The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-15

has issued a letter to all its stock.
holders and to the members of coun.
Gil, In which IL makes a complete an
swer TO the attack made upon Il rel
alive to the employment OF union and
non-unioff labor on the Market Audi
tornm building. The letter reviews
the history NJ the auditorium propo-
sition. and goes into the whole con-
troversy In detail. Following is the
substance OF the letter:
ONCE of
MARKET AUDITORIUM CO..
Wheeling. w Va.
Dear Strive understand that you
have probably been In receipt OF a
communication from members OF the
Ohio Valley Trades & Labor Assem-
bly,. in which you have been, request.
ed 10 vote in council at the special
meeting on June 18th to revoke the
ordinance granting a franchise for the
Market House Auditorium site. The
letter which we nave seen and which
we understand has been addressed to
all members of council, explicitly
states that the Auditorium Company
has violated the provisions OF the
franchise granted by council. espe-
cially and particularly as to Section
OF the franchise grant. We DENY
emphatically that the Auditorium
Company has violated its franchise
grant We assert that its members
have acted in absolutely good faith.
and In support of these statements we
invite your attention to the facts.
Section OF the franchise grant is
as follows:
Section Z. II is a further condition
OF the rights herein granted to the
said company and the agreements on
the part OF the said city to be per
formed that in the erection and con.
structon OF said market house and
auditorium home and union labor
shall be employed as far as practic-
able.
Under the provisions of the fran
chlse grant, the Auditorium COMPANY
was organized. plans for the building
were prepared, and bids advertised
for. The firm OF Perkins & Jackson
being the lowest bidder was awarded
the contract. Previous to that award.
however, Perkins & Jackson were no
uhed OF the provisions OF the fran
chise grant, and their particular at
tention was called to Section 7. More.
over, Section Of said franchise grant
quoted above was made a part OF the
contract made by the Auditorium
Company with Perkins & Jackson. Its
exact wording appears in the contract
and Perkins & Jackson accepted the
contract and signed 1t with said Sec
ton imposed therein.
Following the granting OF the con.
tract, officials OF this company were
, notified that said Perkins q jackson
mad sub-let portion OF the work 10
contracting firm in Wheeling which
was considered unfair. This cor1pa-
ny. thereupon. notified Perkins a
jackson that there was objection 10
one OF the sub-contractors. and Per
kins & Jackson replied to this compa-
ny that said sub-contractor stood ex-
actly in the same position as all other
sub-contractors in the City OF Wheel
ing In that. particular line. That is.
that none Of the sub-contraetors in
the City Of Wheeling capable OF hand.
ing this work were recognized as
union contractors. and none had
signed the scale. On investigation.
this company found that to be the
caseNand this company now has in It's
possession a stenographic report OF
The meeting held on April 1-12 at the
@'ANsFA - NNNNf W INV CITY uullUlnE.
a. which we're present Geo. W. Lutz.
W. p. Stone. II. &. Franzheiun and
Mayor c. G. Schmidt. OF the Auditori.
UNI Company. and Messrs. La Flam.
VESSEL and Salisbury. OF the Trades
& Labor Assembly. In which IL was
distinctly and positively stated that
there was no agreement existing be
tween any factory or shop az that
time and the union carpenters. and
so FAR az any contractors scale was
concerned. the said contracting firm
stood exactly In the same Relationship
N union labor as any other contract
ing firm In that line dn the city. More
over, thereupOn the Auditorium Com.
pany endeavoring IN good faith 10 fol.
low out the spirit and letter Of Sec
ton Z 81 the franchise. made de.
mand upon Perkins g. Jackson and
upon the ". W. Wood Company. the
said contracting firm. and obrained
from said company a distinct and pos