The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05
Tells About The Fire Engine Deal
With Wa||a Wa||a.
TAKES A SHOT At BR|MGHuRsT
SAYS HE Is A "BACk NUMBER
AND "HAS BEEN" IN
BUSINESS.

A. G. Long, agent for the American
La France Fire Engine company, in a
letter to The Evening Statesman this
morning resents the insinuation that
he jobbed Walla Walla when he sold
the council a No. Metropolitan fire
engine and incidentally takes a few
hot shots at Bringhurst. Mr.. Longs
letter is printed in full as The States
man desires to give the widest pub
ilicity on the fire engine question
which seems to have stirred up some
what of hornets nest:
1t will be observed that Mr.. Long
says nothing about Chicago prices fo1
his engines. s,r
Portland, Or, March 3, 1906.
Editor Walla Walla Statesman,
Walla Walia, Wash.
Dear Sir: My attention has been
called to an article in the Walla Walla
Statesman, February %, under the
title Did Long Job Walla Walla 2"
The article states as follows:
The American Fire Engine COM
pany's bid, as will be seen, for No. 2
engine was $4,57O, while Walla Walla
paid for the No. 2, identically the same
engine, purchased a few months ago,
$5,200" The Statesman is wrong in
this statement. The price paid at
Walla Walla was $3.50.
Following this is a copy of letter
from H. w. Bringhurst, of Seattle,
which, in connection with a clipping
from the Seattle P. 1. of February o.
seems to be the authority of the States
man for publishing this article.
l would call your attention to the
fact that the news item quoted from
the P. l. merely states that a second
size engine was purchased, without
stating what make. AS far as Bring
bursts letter is concerned it is not
worthy of much consideration, as the
man is entirely irresponsible in every
respect. 1t will thus be seen that the
Statesman has not acted very judici-
ously in publishing an article of this
kind, without some knowledge of the
facts.
The price bid on the Metropolitan
as the price charged at Walla Walla,
as will be shown further on. Now the
The city of Seattle took bids on
second-size steam fire engine with
plain black boiler-that is, not having
brass nickel-plated jacket-and with
out having roller bearing axles and
wheels. The bids submitted were as
follows:
Second-size Metropolitan en-
Sme "a ,99O.OU
Second-size La France engine 4,570O0
Extra for rubber tires, if re-
CURED .......... 3S7O0
Second-size Ahrens engine " 1900 90
Second-size Mott engine with
slide valves -. ......... 1912 so
Second-sze Mott engine with
piston valves .............. 5,142.50
Extra for rubber tires, if re-
quired ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
A secOnd-size La France engine with
out jacket and without roller bearing
axles and wheels was purchased from
me for $4,570.
Now, as to the price charged for the
Metropolitan engine at Walla Walla, |
including brass nickel-plated jacket for
boiler and roller bearing wheels and
axles, as compared with the price bid
on second-size Metropolitan engine
without brass nickel-plated jacket for
boiler and roller bearing wheels and
the Seattle engine a three-hor hitch, |
which was not required at Walla |
Walla.
Price charged Walla Walla for Sec
ond size Metropolitan engine as above, /
$3.50. Deduct from this roller bearing
axles and wheels, not included at Sc |
attic, $3.50; additional cost for freight
and delivering expense at Walla Walla
over Seattle, 1920; brass nickle-plated |
jacket for boiler not required |
for Seattle, 500; Total deduc-
ton $3.50, leaving $4,s90. Add
to above as an additional cahrge
in the bid to Seattle for a three-horse
hitch, not called for at Walla Walla,
800, making price bid On second-size
at Seattle 1880
Now, as to this man Bringhurst, 1
have not yet had my dinner and do not
care to waste very much time on rep
lies, particularly when my stomach is