, 1865-10-13
could pot get sacks. do not nom Of their calling
On Wicker Co. for assistance IN getting trauspor.

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again thst hey had 90 sacfs.. think called
shout the 18th, and the reply ,ras uniformly that
they had 10 sacks sacks were vesJ scarce. I told
% W sopM e be1 ID ST.
nTei bill iley presented Wns dated Feb Sd. That
was, th,nk, sor two cars. Nj, 1oe2 Wicker stated
lie Contract, snt !: long a. Goyernnen. would
take the eoru from them ihey wonn recelreit.
That etatement vas made TO them before the mouey
Mss raid and theJ aas no oetec,91 J., sna ter s5e
from them until the 16,h Of March, wheu they said
they could not receive any Inofe, for 1he Govern
e. 5 nj H. T. q S M ed
On y. T. for IN EetlnE transport aont.
Nj. uoyn,on said-We sold ~, ,UV bushels Of corn
70 NJ. Wicker On the % of 9au1ary; tnlonsh ";
bushels Of grain to Mr. PaEks without written
contract, We did not 1equizc one in this instance
Me no1sht On that contract go oSsssls Of s15a
Dy the middle 81 january al the corn was ready fo1
1htpnent called on VI Whsket as =, also , da H. p.
czu prove 1t, however, and asked him 10 assist rs
fnpIocrlinE transportation, wished him to 60 and
fss so a. &C. E. saIa soua ~ 81 IN Se
r1:ary. We delivered The first Of this corn on Feb
I'd, on the 9th Of February anolhcr carload, March
four ca ea5.loads more nor Nr. Wicket once did state 10
would receive this con. thought II uss Joke
to NC At iii. On the 18th Of March carfied In my
bill for three carloads Of corn. Mr. wicker %.
ssa to Po e. 4 Ea thst IT, b.
inspector al Cairo. told him II 1t did not psss
we were good for three car loads o. com ne snen
"a 1 eS neS as e Il e5 ss
delivered another carload On The I'd Of March !
went to thtm End told them Iwas hard up and
said, u viii mol receive any oi this corn, we
eel e'SPeesso e'.oe ison ib,,n bat when wsat aw.y
,yt sseEe sssa s9ss ss @ storps sa saea
On the 10th, and went eack, when Mi. Wicker said
they did not take that On the contract: Uf ten
1nrls for another party, one load was delivered
more a up 10 70 4 hc Shsn ise he eanss si u
tGins was done to o;her cases. We sold i 81
1srsd and received long aes &c refused 70 receive
III. Wicker ssKed-s. .F1essc state what TINE II
woe boueht in Champaign o,.,.
Mi. Boypton1eplicd..-W bonsht 500 hushe1a
The rsst bought in two different lots aoout The
middle Of the nonlh. We could not ct ons sacks,
and q hsd SSf5es nc, 81 ma
necessity ior being in u hurry
Mr. Wicker sisted: We have not been specuIa-
T. stn or sH.p S,s Sss bouht @
entitled 10 the difference between &lsO and
<l.A 80 on this transaction. by reason Of theil
/ tallurc to iul1sh according TO contract. On par.
| Of this corn We LOST eset moro than thsL We In
strctcd our broker 10 slate 10 them that it wa tc
be delivered in thirty dsys. As did 20. and they
called On il Janaasy fos tie tnlelncnt .! .nis coz
| Gact, ind, Il they had wanted Il, We Gould bay,
fr1u,.heL them With transportation. When thei
arst lead wat delivered on The II q February, ~
had right to declare The 'contract null and void
End We did so; and We offered them new contract
and they zcceiytd money On II Va had. oocordin,
to thai. right 10 stop receiving hom them ii sool
original contract price tut wc continued to tske
cvt1 after Ii had fallen below the price vi
were paging for It VIC claim, therefore ttat thss'
We have. We certainty lad no reason tot dec.intn:
10 give tcn aseist.nca in obtatntc~
ior, wishing 10 bEak shiz contract. !of we xsst
n:asing f2msesn & ea9ts % and nine m mills per bnshe
bad ary rraEon to desire 10 back out Nj. Boyn,oI
called on Mr. ugNitt. Superintendent ol Lllnut,
tenl1al Railroad, who .:sted that II they had callet
Curry o7le1, he would In all probability have far.
rfstGd tbetn With transportation. ..
Mr. 3. Sprutntc said. NE had largo a.ooun
of corn 70 tend 10 Cairo IN ,he month q JannsIy
*e.E, md FROM Col. Myers, Of ST. Louis, and iron
Capt.. Cusry. hnt We could ret no cars Oil any q
tEe.e orders. or sely few at most II Nts Gltaos
nar.."
Ar poy1ton rn2dc a Ena1 clafn that Wicker
FoNles owed his fttn lzur, II. .0nu to 81 -5N.
EIr. Wicker rctoTted that alter dslucttny 1ot tn
carloads Which were rejected by the Goyern1aen
Inspector, Poynton, Foster i Co., owed thetE n,1
f;oin so 10 *is.
given EulLority TO Nj. Wicker to sell lor then
and therefore had no account Of falts from him.
Col. Housh suld he had NO difficulty In gcttin
thltv-ene cars on the Illinois Central iiailtoa1 j
Jl1uars, 10 eIable him 10 dQ beef contract
Caro-:
Nj. Eoynton. reyettins 10 pra4ous e,idrne.
eamc to set time for tho iuldlment Of tie cont.ac
that tEcy had uade one contract and would NJ
make another, but woutd ship The coru IS fast .
| they could Get transportation.
Mr L. IL Richaris inquired II either rasty ha
Nj: Eoynton replied that i lsd leon y lis ~
would cary It 10 The Supreme CoE7t-
| The President then tead that eeetlou OF the St
rule Of lie ByLaWs Fr:etring to such cases, a. 10
All shall be the duty Of The Board Of Directors
c-aEtcv charges OF miscocd nct fn hut1ness nattei
preferred against any member Of the association
Whcu made 10 tie or Secretary IN writing
By member oi the ASSOCIATION; and II the part
chsrscd sha11 be found guilty Of y1olat3on Of th
ru,, Of breach OF CONTRACT, OF false Or dctitiot
uarT to Tie sp,ris Which ehould goscia al CONNIE,
cial transactions they &tr4 repoEt the hnme to tt
s5-1-sa,'en. eiher at regular snnn.l msetins, or
an,setins called 5os ta.. p...--+; 1ao "e .'emot
! me members present, tue number not being lee
.hnn enc bnnazed. No n'enecs, however, shsls \
expelled without having an opportunity 81 BEN
expelled, thau be ineligible 10 membership mt
e Association ece proper 10 remove hts dfsahiItt!
Al yoses On expulsion 2imen6ers shall bs By oaiio
thertof shall he communicated to him by the Seer
,ny, uhp sha1 a]so trace his name from the LET
The President then appointed aB tel!crs for II
, ! ballot CT expulsion Ness1s. Walker, Wills, Laf