New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
Ssinng,
StranggIed All
Price Rivalry
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charging extortion and another at
tempted extortion
In the latest he is charged with ex-
torting $4,000 from Max Aronson q
clothier, by threatening to call a strike
on an operation Aronson was conduct
ing at 235 West Thrty-sixth Street on
September 20 last. Brindell appeared
before Judge Mulqucen, accompanied
by his attorney, Martin W. Littleton,
pleaded not guilty and was continue |
on the 100000 bail demanded on the
previous charges. Assistant District
Attorney Cnger asked that the bail be
increased, but Judge Mulqueen declared
he would not act until briefs on the
matter had been filed by both sides.
llorowitz said that the Thompson
Starrctt Company did an annual busi-
ness of about $60.000,0OO a year. and
that there was about S25.O0O,0O0 worth
OF work now being carried on by his
firm in New York City. This company
bulit the Woolworth Building and the
new Municipal Building.
Lumber Also Tied Up
ut has been impossible TO pet the
benefit Of competitive figures in such
iihes as common brick, cement, lime,
hreproofing. limestone and MARBLE
ne SAID: I'VE have found it necessary
70 lanrlcate cur own pipes for heating
installation because of the lack Of
proper competition in this line Iun,-
Der, TOO, Is pretty we'll tied up, but in
some classes Of this industry there an
pears to be genuine competition"
One Variation in Bide
or all the firms dealing in building
niialerlais, Horowltz said, only one
S:9"eu :: any variation from the uniform
Dehvery Company, which is an of.
shoot OF the Fuller Construction Com
p."y, uesigned to introduce measure
ol competition into this phase of 10
building industry, he said
'aAlhg up the question Of limestone
IN connection with an operation his
said: N''0e' iio'o"l'z
I'VE took no estimates on this be-
v"ase ,,14 we Knew 1t was futile, so we
Ment 70 INDIANA and bought the mate
l'a' ana Drought 1t on here and selected
a contractor. We had William Brad
ley Sons Company do the work on the
pasls OF actual cost, plus fixed fee
OF SlV'oUo, on limit guarantee not to
exceed S122,O0O" NV ~
How much did the stone cost Won
set IN place and CUT asked Unter,
myer.
Five dollars and Twenty-Five cent,
per cubic foot. That was in Soptember
of this year"
You know hiatt The courthouse peo-
pie had in an estimate for 50, the IIan-
lein contract?"
THAT is what we would have had to
pay II we had taken bids in the same
manner"
But you were able to go to the
quarry and get the goods and then
contract to have the stone cut and
set and this is the result
Yes. if You are abb to get away
from the ring and squeeze out that
indecent graft, then you can buy stun
at favorable price,
Horowltz said that the National Cut
stone Association was just as bad a
the limestone ring here as conducted
Inder the John I. I1ettrick "Code Of
Practice'
In connection with their work on the
Strauss Building in Fifth Avenue. lie
Sc d the effect of the committees work
had already become evident ard that
ne company had thought It safe TO
invite bids. That was on Septcmber
2a some time after the committee had
b en- IN operation.
The company had figures contemDlat
ing a cost Of about $4,000 for some
limestone here. The BIDS received
ranged from $1,000 to $40 600 which.
Horowitz said, indicated a wholesome
measure of competition ana auu1oacn
to proper value Of the haterla,.
Altogether, he said. the marble and
otAer MGR were bidding acout 80 to 40
per cent under their former estimates.
anc that while the Cream of the o..cess
1rciits" had been skinned. the dealers
we're SAL making a legitimate II fit.
And this is only within the jaef
thirty or sixty days? % Mir. Untermyer
asked.
"That is right"
Horowtz said tha. the situation in
fireprooang material, hollow ties par-
ticular!y, was stll bad lie said his
firm went out to Ohio 10 ret sor.r ~
these tiles, and after paying freight and
other expenses they effected 4 sub
stantlal saving ovcr the local prices
emanded by the National Fireproolinr
Company, which practically controls
the stuff here.
There were outward appearances OF
competition IN bidding for structural
see, ne said. He could not take con-