RE BIG PUMP-REPLY TO "MINER."

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 2

RE BIG PUMP-REPLY TO "MINER."

(To the Editor of the Erening Star.) | Sib,—-Truly the writer of.. the ; letter sighed 1 'VMinei;^ 1. in '-jajif, iiasuS/of ;|t!^e I'Sth'ihst.,' give's 'A yeryjfair de'scriptibin of himself ia the first paragraph of his effusion :^ Firstly!; tid shews plainly that he has inof ydt learned that blatant abuse is (My ~Argument] secdndly,' f 'Jw,';ja^ya^pes' | neither proofs or reasons for his assertions;, and ; thirdly, he telU a gross vi• [/.tr^uth, w^en^he : W:nt;e,B that ; ".MriTonge is tackling ; a thing he knows nothing about.'' It is only necessary for me to say that | Mr ToDge is Wellrknowh to hundreds of people at, the Thames as an honourable man, skilful mechanic^ and one that has ■ held a responsible'sitaation in connexion with the Bi^ 'Pttmp\and yitii Vorkings fo|r seteril ryears| ;to*.':isay nothing pt ; 'his ; jireVion'sl ••estperience'iat;qtlie^epipper inlnes of (t Australia.'"' 'lßesid6k,^hioh[., l '':^iner\' ygndrls the fact of security being \ gi w&n by the contractpr-for the due performance .o| f his p^^^.,^,^^r^^te][rrT^d only sensible—parj;, ', pjf j$ Miner's " t j leitcjr everybQdy is alrpady agreed ; and as thp County and Borpugh .Councils have, taken action,^' )(n'J |t^e .^-li^^ «8 „'■' I^uier^'^yaß.ja.d'aj^i after the fair j; and spoke a little too late. Another time, when he is seized with cacocthes scribendi, let/?iim take; a ;|eaf fmb pf <Mr Tqnge's boot, anS/'put'in publicly a^tender to d^> the work for a lower ; sum. y\ At-present people only; langh, and say " Mi|iijr'f must have been d«n^ng.r--I am, &c, j vMidSle'Ward; Thames, 1 ;' :f(!' lQth'July^lSCT.. 7i . i- !