Logan Republican | 1915-02-20 | Page 3 | For Humanitarian Reasons Refuses to Bid on Contract

FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS REFU8E8 TO BID ON CONTRACT PlttBburg, Feb. 16. Because of I "humanltorlan reasons," ono ot tho largest local Bteol companlos asked by tho Pittsburg foroign trade commission com-mission to bid on a contract to fur-nlsh fur-nlsh part of an order of 1,000,000 drop forgo shells valued at 4,000.000 wanted want-ed by tho British government, yes-torday yes-torday declined to make an estimate Attached to tho bluo prints returned to tho commission by tho company was a noto which read: I "For humanitarian reasons this tompany finds itself obligated to ro fuso to consider tho contract " Tho vnluo of tho contract offered to tho company was estimated at $150,000.