THE SLUDGE CHA

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 330, 2 July 1875, Page 2

THE SLUDGE CHA

(To the Editor of the Mqttst Ida Sib,^-While admitting to ability displayed in. the rep! John Creighton, in the ' Chi last week, to the letter of which appeared in the previ I cannot but regard Mr. I defence of himself and brc tractor.as savoring rather joi £h»n ingeuousness,—in fact; -special " Fugit's " charges (not by or propf) but simply by cei. , gabions and assertions. '._ Jfo J doubt Mr. Creightol truly when he asserts that nyas materially impeded by 1 of-last year; but he at the s 'omits to mention the fact tha -tractors obtained an exten'sic i —within which to complete tl in consequence of the dama* the channel bad sustained.- '

, Now,, will Mr. Creighton afl I ,th& assertion of " Fugit," "^H -manner in which the work^M carried on. augurs badly for it^| tion within any reasonable o^H time" is either false or evenun^H the real point at issH "' iPtigit's " assertion remaina^B /sweredi-despite all Mr. Cre^B elaborate but labored efforts tH the. question. Does Mr. C^| •attempt tameet the charge wit^H and definite statement that h^| will be finished within contrac^B I trow not. The nature of thH I admit to be great and diffieiM surely,any contractor should bH alive to the " nature " and diffiH ''any *vork before he undertakes ■ s form,it—and perform it within H fiedtime.' The "nature" anH ( culty of the work offers. therefß ! satisfactory excuse for the nfl I mance of the contract. , M | % "With regard to the "playiM working " part of the charge eonfl ,in "FugitV" letter, there Maß difference of opinion as to wfl " working" : and what is c phH but I think-the public will agreeß mejhatit is "playing" withH when .it-is either neglected or cl on-without system or energy, as ll H in* this' case been. - While' admitting, for the'sakej gument that.there is, perhaps, ■ force, it,/the remark respecting " difficulty of obtaining labor," IB say, from what I myself know, thl f" inducements " held out in the M ing, advertisement—"loo men wl Sludge Channel. 9s iday-for good hands. No broken-* -rr-have been utterly fictitious, an likely even to retain men who ha tered j- on the faith of too fair promises—promises made only to be broken. "Will Mr. Creighton attempt to ,jthat many of the men engaged bj ono day have been dismissed the day, or a few days afterwards if failed to purchase their goods af Ideal store—of which be himself is reputed proprietor, though kept, c ■i^iy^? o ; tne name of some other pe «.~£° r .reasons which must be patei all." Wijl, Jask,Mr. Creighton deny i 'ss*&%& cr edibly informed that has been the ease, and that, from to last, ,the " truck sysMm " in its i ! objectionable ■'form has been in. swing since the very commenceme] tier sludge channel contract, and men, for that very reason, are ii posed-to take work under the conl tors'. 1 "'

The assertion that the channel be-completed before the head rac< -brought in is so perfectly outside question :; that I shall content my Lby;remarking4hat, even if the h •race; should; never be finished, the < praetors for/the sludge channel wo m absolved from their o obligation tp< complete their Contr wifcbitfthe specified time. v t -The latter part of Mr. Creighto ; tetter m&y; be; clever and witty, but is al;,| the .same time so weak and puej to bfc.worthy either of notice \ comment, I deal rather w facts than in ;wit, I shall pass it 'contenting' myself with remarking™ the st'ateinents ; of " Fugit" remain altogether unchallenged—at lei .not satisfactorily refuted.—l am, &< I • v ! :..''*' ■"*' '■'•'■ ScBUTAIOB.