The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-04-22
s JOB
Fad Nice One Fixed Up On
City.
(O CHEAP ENGINE GOES
Saws Engineer Cummings. Flat
footed.
MITES INEXCUSABLE DELAY
1oud Not Listen to His Attorney who Tried
to Push Him Up.

Jerry's little job In trying to furn-
kh cheap machinery, below the
peci6cations, to Weiser won't work,
nd Mr.. Cummings, employed by the
Pity to guard its interests demands
bat Jerry meet requirements. Mr..
says the plant should be nearing
ompletion and Jerry's delay is in
zcusSble. The following correspon-
ence explains the matter and shows
Ow Jerry failed to palm off a cheap
nghe on the city. 1t also shows
bat he would not listen to his at
orneys advice that lie get a move
D:
April 6. 1908
H. h. W. Cummings.
Seattle, Wash
Ny Dear Sir.
Mr.. j. G. White has re-
erred your letter of the 3lst ult. to me
80, a letter of the same date from the
Notwithstanding Co, iE which
feY state that YOU refuse to accept The
lghe they propose to furnish. You
50 state in your letter to Mr.. Whit,
al all OF the machinery proposed to b.
l'nshed by the Hallidie- H ensha Bulk
Vo would do except the engine. They
y IN their letters TO Mr.. White that yol
aim tnat the engine is to small. Now
Snot my intention TO argue this ques
On with you, one way or the other sine
would prefer to loose some money OF
le oeal than to go into litigation abou
however, If the engine proposed
Ill furnish the horse power, with tn
"u ana sa compound engine, | don
eleVe any one could arbitrarily rejec
asa legal proposition, but. under IN
icumStances' |, myself, am of the sam
pniuh mat you are, that's, that tn
y. lnlhg to do will be to get the Idea
lsine IL II can be had at the price tina
mares U Moore & Co propose to ful
sN AZ the factory, to-wit; S1460. 90
sng 'ne one which you 0 Kd, in th
Nr addressed to you by them, and b
~ sent TO Mr.. White. unless another ell
Iues "a SIZE larger would cost less tina
!. iueal' and get their Independent Je
oauenSer,, which you o KID in the sam
ssi, ct al the price of $129.O0, and the
y 'le remainder of the stuff, to-wit
u' ooler, feed pump, water. heate
sIp nm ps' and so on from Hallidie- H enshav
Isiey osiy Co., Notwithstanding this will
Osl1g proposition to US. You under
st Iu N ar Cummings, probably, that m,
,a S auu Mr John Schmitd, of this tow
,ns UaVAlhg this proposition, and if ther
ave. ' money lost we will unquestionab
~ a'l 70 70 lose it. 1t was my iudgem mt j
|e,v funlng, and is yet, that it was
IL ,w'sh roVllsh thing for Mr.. White to PEI
r,o, "e.ser ,sl TO require him To sign a col
so,t a'nereoy he agreed to complete tn
EbaaII ~ lhe limited time he gave himsel
on,es, s am not afraid of any successf
Drs rs'ss ~ On m lhe part of Weiser with refe
NM M, ~ " 1nis particular point, vet it d
Opld so ei's IN position whereby thu
N,S Su require him to proceed TO do tn
a, AZ ooS. aoross the slough at a time when
OnS '' not less than twice as much as
entemSS a. any other time. August al
euioer me- Tor instance and will cause
itho money on that particular pa
kOst :, WORK and since this engine W
stls, s = ~, mad at the price given IN t
bat il 'su',i s,aeo Moore e. Co., at the facto
aid dovnfoo'oO, or more than $1,000
IOO oU"n, M making loss there of oN
csnnn, mhen | figure all OF these thin
avoid ,possloly see how Mr.. White
conrsao aoslhg money on this contrac
hlne bu, l cont want you to do an
Atss eus,n eus what is your duty, but If t
utput a. .ne an Will furnish the S5 H.
|on.conSs.sne sne engine shaft when work.
md at athel,siag ,ha,si at l20 lbs. boiler pressu
pesd snS sOSIt 700 feet per moment, DIST
sslred snaaa S mas The fy-wheels to give I
reanIs,sa ,peea to the dynamo, (Which G
ully 0S,',sa on ,S TO a great extent by
hat Is sae dynamo) and the crar
4 oznt msa. ssa.@nded, l don't see WHY
:. hourb bIes, is u with the specifications S ey
/ \ rsoui,sa Sion't do the work that mi,
j, the so snso,St. Si It. II the engine reouiI
as wort rt'v,lncation =, is not sufficient TO
'hik's i,r,, 9e done, tha, is not !
And am advised to