The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-11

EHtt0rs Free Trader 1t Is not my inten-
ton or wish, at this time, to enter into any
lengthy controversy upon the merits of either
breed or strain of dratt-horses, else | might, in
my childish simplicity, do as Mr., p. has done,
bring before the readers of this paper an ac-
acknowledgements that | do own n superior
Percheron Norman stallion, and also the fact
that have been breeder of Clyde horses.
Now, | wish it distinctly understood that am
not going to berate or find fault with any
other breed of drafthorses AS this is a free
country, and people are not all born to think
and act alike IN any particular way, | do not
claim to be endowed with or possess wisdom
superior to all others, and am, therefore, ready
and willing at all times to acceptof all the in
formation | can get on what Is to my interest.
Now, Mr. p, in candor amt you little sar-
castle in your remarks, and doyou claim, posi-
lively that all the statements you made are
true, and facts? know horse-dealers are gen.
orally noted for their veracity and honesty, but
do sometimes make statements without any
foundation, and which it is we'll for those IN
tercsted to carefully consider.
Now, in the first place, Mr.. p intimates
that | wear the green speCtacles OF prejudice
too much to see things IN that same lgnt that
he does, and which seems to dazzle or blind
his eyes so badly But that will leave for
others to decide. Now, fail to see why he
has any cause to give me such dreadful fail
ing, as he claims to have done, and with my
own club, too. did not, in my former letter,
ipt,, IN hat | haI HISlika for tho
Clyde horses. Neither did | intimate that |
had any preference for any one particular
breed of dratthOrses. | do not believe that
any candid man can say, from the manner in
which wrote to Mr.. Heineman, or even infer,
that | am a Norman or Clyde breeder, or have
any particular preference for either the Clyde
or Norman horse. Now, the facts are, | am
not at all acquainted with Mr., Heincman-do
not know that ever saw him, but am posi-
tive that | never knew, until ! read Mr. L. 9
letter, that Mr.. Heineman had ever owned
either Clyde or Norman stations, much less
that he ever had any preference for any one
particular breed as my worthy friend would
have you believe. Can it be possible that be
wishes 1t publicly understood that he also
owns a Norman? He does say that he pur
chased three Norman stations of Mr.. Helne-
man, and that he at this time owns an interest
in Norman horses. But 1t is wonder to me
that he does not have more to say in their IA
vor. Mr.. Helncman expresses himself very
plainly when he says that he prefers the Nor
man to any other drafthorse that lives, and
that so do all other eastern men that use the
uratthCrSe; and he also tells why he prefers
the Norman. He SAYS that Norman Will
bring one hundred dollars more than Clyde
horse will, and will sell fifty times where a
Clyde will not sell once, IN the eastern market,
for a good many reasons. As for feeding and
handling or fitting, he says | can feed and flt
for market Norman in haltthe time can q
Clyde. Take two of tie same age and weight,
and both of the best shape of either kind, and
try ii, or even an average of either kind. lie
says he feeds one hundred Normans to where
he does five Clydes, on that acrount, and for
the PLAIN reason that the Clyde horses are not
as good TO sell IN the eastern market, to where
he ships all his horses, from 15OO To 2OOo
year. Now, have some more testimony TO
Substantial what Mr.. Heineman says, and it
comes from the largest dealers, both IN the
eastern and western markets. have received
statements to the same expressed facts from
the largest and second largest dealers in
New York, and also in our own Chicago mar.
ket and from no less renowned personaCes
than the celebrated and world.renuwned draft
horse dealers, Mr. Isaac Dalman, oath street,
New York. who is the acknowledged king Of
the draft.ring, and Mr. MeirhaCh, who is the
second largest dealer in that city; also, VI.
Newgrass. nth and 10Th Morgan street. Chi
cagO, Ill; and then We have the testimony of
the Messrs Degen and Mr. Matthew White,
of our own Ottawa, and their experience in
feeding and handling, and they testify TO the
same facts, and substantiate what those other