The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-09-10

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swer private pecuniary ends is widely en-
tertaincd here. 1t is known that vast
sum. have been made out of its transpor- /
taton by favored contractors Take
a single instance already quite notorious:
twenty-five cents per pound is paid for
the transportation Of al! provisions, mu
nitions, &c, from Leavenworth to this
point. The great contractors, were al
lowed this for transporting this years
supply of Flour. BY little dexterous
management at Washington, they were
next allowed to furnish the Flour here,
being paid their twenty-five cents per
pound for transportation, in addition to
the prime cost on the Missouri. AS
Utah has ii better soil for growing Wheat
than almost anything else, they lad no
difficulty in sub letting this contract at
scren cents per pound net, making clear
profit of S17O, 600 on the contract, with
out risking dollar or lifting fnger.-
Of course, expect contractors to bar
gain for themselves, not for the Govern
ment; but somebody is we'll paid for TAX
ing care of the public's interest in such
matters: Has he done his duty?
Again: Pursuant to recent order
from Washington, the Assistant Quarter
master General here is now selling by
auction some two thousand Nulcs--about
two thirds of all the Govcrnmen: owns
in this Territory. These mules cost
SITS each, and are worth to day 1925 to
$3.50 | attended the sale for an hour
or so this forenoon the range of prices
was from 500 to Sis; the average Of
the 700 already sold about s75. Had
these mules been taken to California and
there properly advertised and sold, they
would have brought nearly cost even at
Lcavcnworth they must have sold for
at least $4,000 mere than here, where
there is practically no demand and no
competition for such an immense herd !;
and, after every Mormon who can raise a
hundred dollars or over shall have sup
piled himself with span of mules for
half their value, one or two speculators
will make as much as they please, while
the dead loss to the People will be at
least 100000. Nobody here has re-
commended the sale of these mules; they
were being herdcd, under the care of de-
tachments of the Army, at no cost but
for herdsmcn, and they could have been
kept through next Winter in secluded
mountain valleys at cost Of about $40
per bead whereas, the Army can never
move without purchasing an equal nun
Der; and they can neither be bought here
nor brought here for $500, 600 moro than
these animals are low fetching Some
body's interest is subscrved by this sale
but it is certainly not that of the Arm,
nor Of the People The order is to sci
seven hundred wagons as well, but :hes'
would not bring $50 each, while they COS
at least sl3o, aud could not be replaced
when wanted even for that, while th'
Army cannot move without them, anC
keeping them costs absolutely nothing
Who issues such orders az this, and 70
whose benefit
Look at another fe&tnre OF this trans
action There is at this moment larg
amount due to officers and soldiers of thi
Army as pay, in sums of $40 to Soo
each. Many of those to whom thi
money is due would very much like t
take mules in part payment, either to US
while here, toscl! again, or to bear then
and their baggage TO California, or bac
, to the Missouri on the approaching cz
, piration of their terms of enlistment Il
5 many instances, two soldiers 20 ID doub
, less club to buy Il ule Oh which to pae
f their blankets, &c, whenever their tim
is ou'. Hundreds of mules would thu
, have been bought, aud the proceeds {
the sale considerably augmented, if tn
r Government, by its functionaries, Ia
= consented to receive its own honest debt
G in payment But no. on some rider
1 lous pretcnsc of ill-blooi between th
= Pay and the Subsistence bureaux Of Il
= War Department, this is refused
}. would be too much trouble to take ce
n tifeatcs Of soldiers pay actually due
= payment for these mules SO the Office
!. aud soldiers must purchase of speculate
n at double price or go without, and Il
j mules be sold for far less than they wou
n have brought if those who must ha'
n them had been enabled to bid direct
|. for them. Two or three spectators 70;
y a harvest here at the sore cost Of the 81
n diers and the Treasury.
e But it will be said that Forage is dc
J. in Utah 1t would suffice 10 answer th
IS idle mules subsist, save In Winter, on cra
n growing on the Public Lands, which II
:? as well be eaten in part by Governme
n mules as all by those of the Norm
Is souatters. Aud !et Is e hose it costs
s; much. There las recently been recaiy
g. here thirty thousand bushels of CO
u from the States 1T a net cost, includi
le transportation, &c $40 ,o0o, or over s
y, per bushel Ne requisitloa WIS cT
w made for this Corn, which could ha
be been bough. here, delivered, for s.
n, bushel, or sG0, ,02G in all The dsad il
A. to the Treasury on this Corn is s2sQ,ot
n even supposins that the service roqu'!
To it at all .SpmeLodg makes good th'
p Of wagonine this Corn from the Misso
il at over $40 per bushel: Who belle
that said somebody has not inhuen'
he and thrifty connections inside of
he War Department
re- / will not pursue this exposition: {
ht, gress may.
Is, Let me now give sample OF
to trsuchment in the public service in
n quarter:
lily The mail from Missouri 10 Salt |.
the has hitherto been carried weekly in =
ws, six-mule wagons; the contract time
Is ing twenty two days. The imports
en- Of fr,quen, and regular conmunica
hat with head quarters, at least so long
un. ,oroe army IA retained here at IL
tes, extra cost, and because OF some prom
:, ., public necessity. is evident, Yet
esr. new Postmaster General has cut dewf