Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-08

msnship.
The city Of Harrisburg, the city OF
Philadelphia, and the city Of Balti
more are all paying $2700 and $500
per thousand f. o. 3. plant for the
high grade Dunn Wire-Cut Brick;
and the attached kilograms will sub
stantiate the prices we are quoting
It makes no difference from whom
you buy your block, they will have
to be delivered either by the city or
the contractor from the railroad to
the job and which cannot be done by
any other as eheaply as We can do 1t.
We are quoting the price on our block
II 0. b the plant at s27.0O per thou
sand; and tho price delivered on the
job ss0.75 per thousand. We guaran.
tee our block to lay 40 to the square
yard, and in event they fail to do so
We furnish additional block to make
this good, and without additional
cost to the city. Our RATHER test to
mako from q per cent to "a per
cent, the established test required
universally.
We are located close and will see
to It that only the best OF material
is delivered on the job. You havs
every advantage TO gain by reason
of your relations with us as we
feel you can better compel us to
make good and get better results.
mo 3 so than your possibilities would
be with other concerns which are To-
Gated from three to four hundred
mil IN ofa
We have always indicated will.
lingness to be of help to the city,
and We feel free to extend to the
city courtesies that we cannot and
will not extend to contractors for
the reason that to do for one we
should do for all alike; and by Civ
ing directly to the city we Will
avoid being connected with and &C.
cused of improper business tactics.
We sincerely hope that you will
not place us for one minute in the
same category with the antiquated
depressed block. We suggest that
you be extremely cautious in con-
sidering the matter of estimating
by the thousand, and be very care
full and consider the size. For in
stance, we guarantee 40 of our paw
ing brick to lay one square yard,
and In the final measurements
should they fall short We will fur
nish additional brick to complete
this guarantee without additional
cost to the city.
We understand that there is con.
siderable discussion as to the testing
out of our brick. We ask that you
kindly allow us to state that our pro-
duct has been made up, thoroughly
tested out along every line, met sv-
cry requirement, and today justi-
fies the belief in the mind of experts
to the extent that when working un-
der regular conditions and passed all
experimental stages it will prove
he best paving brick in the counr
try.
Mr.. r. T. Stull, regarded by reputa-
ton as the most noted ceramic ex-
Dert in this country. now in the
Government employ, together with
ether able experts. has openly pro-
nounced our raw product to be the
best in the country. So there can be
no further argument along this line
unless those using it desire to per
sist in injuring our business How
ever, all this Is unnecessary and
idle talk, when you consider the
fact that we will have to consider
your order subject to conditions and
exactions, which if we fail to meet
II win prove our loss and not yours,
rs we canrot delive~ the material
on the job unless we do to meet
your requirements. We only ask for