Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

I pohS cart IOIllpJ dCllOn prevented
supplies did not cost any more be,
cause l was the agent. Another
agent would have received just the
| same commission, and perhaps here.
IN lies most of the secret about the
wonderful howl against McIlhen-
nism. But, let me inform you, !
| quit the furniture and book business
two years ago and the field is open
to all.
Sought by Ittncr.
Had l been let alone l would not
nave known about this recent
trouble: The 1ttner people sought
me, The meeting with Mr.. Ittner
was arranged by his dear friend OF
the American Seating Company, for
which firm l worked for many years,
and just here let me ask a few
questions:
Who told Mr.. Ittner that 1 domi-
mated the five directors that voted
against the report and that l was
an agent of the American Seating
Company?
Why did Mr.. Ittner write to Mr..
Boyd about me?
Why did not Mr.. Boyd publish
the letter so written that the people
mere might know the truth?
Mr.. Stamm says he sees no rea-
son why Mr.. 1ttner should not meet
me; grant that to be true, then why
did not Mr.. Stamm arrange the in
terview?
When he had Mr.. Ittner at his
house nearly a year ago, why was /
not invited with the select few and
the matter settled then and there?
But no, it was not to be done
that way. The selection of an archi-
tect was to be made without my
assistance; somebody has blunder-
ed and McIlhenny is to shoulder the
blame. This j refuse to do and
have made the foregoing statements
in my defense. My affidavit takes
care of all the charges made against
me-"
The Strayer AFFIDAVIT
Contractor Strayer's affidavit was
as follows:
state Of Pennsylvania.
county of Dauphin, IS:
on the tirst day of May, A. d. 1917,
personally appeared before me c. w.
Strayer, who. being duly sworn ac-
cording to law, did depose and say
that the facts set forth in the follow
ing statement are true and correct
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief:
I'm the matter of the scandalous
statements in the Harrisburg papers
about faVorite contra ctors receiving
the school work, |, fortunately, or
unfortunately, have been one of
number of contractors who succeed
ed in obtaining contracts for the
erection and construction of three
school buildings, namely. the Melrose
building. on Derry street. improved
during the years 1870 and 1911, at an
approximate cost of S34,O00.OO; tine
Woodward building, at Eighteenth
and Herr streets, at an approximate
cost of $4,000 90, and the Calder
building, at Calder and Marion streets.
a an approximate cost of SI9.OOO.OO;
that on each and every occasion L
was low bidder and carried out the
specifications and always gave bond
for the faithful performance of nv
duties as contractor, such bonds hav-
ing been prepared by the solicitor and
attorney for the School Board, and in
every instance completed said con-
tracts after careful inspection by the
Board of Education and before the
last payment was made to me under
said contracts.
II have erected and constructed in
all twenty-seven (2D schoolhouses
in the state of Pennsylvania, rang
ing in cost from SS,000.0O to $780,
10000. under different architects. |
have never been approached by an
architect of any school board for any
commission on any one of said build
ings, in the city of Harrisburg or
elsewhere, neither have | been ap-
preached by any citizen or citizens in
reference to the same matter.
Mr.. George w. McIlhenny and 1
never spoke on the school question,
and it is only within the last four
years that l knew Mr. Mcllnenny per-
sonally, and l have never been ap-
preached in any way by him or any
one pertaining to the school question
in the city of Harrisburg.
&C. w. STRAYER.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid.
&C. l.. CULLMERRY,
Notary Public.
my commission expires February 27,
1919"
Mr.. WIIdman's Statement
Mr.. Wildman's sworn statement fol-
lows:
IL Augustus Wildman, being first
duly sworn on oath, state that I am
a resident of the City of Harrisburg
and am contracting builder.
II erected under contract with the
Harrisburg School Board, the l.. o.
Foose building. in the First ward of
said city. I received in full from
said School Board the full considera-