The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
Tells His Connection with Eff
fort to Sell White Truck
TO Village
COMMISSION LESS
THAN 10 PER CENT
Says Misstatement Was Made-Believes
White Best Fire Truck Considered
Thinks Truck Village Now Has Is
Joke by Comparison.
Brattleboro, Vt. Nov. Ii, 1911,

BfattleOOTo, \ l., Nov. Ii, l9l4.
Editor OF The Reformer:
Dear Sir:-,Just what brought forth
yom article Of the 10th, in which YOU at
tempted to discredit the White company,
the goods they manufacture, etc? Did
YOU not make some misstatements and
were not your insinuations wholly I'M
called for? Surely, the two commission
ers who selected and bought the fire
truck need no yindication for not consid
ering the petition You mention, which
presented to them. respectfully requesting
that they buy Il White fire truck. unless
by actual demonstration they found some
thing better.
The petition was signed by the three
selectmeu, principal taxpayers, best me
chancs and automobile experts in town.
in fact, everyone signed the petition |
asked to, except two. also offered to
furnish "a driver and keep the truck in
repair for one year without any cost to
the village. which meant a saving of at
least 81 900 over the present arrange
mcnt, although it would cost ME but
little
The commissioners accepted salesman :
word, that his company would deliver to
them fire truck that would not only do
everything the White had done. but much
better in every respect. and your paper
made the statement that the commissions
ers had contract to that effect which
was Il mlsstatemeut. and simply used for
effect to back up the nsnuatiou that
Through the ability and efforts OF the COM
missioners to protect the village inter
ests, the Village escaped being fieeccd
out of $1,000 Well who has the 81. 900?
1 a
| lage should have had at least a part of it.
! | never offered any orc a copper to
help me to the business, and | know that
the White company did not Ny com
mission on the White had I been able to
make the sale. WAS less than 10 per cent,
and certainly offered TO perform for
| the village. at least three times the value
OF any commission | would have received
! i hold contract with the N.hite com
/ pan}, winch | show YOU for verihcation
IN which my commission or discount on
tany truck or delivery cars | can sell would
he 10 per cent and no more The con
tract requires Il deposit from the dealer
and | have same up with Che White com
pany at the present times so the contract
Is still IN force.
The fire truck was. different deal ana
was handled 10y O. F. kress x Son, anC
the commission I was to receive was las,
than | am receiving from the Whit,
company. also might add that | wa.
offered something like three times this II,
other companies. ii I could get the bu~i
ness for them. The White was the one
.. thought the village should buy and til,
only one would care to guarantee I,
keep in repair tor year. There Is no
a company in the automobile bushes
| with better name and financial stand
| ing, Any city. village OF individual ma,
p we'll feel proud TO own Il White truck q
p pleasure car,
. There We're some interesting facts il
t regard to this fire truck business prnte,
in The Reforner September % surel
went after the business, first. because
thought 1t belonged to me, next a. bus
ness proposition, However the real il
centive was matter OF pride aud not L
get turned down, as | believed then. as
do now, that represented by far the he,
=, truck there was considered. What til
village has, as compared to a White.
ii Joke, and if they had to dispose of sam,
from what | know of the business, doul
if they could get 5000 for it.
\ cry truly yours.
JOHN b. MANLE1
Blatteboro, NOV. 16, 1914