The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-26
would gel all the Ola material. es..aI

would get all the old material, eN4.epl
the marble; that the contractors q
| lowcd for the value of this old material
| in their bid; that the commission fully
investigated the matter; that the at
torney general gave his official opinion
/ that the general opinion had been that
The contractors owned the old mate
Iial. and the commission could not
claim it; that the opinioii OF the attor-
uey general was approved by the COM
mission, excepting only Mr.. Marshall;
and the commission referred AIR. Gar
iunkels proposition tn it to buy the
old material from the contractors
l repeat that | cannot believe that
! this investigating committee consid-
cred the report, or knew OF these facts
II they did, l think Il discriminating
public can see that they are determined
to uphold Col. Marshail's minority re-
port. even if II suppression OF cold
facts is necessary.
Generally:
AS IN evidence tEut gave the state
good and honest service in the eXDend-
iture OF it's money on the State house.
ana III rclutatioi of many charges
made, but not sustained, by the in
veStigating committee. / desire TO sub
nit the following statements of hon
cradle, widely known contractors. not
withStandine the chairman OF that
committee, on the iiour OF the senatc,
where he was secure from reply. de-
sCcnded TO the tactics oi trying 10 be-
ainirch and inpuBn any OF ana all Wit
nesses who dared to speak the truth.
II not III support of his report
Nicholas lttuer, Contrat tor. T. .. Box
COG. Atlanta. Ga.
Atlanta, Ga, March 22,190l.
/. Alr. Frank Il. Milburn. Columbia, =. &.
Dear Sir: Your ilvor OF the 20Lh 10
hand. l examined the material and
find it Il first class job. L consider it Il
good, substantial piece OF work.
Yours truly,
(SiSned Nicholas Ittner,
Contractor
Savannah. Ga. Aug. II. 1905
Mr. Frank Z. Miburn. Columbia. $.
Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry
oi August 9TH in regard to the WORK re-
Gently done on the State house, | Will
say that / have hud considerable cX-
pcriencc IN large work, and have had
quite Il number OF contracts irO!u The
United states government. | was one
or the nrn of the Stewart Contracting
company, who bid FOR the contract IN
+Hiaii.ii,i. "di iii tu.utItJid Aug
llth, ana Willie there inspected the
state house work. AS Il Whole | think
the work very satisfactory. There lnay
be some mirror Things that ! would have
done different II / had been award
cd the contract. anyone looking to
ind lau!t can always find ii. rher" IS
one ming certain, the State oi south
Carniina. in my estimation. has re-
cciVed fun value iur the money eX-
pended. and now has Il capitul thnt
any State might well be proud Of
This is my honest ana unpre JUDGED
opinion. Yours lru!y.
tSigned)
J. Il. Burgess. Nauager.
savannah Contracting Company.
Note, Mr.. Burgess rclnudcled interior
OF postotlice building III Columbia, in
1908.
Augusta. Ca, Sept.2, 1893.
Mr.; Frank L. Miiburn. Columbia. S.
Dear Sir: In reply to your favor Of
Aug. 25th, wanting an opinion from us
on the new state capitol ia your city
we beg 10 say the writer has frequent
- gone over this building during con
stIuction ami since it was finished, ana
consider il as Good Il job as IL is pos
slblc 10 make out of u vcmodeling Job.
ana being familiar with the price paid
Tor the Work, consider the state sc-
cured regular excursion price on that
building.
We llavc had considerable experience
III rcmodelinS work, ana know nov
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