New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Unterlnyer Acts
TOFOrce Hand
OF Daugherty
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is neither sincere nor accurate when he
tries to create the impression that
there lie anything personal behind my
criticism Of Mr. Daugherty' lie in
sists that the only controversy he has
had with the Attorney General has
been in connection with "hs peculiar
and suspicious antics and bis do-noth-
ing policy in these ANTITRUST cases that
our committee discovered for him and
is vainly trying to get him to prose
cute" He has only gone after hand
full of the little fellows. said Mr. I'm
termyer, and is letting the big ones
escape
He insisted further that the Attor-
ney General "has handed Mr.. Hay
wards office the comparatively unn,-
portant ones from him adding that
Mr. Daugherty had persistently re-
fused his request to put Mr.. Hayward
in charge Of the General Electric and
cement cases.
He gave praise to Colonel Hayward
for his personal efforts, saying, "Mr
Hayward personally is all right in
these cases." but added che has neither
the money nor the organization for
prompt and effective prosecution
Granite Combine Charged
The session yesterday was largely
taken up with the disclosure of the
operations Of the National Building
Granite Quarries Association and the
New York Granite Manufacturers As
he
York local Of the international Granite
Cutters Union The testimony indi-
Gated that competition in the supply
of granite from firms outside the New
York district for jobs using less than
1000 cubic feet had been virtually
stifed through an agreement with the
union workers that the stone for all
such jobs was to be cut in this district,
Witnesses offered testimony tending
to show that the union men refused to
set granite that had not been cut here
thus eliminating outside firms from
the market. although they were in
many cases able TO provide the ma
terial cheaper
There were some revelations also re-
speeding "code Of practice the cN-
changing Of bids and the maintenance
Of a price list for reference for
Manufacturers Association.
New Light on Courthouse Deal
In this connection some sdelights
were thrown on the deals exposed in
connection with the proposed county
courthouse. The disclosures took on
added interest in view Of the fact that
the new bids for the structure are TO
be opened on June 2.
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Patrick Ryan, head Of the Patrick Ryan
Construction Company, that he had
put in bid to supply granite for the
entire building for $2.499,000 This
included $4,000 feet for the main
structure and 81 900 feet for the porti-
Goes and columns The bid was $601,-
900 lower than that Of the nearest
competitor The Hanlein Company,
one of the bidders, offered to do a com
bination job of granite and limestone,
charging $560,0O0 for the granite and
$3.50, 900 for limestone.
This was only $4,000 lower than
the whole granite bid. limestone being
much cheaper than granite. In fact, it
is so cheap compared to granite, said
Mr.. Ryan, that Comptroller Craig had
been told by representative of an
Indiana limestone company that the
the whole building for $500 600. As
against this, Mr., Ryan pointed out,
the Hanlen company was charging
Sl,840,oo0 for the limestone going
into only part Of the structure.
This was about STA a foot About
the same time. Mr.. Ryan declared,
the Hanlein people were putting lime
stone in the Cunard Building for about
SIS foot.
The witness testified thai the Comp
troller expressed himself in favor of
the limestone at meeting OF the
Board of Estimate because the Mum
cipal Building was built Of granite. and
with the Courthouse built of lime
stone the contrast would be pleasing to
the eye
Limestone Not Durable
Mr.. Ryan said, however. that lime
stone does not last. of limestone
man died lie would have E. granite
monument over him. the witness OBJ
served. go into any cemetery
cannot find any limestone monuments
in this country
awarded to the Hanlein firm 1t was
cancelled. in the face of the exposu(~
by the Lockwood Committee.
The revelations relating TO the Ma
tional Building Granite Quarries As
ISOLATION were made by Harry IT, Shor-
man, secretary of the organization
with headquarters in Boston. His re-
cital was confirmed by Randolph IL.
Almiroty. an architect, and Jacob
Schmitt, builder, who testified that
they had been told by delegates Of the
Granite Settlers Union that no Jobs
using less than 1000 cubic feet of
granite would be set here unless the
material was cut in the metropolitan
district.
Charles L. Strong, representing the
Maine and New Hampshire Granite
Company, testified that his company
had been driven out of this city by
this rule. 1t meant tho loss of all
Jobs amounting to $40 900 or less, he
said
John Leslie. former secretary of the
local granite association, told OF the
so-called code of practice. exchanging
among members Of the local employers
organization.
Sam Sauibh. business agent of the
New York branch Of the International
Granite Cutters Union of America,
said the agreement between the work.
ers and employers as to the 1000 cubic
foot rule was not rigidly observed and
that only persuasive means we're used
with the builders here to induce then,
to obey it. 1t was Mr.. Untermyer' s
contention that the rule placed the
industry at the mercy of the local
manufacturers. Squibb later admitted
tfat the extension Of this rule TO other