicly. though.
am a Republican. and the personal preferences OF
which MIR Klmbal sOlcmnly speaks threaten to
close I'D our business n We are beginning 10 ind II
next to impossible to get Government contracts at
any rates.