Show NE NE ON JAMES J J. HILL Speaking of James J. J Hill Hili said a a. St. St Paul man manat at the Holland house the other othel evening I cart cam tell you a story of him It was away back In the SOs when the late lamented Harry Ives was Mr Hills Hill's private secretary and Mr Hill was giving away pigs of purest breed breed- to the farmers of the N Northwest In order to encourage stock raising along the line of the Great Northern road and thus build u up its traffic The State fair was In progress in St. St Paul when one September morning Ives Ivea opened M. M Hills Hill's mall mail and found a aletter aletter aletter letter from a farmer which read a as follows fol fol- Y 1 lows V Dear ISear Dear I to Mr r. r J. J J. J l Sir I Sir went St. St Paul and to the fair fall as you told me I looked for tor you at your office and also at the h fair grounds I found plenty of rul uio g ll J hogs g of your species but could coula not find you anywhere New York Times |