Daily globe., 1879-09-08
BILL wAsHBRN's RAILROAD.
Hotu 1t Worked In With Blu king to ii
the Minneapolis Fair and I7ajNTe II
State EHiT. ~

HOtC 1t WOrceN IN van BttL King to at1
the Minneapolis Fair and Injure the
State Fair.
The following statement by Joseph w. Cox,
breeder of swine at Northfeld, Iowa, will be
found of interest:
To the Editor of the Globe.
On Friday, Aug. 29th, shipped ten crates
of swine from Wappello to Albert Lea over the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railroad.
The agent at Wappello informed me that he
could not bill my swine through to St. Paul,
but that could get the same billed through
from Albert Lea to st. Paul. When I arrived
Minneapolis St. Louis railroad, and asked
him to bill my swine through to st. Paul. He
informed me that he could not do it, buL would
bill them through to Minneapolis. stated
that I desired to exhibit at the State fair at
St. Paul, and wanted to bill through, as did
not want so much trouble transferring, rebill-
ing, etc. He informed me that was as far
he would bill me. I arrived at Minneapolis,
should judge at A. NJ. Sunday morning, and
I should judge about z A. NJ I visited the agent
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad and
stated that I had some swine on board,
come in on the morning train, and that
I desired to ship them to the State fair
at st. Paul. He then asked me why did not
bill them right through. l then stated what
conversation had with the agent at Albert
Lea. He then stated that he could have billed
them through and telegraped him, and he
would have held the train that departed one
half hour before. l then asked him how long
before he could send me to st. Paul. He
stated that he could not before Monday even
Then he wanted to know why I did not 20 to
the Minneapolis fair. I stated that the pre-
miums were better at the State fair. he re-
marked that it was very easy for them to offer
big premiums, but they did not pay them, and
that they only paiu ~ cents on the dollar last
year. I stated that thought State fair
would surely pay their premiums. he then
stated that Mr.. Gilman shipped to the State
fair his hogs on Saturday, and drayed his hogs
across the country to the Minneapolis fair Sum
day, and stated that he said there was nothing
at the State fair. He then asked me to get in
his buggy and go up and see Col King, and see
if he could not make as 60 d premiums as the
State fair. I then went to the grounds and
saw Col. King, who the agent introduced
to me- stating to Col. King that had to lay
over and he had brought me up to see the fair
and look around. The agent stated that I had
the premiums were better at the State fair, and
suggested to Col. King that he had ought to or
might offer full as liberal premiums as the
State fair. Col. King remarked that he could
do no better than was offered in the premium
lists and that the premiums would be paid in
AuAIs duu SthGeU UuAG Nc WOulu nave me Trans.
ferred and would treat me well, etc. re-
marked that would rather get little than
nothing, stating that the agent stated that the
State society did not pay the premiums in full.
He (Col. King) said that he did not like to say
anything detrin entail to the State fair, but they
were in debt from last year $4,000. I then
from statements made had my stock trans
ferred to the Minneapolis fair grounds as ]
| burst not risk them IN car lying in the yard
two days. as
would say further, that Col. King said to
the agent as the colonel walked away, ''You
watch stock coming in, have them come up"
will state further that I had sent my entrie.
to Secretary Judson previous to my coming.
will further state, the Minneapolis exposition
officers have treated me like gentleman, bu,
make this statement in hopes that the matter
may be looked into, and that hereafter breed
ers and shippers will not have to 60 through
the same ordeal with railroad agents that
did. as such trouble and delay is injurious t
the stock breeders aud shippers.
]. W. Cox, Northfe1d, lows.