Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-27

| Montana millionaire, Determined
Net 90 Aecede to Their Demands.
Has His 0Un Quarry snA Factories
an Make Everything Ser New York
Palace - Arehitecs Rails Crown
Hair GreyEn GFny Since Work on
Hankion started.
| Senator William A. Clark. the Mon
lana copper king. has established u
| unique record ia the construction Of
his mansion at Fifth avenue and Sew
eEty- sey eE1h street, New York
Surprise was accustomed few days
ago when he purchased the Henry
Bonnard Bronze company for the pur-
| pose Of supplying his new mansion
with bronze, says the New York World.
Now 1t has been discovered that the
| bronze foundry is but one of similar
moves made BE- Senator Clark since
| ground was broken in 1898 for his
| Fifth avenue home. Here is a list of
the plants bought by him to defeat the
plans OF contractors to bleed him:
Granite quarry at North Jay, Me.
Stone finishing plant at Bangor. Ne.
Marble factory at Ravenswood, y. Y.
Woodwork factory at RavenswOod.
Ny.
Decorative plaster plant at Ravens
wood, y. Y
Henry Bonnard bronze foundry. New
York city.
The firm Of architects employed by
Senator Clark has established a new
hard work record for the profession.
| Washington Hull. managing architect
OF the Clark mansion. had thick. curly
hair when the work began; he Is now
gray.
The trouble for Senator Clark and
his architects began when the Maine
and New Hampshire Granite company
gave notice OF an advance on contract
price The firm had agreed to supply
the white granite for the walls for
100000. The quarry people suddenly
demanded $3.50, coo. claiming that III
terations and additions to the plans
for the mansion made the demand on
ly fair.
Architect Hull was equal to the
emergency. Anticipating possible trou-
BILE he had employed agents who trav-
eled thro ,Hyh the Rangeley Lake quar-
ries of Maine. So when the storm
broke Mr.. Hull knew that at North
Jay. Me, there was II small UNIV orised
quarry OF pure white granite that all
Joined the quarrics of tie Maine and
New Hampshire company. BY some
chance il had been overlooked by the
big concern.
Sending the facts 10 the senator by
cable Architect Hull awaited the re
-.
II possible"
Within twenty-four hours Architect
Hull's agent was en- route for North
Jay. He returned with an option on
the property. 1t IS said that $4,000
was the figure
Great was the CONSERVATION of the
Maine and New Hampshire company
when notified by Senator Clark's rep
reSentatives that not only was their
demand for S650.OOO refused. but that
the original contract for 5000, 1000 had
been nullified by their failure to meet
it's requirements. Greater was their
CONSERVATION when Architect Hull and
200 laborers took possession of the lit
tie quarry on the borders of their own
property
Hurrying back from Europe. the SEN
ator decided that no contractor should
bleed him again. He decided to es-
tabliSh a stone dressing plant. Then
he decided that as million dollars
worth of bFonZes were to be used the
only way TO successfully escape the
extOrtion Of contractors was to own q
bronze foundry The same agreement
held good as to woodwork and decorat-
ing plaster, and the senator added
! these to the list.
Architect Hull became president and
| treasurer of the new company to oper-
ate the Henry Bonnard foundry, which
made a bid for general business while
! 1t devoted the most Of It's energy to
manufacturing supplies for the Clark
mansion. The foundry promises to be
the only survivor OF the plants bought
by the Montana millionaire. 1t has
many contracts and promises b make
real money for the senator.
The granite quarry has shut down.
and the stone dressing plant at Port
land is for sale. They have served
their purpose in saving the senator
100000.
At the decorative marble. woodwork
v Y, the men understand the situa-
ton and work. or. rather, don't work,
accordingly. Slow progress Is being
made. Architect Hull Is distracted
When asked recently for the story Ia
I detail Architect Hull shook his head,
poinfer1 fn his Vra Z hqfrs and said.