The Springdale news., 1906-02-02

1 building. when in fact, the real cause
 was quite clear to those able to guess
 pretty well that 1t was costing the contractor too much to work it The contractors then moved their Quary l ing operations several miles and com
 nenced with the use of a stone which | is of another grade and color and is no 1 better than the "Bh stone, for which 1 they offered in writing to do the work 1 for eighty thousand dollars less mon. ] eY than the stone they were relieved l from working. They are continuing 1 the use of this cheap stone to day, so tar as they are doing anything
 A the tune of the formalitY of making the contract for erecting the building, the formality of executing abDnd was also exploited. but if this bond ever had any force atal, itc0uld have none now, because the work has been changed until it has become different con tract altogether from that for which the original contract was made and that for which the bond was ex- ecuted. 4 bonding agent could do little more than keep up renewals for the job if he were continuously em- ployed to stand on the ground, be cause of the countless changes that are being made as the work slowly progresses. These changes are never for the best interests of the State, but on the other hand are always for the worst They actually de- decrease the work as originally con- tracted for, while the pay is greater than the contract would be under stood as allowing, thus always operat- a double header against the States interest.
 Under such, contract our State must pay over the hard earned cash of it's citizens to gang of confessed crim, InalS upon the order of their presumed friend, the architect, without more value received than is required to gild over q space of rottenneSS Can 1t be that q contract has been made so oneSided and so binding on the State that It's treasury can, in fact, be robbed by it's p0SSeSS0rs in broad open daylight, under it's presumed 1eglJi- macy2 Can 1t be that contract has been made so flexible that an arehi- tect, employed ard paid by the State, can interpret hlS own language to mean whatever he wishes 1t to at any future time. under any conditions, and such interpretations be always against the interests of the State?
 l am legally advised that, because of certain existing conditions, 1t is eX- ceedingly d0ut tful if this very con- tract can be attacked in the courts of this state or elSewhere: then if this is all true, it IS now time to ask those who have permitted such contract to be made and such conditions to eX- iSt, to answer the question of oh. Shade of RemorSe, where art th0uz8
 Such contract coupled with such provisions ot such specifications, and such variance in plans and practice, backed up by such law and guarded by such conditions, and construed by an architect who, in pride, purse and conscience is capable of becoming q ednkrupt: all taken together forms contract by progression, which be- comes hypocfltieai eating cancer, in stolen false colorS fastened upon and intended to paralyze the very tongue of this State, If 1t should ever attempt to speak up for it's rights.
 When George k. Mann got the ap- pointment of State Capitol Architect, he got 1t substantially without com petition. His remuneration was agreed to be what K usual and cusfO- mary in such cases This arrange ment left room for miSundefStdnd-
 ing and this was as good as he wanted, for whenever some men can get mIX- up With the state then they always get more than could in any other way be had.
 Ills fee was afterwards construed to be not less than Fifty Thousand Dol lars for the work of designing the plans of the State Capitol and super intending the construction of the en- tire building. By the writer. and many others, so large fee was con- Sidered exhorbitdnt for this architect. But the precedent for such fee, for d competent architect charged with such responsible duty, was founded upon the rules which are esta blished and were recommended by number of the members of the American h. Stltute of Architects, d highly h0n0ra- ble class of gentlemen, who are pos SesSed of great learning and experience of long and faithful service in their profession. It will, however, become known to the State of Arkansas in the near future that the above named fee will not be half enough money to pay for the competent architectural service that the State thinks it has contracted for, and 1t may develop the service now paid for so highly in our desire to get the best. K, in fact the worst we could have secured if we had advertised for the r0tteneSt the whole earth possessed. The State will also be soon informed of the fact that this magnanimouS fee of Fifty Thousand Dollars IS nearly all paid while the Capitol Bailding k not one fourth completed \ lso believe and predict that 1t will become further known to the State that the service which has for tine most part been ren- dered for this extra liberal compensa- ton, has been performed in the sewer shop, planning schemes of fraud rath- CT than shafts of art and poetic beauty Then if this should prove true, Mir Mann has shown himself to be totally deyold of all the highest principles pretended while seeking thls most honorable employment. He has furthermore called into question the honorable transactions of at least some of the membership of the Ameri- can Institute of ArchitectS'with which society he loudly advertiSeS his con-