Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-21

of Kansas met in Topeka, February feth.
with a good attendance. President Bill,
81 Manhsttan, opened the meeting and
delivered an Appropriate address. Re.
vas followed by N. Il. Norris, Of Lin
wood, who read q very interestirg paper
on What Shall We Breed For?a advo-
eating as q necessity for Short Horn
breeders to return to the example and
practice of the old breeders, the men
who make the breed, to breed for useful
qualities, early maturity and q tendency
to tatJen to make the most money for the
least cost.
Mr.. F. D. Coburn of the LiUs Stock In
djcqt0r delivered an entertaining address
on The Trouble with Shorthorns-Som
OdiOus Comparisons" We extract a
couple Of paragraphs from his address:
The veteran auctloneer, Colonel il. 2.
Muir, as 1 read his report, says that of
the thoroughbred cattle he sold In 1884
the GallOWays averaged $3l5; the Here
fOrds, 1926, and the ShOrthOrns S2lS; or
the latter not within so per cent. of the
lowest average made by any others, and
only about half what the HerefOrds
averaged. / fear the books Of our friend
and auctioneer, Colonel S. A. Sawyer,
would show a similar or even worse
state of affairs.
Now these prices-and I say it with
due characterization comparatively
are simply shocking. I do not at all
mean by this that ShOrthOrns, aud good
ones, cannot be raised and yield a very
fair profit at 5000 or $21S each, pig and
little, but 1 do not mean that do not
believe the average value Of the cattle of
the five other breeds mentioned Is from
fifty to one hundred per cent. greater
than the average value Of ShorthOrns, as
would appear, or that any man in pos
session of a Well-baianced mind believes
it; yet taking the years together, the
average of prices for which property
sells, IS Ordinarially considered as q fair
criterion for judging its relative value.
We say we do not believe there is any
such difference in actual values, yet 1t
will not do to fly in the face of the thou
sand and one men just as intelligent and
capable Of forming correct conclusions as
ourselves, and insist that they are fools
or knaves, when they go on year after
year, backing their judgment with coin;
men, too, many of whom in times past
have pinned their faith to what was sold
them for ShOrthOrns, of architecture like
their pedlgrees-WOnd and fear
fully fashioned, 1 believe in ShOrthorns;
to do this it is in no wise necessary for
me to argue that they are the best in the
world, or the only cattle worth having;
but as their friend 1 am Disguised to see
them, so far as selling prices are concern
/ ed. skulking at the tail end Of the great
cattle procession, when they ought to be
right up in the forefront.
The usual committees were appointed
and the meeting until Wednes-
day morning at 9 a. m.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After being called to order by
the President, Mr.. 0. w. Bill, Of Man
haitian, and the reading of Tuesday
evenings session by the Secretary, Prof
q. M. Shelton, Mr.. A. II. LaCkey, Of Pea
body. was introduced and read a very
lengthy paper on "The Place of Fashion
in ShOrthorn Breeding" The document
was very long one, but as good IN
quality as it was long. Some discussion
followed.
The balance of the forenoon was
taken up in listening TO and discussing a
paper entitled: "What shall we breed
fOr?" by Colonel W. A. Harris, Of Law
renee.
At the afternoon meeting j. M. Huber,
of Meriden, presented a we'll written and
very interesting paper on the subject of
Fashion and Fancy in ShOrthOrn
Breeding" This paper was discussed at
some length, after which the business of
the session was transacted.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported in substance as follows:
WHEREAS, For the advancement and
protection of the stock interests of
Kansas, which are its paramount in
terests, we demand the continuance of
the Sanitary Commission, and
WHEREAS, We believe it to be the
sentiment and wish of the great body Of
taxpayers in the State that this be done.
Therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Association of the
ShorthOrn Breeders of the State of
Kansas express to the Legislature their
magnanimOus and emphatic opinion and
desire that the present sanitary laws and
Sanitary Commission should not be in
terfered with but allowed to work out in
the future the good results it has
achieved in the past. 30.
ResOIUed, That the Legislature be re-
quested to promptly appropriate for the
expenses and legitimate workings of this
commission the money needed for an
economical and wise management Of its
work, especially since the money for
the present fiscal year has been levied
and paid into the Treasury.
The report was adopted.
The following, offered by Col. w. A.
Harris, was adopted:
Re8OLUed, That the ShOrthOrn Breeders
Association Of Kansas is positively and
firmly opposed to the idea of a Texas
cattle trail through any part Of the State,
and 1t desires and demands Of the Leg
islature now in session the passage Of
proper and efficient laws to protect the
stock Of this State from the effects of
Texas, Spanish or splenic fever.
The committee on nomination Of OIL
GERS for the. ensuing year reported as
follows:
President-A. W. Harris, Lawrence.
Vice President. b. McAfee, Topeka.
Secretary and treasurer. NJ. Shell
ton, Manhattan.
Executive Committee-G. W. Click,
Atchison; 0. W. Bill, Manhattan; S. Z.
Bennett, Eleanor, Chase county.
The new members joining this Asso-
citation were: