The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
HAYS EXPRESS BILL
To Have a Ton of Coal DeIiy-
cred Cost Him $40
HASN'T SEEN BILL YET
When He Does He viii Urge
Anti Trust Legislation.

Lake sunapee. n. H, July 1s.-The
ways and means of the summer cottager
are sources of constant surprise to the
natives Of the lake region. The family
OF Secretary of State John Hay. how
ever, discounted anything known here
for many a year by ordering coal sent
By express. Someone in the Hay house
hold bought ton Of coal for s. and II
cost SO to get it from Windsor. Vt, to
the sunapee station, making the total
expense OF. one ton of coal SIS. Inasmuch
as the express company is under obliga-
tons to deliver goods at the door. Mr..
Hays coal was hauled to the FEELS"
It is not supposed that Mr.. Hay has
been informed of this transaction, be-
cause he was in Washington when the
coal was purchased. When he sees the
bill for SIS for one ton Of coal he is very
likely TO feel like advising President
Roosevelt TO hurry the antitrust meas
ure along as rapidly as possible
The family of the secretary opened
Lake Sunapee early in June. 1t was
cold, and Mrs. Hay wished the steam
heater put in action. But there was no
coal in the bin. member Of the Hay
household undertook to supply the ne
cessity and asked a villager where he
could get some.
How much do you want. couple Of
shovelfuls?" was the query.
NO. I want a ton, at least"
There hasn't been any coal around
here since it went up, and 1 don't know
how you can get it. If you wanted to
buy a diamond. we might help you out"
It is forty miles from here to Concord,
and the obliging station agent telegraph
ed down the line, but could not find any
coal for sale anywhere nearer than the
capital.
See if you can find any coal north Of
here was the request Of the seeker af-
ter the high-priced fuel.
The operator inquired of the coal men
at Sunapee, Newport and Claremont
without success. A charitably inclined
person at CIaremont proffered the in
formation that he had recently seen
some coal at Windsor, Vt. He thought
that Mr. Hays folks, if they hustled,
might get some of the priced chunks.
So a telephone message was sent to
Jas. Fl. Kiniry. at Windsor, anxiously
inquiring If the rumor that he had some
coal and he was willing to sell were
authentic. There was great glee in the
Hay household when word came back
that Mr.. Kiairy had coal and would sell
It.
Dear. good, kind Mr.. Kiniry viii you
please send us ton right off by exp
ress2" pleaded a feminine voice.
BY WHAT exclaimed the coal man.
. why, by express. if you please" was
The hesitating reply.
Mr. Kiniry sought the local agent for
the American Express company at Wind
scr. Vt. which town is about thirty
miles from Sunapee by rail.
II want to send a ton Of coal by your
company to Secretary Hays place" said
Kiniry.
I'VE haven't got a safe big enough to
hold a ton" said the express man. Are
you afraid that it would be lost in tran
sit unless you make an express compa-
ny liable for its safe delivery"
Those We're my instructions" said the
coal man. by express they said, and
by express that coal goes, safe or no
safe"
The result was that Kiniry put up
ton Of coal very nicely in bags. sealing
each bag and tagging it for "John Hay,
the Fells Sunapee, n. H
The coal occupied the biggest part OF
the baggage car on a passenger train to
the amazement and disgust of the train
express messenger.
At Claremont Junction each bag was
transferred to a passenger train on the
Concord & Claremont branch. The ex-
pressman receipted for one ton of coal
IN bags and weighed IL to be sure that
the charges were not too low.
The express agent at Lake Sunapee
station did some Weighing and then deliv-
cred the coal. after some exertion and
some display Of temper, at the doorstep
OF John Hays home.
How much is the expressag e9"
The charge is ten dollars" said the
sxpressman.
How much?'
'Just ten dollars"
Docs that pay for the coal too?''
mo. That only pays for getting II
here. It's a good thing for the company.
amt it2"
Yes. and guess Mr.. Hay is the
thing" replied the equally appreciative
hired man of the Hay household as he
handed out the amount Of the charge.
IT'S much cheaper If you send it by
freight" said the expressman. sympa-
thetically.
In due time this expensive ton Of coal
was consumed in the house-heating plant
and two DAYS ago Mr. Riniry's tele-
phone bell rang and this conversation
followed
rs this Kiniry?"
yep"
This is Secretary HAYS house: send
down ton Of coal right on"
by express?
Not on your life, BY freight
Washington. July IS-Secretary Hay
eft Washington today Tor his sammor
vacation which he wiz pass at his home
IN New Hampshire. He leaves the bust
ness Of the department in eood order ana
three assistants. Secretary Mr Hin. Mr.
Edee and Mr.. Pierce. VIII Zee on duty dur
ing his absence.
SCENES AT CIRCUS DOOR
How Some People Try 70 Get Admis
sion Free.
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