Thebaud tells McMaster that his hint on the "Steam Engine" is "all right", since he knows the ways of "Crittens." He is sending McMaster the Walsh pamphlet and is happy to find him in the circle of the spunky little "Inventor". This man deserves credit from the public for his experiments in that line and his Coffer-dam is truly a "rival". His experiments and the construction of the machine have cost him $100,000. so far, but he has not received one cent in return. The engineers and dock builders who have examined it commend it very highly. This inventor has offered to do the work for $250 per lineal foot, which would ordinarily cost the city about $1250 per foot, and at the same time he gives security and will do it under the supervision of the dock engineer. He refuses to buy a contract from them and the only move left is to root out the whole nest, but it is surprising how strongly they are entrenched. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 2pp. 12 mo