The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-08
lSPHlLT,CIHY BEAUTIFUL, &C.
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10, .,,a copy NJ y letter sent
hr v. ,rtnlDll 10 Mr Mcclure last
Inv lr t...H Mr.. trsndall Describes
\ mo ,,.s- - te started and says
,t,, .. a.-n has an option on Municipdl
Ar,i-. rlufahoi hy the city affairs com.
r,,oe o. 80 Reform club In tho letter
bs .,. me- naturally tho company would
M, want '1c ncw paper to knock other
tsysw,r'4 nut that the Affirmative side
II tho F.lhaIi question can he handled
nv a~r'lr.es ~ opportune times showing the
GOOD qualities of asphalt pavement and
snaoaI Illustrated stories" The letter
GOes on
We shall consider your company a. our
,Isr. and therefore feel In duty bound TO
I, n-oro'e IFS interests In every legitimate way,
Ior Instance. / have more than a thousand
friends throughout the country who often
times could he advantageously utilized in a
lsefina'o way. would not think. as Won
would not ask. Of using them in any other
way. A. for tho return of this special service.
We can sere" upon terms when the matter
reaches that point. You already have my
opinion a, 10 wha, II Is worth.
The offer to sell the contents of an alleged
muniCIpal Journal To promote the interests
Of the Comranv in every legitimate way
requires no comment, says the Pamphlet,
which goes onto assert hat Mr.. trandall
nut the price for this at S. 900, which offer
The company turned down.
In another letter Mr.. Crandall asks MIR.
Mcclure # the Nun lcipdl Netrs "cannot
COOPERATE with your company in securing
the contract for the paving Of Seventh ave-
y nue., and adds that he has a plan which he
thought would he Of service to the company.
This. the pamphlet avs, the company also
rejected. Tho Nuniclbdl Netcr Wen out
Of business shortly after this and then MIR.
Crandall, it i stated, wanted to enter the
company's employ as IA travelling agent,
and proposed to organize a so-called civic
organization. ostensibly for the purpose of
Increasing the interest of citizens in pro-
posed public improvements, but in reality
to advocate the Use of the asphalt pro-
duced by the company 1t also says that
he proposed to visit the cities, giving out
Interview along the route, meet city Off
cials. among whom he would delicately
and tactfuliy exploit his views and from
time to time would lecture on the cit
beautiful"
+ letter written on the National Arts Club
stationery and addressed ITO j.. j. Rake
asks the latter if the company cannot make
Use Of his services and suggests an inter-
view. This was also refused. The PAM
phlet winds up:
Nothing more was heard from Mr.. Crandall,
until early in the present year: the New York
newspapers announced the organization Of a
society styled Municipal Arts Society"
and that lectures were TO be given on munich
pal affairs under the auspices of the Municipal
Arts Society. and that the orator on each
occasion was no less q parsonage than the
versatile MIR. Crandall.
1t was evident that Mr.. Crandall had con-
tected with some competitor. and this belief
was soon strengthened by various published
letters and addresses Of Mr.. Crandall. all OF
the SAM tenor. having as their object an
attack on the asphalt used by the Barber
Asphalt Paving Company.
Mr.. Crandall was found at the Hardware
Tub last night. He said hat the Municipal
An Society, started over ten years ago, was
meant by this paragraph.
lhls thing is a complete surprise to me-
be said. 1t is true Ina while running
Municipal Ners | once made such an offer,
put 1t was nothing more than other trade
journals are doing all the time. Anything
Ehe company would nave soid would nave
4 oeen over their own name. AS | said, we
would not knock other pavements. | made
zoe same offer to many concerns. 1t is
Z True | have said more or less against bad
asphalt laid by this company. If l had
gone with them as travelling agent would
nave talked about their good paving. 1t
vas a case OF business with me then. Nat
rally, had ] gone with them | would not
have attacked them. There has been no
Fetahation on my part. The last lecture
gave was over two years ago. As a mem |
Der OF the Municipal Art Society | did re-
sehtly make a report attacking some forms
q pavement, but said nothing about as
MIR. Crandall refused to say what COM
(ahy employed him now. He said that it
tsas not a paving company and was only
n indirect competitor. When asked about
,,%heelcharge virtually made hat he had heen
E;ahg the Municipal Art Society to promote
us business interests he replied:
Don't members Use the Hardware Club
promote their business interests? Had
gone with the company I certainly should
saVe retired as chairman OF the committee
!. a ,thoroE~a'ares oF the Municipal Art