The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
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with all the large quantities of pspe,
used then we had elstes.'' said Mr.
Pyne, but now We have put states out
and IL takes more paper"
Then Mr.. Hogan remarked that ~,
would be good thing to put states ou,
Of the school committee. as well as out
OF the schools 'sI
Mr.. Pype read letter. which he said
was from grammar master who had
served In Providence for many year~,
hut whose name would be withheld to
show that the SCHOOLS were overytocked
with books there was no need for.
~ want TO say here that there are Q
gocd many business houses In Provi-
dence, but when my predecessor insisted
on taking me around and introducing
me to the Business men Of Providence
there were only three. Those were the
JOHNSON and Nichols and Beicher and
Ioomis. Those were the only houses
where was introduced.
BOUGHT BUSTERS
II didn't buy of them and Til tell you
why. The city OF Providence had been
paying SIS dozen for busters. found
that the Boston store would sell the city
letinch busters for sIe Is ana I bought
them st this price
Then the man from the nrm where
the other purchasing agent had bought
came TO my Office and said was doing
him an Injustice. that I didn't give him
any bueiness. said: You can't sell
me the gcods ss cheapiy A. I can buy
them elsewhere.' He saad ne could
''T then went In aud got the drstsr I
tharss your dustsr. He looked AZ II and
. sskAS Mr., ~ u,u n
siIr~' and he said yes and I. then asked
him how much reduction from SIS .
dcsen he .coud make. He said the mar
gin on such things vas low or light and
took tho dyeter over to the store. and
finally telephoned me that they could let
me have them for SIS. Then told him
that II was a sl32S custer that bought
st the Boston store.
II gave up another house because
learned that they .were cheating mo.
Fifteen dollars was charged the city for
certain thing and I found that could
get IL for l>es money.
what was the thing" asked Mr..
Champlfn. the counsel for the United
States MIN supply company
THE ''scIesoRs'' MATTER.
Mr. Pyne answered Scissors" and said
that he tried At the Boston store and the
" 8. Mil supply company to get some
Ike the sample: The former frm could
furnish pointed scissors but ala not
want them and the Mill supply people
furnished them fer sil a tet '..s
Nr. ccustock asked Mr.. Pyne II he hsd
samplee of the scissors.
MT Pyne replied he had not but II he
80. hnown charges were coming up he
~ooio nave preserved samples In his safe
nj. Wefsrman said he had sampic. OF
both kinds which he had ,aten WOE, az,
schools WV
he submitted two boxes. one Of sharp
roinffd and the other OF blunt pointed
ones
The sharp ended ones were used when
sewing was taught he said. and the 9th
ers for cutting paper.
Mr.. Pyne inquired whether the sewing
ecissors we're not the same ina, vsrs
bought OF l. Hsmmett OF Boston for
Mr. Waterman couidn't say.
Mr. Pyne then showed sample. n, 49,,
he termed 6esd stock OF which there was
several hundred dollars worth on hsnd
wbe he can1, into office.
II cost all the way from ~ cents 10 "a
o>nts q psckagp. he said. and said that
n coasidn't b. used IN the schools now be-
Gauge that fs1 had been abolished
Last year 7ztoe envelopes wsre used IN
addition 70 Stamped ones. but when the
use Of tbe istter vas abolished. ordered
Nm plain oses for this y<nr 20 make up
- the stsnp>1. and ucee - them hsvs