The daily sentinel., 1908-08-01

Several years ago there came to
, this county Albert w. Bailey from
| Pittsburg, Pa, who, in conjunction
with several of his brothers, bought
what was known as the Crawford
ranch on RAPID creek, now owned by
Messrs. A. r. and ]. NJ. Sampliner.
The Crawford ranch, one of the lar
gest in the vicinity of Palisade, con-
tanned a fine fruit orchard and was
a profitable ranch
Shortly after his arrival here AL
bert w. Bailey engaged in the cattle
business and he became known to
almost every cattleman in the east
ern end of the county and had a large
circle of acquaintances in this city
where he was most cordially received
as he was cultured gentleman and
man of travel. who was interest
ing under any circumstances.
AS Mr.. Bailey, or as he was well
known, Bert Bailey, was not cat
tleman of experience. considerable
money was lost in the cattle bust
ness and the farm, which had been
kept up to high state of cultivation
previously, was permitted to run
down.
Bert was hail fellow well met
everywhere and he went off on ex-
cursions, visiting friends and other
COW men in the county, and had
pretty good time all around. He was
often seen in this city, and, because
of his very charming ways, was al
ways welcomed by crowd of friends
and acquaintance whenever he came
to the city.
At the time of the purchase of the
ranch, w. F. Bailey, another BROTH
err, who is not concerned in the story
that follows at all and man held
in the very highest esteem in the
state, was general passenger agent
of the Colorado Midland railway in
Denver.
A few years after the purchase was
made of the old Crawford ranch,
Bert Bailey became tired of ranch
ing, and, putting the Crawford, or
rather the Bailey ranch, in the hands
of a caretaker. he hied himself away
from the rather prosaic life of a
and fruit grower. The Bal f,
ley boys held ownership of the ranch |
until about six months or more ago |
when it was sold for the sum of sl3,
900, a sum far less than its value. /,
Following the abandonment of the
ranch, Albert w. Bailey, who had |
had It in charge for all the time of its
ownership by the Bailey brothers, |
went east. and nothing was heard of
him until the negotiations to pur-
chase the property were made. Then
it was discovered that he was en-
gagged in business in New York City
with another brother, Francis G.
Bailey, their letterheads bearing the
firm name of the Export Shipping
Company of New York. Francis G.
Bailey was named as president and
Albert w. Bailey as treasurer.
The New York papers in COM
upon this firms business
spect of the commercial world of
New York and had established a
credit for themselves that permitted
them to make purchases from the
very largest export houses in sums
,ggregating hundreds of thousands
Of dollars.
But, evidently money was not be-
ng made fast enough to suit this
lew firm, and along in March of this
year merchants who had been doing
.rading with the Export Shipping
Company were greatly gratified one
morning to receive orders amounting
n the aggregate to $5o.ooo, suppos-
sdly for the General Supply Com
)any of Australia There was no
question about the delivery of the
goods. The Bailey brothers, the
lead CT the Export company had
made good their credit. and the
goods ordered in such goodly guam
.ities for reshipment were sent
promptly to the Brooklyn pier and
here loaded on wooden tramp'I
steamer of comparatively small ton
lage. named the Goldsboro. This
raft had formerly served in the
'oastwise trade on the Clyde line OF
steamers.