The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-21

facts and not based upon mere rumor.
And let me say right here that the Sc
lect few consisted of my highly esteem
ed friend Mr.. Lionel Sherwood, New
ark, N. Y. This is Mr.. Martins direct
testimony, and while not even waiting
to be cross.exSmined, he comes up to
the bar and voluntarily confesses, vir-
tually, that he had nc knowledge of
what he was writing about, and upon
investigation that it is false in detail
for witness the following received by
me-:
RUSH, June 30, 1885.
Mr.. Giddings.
Dear Sir:-Since writing you, l have been in
formed in regard to the Register association, OF
which | wrote you being based alone on Ray and
Burwell rams, has instead nine different rams. |
did not know this until last Wednesday. Please
correct if you have made any statement of my
H''' '''''f y ""'OH'' i'T G. F. MARTIN.
MI. Ray; The above is a copy of a letter sent
to ID. Giddings of Ohio.
Now, after &C complete a failure of
their sole witness, would not any court
anywhere grant me a non-suit and a
dismissal of the case? Inasmuch as
Messrs. Gliding, Blue and others sub
scribed to Mr.. Purvis' paper as believ-
ing it to be a plain Statement of facts"
and Mr.. Martins letters being a part
and parcel of the same, did not their
endorsement cover that also? BY this
do they wish to be understood that
they deny having such a knowledge of
this new register obtained from one
who ought to know, to satisfy them
that Mr.. Martins statements were not
true? Or, in other words, do they deny
that a considerable portion of the even
ing of February %, 1885, was spent in
New Orleans in discussing this matter
which ! laid before them as clearly as
possible? Whether they admit Dr.
deny it, | declare it to be a fact. (Mr.
Jewett, of Mo-, | doubt not, will bear
witness that | outlined the plan to him
in New Orleans, ALSO. If this is true
in what light does it place these gentle
men before honorable men in making
use of Mr.. Martins letter?
AT this point perhaps | might be par
doned for depressing a little from my
subject, to say a few words about this
new Registry association. The men
who compose it have attained at least
a local reputation as breeders. they
believe that the real distinction which
exists among our Merinos is due to the
influence of the blood of some great
sire. 10 illustrate: The difference
and distinction between the focks of
the late Col. Stowell, Cornwall; Il. j.
Jones, West Cornwall, and the late l..
Z. Clark of Addison, VT, are as marked
as any known among our American
Merinos, and yet the owners would all
claim them to be of Atwood blood. The
Stowell flock carry what is everywhere
known as the Stowell fleece, which
came as an inheritance from Golden
Fleece the Jones flock has characteris-
tics peculiarly its own, which were es-
tablished by All Right; and the same
may be said of the Clark flock, which
was established by Fitzpatrick, and
handed down slightly modified by his
successors. They have also observed
the great results worked out by our
horse and cattle breeders, by uniting
the blood-lines descended from great
sires, and they believe that their own
experience confirms and proves this to
be the true theory Of breeding, and that
still greater results might be worked
out by a combined and well.directed
effort in this direction. Again, they
believe that if any animal is deserving
VI tLOlO lCSloll aIlOu, giving hui
vidual pedigrees, that our sheep are.
So the plan embraces the giving of in
dividual and extended pedlgrees OF
ewes also. 1t will be observed that the
plan does not restrict to one or two
flocks, or to any section or State, but is
as broad and liberal as could be made
and still accomplish the object desired,
The Monday night after my arrival
in New Orleans | stayed in the city
with j. G. Blue and Mr.. Giddings, and
this new association and the new regis.
ter, as already stated above, was thor.
oughly talked up with them. Mr.,
Giddings has bred largely in the Bona
parte line, and is in good shape for
membership, and he warmly approved
the enterprise. Mr.. f. E. Stickney
, one of the owners of the above named
Stickney rams, held a very important
office i'll this association. My friend
the late S. w. Thomas of Ohio, wa:
, the member of the executive committee
from that State, and had charge of its
membership. l take the liberty to quote
, from a private letter received from
: him. He had arrange ed to meet me a.
Rochester, N. Y, and go with me Yer
mont.
GREENWICH, o., January II, 1885.
Ny Dear RAY business entirely beyond my
J control at the very last moment prevented my
!, joining you AT Rochester, as | expected to.
| hope you will effect an organization of thu
l Paular Register. You can count on my iniluenc,
+ and whatever aid / can give you.
, S. W. THOMAS
t Did my work in the show-ring prove
3 that | was aiming to boom this enter
3 prise? Let us see. Nearly all the
r sheep shown from Vermont were eligi
BILE, and many of those from Ohio, while
none of those from Pennsylvania OF
West Virginia were eligible. If meri
bad nothing to do with the awards, anC
2 | was working for the interest of thi,
register, why was Mr.. Spivey so wei
;, placed, every award he received get
ting my vote? And the same may be-
1 said of Mr.. Perriue's sheep, hat wer,
/ also of Atwood blood, and so many o
: the Vermont and OHIO sheep, mclud
ing those of Messrs. Bissell, Stickney
" Giddings and others not placed, Tn,
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