The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-09
r.. A. Fox Assigns.

Some establishment and a good deal OF
sympathy were excited by the announce.
ment a few days ago that r. A. Fox. deal.
er in farm machinery. had made an as
Segment for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr.. Fox has been doing business at Botti-
neau, Willow City and Towner, with VIM
Collins as manager at this place. AS Mr..
Collins has left the town for a time, we
have peer able to learn but little of the
affair, so clip the following from the Will
low City Eagle. believing it to be a true
statement of the case:
On Wednesday, r. A. Fox, who has
been recognized as one Of the solid ma
chinery merchants of this and McHenry
county. made an assignment to Andrew
Gilbertson, of Towner, and Thomas E..
Fox, of Willow City. Mr.. Fox is a thor
ough business man and is held in the high
est esteem by all who know him, but, like
many others, failed to realize on his secur-
tiles, and rather than crush the farmers to
the wall, who are themselves in hard cir
cumstances, was compelled to take this
necessary step for the benefit of his credi-
tors.
The whole trouble seems to have beer
caused by the Walter A. Wood company,
or its agent, VIM Barnard. Barnard
CANT here a couple Of weeks ago to look
after the interests of his company, and
was informed by Mr.. Fox that it was i'm
possible to realize on securities but would
do all he could. and if given a little time
could settle with the company in full, the
amount being $3164, even if he had to dis
pose of his own personal chattels and car
nv the farmers over, which now seemed
to be all tina he could do, and which
would seem a fair proposition to any far
seeing, fair-minded business man. Bar
nard was not satisfied with this PROPOSE
ton, did considerable kicking and finally
left town, but without stating any definite
purpose as to what he would do.
Mr.. Fox went to his ranch, drove sever
al car loads of cattle to Towner and
shipped. them east to realize money to
liquidate Walter A. Wood. As soon as
they were out Of the state, Mr.. Fox was
informed that his stock had been attached
by Walter A. Wood through Barnard
knowing full well what would be>the next
step, and for the benefit of his other cred
itors, all heavier than Walter A. Wood,
made the assignment as stated above.
Mr.. Ben Rae, representing the Milburn
& Stoddard Co., one of the heaviest cred
itors. is in the city, and the following let
ter received by him at this place from the
company's head Office explains itself and
the confidence they hold in Fox.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Nov. 2o. 1893.
BEN RAE. -..
i Willow City, N. D.
Dear Strive see by today's CONNER
cial report that attachments have been is.
sued against r. A. Fox. of Willow City
for $4,000, We want you to be
on the ground and do your level best fol
us, and try to avoid such a thing as an as.
signment or any move to distress Mr.. Fo,
in any way. The truth of the matter is
there should be 10 move of this character
= We believe him to be hon
est and square. but want you to be there
as representative of n of the leadin,
creditors.
4 M1LBuxN & SToDDARD Co
A. D. CuRTIss, Manager.
The Winona Wagon Co, are also beav,
creditors, and hold precisely b sam
: views Of the matter as do the Milburn I
Stoddard Co.
!. II Walter a. Wood had sent a thorougl
. business man here. one who would hav
attended to business and looked into tn
matter in its true light. there would neye
have baea the least trouble or doubt bu
, what his company would realize ever.
; dollar Mr.. Fox owes them. a. soon as b
7 could get il.
] The Eagle is pleased 70 state. however
j that the Milburn a Stoddard Co. and th
Winona Wagon Co. are endeavoring 7
Induce Walter a.. Wood 70 withdraw th
proceedings taken and have the assign
ment SET aside, in which event Nj. Fo
"a viii be enabled 10 continue business will
but further delsy