Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-09-19
A Rough Diamond.

General Francis J. Hepey of the Ssr
Francisco bar, formerly attorney gener
al Of Arizona, tells one OF the best stories
| we have beard for many day, enen'
tue harbor improvements at Arsnsa:
Pass, Texas. The hero OF this anecdote
is truck farmer named Gaypor. 81
rough dismond," who is saId to have
coined more original stories OF genuine
merit than any man on the Texas coast
Wien Mr.. Alexander Brown, the Bal
timore banker. and associates got con-
troll of the hsrbor enterprise at Arkansas
Pase. Texas, they elected Mr.. Brewster
Cameron general manager OF the com
pspy, and he had temporary charge OF
the business. Subsequently they elect
ed Mr.. Charles Il. Sawyer, OF st. Louis
brother-in-law of one Of the Baltimore
investors, vice president of the company
and Eave him concurrent authority
with Mr.. Cameron. Prior TO Mr.. Saw,
yer's arrival Mr.. Cameron had called for
bids 10 cut cut The brush that bad grown
up in the streets of the Harbor Com
pany's future great city," Mr.. Gamer
on was satisfied that there was collision
between the contractors, as all of the
bids submitted wers for approximately
three cents per lipeal foot, which was ex-
cessive. He accordingly gave capabl.
foreman instructions &c hire and put To
work 10y the day number of sXp5rien-
oed brush cutters, a. d thus ne found by
ak perience that the sctual cost of remov-
ing tie brush was one and one quarter
cents per lineal foot. Mr.. Cameron's
next advertisement brought number
of extremely low bids, the lowest by d
man named Gaynor, who proposed cut
ting out one mile of streets at trIfe
less than one cant per lineal foot. Gay
nor Intentionally bid very low. because
he was in hard lines, financially. He
40 lis son intended to DO the work
themselves and were content to MAKE
mere wages.
Mr.. Cameron has the reputation down
in Texas OF tursing dollar loose with
nimble fingers whenever there are two
more in sight, and Sawyer Immediately
concluded that Gaynor had taken ad-
vantage Of Cameron's prodigal hberality
to secure fat contract. The CONTRACT
was almost completed when Sawyer
Learned of it. Cameron was absent
the time, so Sawyer rushed eff to see
Gaynor, who was streaming with per-
SEPARATION and suppress'd profanity over
contract that paid him less than eighty
cents per dey.
"Mr Gaypor," said Sawyer, "the price
which Mr.. Gamer has agreed to pay
you for this work is extravagant snC
out of all reason" 1T is," replied Gay
nor. coolly, as he dropped bis axe an0
walked toward Sawyer, With the intention
of pulling his nose. Indeed it is,'
paid Sawyer, mourDfully. why, Mr.
Gaynor," continued Sawyer, 81 could
myself cut this scattering brush oat Of
an ehtire block 400 lineal fse) IN ODE
day" Gaynor Is not only al athlete.
but q wit. and the ridiculous perfof-
nance OF Sawyer struck him instantly
"Mr. Sawyer" said Gsynor, with an af-
fectation Of deep seriousness, "do you
really think you could?" Il Co." re-
piled Sawyer, earnestly; II DO, upon my
sacred honor as q gentlemen" "Well.
MIR Sawyer, if you can do tnat," saio
Gayno "you hal better telegraph the
fact Immediately TO Mr.. Alexander
Brown. ct Baltimore. for you can earn
devilish sight more money for him il
cutting brush out Of the streets than in
vice-president of the Arkansas
Pass Harbor Co"