What we want is to force the railroad to supply cattle owners with cars." "Why not hold your stock over the winter ?" suggested Hatfield, with a faint, half-smile.
"Hatfield, you know that can't be done.

There isn't a cattle owner in the country who is prepared to winter his stock.

Had we known this situation was to develop we might have laid in some feed--though that is an expensive method.

Nothing has been done, for we expected to ship by rail as usual.

Almost every owner has a stock of feed on hand, but that is for breeders, and for other stock that doesn't grade up.