Telegram-herald., 1890-10-08

Ar aauass ssFaesas as~ ths 1reseas
&rses.

Na~ieT1ay TIE 1kltsEkNrfl ki.AAt
chgonis.ea the tAcs gh1l ms eaasf@cs
fo, e,ss aaies works ea&l. aeafae4 ~
na..os .ass galy, was nos tslas fsl.ea
Is ths Satisfaction ~ the sothoIt.es.
ana oonsea asntiy tae eoaaRlst.oa o1 sas /
fa.ne of sas csulgAet lad boea a.z-
continued uut1 the masser hAa s'esn
snsssl gated - tas bosld q feoiie
Nufks ~ tnU nl5etax "a e1s,ih1ats
iae .roaele soe1sca - aglse tFxsa tae
Ia. thAt ..iower Nsle' tg~ka bloek
e. aaa t,sen contracted tpf, opt lasl
.-.ats s.ar.,kf ven. 81 inferior coai
N.s ts.ng delivered. ar. hsMss ~as
seen yesgerslay, and ~ ieps ~ tAe
ausst4olss al the IlkohAN. Il EG2l-l',
sisted ss loiloWs
eIn JUls lasl the Board II Public
Norks aatertlsea for $500 toas 81 oo4l
Tor fne 6fAud ksDlos water works, 19tO
Ions ~ Nhlcu wefe ko tis troin Tie hik-
81 Block coal ,onpAny's mines, and
knoNa ss ioNeT-Sesa c>lal, ~ tnls case
Tie other BFaHi companies hs1 10
chance a. oonpste Tor tnis trade, a. I
x2s virtually gwen 10 ths company az
though there sTe great inAAA bras
Goals. sbich are equally ss good 4 het
superior. in tne Bi4xl block coai uis-
tnet. / srole ths kraIa bioo@ Nea.
Company Tor pfices fof THIS trade 40
thsy ref used 10 quote lne ffices al lhls
tine. but previously having repfAteoiF
solicited nay business; however, ! Me4ls
Ou and pat ia niy Nd 30 thS u,s~ia t'h
tue coal. exactly a. called Tor "a sias
contract. az Rss pos4nye ] could for-
nish the coal & ! gol the Trade.
~ hen the time came 4 vas swarded
the contract. bat es rl4ln Grand kapide
dealsrs hossted HAT / cs1uld nCi gtt tae
coal ana have made it TIER am Ia
make Ine Ss mucn tIouuie as possible.
however, went 10 On.cag0 aud SUE
ceeded in nnding just what ! Nant.'d.
VIZ. 1000 tons OF lowcT-Veln BTsE4
Block Coal Company e coal. but bought
same through large shipper, Nho
handles thousands OF tons of lbis com
pauY's coal every month, buL IA order
10 prevent the Bf-z.l Block Goa Gem
many from catching on 70 hls shipping
me thelr coal. for this contract anu
max ng me trouble IN shipments wh4ch
| ne ana myself lmagIned they woala, 1
/ ordered cJal coas gned 10 Leppink 4
+ Co.. West Grand Rapids, my son having
sn interest ia that IrIn.
"On uIy return l called upon Nr.
DAVIS, president of the Board Of Puelle
Works and explained tho situation sS-
actly 10 him. and he SAID II / had sue
ces ded IN getting tie coal xs asked Tar
that | had better close up the matter
and 90 Oh and deliver the cOai; at the
same time | showed him a dispatch
from this party, agreeing 20 furnish lus'
what coal wss asked tor. All went ~ei
and had succeeded IN getting ID about
200 tons OF coal, as asked for ia con
tract, when the agent for the BraM
Block Coal compsny visited this CT,
and in company WITH prominent looA
coal dealer visited the water works Goa
sheds a number of times. The agen
afterwards called upon me and asked
me TO give hlm the number OF certsli
car, winch was not Satisfactory, thu
conveying the ldea that he wanted hl
compxny's coal 10 give satisfaction n
all cases, in this way trying 10 ind ou
I how ! was getting ms coal, winch h'
acknowledged was Brazil block lowe
vein. / dad not see ht 90 Riv
him the Information asked 10
aud he lett my Office, hu
before leaving he said he intended vis.
ing Brazil within q week 10 look A!tt
some shipments; tho same day l n
: ceived word from the man, who hs
, the contract for delivering the COZ
10 the coal sheds, saying that Sir. klfs
tie engineer at the wat works, n
2 sisted ouhavlng the number and initial
3 of cverycar; / At once saw what ia
i meant, bat did nothing except 10 TAX
1 the coal as Il came and turn u over I
them where II was subject 10 lDspecto
: of the engineer According 70 cOnfAc
1 "rhe fret of tins month VISITED IN
pumping station and was informed !
q Mr. Kirk that ne vas not getung ti
e coal according - contract, having o.
: covered that the last four cars we're ~
c I'D 10 the standard after hayif
c been delivered; told INN
was right as had dlscoverc
that the same cosl, which I had bee
II delivering TO my otBer customers "a
$ lot satisfactory, and ] had come 10 Il
!. CONCLUSION that the BrazIl Block Cot
company was getting even with n
= having found ont from what source
. was getting their coal and 10 mske u
+. trouble, shipped an inferior quality
q coal. called upper-veln; lof after ! h'
~ got tie contract. and knew ] Wa 81
inshing their c0ai, they wanted ne
buy direct. which ! re- used - do.
tofa Mr. XIX That the car. ao0
fifteen or twenty in nnUher He
standing on track here, and - take q
numbers aud examine each car a.
I, those winch were not up 20 the stan6s
p refuse. had previously tod Mr. r.
~ tle SANE thiAk. 80 that he ls 80 b.am
aud not lor allowing these four 90
: OF Inferior coai UDlOaJed IN toe CA
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