Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-06
TALES OF BRADBURN.

old associates around the board of trade
and the stockyards, and probably will
be for many years. One showing Brad
burns aptitude for grasping an oppor-
tunity was recalled by a western stock
man, who came in the other day.
Many years ago when Bradburn was a
cattle buyer at the yards, there was a
speedy sprinter named Egan that the
whole stockyards district thought in
vincible-all except B%radburn. The lat
ter used to go put in the evening with
the rest of the admiring multitude and
watch Egan sprint around the old Dex-
ter park track to the discontinue OF all
the sprinters that could be brought
against him. By the time Egan had
reached the zenith Of his glory and fame
Bradburn had imported a certain Mr..
Smith from Pittsburg, who had been a
friend of his boyhood. Smith kept under
cover and watched the stockyards sprin-
ter do his best. He confirmed Brad
burns previous contempt for Egan's
speed.
Bradburn forthwith organized a CO.
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he could raise against Egan. The takers
were so numerous that the purse became
much larger than Bradburn had calcu-
lated. Nevertheless, he was not at all
nervous when the two racers came out
on the track in the dead of winter in a
biting February wind attired only in
"breech-clout and racing shoes. BY
the time Smith had led Egan around the
track the requisite number of times
Bradburn had the stockyards district
as thoroughly stripped Of their funds
as were the racers of clothes. 1t was a
chilly day for the stockyards sports and
they never forgot it, for their losses
mounted into the thousands. They
often attempted afterward to Square
the deal" with Bradburn, but their ef-
forts were utterly futile.
Another incident showing the deter
mination of the man to win, no matter
what the odds against him, happened
when he was head of the beef house"
for P. d. Armour. One of his chief lieu
tenants and subordinates was his
brother, Bill Bradburn, the pugilist,
who had even then achieved a reputa-
ton and was counted by far the best
man physically in the yards. One morn.
ing "Bilr' was a bit ugly and did not
much relish some rather sharp orders
given him by his much smaller, but new.
ertheless stocky built brother. 'Bill''
promptly and openly rebelled and pro.
ceeded to ."cuss OUT his brother in the
style most admired by the husky stock.
yards men of that time.
This reputation of his authority meant
only one thing to Jim. He must check
it instanter and Enthusiastically or all
hope of discipline in that plant was gone
and his ability to handle men ever after
be called in question. Quicker than a
flash he seized a big truck stake, laid
it vigorously on the head of the big
pugilist, and the latter was down and
out. Jim" went on about his business,
giving his regular orders, including one
that when "Bilr' got right he should be
sent into the Office after his time
bill" was given a position at smaller
pay In another part of the plant, and
never after that showed INSTRUMENTATION
to his superior officer.
Bradburn's will, probated recently
showed an estate of over $500, 900. 1t was
IA number of years ago that he gave uI
using his brains in the employ of 9th.
ers, but decided to retire and use them
for his OWL account. In travelling ovel
the country in the service of the late P
d. Armour he earned the reputation OF
being the b~est-posted crop expert that
was ever sent out from Chicago. His
speciality was corn, and he was familiar
with many of the peculiarities n needs
of the plant long before its important
characteristics had been thoroughly
known to agricultural science.
One of mis- greatest successes was
achieved many years ago, when he made
the discovery that the excessive rains
had crippled a crop that to all intents and
purposes appeared to be without a flaw
81 shall never forget it." said Robert
Pringle, for it gave me the best start
| ever had. We were riding in a day
coach on one of the western roads, the
cornfields showing up rich, dark and
beautiful on either side. | was much
surprised when he said that the corn
did not look right to him. We were run.
ming along at a high rate of speed, and
it was not an easy matter for any of us
to detect the defect that Bradburn had
discovered. 1t showed in the tasscl
where IL was least suspected and where
nobody eyer before had thought there
was a possibility of serious damage.
Thereafter Bradburn Travelled indus.
~triously day after day until the damage
was established beyond question. He
had discovered that the excessive rains
at the most critical time in the plants
development had caused poor fertiliza.
ton of the ears and that the latter filled
out very poorly. 1t was in the sections
that the crop looked best that the dam.
age was greatest. Bradburn was in pos
session of all the vital points as to the
size Of the crop long before even the
brightest of the farmers or spectators
had suSDected t"-Chicag Record.