The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-04

Packed away Ia the bulky document
examined only casually by the COM
mittoe Colonel Wagner related what
he alleged 10 be the story Of Muscle
ssoals. built on cost-plus plan with
war time speed as the only oonsldora-
ton. Big Items were put down with
.ttle ones, running all the way from
ihe charge that the accounting ays-
tom was 80 had no business however
efficient could tolerate Il and ex-
.st." TO the story OF the head barber
iu coiapuny shop vino raked down
five Golins day extra for changing
five tin,s tIat much money flowing
inio q eaHh register.
with the bold accusation that even
in q national emergency patriotism at
Muscle sh, ais was forgotten. Colonel
Wagacr tod how he had protested
against raging $3.50 Tor a portta.. OF
crank :. Washburn. OF New YORK.
preslSant OF the American Cyananld
COMPANY. the subsidiary of which
tne Ar Nitratcs corporation. had the
government contrac, Tor the actual
building
The blEgrst chapter was written
unucr the cabtinn OF "EXtravagdu,c'
with waste. Ihciticrrncy ana Arvsulir-
Fips placed hcNt IN tnat urdc' IN the
vnolcsate Indictment that inclule
hundreds OF names.
$4,000 Publicity Bureau.
TrdchirL un the broad qu.stl - Of
tXtraYagBnce Colonel Wagner dcciar-
ed the Air Nitrates corporation mann
Z tulued publicity bureau at the plant
that cost $1,000 "a month.
"Thc only conceivable reason Tor a
private enterprise advertising gov
ernmcnt owned project the report de-
cidrcd, ''ts the expectation OF coming
ia possession OF the properly ana nav
iRE ALREADY thoroughly developed IT,
beng in position TO market as So
I curitiCs.'
Alter ralking the builders and theif
systems .orc unU aft Coloncl Wagner
stt down "a series uf conclusions lot
] the guidance ut the committee, waosc
big urk is iu trying 10 und out whai
10 du with the Muscle SHOALS prop.
critics Among the conclusions were.
Tho attitude II government agents
toward the ordnance department In
dicatcs clearly that even Ia a national
emergency patriotism wnS forgotten
and despite the contracts promises,
cnors were made Ia prevent the gov
Cinmcnt securing Information ns~tici.
''lrrcyninritic. were cumnInn and
when they were uncovered II was ne
romplishcd by the government, not
by the agents.
There WIS unnecessary coustruo-
ton, waste and ineificiuncy."
In looking over the results. the r'-
port said is was uf interest to par
allcl them with the per, ,onncl ut il'o"t
I ruspous bile" ANA tteu gave the list
Of Officers of tho Az Niiratcs cOrpur-
alton. ali ui Sew York, and tncrr
duties. salary and former en-. oy-
mcut
Onirrrs Drew Big SALARIES.
Thc usi included;
j. W Young resident manager
salary. $4,000. formerly deputy en-
rinD,r. department water, gas anc
electricity supply. Sow YORK city.
j. 4. Fctherstun, vice president
salary 10000. formerly street clean
ing commissioner. New York.
Il, W Parlin. engineer OF training
operations; salary &6,OOOi formerly
deputy street cleaning commissioner
j. o. Hammltt, head OF communit,
department. salary $500; tormorl
commissioner OF fire prevention, New
York.
n. v. O'Danicls. troasur-r; salarl
10000; formerly fourth deputy po
lice commissioner, New Aork.
r. Saunders, assistant treasurer
salary. $1,000. formerly examiner o
accounts, office OF comptroller, Nov
! York civ.
"Just what could have been expect
, cd other than the results secured.
said the report In closing. and wht
relation is tncre between the cleaning
uf Ncw Nork's streets. the prevention
. OF Sew Nurks fires. the running o
. Ncw Nork- police force and the Op
! Grafton and construction uf one %
+ tho largest Commrtcinl plants in th
, world ''