The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-04

Rats you must know means muskrat
skins which were used in the manufacture
Of some Of the gloves which Littauer Bros.
supplied to the Government through
Lyon. Here, In Representative Littauer .
handwriting, is the cost of making. care
fully computed In ink at $ls,9 per dozen
or Si,67h per pair. Beside this column,
In Representative Iittauer's handwriting
in pencil, you see another computation at
Sl8.aa, per dozen, or sl.5S15 per pair. and
below come these interesting words to
Lyon:
Divide profit over this figure.
That is. over, 81. 65H.
Then follow in Representative Littauer 8
handwriting in ink, these words:
In. above soc per d. figured for Topp's
profit
The War Department, it may be said,
now knows who Topp is.
Representative Littauer then writes
Profit ought to be 10 per cent. over i57h--
psS, 1871.
We not Esiol feel satisfied with less than a
profit OF 10 per cent. over .57h-lsh. l.79.
WHO is we. il not Littauer Bros, in
whica firm Representative Littauer Is
senior partner?j
The War Department is now looking
into the following contracts, which Lyon
got in Philadelphia. these contracts having
been, admitted as evidence before Referee
In Bankruptcy Stanley W. Dexter on
Tuesday:
ARTICLES Of agreement between Col. John
v. Fprey. Deputy Quartermaster-G General,
u. S.sA., at Philadelphia, Pa, and Edmond
r. Lyon, for 10000 pairs fur gauntlets
ut philadelphia, sQuartermaster's Depart
mont, Dec z, 1898, expires June IA, 1892;
bond, $1,000; sureties, William Littauer,
IA brother of the Lttauersl 81, 900, and Louis
/. Haber, $1,000" Haber being friend Of
Iyon This contract amounted TO Ss9,-
BOO05.
ARTICLES OF agreement between Col.
Furey and Lyon dated Oct. is, 1893, expires
Feb. 1, 1899, bond 81 900; sureties, o. l..
Richard, $1,000 Richard is a brother-in-
law of Littauer, and Haber, 1000"
Articles OF agreement between Col
yurey and Lyon for IS 900 pairs OF buck
nkin gauntlets, dated Aug. 0. 1898, to er-
pire Nov %, 1898; bond, $40 900; surcties,
William 4lfttauer. $4,000, and Haber, 1000.
Articles of agreement between Col.
Furey and Lyon for 10000 pairs of buck
skin, gauntlets, dated May 81, 1893. to e1-
pire June ~, 1893; bond, $1,000; sureties,
Oscar l.. Richard G4ittauers brother-in-
Aw), 5000. and Haber, $4,000.
Articles OF agreement between Col,
Furey and Lyon for 10000 pairs Of buck
skin gauntlets, dated May 20, 1893, to ex-
pire Dot. 10, 1893; bond. $4,000 sureties,
Oscar l.. Richard, $4,000, and Haber.
$4,000. On this contract the name Of
William Lttauer, surety for $4,000, is
ers sed, and the name OF Mr.. Richard sub
sfituted.
Lyon got the contracts Representa-
tive Littauers In his carefully prepared state
ment at Gloversville on Tuesday. says Of
Lyon ,,,
He was to my knowledge succ essful bidder
for United States Army contracts for musk
rat fur caps and muskrat fur gauntlet gloves
wherever he succeeded Ia getting con-
tract at such prices as he would himself de-
tcrnaine. he placed orders with our arm TO
manufacture these Rauntlets. giving us In
structions to ship them to the Arsenal at
Philadelphia. and In the course OF time these
orders were filed
And Representative Littauer's brother,
William, and his brother-in law, o. L.
RichlrdA are the bondsmen for Lyon, yet