Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc. [Jan. 11, 1906-Feb. 12, 1907], Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 |
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Page 2976
... reason to suppose that ? Mr. ANDERSON . Yes , sir ; or if for any reason we will not be able to inspect the material , and the concern is not responsible , it is possi- ble that we may , in a case of that kind , reject the lowest bidder ...
... reason to suppose that ? Mr. ANDERSON . Yes , sir ; or if for any reason we will not be able to inspect the material , and the concern is not responsible , it is possi- ble that we may , in a case of that kind , reject the lowest bidder ...
Page 2979
... reason they appointed me as shipping agent of the Isthmian Canal Commission , and I occupied that position until the time I was appointed assistant purchasing agent at New York . My duties as shipping agent were to forward all materials ...
... reason they appointed me as shipping agent of the Isthmian Canal Commission , and I occupied that position until the time I was appointed assistant purchasing agent at New York . My duties as shipping agent were to forward all materials ...
Page 2984
... reason for it ? Mr. ANDERSON . Why , no ; he is the general purchasing officer , and they were sent to him of course . Senator MORGAN . I say , but he does not purchase anything for the railroad company in New York ? Mr. ANDERSON . Not ...
... reason for it ? Mr. ANDERSON . Why , no ; he is the general purchasing officer , and they were sent to him of course . Senator MORGAN . I say , but he does not purchase anything for the railroad company in New York ? Mr. ANDERSON . Not ...
Page 2988
... reason , either economical or commercial , why you should order the purchase of this lumber through an agent in New Orleans without ever seeing it , or seeing the man , or anything about it ? Mr. ANDERSON . That is quite customary ...
... reason , either economical or commercial , why you should order the purchase of this lumber through an agent in New Orleans without ever seeing it , or seeing the man , or anything about it ? Mr. ANDERSON . That is quite customary ...
Page 2996
... reason why that item of purchasing coal was taken out of your jurisdiction and put into the jurisdiction of the assistant president of the Panama Railroad ? Mr. ANDERSON . The purchase of coal was never made by the pur- chasing ...
... reason why that item of purchasing coal was taken out of your jurisdiction and put into the jurisdiction of the assistant president of the Panama Railroad ? Mr. ANDERSON . The purchase of coal was never made by the pur- chasing ...
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