The Globe-republican., 1903-12-03

TO introduce the Bundy time recorder for
use In the postal service, but II failed.
Later, during the administration Of Post
master-Genera Wilson, upon the recon-
mendatlon Of A. W. Machen, 1t was adopt
ed Machen estimated that the entire
free-delivery service coula be supplied for
$i5,59950
IN 1901 an effort was made by First
Assistant Postmaster-General W. NJ.
johnson and his chief clerk, John M, Mas
ten, 10 reduce the price of these time re-
corders, but the effort was afterwards
abandoned
III. ]. Truesdel, who was agent Of the
company at the time these clocks were
first adopted, states that he paid Machen
$1,000 for his services in securing their
Introduction into the service. Criminal
action on such payment is barred by the
statute of limitations.
BY the purchasing of cancelng ma
chimes for use in the postal service it Is
shown that the government has lost over
100000, which sum was divided among the
conspirators interested. Here again GRIM
lnal action Is barred by the statute Of lin
tations.
Says Mr.. Brlstow:
1.-THE most important contract for can
ceiling machines was that for the Dore-
mus Its original promoters were W. D.
Doremus, the inventor; l., 7. Kitchener,
member of the law firm Of Dudley &
1 Kitchener, Of Washington, and II. j.
rruesdell, of Bnghamton, N Y. The
company was organized August 3, $780,
and capitalized for 100000, divided into
LOCO shares of 500 each. Truesdel was on
intimate personal relations with Beavers,
md in 1899 an order was given for 100
machines, at $l5O each. Long before all
Of the 100 machines had been delivered
The department received numerous com
plants from postmasters stating that
they were worthless; and on account of
The great dissatisfaction with this first
100 known as Model No. the Doromus
company established a factory of It's own
IN Washington and created Model No. 2,
and Beavers, without testing Its ettlcien-
~ va ""'S "o' i"uv' NVlliaotSu lol iVu VI
| the new machines at $225 each, Model No.
also proven failure, and Model No, 3
was made, and Beavers promptly gave an
order for 100 machines Of that model at
$2l5 each,
vi the ZVO machines purchased Of mod
els NOS ! ana : put S9 are now in Use,
The, remaining Isl being practically net
loss.
PIX hundred and seVenty-one Of these
mapnlhes nave been ordered by the de-
Vaftlheht, al net cost Of SllS4l5- This IL
repetition o. the story of automatic
aashlers.and Elliott o. Hatch typewllters,
except mat II IS on larger scale.
IN lsVl lrueadel ana Green became es-
tfanged and TfuesdeI left the employ Of
tne sunday company, and also sold his
interest III the Doremus canceling ma
chlhe. When interviewed by the inspec-
V'9 ue'uei' e.a'Vu ', ,e5 oclote the Sec'
1 .oo ~iu1 W. yo 49, oV l1'V' muS gwen los
'vY , i,''"..'i,'s G,een so"i liu mo nau
,ia,nlt H." w iet' ~ '1'S' ,isl as
~ 'h , to o'd"'ei 'g',V'",, F-VVV' wollh
"n' Fto1 l" ~, e, o,'iis . guy. VI noeciN-
oh Tx -" 0'N'- '' NV 'V'' 'N"' "VV 'la'
"ljeath refused 10 make write, qto,o.
ment, hut said verbally to INSPECTOR Sim.
mons that he never received ony stock
from the Doremus Canoeing Machine
Company or any remuneration of INV
kind, directly or indrctlye
"on October B. lNS Indictment, vera