The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-23
"NoNE OF YOUR BUSINESS
Reply of Pstten to d Reporter Who
Tackled Him in Colorado.

IIlInudu. colo. April flames A Pat
ten. ChlcagO's wheat king" who was re-
ported yesterday TO have deserted me
DaIlie IN the wheat pit to inspect for him
SER the wheat situation i'm the central
west arrived in Trinidad this morning
Colo. little post station near the New
Mexico line. From there Mr. Patfen will
drive overland twenty-five miles to the
ranch of ". II. Bartlett near Vermejo
Park. y NJ
The trip viii not be a pleasant one
eitaer- fer a binding snOwsJorm is pre-
waning today. and twenty-five miles Of
me rde must be made over the mountains
through heavy snOwdrifts.
Mr. Patten appeared tired and extreme
" nervous, and ne was not in the best OF
tempers when approached by a reporter
In fact. he was rather peevish.
"None of Your Business.
None OF you- business was his an
SWer 10 q question as 20 his mission in
Trinidad. I've been bounded 10 death
by reporters for weeks"
Asked concerning the report that he had
experts gathering data on July wheat
throughout the west, Mr.. Patten refused
to answer. 1t is understood Mr.. Patten
VIII spend some time at the ranch and
as ii is remote from telegra phic and rail-
road communication. his desire for rest
and relaxation viii probably be gratified-
Patten displayed great anger when the
reporter persisted in questioning him re-
garding wheat conditions.
Its none of your business what I
think he snapped. turning on the re-
porter - want TO forget wheat, and IN
tired of reporters Get out"
Reporter Was squelched.
That settled it, Mr.. Patten shut up and
so do the reporter.
Mr.. Pattsp reached Trinidad a. o clock
this morning and left here at O'Clock
after a short rest at hotel. He is trav-
cling alone. He boarded the smoker of
the way train to Tercio, and sticking
big cigar in his mouth. lit IL and sat stol-
Idly smoking. occasionally glaring at the
curious crowd which had invaded the
smoking ear and was gathered on the
depot platform to get glimpse of the
famous wheat king.
At the hotel where Mr.. Patten rested
for a few hours he was warned by the
clerk that il would be dangerous 10 at
tempt the overland trip from Tercio TO
the Bartlett ranch today. as furious
blizzard is raging in the mountains
Il don't care said Patten. 81 want
seclusion and rest, and I'm going after
The stage cannot reach the Bartlett
ranch before nightfall. and the roads are
i'm d dangerous condition as a result Of
the almost unprecedented snowfall. ire
mendous snowslides being Of frequent oc-
currence over the mountain passes.
Arrived in Safety.
James A. Patten arrived at Nsrmejo
Park. y. NJ. the ranch of W. II. Bartlett
his partner. tonight after drive of
twenty-five miles through a mountain
blizzard that has ragged for twenty-fOur
hours. Nermejo Park which i sixty
miles west of Trinidad. is twenty-five
miles from railroad or telegraph station.
and the servants of the ranch were in
structed tonight not to reply to the teie-
phone. the sole means of communication
between NermejO and the outside world.
The Associated Press representative to-
inf
want. before the telephone service was
discontinued. that MIR. Patten had arrived
safely for an Indefinite stay The con
versation was interrupted by voice. evil
IDENTITY at the elbow of the servant. say
ing. BE careful what yo' The Te-
ceiver was then hung al
The bull leader left the .ulros- AT Ter
clio. y. NJ, at noon. and was met by a
conveyance from the ranch. With the
exception of ". II. Adams. a business as
sOciate. and the servants of the estab-
lishment Mr.. Patten is alone at the
ranch.