Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-05
GAR. DECORATORS
REPUD|ATE CONTRACT.
Lively Tilt in the Kenyon Hotel This
Morning Over an Agreement
For Bunting.

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When the Pan-American Decorating
company, through It's agent, Fl. II. Zor-
neauX, tried to take an advantage over
Sam Porter OF the Kenyon hotel, II
slipped a cog, in fact, it slipped several
cogs, and there might. have been a hr'ok-g
en- nose and a couple Of black eyes had
not a peace loving newspaper man
poured oil upon the troubled waters.
The difficulty was all due to con-
tract signed by Sam Porter of the Ken
yon, and the accredited representative
of the Pan-American Decorating COM
pany, which contract the company re-
fused to fulfil.
Yesterday the company wrote to Mr..
Porter, making a proposition for decor
ating the hotel. A design, .'made on
d proportionate scale was submitted,
and it was agreed that the company
would take down the decorations at the
end of the G.. A. r. encamprnent. 1t
was also stipulated that no unnecessary
nails or brads would be used. The final
paragraph OF the proposal reads as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Porter agrees that if decora-
tons are put upon building as per de-
sign to pay to the order of Pan-Ameri-
can Decorating company the sum of
500, after decorations have been care
fully removed and building left in good
order" This was signed by Zorneaux,
as agent for the company.
Zorneaux called upon Mr.. Porter with
a stereotyped contract. one portion of
which stated that the party of the sec
ond part--meaning Porter--would pay
the company 800 "as soon as decora-i
tons are put up" This did not suit
a If,,rx t1,,,,
changed TO read: ..As soon as decora-
tons are down.
This was agreeable to the agent of
the company, and he signed tho same.
But the decorations did not go up.
There was nothing done, and people be-
| gan to complain to Porter that he was
| lacking in patriotism, and demanded to
| know why he did not decorate the hotel.
| Porter got busy with the company and
was then informed that the contract
would not be fulfilled. The boniface
became angry and wrote the following
letter to the company:
II have been advised by your agent
| that the contract he signed yesterday,
| he would not be able through YOU to
| fulfill This is a notice that Sif the
| work is not commenced and finished
according to contract, the matter will
/ be placed in the hands of our attor-
a against you at once.
4 In reply to this. w. Hintze, ..proprie-
i tor of the company, wrote to Mr.
\ Porter, sending thu communication
with ZorneauX. to the effect that "mS
4 agents have no power OF attorney but
are under contract with me, that ii
order to make a contract perfect ant
81 legal. L must accent a contract" HI
then goes on TO say that If Porter de
sires TO go to law, etc, ii is agreeable
to Hintze
After zorneaux presented the. com
munication to Porter he asked the lat
II ter il there were any reply. The hote
2 man replied that hs would stand b.
the contract and would hold the com
pany to the same Zorneaux insisted
that a new contract be signed by; Por
ter whereby the latter would be bount
to paysa as soon as the decorations ar
up Porter refused TO do SO and thei
Zorneaux became insulting until Por
ter. flushing with anger threatened t
give the decorator a correct imitation
of a cloud burst toying with q tumbl