The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-06
MACFARLANE & EILER.
4 False Statement Made by a MorniI
Paper Corrected.

& False Statement Made by a Morning
Paper Corrected.
During the latter part of January Macfar-
lane & Eler, of III Mission street, whose
business is that of an employment Office,
advertised for 800 men to 60 to Tacoma.
The Examiner published an article in
which the firm was denounced as being
frauds. and that they had neither the money
nor the place to send the men to. For long
time no attention was paid to these attacks.
but finally, acting under the advice Of
friends, thoy determined to make a state
ment, in Order to vindicate themselves.
The facts, as stated by the firm, are as
follows:
On the afternoon of December 26th, A.
J. Anderson, whom they knew to have been
the foreman of the Asbestos Paint Com
pany of Tacoma, introduced a man named
E. ). Archer, saying that he had known
him In Tacoma as foreman. Archer
claimed to represent the firm of Brown &
Nancy of Tacoma, and said that he had
been sent down to engage number of men.
After some questioning Macfarlane ~
Eiler took down Archer's order in their
book, and put an advertisement in The
CALL. Whenever men called in response 10
the advertisement they were sent to Arch
er's room TO be engaged.
Detective Hogan called at the office of the
company to make inquiries. and was sent by
the frni to see Archer. Hogan questioned
Archer and was told by him that he was
foreman for the firm of Brown 81 Nancy,
contractors, 1914 ID street, Tacoma, and that
he was authorized by them to hire men.
That same afternoon Archer asked Macfar-
lane for loan, saying that he did not want
to use the firms money. Macfarlane de-
clined to accommodate Archer. Archer
then told Eier that he would return in the
morning and resume the hiring OF men, but
that he would not make any arrangement
with the steamship company until he knew
whether lie would have sufficient numbar
to charter the whole steerage
Macfarlane 81 Eiler then sent the follow
Ing dispatch ftom the office, POS Suffer
street:
To Bropn C Nancy 1914 d street, Tacoma:
Did you authorize Archer to hire 800 men?
MACFARLANE & EILER.
An answer was returned that no such firm
could DO found. Upon receipt of this the
firm refused to hire any more men, and told
those already hired that they would return
their fees on presentation VI the receipts.
The statement in the Examiner that no re-
ceipts were issued is stigmatlzed as false
hood.
Friday morning those who had not already
received their money called at the office
about 9 o'clock to the number of less than
twenty, but they were soon augmented by
lookers-on and large number of hoodlums
Eiler was in the office, as usual, about
o'clock awaiting the arrival of Archer, and
at the same time assuring the mon that their
money would be refunded them. Macfar-
lane came in about 10 o'clock and the men
We're given back their money peaceably.
The only demonstration of violence was by
the hoodlum element, one of whom split the
bulletin board. The Examiner report that
a stout rope was held by angry men was
false The men who held receipts and who
had their money refunded left the office
perfectly satisfied that the firm had dealt
honestly by them. A number Of these men
signed document to that effect.