Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09

ions Imposed by Congress.
r-r.r Firm will Sell ArmOr at
.571 n TOn-The Illinois Steel
.~,srv Offers to Supply Plate
~24O a Ton, but Demands
.-r.u-v-Year Monopoly Of the
-meut's Business-AnOther
----.u9n Suggests That the
e-- mmeut Build a Plant and
r-- Sesl from the Illinois Com
ry
--ou. April S-The Navy De
ceived to-day but one bid
the advertisement calling
sails for supplying about 5000
NOR for the three battleships,
Wisconsin and Alabama, and
.-. Was so irregular in form as
4 wide of the advertisement
.s bid was from the Illinois
r.~7any. of Chicago, and it pro
supply the 5000 tons Of armor
-.ra- $3.50 per ton on condition that
given a tw5uy-year contract TO
AIN of the naval armor. In such
remainder of the armor beyond
1-ors would be supplied at $40
n1
The amor was to be paid for in gold
ca.
alternative proposition contempla-
f .se erection of an armor plant by
- -arernmeut and it's supply with
hv the Illinois company. No awards
-.r. been made and the whole matter
-a.blv will be referred TO Congress.
The interest felt in the results OF TO-
.... bidding was manifested by the
number of persons present Lieut..
Stone was there for the Carnegie Com
-r. Vice President Davenport and
,ss-s. lleigs and McEEaue for the
hlehrm. President Hrrah and Mr..
p.-erie for the MIvale Steel Works,
Charles CramD for the Cramp Ship
trrling Works. VIM. p. Palmer Sec
ord Vice President of the Illinois Steel
cr~1any. Gen. Hyde. President Of the
Rarr Iron Works. ex-Secretary Her
| bert and % gathering Of naval experts
rom rre Ordnance. Engiueering and
Construction Bureau.
Tn view Of the fact that Congress by
- amendment To- the naval appropria-
n bin bad limited the sum to be paid
for amor for the three battleships TO a
maximum of $500 per ton. as against
about $500 now paid, there was no sur
expressed by the persons present
the Se~e.ary's Office when Secretary
L.ae taking his place at the head Of
-s table. announced only one bid had
lean - wed. which was from the Illi-
Steel Company, of Chicago, a con-
er which now for the first time enters
.s field of competition for supplying
l. -ourrment armor.
Before the bid was read. Lieut. Stone,
the Carnegie Company. and Vice
e1- Davenport. for the Bethlehem
Company. presented to Secretary Long
.t-ar statements of the reasons which
ran-i these companies which have
o.ors supplied an the armor used
'~ The government in building the new
-.-e. -1 refrain from submitting pro-
fn answer to the present adver-
urt Secretary Long glanced at
ts opening pages of these papers and
n-.-oe5. without reading further
did not appear TO he proposals
Ar.G.rs reply being made the letters
aside without being read, for
ut consideration. The proposal
t-te Illinois Steel Company was then
'v the Judge Advocate General
- - -la usual shape of illed-n
M which is supplied by the depart
-r- Ir. i'm the shape Of two typewrit-
ais addressed to the Secretary
.. Navy. i'm the following terms;
ton No. 1: with reference to
rtisement, dated March lCth'
Is- u hereby offer to furnish about
TONS of nickel steel armor plate
-terances for battleships Nos.
. 9- am average price of $500
ree ON board cars at our South
.. works. conditioned upon Con-
awarding us q contract Tor the
wants of the United states gov
for armor plate for period OF
', years from this date at an aver
.s of S240 per ton. the govern
oa- .- agree that the total tonnage Oh
amor plate ordered as above for the
.. twenty years shall not be less
@ sN thousand. nor more than
thousand tons in any one year.
MD We De unable TO furnish SAID
m quantity of armor plate IN
year, we agree to pay as llQul-
uages the sum of one hundred
s per ton for any such quantity
may be i'm default Of; the gov
.at agreeing that should it not re-
-e minimum quantity in any one
win pay MS one hundred dollars
as iQuidated damages for the
nee between the amount ordered
and lhe above named minimum.
addition to the foregoing, in or
guarantee continuous delivery
aout each year we will agree to
penalty of ten dollars per ton as
eo damages ON all armOr plate
mdslivered at the end of each
ar month.