New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Nine Army Contractors Have
Men in y. S. Supplies Board
1senman Gives List of Firms Furnishing Clothing; Only
Worth Contracted for After Representatives
Joined Committee; 81, ,o00 900 Saved Scraps HeSays

WASHINGTON, JAM 3.~ln further
investigation OF clothing and other
army supply contracts negotiated by
tho civilian supplies committee, of the
Council Of National Defence, the Sen
ate Military Committee to-day received
from Charles Eisenman, vice-chairman
OF the contracting committee, a statc-
mcnt Of merhandise bought from
firms whose members or employees are
Or were connected with the committee,
Of supplies worth about $500, ,ooo,-
900, Bought during the last eight
months Mr., Eisenman's statement dis
closes that $12s,sso,O 900 worth came
from such concerns but that all except
$l4~SSO,064 worth was contracted for
before tho contractors representatives
became connected with tbs committee
Before presenting the statement,
asked for by Senator Mcclellan ycster~
day, Eisenman stanchly defended the
oo,nmittee,s work. upheld tho policy os
secrecy in advance Of letting contracts
and again insisted that tho men given
the much discussed scrap sorSnx con-
trace would have been limited to a
nominal profit.
Nine Firms Named
Nine firms were named in MI. Eisen~
mans statement as being among those
who had received army supply orders
from the committee and whose repre-
ssentatives served with the committee.
The firms named, their representa-
tive on the committee, the amount OF
the contracts received and the total Of
contracts fo- tha kind OF merchandise
in which they wera Interested follow.
American Wocler Company, r. Il.
Ellington. sacc,1 $4,000 (s2$S, 6ac2 c2M,o,~
Wellington, Sears & Co, Mr.. Bailey,
sAs75 5000 (S101rsT2, ,00o)~
William Iselin 4; Co, Lincoln C1U1n-
well, 81 ,o29,oo0 (s74,S2s. .0oo)-
j. Spencer Turner, A. L. Scott, .SS,-
437 900 (S1O1,372, ,oo0).
Turner Halsey Company, A. l. Scott
S5,2a9, 900 (slo2, ,370,o0o).
United States Rubber Company, A..
w Lawrence, sa,a So ,nUA (s2S,S70~ooo)~
". H. McElwain Company, j. f. Nc
Ewain, S6,330.00N 1893, ,556.ODO0
United States Bunting Company,
George Stevens, Sl,54G0N0 $40, 81 9,
00O).
Mr.. EiSfrIrans CnnuMy
Cleveland Wo1'stsa Company, Charles
Eisen1nan, 81 .o57 900 (sl4s ,ySS,Ooo}~
OF the contracts given the Cleveland
" orsted Company, Of which M1. kisen-
man is q stockholder- it was stated
that only S612,7c0 wera negotiated af-
ter the supplies committee was formed
tlsanman read % statement regard
lnt~ the scraps ortlnE contract given
the Base Sorting plant, to which much
attention was given yesterday He as
serted that the plants operation al
ready had saved the government almost
S1,D0uo0o, that only the government
has profted. the owners making ne
profits and receiving no compensation.
The men operating the plant were sale
TO be the most competent Its purpose
he added, was TO stabilize rag prices
and prevent prof teeri1sg IN scrap
During the examination Senatn1
Me cKellRr snid-
II think You have no right To n1ake
contracts for the department and have
been violating ths law all tbs time il
making them"
responsibility for anything dons BY
ihs supplies committea
Opposes Pnlirg nj SRarny
SgnH1iu- Wadswurth discussed th4
pnli:y of Secrecy regarding contract!
1natls By the supplina coml1aitaes ans
lrpdnred correspondence to- EhDw thu
u reeEzles1 by Rochester rnE rxarrhnn
fUl' u copy OF the srrRD cnntrnr-as hal
DDs1n ignored.
'TTia4 is an iIl1tstrntnm .of hoy
surnD OF these nccnsAt.iu7fn and sus1i
cioaa ARISE, and I question the grad O.
tina. policy OF serrzscys" said tha NrE
y urE Senator
The, witnesa inBis1sd t.ira41 tiqs graz,.
NOUS tngk OF thu supply purchasing
work did no. ALLOW tina fur ordinaI,