Arizona republican., 1918-05-15
H0ME- E-bU|[DERS
 SHOW WASTE 1T
 TIME AND CASH

Replying to the statement made in behalf of the Commission on State 1n- stitutions that it had rejected the low est bid for material in order that the work on the building on the capitol grounds might be facilitated, or at | least not delayed, Secretary J. F. Tracy of the Homebuilders whose bid was rejected issues the following letter. MT l Tracy points out that at least two days have been wasted by the commission in contriving a way to evade the lowest 1 bid:
 Phoenix, Ariz., May 13, 1918 Arizona Republican,
 City.
 | Gentlemen:
 On May 10, the Commission of State Institution called for bids on mill work from various mills ii, Phoenix, for ma terial to be furnished for new building being put up on the state capitol grounds.
 Our mill foreman, E. L. Johnson, se cured an application for bid and sub mitted his bid at II o'clock on May II at the commissions office. The only two mills bidding were the Homebuild CTS Flaming Mill and .. W. Cisney. The bids when opened we found to be as follows:
 c. w. Cisney .............s s297.40 Home Builders Flaming Mill.... 245.00 Home Builders Flaming Mill was found to be the low bid, and Charles R. Osburn, secretary of the commission, advised our MT. Johnson that he got the job and for him to get busy and that he would mail the order, as the material in the bid had to be furnished by Thursday, the 18th inst, which only allowed four days.
 MT. Johnson immediately went back to the mill and got the workmen start ed on the work at once. He then went to lunch and on getting back to the mill at few minutes past 1 o'clock, he found phone message on his desk, re- questing that he hold up the work for a short time. Mr. Johnson then went over to the office and in a short time went back to the mill and found anoth- CT phone message on his desk from MT. Osburn, stating that all bids received that morning had been thrown out and new bids were to be called for at :45 Monday morning, the 18th inst. MT Johnson then called MT. Osburn over the phone to find out why the bids were thrown out, and MT. Osburn frankly stated the reason was that the work men on this new building refused to install our material because it came from a non union shop.
 On Monday morning at 7:45, Mir Johnson submitted a new bid for work and material on the same. among oth- CTS.
 The following were the companies bidding on this work:
 Arizona Lumber & Timber Co. s500.0O | A, Home Builders Flaming Mill. .... 218.6C
 When these bids were opened 1t was found that Home Builders bid was the low bid. MT. Johnson then asked MT Ladd, who is the chairman of the com mission, if he did not get the work MT. Ladd advised him that they were not ready to award the bid at that time and when pressed for a reason by MT Johnson, he, MT. Ladd, advised Mir Johnson that the commission intended to award this bid as they pleased.
 At or about 10:3O a. in., MT. Johnson called up the commissions office and asked for Mir. Ladd. Mir. Mahoney answered the phone, stating that Mir Ladd was very busy, he, Mahoney then told MT. Johnson the bids were all off Johnson then asked what they were going to do for the material called for Mahoney told Johnson that part of it was to be gotten out by their mill in Tempe, part by the Arizona Lumber & Timber company and part by c. w Cisney. Johnson asked if Home Build. CTS got part of it, and Mahoney stat. ed we did not. He, Mahoney, stated that what we, Home Builders should do. was to get lined up with the unions
 This gentlemen, looks to us like dis elimination. What do you thini about it?
 Very truly yours,
 J. F. TRACY,
 Secretary.