Another urban legend. I first heard this attributed Edison and
Westinghouse.
Nick D.
"Schlosser, Robert (Contractor)" wrote:
>
> The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. They
> demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
> The engineer responded briefly:
> One chalk mark $1
> Knowing where to put it $49,999
>
> Bob Schlosser
> (407) 727-5893