, 1907-06-04

by the at IL U
month per head for seven or eight
months. He could not say for certain
but believed an account was rendered
to DR.. Stevens, and the bill had never
been paid.
Stevens Rendered Services.
MI. Morton stated that during his
connection with the university DIR
Stevens had rendered professions
| service in the case of a mare thai re
ceived a wound in the leg from a nail
in the barn; that on this occasion DR.
Stevens made four or five trips to the
station, and that, SO far as (Morton)
knew, DR.. Stevens had never made
any charge. He raj called to the sta
ton by the man on the farm at the
time the bull died, but did not arrive
until after the animal vas dead, and
was not called by the authority of Mr..
Morton or the director.
No Bill Was Rendered.
Mr.. Henderson made inquiries. con
corning the advantages which Mr..
Gramm enjoyed. During the winter of
1904-05 Mr.. Gramm had a Hereford
bull at the station being fed and cared
for for about one month. The animal
consumed about 1000 pounds of hay,
or about 81 worth. Mr.. Morton said
that Mr.. Gramm had always paid any
bills when requested to do so, but that
in this case it was likely no bill was
rendered
Gramm Pays the Bill.
In the fall of 1905-06 Mr.. Gramm
housed at the station three or five long
wool ans for a short time. Mr.. Nor
ton fed these rams hay bought for that
purpose and when they were removed
told Mr.. Gramm about the bill. Mr..
Gramm gave Mr.. Morton money to
pay the bill, which he did. In the
summer of 1906 Mr.. Gramm had
brought to the farm about thirty-five
rams, which yer kept there some
thing like three weeks.
Money Not Aii-Important.
Mr.. Morton stated that the money
expended for the care of outside stock
was not such an important considera-
ton as the fact that all such stock
caused the men extra work and gave
them trouble when they had enough
to do in tending to the station stock.
This he considered the chief disad-
vantage.
Travelled on Station Funds.
1t was also brought out that Mr..
Gramm had taken two trips to Chi.
cage to the International Fat Stock
show on station funds and that little
If any, advantage accrued to the uni
versity or station as a result. Also
during the winter Of 19O6-O7 Mr..
Gramm made a trip to Washington,
D. c., on station funds, with little
advantage to the station, since the
business was largely transacted by
correspondence before and after the
trip. This trip, as he remembered it,
cost $156; the amount could be veri-
fed from the station books.
Scales Of Laramie Coal Company.
Mr.. Henderson continued his ques.
tons and Mr.. Morton's monotonous
voice continued with the replies. Mr..
Henderson asked him about a scale
which he had purchased for the ex-
pertinent station. This Mr.. Morton
said he had bought at Prof. Buffum's
request of the Laramie Coal company.
When asked whether the price paid
for it was a large one, or whether Mr..
Gramm got any profits on the scale,
Mr.. Morton was unable to tell. His
point in the matter was, that perhaps
it might have been given to them by
some scale company as an advertise
ment of their wares; therefore, it was
foolish to go to the expense of buy
ing it.
Other Machinery Purchased.
Morton said that other machinery
handled by the Laramie Coal company
was also used on the experiment farm,
and one piece in particular, a Walter
A. Wood harvester, he did not con-
slider the best of its kind, and thought
that it had been purchased because
of fear on Buffum's part. When asked
what he would say if he knew the ma
chine was donated, he said he was in
clined to believe that If it had been
donated, it was donated subsequently
to the conversations he had had with
Prof. Buffum in relation to it.
Unwise to Deposit In Gramm's Bank.
Mr.. Morton, upon being further
questioned, thought that Mr.. Gramm's
connection with the First National
bank, of which he is a director and
therefore a stakeholder, was the prop
err subject of criticism; that he would
not make any charge of corruption, be-
cause of such connection, but did not
think it was the proper thing to do.
Received Premiums on Wool.
When asked if there were other peo-
Pile who profited from their connection
with the experiment station, he said
the wool exhibited by the King broth
ers at the National Good Roads con
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