Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-16

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Of his having talked to Michael J.
Young about these jobs, saying: mike |
wants to see your friend (meaning Nc
ManigaD that was In the east some
time before. Can you get him to come
here to do Job for me? Mike will
furnish finances
| That MCNAMARA wrote to Webb In
answer that the Boston and New York
jobs were being considered.
That Webb again wrote to McNam-
ara describing the new opera house in
Boston, telling where derricks could
be blown up and when the guards were
on and of duty.
| LETTERS BASIS OF CHARGE.
That Mcnamara In 1909 wrote let
ters to powder companies negotiating
for explosives, the negotiations being
similar to those which resulted in the
blowing up of the Los Angeles Times
building.
That Mcnamara wrote to P. J. Nor
ris of St. Louis March, 1910, about jobs
that were later blown up there.
That Charles Beum at Minneapolis
in April, 1910, wrote Mcnamara that
he had taken photographs of non-union
jobs that were in course of construc-
ton and would send them to him.
That Ryan from New York wrote to
Mcnamara in April, 1910, as follows:
in regard to the McClintic- Marshall
jobs, let Legleitner attend to the jobs
in his district Let Butler attend to
the jobs at Buffalo and Rochester.
Hockin arrange for the Cleveland and
' Detroit and Cincinnati jobs. Morris
can attend to Mount Vernon. Webb is
now at South Bethlehem. Will send
; him to Worcester, Mass, Davenport,
, Iowa. Peoria can be handled by Hook
in. Chicago is at work on the jobs
there. Let Colley work on bunch at
Chalmette. l will take up the job at
: Jersey City with some one in 45. This
should be started at once"
That in response Mcnamara wrote to
Ryan two days later: 81 am writing
Legleitner, Butler and Hockin about
, the work of the McClintic- Marshall
company. | have already written
Cooley about the work of the above
named concern at Chalmette"
GIVES RYAN LETTER.
That Ryan wrote from New York to
Mcnamara in April, 1910, in regard to
dynamiting for the benefit of a local
union at Peoria, ILL.,. as follows: "In re-
gard to the Peoria request, am of the
same opinion as yourself What is
Z spent there should be through Hockin.
l don't mind expanding a reasonable
amount in view of all the circum-
! stances
I That Morrin wrote to Mcnamara
!; from St Louis in May, 1910, reporting
an inspection trip he had taken to
] Mount Vernon, where structures were
( blown up, as follows:
my friend Coleman took me around
< to, show me where the eruption took
place. 1t seems as though they don't
) want a recurrence of the affair, as
counted 10 watchmen and couple oil
3 others prowling around. l think they
were fly mugs and I was not al
D through the building. The Big -Four
z extension to Evansville will cross the
4 Wabash about four miles from Mount
Carmel, ILL., / wish If President Ryar
4 would happen around the main Office
3 OF the Big Four he would try and fine
& out who has the job"
s. That Mcnamara replied to Morrin hl
& had forwarded his letter to Ryan.
8 That T. K Painter wrote to McNam
& ara from Omaha in May, 1910, in re
gard to job Of the Wisconsin Bridg'
3 company, which was damaged by al
2 explosion, as follows:
D They have no police protection
4 within 10 blocks Of the JOB. This is
q power house for the street car com
3 pany. Hope IL there is any way 20
g could give US help to straighten up tn
3 job, you viii do it. as this is only tn
2 second big non-union job in this city.