The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-13
BITTER ATTACK ON
P|AN0COMTRACIS
'J,oca, Music Dealers Get Raw
Deal From School Board,
Saws Crafts.
CHICAGO BID CALLED BRIDE
Term Applied to Cable Com
pany's Offer OF One Piano
Free With Each Sold.

po,oro the school Boards committee
on buildings and FURNITURE
last night Arthur d. "'''
r,,. piano Company. Inc. ana
charged that for the past SEVEN
- ha.n Lwarding contracts
for musical supplies "
a,,,. s,vin, ,otal dealers far
. .o,,,.,e in complete disre-
.,o poos,.r slogan: Buy what
., bon,e or as near home as
Saiaoo,,v Mr. crafts charged that
et;ng of me committee held
-, % :, r.comme ended that the
c.,,,,ny Of Chicago, be award
"A ntra., for furnishing the Ricn-
t,,,,s with four pianos, with
out giving ADEQUATE
rival bids put in by MS III III "Hu ~.
Richmond dealers. .;.;.
he pointed out, waS s,
into all the more By VI
.,ia' anmr,ittsa was himself the.
Virginia representat'" u WV
Chicago firm. co,;.s
e,. -. Az Cr.fts's opinion, was par
- nnn,vious This company
'.s so,1 Tho school Board two
~ hrrr b" pianos at 1875
vi 49,, IN with the sale two
pianos gratis. p;h,s 10
,.hi,,r free?" demanded Mr.
49,. IN il cet one mule FREQ
-, ,,,,,a IL buys? When 1t
-" n,r.c, Tor schoolhouse
does it demand anF,heI ~, 49,
with il free? Why aoesh the 49,
Company submit an open "no
board bid like the res' VI U.s. 30. RI
definite price without ~
city If Richmond dos ho' ''ee" ~
bribed." ,ol,;,.
nan man ra "bribed," and W.
.p'ioi W ,,,h.,. Of the COMMITTEES.
cautioned the speake' =, 80
not suffer the use OF r,.,e.
nection with any awa.N NJ
has made II is about "
Crafts in his further nc
the term. nav
Chandler Savef '"e
The hearing was wat III "u tn
consumed more thar -. ~,
the course OF IL IL -. 80 ,nis .ity
that while Ferguson ID e,.S "a Tho
offere to supply pianp' .;sfac+ory to
committee for reasors ....c, 70 tho
itself, had awarded IT, NJ Cor,ey.
Chicago firm at Sle in,srcban-s
in the course of C.af.. ,,ucbing
OF remarks with Mr.. 49, .i.no.
the relative values o. 20. ~ C.hIs
expressed the opinion 49, vic.
Company's product at '
was the best bargain. s s-s FOR
Mr.. Crafts's lowest piu ,nri,r
an instrument he clali n;sdsr. we're
to the other two. w. "a the Fer
Walter D. Moses & ~. an"
Susson-Lee Piano Conn., r,.rd;n1 the
When the matter ~ n.o,oct
contract reached vd'I tns roved
Committeeman John 80, -. ,,.;.,
that the committee reI", H.re
giving IL to the Gable rss,o of
Superintendent J. A. 80 ,np
the city sch ools stepr o,nmi,tee
breach. He moved thu go wei
racnmnond the purchase OF Tour e..
rnstnn" nianos at $123 each' m@oe s ~.
.ha sar,e Chicas, company. as .n'
.n. ,ha lowest priced piano suoli'.ed
,,;daer II enectually renho.eu
~. Iss, remaining scrupies asa'MS'
huvinr from foreign NUS
heads OF the local de- C.r,.,
rs S.arinr bordered danserouS,s
vie on the PERSONA. w,
crafts dwelt insfstentI' &c tho state
that Chairman Coriey ,cccs.fuI bidder.
representative of the s.sant tho Cable
and that without his CO. <,Ie in yir-
Company could make nn,cd the obyi-
rinia. Mr.. Corley res 90 denied
Gus implication warm.. ,;sa anx nrofi,.
tha. the transaction ca..1v =, hin, or
either directly or lnhir
his concern. Price thought
Committee ,;,ion as sole rep
resentative Of the Carr. c.rcum-
Virginia was an unfoi ,..hol. ma,ter
stance. and placed the Chairman
in an uncomfortable iisS ,s,er hear
Ebel. Of the School Boz. s.;a that
ing Mr.. Crafts's comp r,ome,t of
he would not think 10, en- C,,capo
awa- ding the contract fact b-,ugb,
! house were IL NJ oichmonG branch
OFT mat ,.xpayer 90 the
IL was regular
city. re ,he Chicag,
According 10 Mr.. Graz, in nav
company was further .b.n three
ing been notified mo, ,o,ng contract
months ago Of the impern only served
while local dealers weca-,., demanJ.
! notice last month MT zion and Mr.
ed proofs OF .u se was prepared
Craft replied that ne oath wher
20 Furnish them undo com.
| placed before an INV