. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 27? day, except young Potts, and with him only passed the civilities of acquaintanceship, nor did I think anything more specially concerning Millers Herefords until I saw his puffs and blowings in the press, claiming all in all for the Herefords and ranting concerning the Fat Stock Show, when I reminded him of the Shorthorn relationship of his cattle, and that the Shorthorns deserved part of the praise. (II 197) On his denying my assertion of the Shorthorn relationship
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 27? day, except young Potts, and with him only passed the civilities of acquaintanceship, nor did I think anything more specially concerning Millers Herefords until I saw his puffs and blowings in the press, claiming all in all for the Herefords and ranting concerning the Fat Stock Show, when I reminded him of the Shorthorn relationship of his cattle, and that the Shorthorns deserved part of the praise. (II 197) On his denying my assertion of the Shorthorn relationship of his cattle, I wrote for the first time in February to Mr. Watson, reminding him of the breeding of Miller's cat- tle as he had told me at the Fat Stock Show, and requesting him to put in black and white his statement concerning the breeding as made to me at the show in presence of Ogilvie and Bigstaff, as Miller had denied the same pub- licly. I sent his letter under cover to a promi- nent man in Chicago, for him to mail to Watson, believing if Mr. Miller should get Wat- son's mail and see a letter post-marked Ken- tucky, he would not deliver it, as a man who will deny the breeding of his cattle is not above tampering with private letters. Mr. Watson answered this letter in due course of mail, re- affirming the Shorthorn breeding of Miller's cattle and added about their being exhibited under false age. This is the unvarnished statement of the whole affair and concerning which T. L. Miller cries bribery, conspiracy, etc. No man on earth ever heard or did I ever offer Mr. Watson one cent or any other amount of money, directly or indirectly, position, emolument, or anything else, for the consideration that he would tell me this or that concerning T. L. Miller's or any other man's cattle. Any other statement and from any other source whatever, that con- flicts with the above in regard to the way I got my information concerning the Shorthorn relationship of the cattle which T. L
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