New-York tribune., 1894-04-15
LETTER-C1RRTERS' UNIFORMS
oNLY THE BEST MATERIALS USED.
EX-GOVERNOR CHARLES H. SAWYER DEFENDS
THE GOODS MADE by THE SAW
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Ex.GovERNoR CHARLES H. SAWYER DEFENDS
THE GOODS MADE by THE SAW
YER WOoLLET MILLS.
4 Tribune reporter last nlght asked ex-governor
Charles n Sawyer. president Of the sawyer """'len
mills Of Dover y. H., IN regard u the Aruce'
pub shed by Tac Tribune regarding the contracts
recently male by tho Pos;oHice Department for lei-
,er-carrlers' uniforms In which some statements
were made derogatory 10 the quality OF the c!oth
being furnished by the Sawyer wooIen mills. MI
Sawyer said:
Il presume the recent articles IN The Tribune have
been based Interpretations made 10y inter
ested parties. The Tribune would not intentionally
20 out of the way to injure my company The fac's
are tha, the Sawyer woo,len mills are manufactur-
ing on a special contract with Fechheimer Brothers
g. co. Of Cincinnati. and Oenm Il CO.. OF Baltimore
the greater part Of the cadet goods which thry are
using In the manufacture OF letier-carriers uni
forms | have nothing say about the policy OF
the Government IN making these contracts Inc
Department has It's own reasons for doing So ana
II s no more our affair than that OF any other
citizen. but feel that an Injustice has Drrh dohe
both to ourselves and the contractors. by the IN
situations that have appeared as to the quality OF
the goods which furnishing. our inlIIs nav"
been IN the wooen business for nearly three-lud
ers Of century ana our oepnsnUn Our liant
ls one Of the largest In the country ana Is deVoteu
exclusively to the manufacture Of all-wool goods
for mems wear We nave m9I'rh ~, in'c,''i,rliS S 80
every modern Improvement and max" as sood zap,
rics concern III lHIs '"hI''lSs -N' '''' VIZ
dispute this statement , ,... ...
",s 10 the goods being made for the !etter-carH"rs
I say most positively that they are equal. II not
suurriOr 10 any cadet goods on the market They
are made wholly Of pure. fine fleece wool or not less
than three-quarters blood running TO fun blood. OF
rure indigo dye Of the best quality We nave not
delivered A piece under the standard weight of four
,een ounces; In fact the goods VIII average toui
teen and onc-half ounces To the yard In" tcnsi.c
afrrngth will average from four 10 I'VE pounds IN
excess 81 tho highest required STANDARD. We Keep
A complete record of every piece ana we nave noi
delivered a single piece under the highest standard
- strength With all experience ana facintleS
we do no, know how 10 make any better goods
"a we are making "A specially Of military ana uni
form cloths It would be utterly short sighted toT
ns 10 deliver discrelable goods 10 the Government
The carriers nay rest assured that these goods VIII
,,ivo ,hem better satisfaction than any they nave
eevnr b@1 and that all attempts 20 smrch the rep,
u,ation OF the goods have been made by Interested
parties. ,,., - hoyo ,,,,tahoJ ,bnse
oods ~ Tho contractors IN n matter which concerns
- nn,,, 'rnc statements which have been published
-, Tho nrico are without authority. In Justice TO
IT, contracors | should say that In their negotia-
,,inrs Win ms they have insisted that the goods
ms he nm 10 tn. highest standard In quality. color,
,rnnoth and finish They never suggested any such
,htng AZ The substitution Of Inferior goods No con
nsr ,n.t az would think OF making such suggestion
80 These goods stand on their merits. !
onlv ask The Tribune to make Iair correction OF
he error into which II has been lea