At the "Camp of Israel" Brigham Young "gave them a lecture concerning the folly of one brother's overbidding another in purchasing corn, etc. I said I wished I could see the man that followed [Howard] Egan yesterday and overbid him, that I might kick him out of this Camp; . . ." This is an exaggeration since Young knew who the man was Thomas L. Williams. Egan had gone to the country to buy corn the day before and struck a deal for "a considerable amount of corn at 20 cents per bushel." Williams "learning of his bargain with Egan, told him he would give him 25 cents and pay him the cash." Brigham Young commented "This is one of the many difficulties which are liable to arise in a large Camp where there is not a perfect organization and the agents of the different divisions do not understand each others movements."
[source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]
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