Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
COAL BY EXPRESS.
Secretary Hays House Was Cold and
the Elci Bins Ernntu


the Fuel Bins Empty.
The ways of the summer cottager are
sources of constant surprise to the ma
lives OF this lake region, but the family
of the secretary of state, John Hay. has
discounted anything known at Lake
Sunipee. n. H., for many u year by or
dering coal by express. The family OF
the secretary opened Il beautiful sum
mer place The FEELS on the shores OF
/ Lake Sunapee early in June. 1t was
4 chilly and Mrs. Hay wanted the steam
heater put in action. But there was no
coal in the bin and the secretary was
lin Washington. So Il member OF the
household undertook To supply the ne
fcessity and naturally asked villager
iWhere he could get some coal. How
much do you want. a couple of shovel
/ fuls ?" WAS the query. No. L want q
ton at least
There hasn't been any coal sold
around here since ii went up and L
don't know l.ow YOU can get it, was
the answer.
al you wanted to buy diamonds we
might help You out
/ 1t was forty miles from here to Con
cord. The obiging station agent tele-
sraphed down The line. but could find
nc coal for sale anywhere nearer than
the capital. Then he tired to the north
iand inquired of coal men al Sunapee,
Newport and Claremont without sue
cess. A charitsrbly inclined person ut
Ciaremont proffered the information
that he had recently seen some coal at
Windsor, Vt. He thought that if Mr.
n 4 To- al
some of the priced chunks. Consequent-
l.. a telephone message was sent TO
james H. lsiniry. at Windsor. ANXIOUS
L. inquiring ii the rumor that he had
some coal TO sell was authentic. There
Was great slae in the Hay household
" hen word came back that Mr.. kinirN
mad coal and would sell it for IS a ton.
Dear. good. kind Mr.. Kiniry. will
you please send us one ton right off by
express ." pleaded feminine voice
"By WHAT demanded the astonshed
coal man. "By express. if you please.
was the reply. Mr.. kinry sought the
oc;l agent for the American Express
Company at Windsor. which is thirty
miles from Sunapee by rail.
Il want to send ton of coal by your
company to Secretary Hays place.
said Kniry.
NO SAFE BIG ENOUGH FOR 1T.
We have no safe big enough to hold
Il ton said the express man.
Are YOU afraid it will be lost in tram
sit unless YOU make AN express COM
pany liable for its safe delivery? -
(, Those were my instructions" said
the coal man. by express. they said.
fa or
no safe
The result was that kiniry put up a
ton of coal Very nicely in bags. sealing
each bag and tagging it for John Hay.
the I7ells, Sunapee. n. III. The coal oc-
cupied large part of the express car
On Il passenger train. to the amazement
and disgust of the express messenger.
vt Claremont junction each bag was
transferred to a passenger train on the
Concord & Claremont branch. The eN-
lres,s messenger receipted for one ton of
coal in bags and weighed it to be sure
that thelcharges We're not too low. Tho
express agent at Lake Sunapee did
some weighing. too, and then delivered
the coal after much eNertion and some
display of temper at the doorstep of
John Hays home.
.fiow much is the c>prcssage?" he
was asked.
Ten dollars" said he
"How much?"
"Just sl0.''
Does that pay for the coal. too9"
NO, that only pays for getting it
here. 1t is a good thing for the COM
pany. amt it?'' The expressman Of
fered little timely pleasantly.
Yes. and l guess Mr.. Hay is the
thing" replied the equally apprecia-
tive hired man of the Hay household, as
he handed out the amount of the
charge.
NO. SEND IT BY FREIGHT.
at is much cheaper if you send it by
freight" said the eXpressman sympa-
theticaly. In due time this expensive
ton of coal, which had cost SIS, was
consumed in the Hay heating plant.
Two days ago Mr.. Kiniry's telephone
hell rang and this conversation fol-
lowed:
is this Kiniry?'
yes"
This is Secretary Hays house. Send
down n ton of coal right away"
by express"
mo, by freight"
A Good Thing.
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