The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25

o consume as well as TO prOOucc, auu
renee the accumulations amid starving .
md unoccupied people. Yours most
PETER COOPER.
GRANTS GREAT HORSE FARM.
DID he OR THE TREASURY PAY bis BLACK
SMITHS BILLS?
Baltimore Gazette Information was
received at the Office of the Gazette on
Saturday to the effect that President
Grant had operated his stock farm, near /
St. Louis, largely at the expense OF the
The serious charge was
fully and carefully investigated, and is
verified by the statements OF Captain
George T. Robinson, an ex-army officer;
Sergeant Coffman. in charge Of a recruit
ing office of the United States in Baltl-
more, and Private Ashby, also Of the
regular army, now member OF the
mounted service in Baltimore.
Captain George T. Robinson stated. in
reply to inquiries, as follows:
O. Do you know anything about Gen.
Grants stock farm? A. Yes.
@. Where is it located? A. About
nine miles southwest OF st. Louis.
@. Under what circumstance did you
first visit it? A. General B. H. Grierson
came to me with an order from General
Grant to detail me to 60 to his farm and
there lay out private race track, which
refused to do, and stated my refusal to
him; l said if it was a request would do
it cheerfully, but refused as a captain OF
United States cavalry to lay out private
race track on private farm; he took
the letter and went back to his barracks.
@. Can you recollect the wording
of the letter. A. It was about as toll
lows
Understanding that you have an en-
gineering officer at your station. you
will order him to lay out race track on
my farm.
US. GRANT.
Captain Robinson, continuing Near
| ly week after this General Grierson
presented me with another letter from
Grant Ct saw the letter myselO peremp-
torily ordering me to do the work.
@. How did the order reado A. About
as follows
You will detail the officer competent
to do this work, who You have informed
me is at your post. to lay out the track.
He will make requisition for instruments,
&C., upon General Simpson, United
States Engineer Corps.
U. S. GRANT.
Iobeyed the order and made the req
usition. 1t was approved by General
Grierson and served upon General Simp>
son. who furnished ME With transit, lev
ell, chain, rod, back and fore stats, and
steel tape. l at once made detail
from my company for the necessary men
to do the work went to General Grants
farm and laid out the track on ground
selected by General Grierson. 1t was a
halt mile track. The ground was point
ed out to US by Grants superintendent.
would furthermore state that while in
command OF permanent troops at ST
Louis there was man there named
John Herman, the veterinary surgeon OF
the post. He had charge and instruction
Of cavalry recruits in horseshoeing
Twice a week he was ordered to 60 to
General Grants farm and attend to al
veterinary matters; also the shoeing o.
all horses requiring it. The men OF the
81 Tinted States service were detailed twice
! : week to 60 up in an ambulance to the
| Presidents farm and shoe the horses.
q. How many horses were there2 A
} They ranged from twenty to sixty. ane
J wvze III supposed to belong to Grant
iG4mo q them, believe. however, wer,
/ ou41 - Mckee and other members o
! III lroas whiskey ST. Louis ring.
sl Q,Whopa2 the bills for this work
y A. II sxpeaAs Of this work and sur
. veys - paid out Of the United State
) S1x1,et Hssr Coffman, Who Ia
t char Il ~ recfniting Office on Centr
Mar6o1 Ooos, Baltimore, was Gale,
Q upon. onGeAo loll0wing conversation en-
+ sued:
/ @. vheS - Grants stock farm locs
Z ted? - Nnr D. Louis.
: @. DtA - kaoW OF any work don
= there by : dmnoU0 the barracks A
& Several - hUrnss from the farm ver
e shod at s. L1nh harracks Twas toll
o they were 0Is19ss hosses. They wer
b shod By mnanans1 kozier and other,
II Private ~. 2, Ashley. of the Gene
al Mounted ossn<e, s.koned at Bait
If more, was 0x1nhod = foliows:
5 Q. You A. n1nh1r OF the perms
nent troop r - y. Louis b,rrack,
: A. WAS; I eane these in Februar,
o. Did yod - - Captain Robin
e son With susv.yiae ia1sssnentsa
q. Do yo1 know Of any surveys ha,
10 | ine been made . Grants hxms 4. Ye