New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-01

dated from Minneapolis, Sept. 10, 1900:
Mr.. Schilling, City Clerk,
New Ulm, MINI.
Dear Sir 8.3s8. 81.
Regarding future price on our coal
for your use IN the city water works, |
have asked the company to invoice coal
hereafter at $3.50 track New Ulm. Hop
ing to see you soon and explain the sit
uation.
Yours truly,
CENTERNILIE BLOCK Coal Co.
DARNALL.
Here is another letter from the coal
company direct and reads as follows: &
Mr.. Louis schilling, City Clerk,
New Ulm.
Dear Sir Il:
Referring to the conversation had with
our Mr.. Darnall on the occasion of his
recent visit to New Ulm, we are pleased
to advise that we are able to shrink the
contract price on what coal we will snp-
ply YOU after Sept. 1st of this year to
So 80 per ton instead $3.50. If this is
satisfactory will you kindly write us
your acceptance as early as$possible and
very much oblige. 3S5|
e.. .... Yours truly, ..t.i 5s#.%
CENTERvILLE BLOCK Coal Co.
To THE PUBLIC l55 HI I4 a.5y5s
What does that contract say? i says
that the coal company will meet ANY
DECLINE IN the price, etc. 5l}s55f
Now was 1T Mr.. Nagel or the, coal
company that had to meet the price of
other Iowa ccal companies2 The com
mittee says it's all Nagel's dong, they
say further that from Sept. l, 1000, to
April 1st, 1901, the city bought[thecoal
zoe per ton cheaper. y
And why did the city buy 4heaper?
Because the coal company in thaSr letter
of Sept. Is, 1900, say that the ptice will
be $3.50 from Sept. l, 1900. Til u shows
tnat the coal company was obliged to
meet prices.
The committee further says that Mr.
Nagel was earnestly requested bn ac-
count of the OPPORTUNITY sTR1KEs that
the coal company had to furnish ]Foal.
: Here I quote part of letter FIJI m the
Centerville Block Coal Co. in regard to
strikes during the period Of their con-
tract with the city, which was addressed
to Geo. M. Barnett, Cashier, Centeryllle,
Ia, dated March 10, 1908.
Dear SIR H..
Replying to your verbal INQUIRY of
today, we have to advise that there was
no strike at any of our mines during the
year commencing April /, 1900 and end
ing April I, 1901. All of our mines
were idle on account of strike during
the month of March, 1000. We ihay.
had no strike which materially affected
the output of our mines since that date.
T.. Signed by I. .aY
- CENTERvILLE BLOCK Coal Co.
So far it was proven that it was not
Nagel that reduced the price, nor that
the coal company had strikes. Ssz#z:
Let US figure as to the number Of cars
the coal company furnished during their
contract With the city. Their contract
commenced April /, 1900; and on ac-
count of those big strikes CD Alderman
Nagel commenced filling the contract
by furnishing Centerville Block Lump
Coal from May 7, 1900 to July 26, 900
furnishing in all nine cars Centerville
coal and the coal company commenced
shipping on their contract the first car
on Sept. 6, 1900; delivering nine cars,
the balance of the contract. N /. g5=
Why wasn't Mr.. Nagel induced TO re-
duce his price on the Centerville Block
Coal Co.'S coal during May and June,
when quotations of coal were $1.65 per
ton at mines with freight Of $1.75
making 1t $3.4O delivered at New pIm2
Can the committee explain that2 Is that
another one of those ''irregularities2'
The following bids were received to
furnish coal from April /, 1901 to April
!, 1902.
Bingham Bros: Iowa Coal, $3.50;
Hooking Coal, $4.35. Delivered at shed.
Centerville Block Coal co..: Lump
Coal, at $3.50. F. o. B. New Ulm.
Mary Nagel: Centerville Block Coal,
at 1857. Delivered in she'd.
The contract was awarded to Mary
Nagel, with the provision in the contract
reading that she will meet any decline.
Contract was fled May s5,l9O1. i
wish to invite the public to ascertain at
the depots, whether NJ. Nagel has ever
received coal2 Whether NJ. Nagel ever
presented bill to be filed at the City
Clerks Officer Whether N. Nagel syer
!. appeared at Ike City Clerks Office for