The herald., 1893-01-28
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Agent Ed. Chambers and His
Eastern PAGER.
Three Cents the Highest Offer Made
for the Animal.
An Animal That Cannot Be Given Away
or Sold, and Whose Fate Is Pug
cling the Santa Fe
Company.

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company is growing thin. People may
not notice this on looking at his massive
person casually, but the fact remains a
fact nevertheless, and the cause of his
incipient emaciation is anxiety about a
horse. This horse he cannot get rid of,
and unless he manages to dispose Of it
aoon, it is liable to financially embarrass
the able official. The horse is the one
that was foisted on the company by a
designing jockey as very valuable
PAGER. The jockey wanted to come to
California, but objected to paying his
fare, so he secured sprained. foundered,
knock kneed, sway back, deaf, dumb and
blind horse, covered 1t carefully up with
blankets and boots, and shipped it to
Los Angeles from a town in Illinois via
the Santa Fe line. AS the animal was
represented to be 30 very valuable, the
railroad agent at the shipping point
sent it on without exacting prepayment
of charges, and the dextrous jockey was
given ticket so that he could accom-
pany and care for the marvellous horse.
When the car arrived here the jockey
disappeared and left the horse on the
car. Agent Chambers investigated the
matter, and in removing the animals
many coverings found as stated worth
less brute about 40 years old and TOO
weak to lift one of his crooked legs in a
walk.
On Friday Mr.. Chambers tried to sell
the creature. Auctioneer Tom Clark
conducted the sale, but only one bid was
received, that OF 3 cents from boy.
This WAS declined, and the animal was
taken back to his stable. What with
feed bills, and veterinary doctors bills,
and incidental expenses, Mr. Chambers
finds life burden. According to the
law in such matters the horse cannot be
killed or given away, but must be sold !;
that is where the trouble comes in. Mr..
Chambers cannot cell it, and the pros.
pect of paying for the feed and care of
the creature as long as it chooses to live
is what is likely to make the able agent
become rival to the finest living skel-
eton on exhibition.
NOTES.
The Santa Fe company have received
assurances from the leading merchants
and producers of Kern county of lib.
eral share OF their patronage should
they open an Office at Bakersfield, which
is sufficient guarantee that will justify
the departure This movement will
make competition active, secure prompt
service and anticipated attention to
shipments.
AS stated recently in the HERALD,
commencing Tuesday, January 3lst,
1898, and to continue until otherwise
ordered, the Santa Fe will start from
Los Angeles every Tuesday at 6:10
p. M. a refrigerator car to accommodate
less than carload shipments of perisha-
BILE property originating at points on the
Southern California railway, destined to
points on the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road. The car will be iced at Los An
geles and reiced in transit without
charge to the shipper. The expense of
icing will be borne by the Santa Fe
Fruit and Refrigerator line.
George B. Leighton, president of the
Terminal railroad, arrived the Ray
mond hotel yesterday fro. st. Louis,
accompanied by his bride.
The end of this week will see the new
railroad bridge nearly completed across
the slough north of town. There will
be IL spans, making a total length Of
1000 feet. Trains will run over the new
road about February ST. Yuma Times.