The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-24

lONGh lOI lnG NdluS Oh tnlS Olu m0te1lQl
III their bid; that the commission fully
Investigated the matter: that the at
torney general gave his official opinion
that the general opinion had beer that
the contractors owned the old mate
iial, and the commission could not
claim it; hat the opinion of the attor-
ney general was approved by the com
mission. excepting only Mi. Marshull;
n the commission referred Mir. Gar
tunkel's proposition to il to buy the
old material from the contractors
L repeat that L cannot believe that
this Investigating committee eonsid-
II they did, L think II discriminating
public can see that they are determined
to uphold Col. Marshalrs minority re-
port, even ii a suppression of cold
facts is necessary.
Generally.
AS an evidence that | gave the State
good and honest service in the eXpend-
iture of it's money ON the State house.
and in refutation of many charges
made, but not sustained, by the in
Y~eStiSating committee, 1 desire to sub
NIT the following statements OF hon
orable, widely known contractors, not
understanding the chairman of tina
committee, ON the floor OF the senate,
where he was secur from reply, de-
to the tactics of trying to be-
smirch and impugn any of and all wit
nesses who dared to speak the truth,
IA lioN III SNiDBol vi Ills ItlDOIl.
Nicholas Ittner, Contractors, II. O. Box
COG, Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga, March %, 1901.
MIR. Frank p. Milburn, Columbia, $. c..
Dear Sir: You favor of the goth TO
L examined the material and
workmanship at capitol building, and
find it n first class job. l consider it a
good, substantial piece of work.
Yours truly,
tsisned) Nicholas lttner.
savannah, Ga, Aug. II. 1903.
Nh. Frank +. Milburn, Columbia, S.
1.
Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry
OF August 9TH i'll regard to the work re-
Gently done on the State house, / will
say that L have had considerable eX-
perlence IN larSc work, and have had
quite Il number of contracts from the
United states government. L was one
OF the hrm OF the Stewart Contracting
company, who bid for the contract in
Columbia. L was in Columbia Aug.
llth, and While there inspected the
state mouse work. AS a whole, L think
the work very satisfactory. There may
be some minor things that l would ave
done different If L had been award-
ed the contract. Anyon looking to
ma 1autt can always lind 1t. There is
one thing certain, the State OF South
Carollna, in my estimation, has re-
celNcd run value for the money en-
pended, N now has Il capitol that
any state might well be proud OF.
rms is my honest ana unprecedented
opinion. Yours truly,
~(Signed)
Savannah Contracting Company.
Note. MI. BurSes r~elnodeled interior
OF postoihce building in Columbia, in
l9O3.
Augusta, Ca, Sept.2, 1903.
MIR; FRANK +. Milburn, Columbia, $.
=.
Dear Sir: In reply TO your favor OF
Aug; 25th, wanting an opinion from us
on the new State capitol in your city,
we beg to say the writer has frequent
~ gone over thls building during con
stfuctioh and nee 1T was finished, and
consider 1T as good a JOB as 1t is pos
slbie to MAKE out of a remodeling job,
II being familiar with the price paid
LOT the work, consider the state Sc
cured a egular excursion price on that
puiidlng.
we nave had considerable experience
IN work, and know how
difficult it is to make everything per-
fectly satisfactory, as there is some
thing always i'm the way that cannot
be moved. You would have no roubl
Investigated, as you know from cX-
perlenGc mat ii is much easier to crit
icise than IL is TO execute.
Yours very truly.
Slghcd) d. III. Mckenzie d Sons,
General
BN Charles +. mckenzie.
ohnSo Guy, Tenn. Sept. %. 1903.
MI; FRANK 4. Ml!burn, Columbia, 5.
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Dear sir; Replying to your inquiry
Oh Aug Z5th, asking my opinion of the
work ecehtly done on the South Caro-
ma STATE mousse, 1 VIII say that L con
Slaered me same well executed N full
~ up TO the standard for such work. 1
nave II experience in remodeling old
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