Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-11


strongest combines in the northwest, and |
through their manipulatlona have throt-
tied free and open competition in stree.
paving and thereby flecced the prop
erty owners out OF hundreds uf th0us.
ands Of dollars As $ clearly cv.i!tlced |
by the folio -, correspondence that
passed between the Barber Asphalt
Paving company, and the Warren Con
struction company:
The f,llovino letters refors IN n Ia,
fine of street novinp in Euenshnro
Washington. The Barber. Asnhs TnS'
ing eorpany by its IN. iet nanrger
z G. Stevenson. wrn.c ia I. 6 4, VI
of the Wac, Tcnst,uctiou CONN MS
follows:
usinco toI,ino wi+b ,.ou IN po.4Ia,1
rooordino bidJipa ot rilomsbmra ~ = " WoaH StaIu
iretou So ho"a oIso 'aIpo" taILoJ u NJ
Pratt. your representative at spokane
He ,eemed to be of the o,inion unless
the bid for bitulithic pavement would
be on the par with the bid for asphalt
that the work would 20 for asphalt AS
the people are satisfied with the as.
phalt work done there bv the lndepend
ent Asphalt Paving Company of
Seattle. Mr. Pratt S idea is that we
should encourage as biph MS possible
bid for asphalt and with this in mind
we have explained to Mr.. Pratt that
we will give Mr.. sherman, manager of
the independent Asphalt Paving Com.
lpany. Seattle, to understand that we
will not bid low on the work and en-
deavor to have him hold his price up.
We we're also advised by Mr.. Kappes of
the j. +. Hill Companv, Spokane, that
tney would not bid az Eiensburg, so
there is a possibility that we can have
the asphalt prices at the last bidding
maintained if not held slightly higher.
/ We will talk with Mr.. Sherman this
aftemon and will be in a position to
know his attitude the date Of the bid.
ding.
A.. 7 n uov4 +olooro,ho1 Nrr coo
IC Wawen of Wayren So~strnc+ion Cam,
nanv at tbo sherman IIonso Cbicogo
az pf ,,atcb IN. fnIlon,ino IL sn6otontia7ly
a oon,,.
- Arropoomerts modo ,orsorollv with
g 5 Kanf Pacific Coast manager S " %
tbo Ra,ber. a snbait poying 90 70 TAXA
oaro of Hi paoigise Cn,.t n,an
oo6r % tbo nm Con.tr,at;on Gowna~y
on as coast 10 III. p5r 1o,nam5s w. aro S+h uS;thi,
yeason mis- is mrcIy nersonal nv.
ronoements as :, i Lii nrosident of
tho Mn Constructio, Componv wouId
f;ro lin, n,i4bo,t notioo - bn nonobt
anv tr;ondly announcement bod ham
nodo Tbo nronosition now stands thot
tbo porbar bsnboIt powi"o ,J" ,, Comnamy @
viii ia biob in cer+ain towns and IN
clifton aIiow / Iul substantial
snaro ~ cnNntry rooJs Rel;owo if von v,"
oon o,yanoo o"to' 20 o,i,.o tbon somo hns;noss YS
in middio Wost cr rsnoIo 60 Nc to tolo
sara of n rortion of thair ooninmout wa
can orrango to l,oo,, rost hneI boro ol.
tS"n"b TmNnftors "a ' lay ofe &c sowo
enninmont if neccs.sry - ~ va
M I q IIovt nf Warror Constrnc.
tion Comnony ieleoronbed to Franl,
Reoso GENERAL managor of Warren
pro4Sorse C,.a,an,, In ~ s+o+, of GaIi.
fo,nio ne foIlows, w "
,cGbarlos Kant ronooor of tbo
Rorbnr.bsnbnit paving 10 arrived IN
Roise Idaho situation onnorentlv fov.
orablo for Rihlitbic naremcnt win
Inrob,hl, orrango 70 t,,rr oyor ontire
work TO the Berber. A Smbalt Comnony
MS entira iob is ccrning mn IN ono Ief.
ting fins MAKING il diifirnIt n divide
tbo worI, as nro,pamed y
Tbo fouowipg is a lotter vritton IN
+ha Warren C1nytrnction romnanv Nv
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