{From the Jamestown (New York) Journal.}
During the month of March 40,000 bbls. Of Petroleum oil were shipped over the A. & G. W. Road.
The above information was laboriously and severely obtained. Some days since we requested of Supt. Calhoun monthly statements of the number of barrels of oil transported over his road. Accordingly we yesterday received the following note:
ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD OFFICE.
Bishop – Editor: 40,000 bbls. Transported over A. & G. W. R. R. in March. CALHOUN.
Whereat we returned the following inquiring, “allowing” that we were doing a good thing.
CALHOUN: Was there in any thing in the barrels? BISHOP.
Our thirst for knowledge was gratified at receiving the following laconic and highly satisfactory reply:
Yes – Bungs! CALHOUN.
Supt. Calhoun can have our hat, or if he does not take “anything” we will “Owe him one.”
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1862, p. 2
During the month of March 40,000 bbls. Of Petroleum oil were shipped over the A. & G. W. Road.
The above information was laboriously and severely obtained. Some days since we requested of Supt. Calhoun monthly statements of the number of barrels of oil transported over his road. Accordingly we yesterday received the following note:
ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD OFFICE.
Bishop – Editor: 40,000 bbls. Transported over A. & G. W. R. R. in March. CALHOUN.
Whereat we returned the following inquiring, “allowing” that we were doing a good thing.
CALHOUN: Was there in any thing in the barrels? BISHOP.
Our thirst for knowledge was gratified at receiving the following laconic and highly satisfactory reply:
Yes – Bungs! CALHOUN.
Supt. Calhoun can have our hat, or if he does not take “anything” we will “Owe him one.”
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1862, p. 2
