J.A. Kissick letter to James R. Harris - November 14, 1918
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[The Lake Torpedo Boat Company letterhead] [stamp] [November] 14 1918 Mr. James R. Harris, Vice President, Busch-Sulzer Bros.-Diesel Engine Co., St. Louis, [Missouri]. Dear Mr. Harris: - In the course of my visit to Washington yesterday, I discussed your position with regard to the price of your engines (as a hypothetical proposition) with Captain Potter of the Compensation Board. He stated that, where sub-contractors working for contractors have requested high prices, or did not perform to the satisfaction of the Compensation Board, one of two methods had been employed. The first was to write a letter to the sub-contractor and in most cases, this was sufficient. The second was to have the contract with the contractors modified, appointing the contractors as the agent of the principal (the Government). The agent is then placed in a position of acting for the principal and the sub-contractors are brought into the position of having to deal thru the agent with the Government and become as responsible as though they were dealing direct. Captain Potter stated that they had used this method with one corporation, who had several contractors who were slow in getting into line. I am enclosing herewith Public Act #182, Sixty-Fifth Congress, and refer you to the marked sections on pages eighteen and nineteen. It would seem to us preferable for a sub-contractor to present this case thru or with the contractor and I am quite sure that it will be the Lake Company's policy to assist and cooperate with sub-contractors in their dealings with the Compensation Board. Very truly yours, JA Kissick Comptroller JAK:EMD* Encl.-1
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[The Lake Torpedo Boat Company letterhead] [stamp] [November] 14 1918 Mr. James R. Harris, Vice President, Busch-Sulzer Bros.-Diesel Engine Co., St. Louis, [Missouri]. Dear Mr. Harris: - In the course of my visit to Washington yesterday, I discussed your position with regard to the price of your engines (as a hypothetical proposition) with Captain Potter of the Compensation Board. He stated that, where sub-contractors working for contractors have requested high prices, or did not perform to the satisfaction of the Compensation Board, one of two methods had been employed. The first was to write a letter to the sub-contractor and in most cases, this was sufficient. The second was to have the contract with the contractors modified, appointing the contractors as the agent of the principal (the Government). The agent is then placed in a position of acting for the principal and the sub-contractors are brought into the position of having to deal thru the agent with the Government and become as responsible as though they were dealing direct. Captain Potter stated that they had used this method with one corporation, who had several contractors who were slow in getting into line. I am enclosing herewith Public Act #182, Sixty-Fifth Congress, and refer you to the marked sections on pages eighteen and nineteen. It would seem to us preferable for a sub-contractor to present this case thru or with the contractor and I am quite sure that it will be the Lake Company's policy to assist and cooperate with sub-contractors in their dealings with the Compensation Board. Very truly yours, JA Kissick Comptroller JAK:EMD* Encl.-1
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| Title | J.A. Kissick letter to James R. Harris - November 14, 1918 |
| Creator | Kissick, J.A. |
| Source | Kissick, J.A. Letter to James R. Harris. 14 November 1918. Busch-Sulzer Collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Description | Letter to James R. Harris, Vice President and General Manager of the Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company, from J.A. Kissick, comptroller of The Lake Torpedo Boat Company. Kissick discussed a recent visit to their Company by Captain Potter and the Compensation Board. |
| Subject LCSH | Diesel engine; Submarine boats; Busch-Sulzer brothers Diesel engine company; The Lake Torpedo Boat Company |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| Date Original | November 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |