Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-07-12

term expects to be able to furnish the
trade with such brick as may be need
ed After looking over the situation
herein his words, ''to see whether he is
to pull out with profit, - he decided
that he could not afford to take chances
on the local briekyard people supplying
him with material as promptly as he
might need it; then he set about to
see whether he could secure control of
the yard In the end he secured a
lease for a term of fourteen months,
which is meant to guarantee him a
sure output of brick, and to enable him
to clean up his work at Whipple with
out delay
To a Journal-Miner reporter Mr.
Barnes said last night:
took this lease to be sure I would
have no chance of falling down on my
material. I hope to be able to supply
some local demand for brick while
am working the plant for my own
material, but you will understand that
it is my chief object to prevent any
failure of material once I get to work
q like the appearance of all have
seen in my short visit here, and am
sorry that l am compelled to start to-
morrow on my return trip to California
Mr.. Burrill will remain here to care
for business during the next two weeks
OF longer, and as soon as / can relieve
him he will go to Honolulu to close a
contract there similar to that I have
taken here. It will be government
there on much the same plan as here,
judging from what now know of it.
GIVE had to move rather rapidly
since coming here, but I managed to
get things in the shape hoped for, and
expect to start to work next Monday,
I would very much like to have all
know that am pleased with what I
find here. I have met with an ex-
cellent lot of workmen, and have hired
about 80 men to begin work on Mon
day next. They are made up of stone
masons, carpenters and labOrers, and
there viii be not one day lost in push
/ ing this work. 1 mean by this that
no time viii be wasted.
CT ran into the question of board
in talking with the men 1 agreed to
employ. They all claim they cannot
get good food at a rate that justifes
them in boarding, or that is in keeping
with the money they earn I mean to
look into this when I return, and should
find that they are correct on this
point, I viii surely arrange to feed
them myself Yes, I viii build a
place for them to board, and supply
the table; also arrange to furnish sleep
ing quarters for those who are not mar
ried men, should find they cannot
/ get good food at a reasonable price.
81 would like to add that there
seems to be a misunderstanding as to
the amount of my contract In round
figures it amounts to about 1878. 900.
and is for construction strictly Aside
from this. something like $4,000 is
to be expended in other work, such as
interior fittings. mention this fact
because in talking with business men
here the impression was given me that
my contract was in excess of the sum
have named. 1t has probably been
made public in the wrong sense
through an error. AS l have said,
Mr. Burrill will remain here until I
find time TO return. and will take
charge of all the preliminary work. 3"
When asked as to the necessity for
leasing the brick plant, Mr. Barnes
said:
"The secret of success in contract
ing is in getting within the time al
lowance and in beating it if possible
in doing as much work in as short a
llAIc as l'oSSlbie- anu one cannot an ora
to take any chances on his source of
supply
Contractor Barnes viii leave this
morning for the north to attend to get
ting his supplies on the ground so
that there win be no loss of time in
crowding his work at Fort Whipple
He expects TO return before the first
day of August. and expressed decided
satisfaction with the outlook in his
venture to erect the buildings for the
government. He viii assume personal
charge of the work upon his return.
CHECKING TAX ROLL.