The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-23
WHEAT KING PATTEA
IS IN BAD HUMOR
Has Left Market TO Its Fate, and
Is Taking Rest i'm the
West.

TRINIDAD, Colo, April 22.-James
4. Patten, Chicago S 'Swheat king,
who was reported yesterday to have
deserted the battle in the wheat pit
to inspect for himself the wheat situa-
tion in the central west, arrived in
Trinidad this morning and left shortly
afterwards for Tercio, Colo, little
post station near the New Mexico line.
From there Mr. Patten Will drive over.
land twenty five miles to the ranch
Of w. II. Bartlett near Vermeio Park,
n. NJ.
Tho trip will not be a pleasant one,
either, for n binding snowstorm is pre-
vailing today, and twenty five miles
of the ride must be made over the
mountains through heavy snowdrifts.
Mr.. Patten appeared tired and eX
tremely nervous, and he was not in
the best of tempcrs when approached
by Il reporter, In fact, he was rather
peevish.
Patten displayed great anger when
the reporter persisted in questioning
him regarding wheat conditions.
Its none of your business what I
think" he snapped, turning on the
reporter. want TO forget wheat and
T m tired of reporters. Get out. :"
That settled it. Mr.. Patten shut up
and so did the reporter.
Attracts Much Attention.
Mr.. Patten reached Trinidad at s
clock this morning and left here at
o clock after short rest at ho-
tel. He is travelling alone, He board
ed the smoker Of the way train to
81 ipls Ia, IN
mouth. lit it and sat stolidly smoking,
occasionally glaring at the curious
crowd which had invaded the smoking
car and was gathered on the depot
platform to get glimpse of the IA
nous "wheat king
AT the hotel where Mr.. Patten rest.
ed for n few hours he was warned by
the clerk that 1T would be dangerous
10 attempt the overland trip from Ter
clio to the Bartlett ranch today, as
furious blizzard is raging in the noun
talns.
Il don I care said Patten. ~
want seclusion and rest, and / m going
after ii. -
The stage cannot reach the Bartlett
ranch before nightfall. and the roads
arc in dangerous condition as re-
suit Of the almost unprecedented snow
fail, tremendous snowslides being of
lcitShL ptNuiiSINc oN'l tue iHouHIdIu
passes.
Reaches His Haven
James A. Patten arrived at Vcrmejo
Park, n. NJ, the ranch of W. y. Bart
lett, his partner, tonight, after drive
of twenty-five miles through noun
tain blizzard that has ragged for twen-
ty-four hours. Vermejo Park, which is
sixty miles west of Trinidad, is twenty
five miles from railroad or telegraph
station. aud the servants of the ranch
were instructed tonight not to reply to
the telephone, the sole means of com
munication between Ycrmejo and the
outside world.
The Associated Press representative
tonight elected the information from a
servant, before the telephone service
was discontinued, that Mr.. Patten had
arrived safely for an indefinite stay
The conversation was interrupted by a
voice in evidence at the elbow of the
servant, saying: "Be careful what
YOU say The receiver was then hung
up.
The bull leader left the railroad at
Terclo, y. NJ, at noon, and was met by
a conveyance from the ranch With
the exception of w H. Adams, a bust
ness associate, and the servants of the
establishment, Mr.. Patten is alone at
the ranch