The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16
VIVA, IN. G. II. r o. Has 10 say.

The Ottawa Minnesota Emigrsnts having said
good many hard words against the c. B. Il q
railroad company on account Of alleged Ill
- treatment In the matter of transporting them
and their stock ard fixtures to St. Paul, II Is but
fair that the Railroad side Of the question should
Also be heard. The following letter, from Mr.,
MARVIN. station agent at Ottaws, claims TO give
The exact truth Of tho matter:
OTTAWA, April -. 1881.
kBssRs BUSHNELL, OsMAN, AND OTHERS OF
gHR MINNESOTA PARTr-Gen,,erncn MIR Alex
snder, superintendent Of the Chicago Division
Of the c. q. & Q. L. r., says you do him great
injustice IN rejecting so severely upon him In
handling your shipment from Aurora. He as
.erts that the day and night before you started
from Ottawa he was In Burlington aud did not
arrive In Aurora until late In the forenoon Of
Thursday, and had too much to do to read the
papers. At | T. n | telegraphed him that the
train was made up and ready TO start. He then
eiegraphcd the c. NJ. IL st. p. folks, and tey
arsppc-oR that they ,s ready 10 Tesile the train at
NDIlSs Junction. HolcOmb, receiver Of the G. Il l..
Z. R., At the same time telegraphed that the
shipment could not be delivered TO the C. VI. &
-. 7. Il. X. at Davis junction. as the track was
tore UP. MIR. Alexander again telegrsphed the
he ST. Paul folks, who again answered at 800
p. ". that they would take the train at Davis
Junction, evidently intending to hold you there
uutii the Railroad war wss over and the track
relaid, which would have held you there for
week Finding positively that the train could
not 60 in that direction, he again teleEraphed
which, after twice trying, they utterly refused 70
10, except at tariff and on way freight trains
Thsy would only yrtejs you al Rock IsloDd aEG,r
lie rJte and the arrangement for the special train.
Mr.. Alexander could, under these circumstances,
only return you to Ottaws (Which you refused
or forward you 10 Rock Island He put on su
additional coach, sidesrGcked his fat freight
trains, ard ran you rapidly to MENDOZA; attached
another engine there Ia furious snow storm
and ran YOU Que mile beyond La Noble, where
you were stuck In d snow DRIFT. Expecting that
che s;orm might last 8 long time, and, to protect
} 7ouS stock, he had you hauled back tn La Noble,
where you could unload your stock If necessary,
snd where he could pass you with the snow
piow, which he ordered down from Chicago,
driving Il forward 40 rapidly with two engines
that they went into Mendoza with o dozen
wheels blazing. The snow pillow passed YOU al
Ia Noillc and pioTsd out the road ahead Of you,
be ordering your train forward SO fast that IL
went Into DenrOck only minute, behind the
plow. From there 20 Rock Island il was all
clear for you. He tried TO get the 81. Paul folks
70 attach . sleeper 10 your train for your COM
fort but did not succeed Please remember that
bsd yau gone over any road at that time you
you'd have encountered the same storm.
Nov. submit that after doing all of this for
you, sbusLag him Is Jon have done In private
letters ard IN the Ottawa papers is very unjusi
indeed.
Mr. Alexander IL d kind hearted, s,raight-tor-
ward gentleman, and has done the citizens of
Ottawa good many fsvors or which | AM well
swsr.. and under all the circumstances OF this
sflalr he did all that be could regardless Of :he
fact tia, tie expense Of handling this shipment
n the way he was compelled 10 was greater than
(.he snount received. Had been Ia his plsce
would have Cancelled the contracts and delivered
your train to the c. q N. W. Z. r. at Geneva, but
you win remember tia. you all insisted on going
us C. NJ. & 81. 2. 4. r.. because two high-toned