The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-25

and the present year is A cents, in
favor of this year, This is a fair
sample of the falsehoods the Knock
err prints.
Fargo Prices.
The prices l received for creosote
block paving in Fargo were as fol-
lows: 1906 1921; 1907, S311: 1908,
$3.50; 1909, $3.50.
Aberdeen Paving.
For the same years Aberdeen, s. D..
paid the following prices: 1907. s2.97;
1908, $2.74; 1909. $3.50.
Now let us compare the conditions
In Aberdeen and Fargo. Freight rate
labor and price of materials, other
than gravel, are about the same in the
two cities. In Fargo the paving con-
tracts called for six inches of con-
crete. In Aberdeen only five inches
were demanded. Gravel costs in Aber-
deem only $1.1O delivered on the
streets. In Fargo it costs 50. This
makes difference in gravel in favor
of Aberdeen of about 80 cents per
square yard
Now compare the prices again and
IL VIII be readily seen that Fargo has
gotten cheaper paving each year than
Aberdeen. Last year l did work here
actually four cents cheaper per
square yard. Aberdeen had the adj
vantage of 80 cents which gave the
Aberdeen contractor "a cents the best
OF the Fargo contractor. In 1908.
Fargo paid IL cents more, which still
Aberdeen contractors got IS cents
moro than
nigh year, Fargo paid IA cents more,
ana the contractor down there still
had the advantage of 16 cents
Does that look like have been rob-
bling Fargo? Does that look like I
have charged extortionate prices for
work in my home town? Compare the
charges here with other cities
Grand Forks Paving.
AS to the Grand Forks paving prices
they were: 1908. 1902 as compared to
$2.S6 in Fargo the same year. This
is difference in favor of the Fargo
taxpayers of 16 cents per square yard.
Does that look like l have robbed the
people of Fargo?
The prices I received in Fargo in
1909 were $3.50 The same figures were
paid at Grand Forks The Kettle River
Quarries Co. had the Grand Forks con-
tract The company lost $40, 566.1S on
the Grand Forks contract. That shows
1t had bid considerably lower than it
could afford to do the work. Read the
company's affidavit, annex, as fol-
lows
County of Hennepin, State of Mime
sota.-ss.
John A. Smith. being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says. that he As
the secretary Of the Kettle River Com
pany
That he was the representative and
promoter on the 1909 creosoted wood
block paving work laid by the Kettle
River Quarrtes Company in Grand
FORKS, N. D., and that the yardage
contracted for and laid was $4,000
square yards.
That the total amount of said con-
tract amounted to $76,02001.
That the actual cost of said work. in
Guiding putting in the blocks at exactly
the same price as was figured to other
contractors, was sSO,s5Os5, leaving
net loss on this job of $40, 56S1s. which
loss does not include such incidental
expenses as promotion, travelling ex
penses, etc, necessarily incident to
procuring Of such contract.
The price per square yard at which
the pavement was contracted for laid
on q 6-inch Portland cement concrete
foundation, was two dollars and 7ftv-
nine cents. ($259)
Further deponent sayeth not
I ,Tno. Snoith
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me
TINS 10th day Of February. A. D. 1910.
{ sseaD G. M. Hertel,
Notary Public, Hennepin County
MINI My commission expires Oct .
1918 - &C. .
Cassie Chadwick.
Cassie Chadwick and his biralines
are just about as truthful in the state
ments they make about contract work
m Fargo as those he made to clients
n Vermont, when he was in charge az
their business in Sioux city. about the
worth OF the Moorhead National bank
STOCK He advised them to sell al n
cents, when It would have readily
brought 1920. I have d conv ~ ras