The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-07-16
The Giles County Stock Sale.

The Giles county STOCK SALE
The Giles County Stock Breed
er's Association met ia Pulaski
last Saturday. All preliminary
arrangements for the stock sale
having been made, and this being
the matter which at present
chiefly demands the attention Ofthe
association, but little business oil
Importance was transacted. All that
remained to be done was to fix the
hour for the sale and to appoint a
committee to prepare for the recep-
tion of the stock. Both of these
matters were attended to. The sale
will begin at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, July 18th, at the fair
grounds one mile west of Pulaski.
The people of Giles, all of them,
should, as most of them doubtless
10, feel a personal interest IN these
annual stock sales. The plan was
inaugurated about four years ago
by the Giles County Stock Breeders
Association, whose main object is
not to make money, but to foster
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terests of the county. They put up
fine stock for sale at auction and
the highest bidders get it. At
the sale on tomorrow some of
the best stock in the county will be
sold under the hammer and the
people will have an opportunity of
buying the finest animals at their
own prices. If they bring good
prices, all good and well, but if
they sell for less than their value
the owners will be the sufferers, yet
they will not grumble. But they
give the people this opportunity and
risk their property at public sale,
in order to encourage the breeding
of fine stock in Giles, and it is the
duty of the people to patronize
them. The people need just such |
stock, for the distribution and !
breeding of such animals through
out the county is all that is neces
sary to make Giles just what it
ought to be-the banner stock
county of the state-and it is hoped
that there will be a larger atten
dance at this sale and more
liberal and general bidding than
ever before. The association has
done much and are still do
ing all in their power to advance the
stock interest of Giles. And they
deserve the gratitude ofour citizens
and ought to receive substantial en-
in all of their future
efforts in this direction. There
was day, not long past, when Giles
ranked much lower as a stock
county than at the present time.
Progress has been made, as may
plainly be seen by the most causual
observer, and whose is the credit?
Does it not belong, in the most part,
10 the very men who now .cOnsti-
ute the Giles County Stock Breed
ers' Association? The CITIZEN has
carefully and with great
interest the progress made, ever
;heerfully lending the weight
Of its influence, and we contend that
20 these men belong the credit. And
BY what means chilly have they been
enabled to accomplish the result?
Clearly, it has been by their organ
zed effort as exerted by the associ-
alton, and it is equally plain that
no 9th er one channel have
hey been enabled to do more good
han through these annual stock
sales. Therefore the CITIZEN does
most heartily endorse the method
md earnestly urges the people of
Giles, in whose interest alone we la
Dor because their interest and the
JITIzEN's are identical) to attend
he sale tomorrow. Let the farm
,rs who can afford it, buy stock and
begin to improve their breeds, and
f there are those who are not pre-
pared to buy at present, let them
rive the enterprise at least the sane
ion Of their presence. Come to en-
courage others and to receive your
self the inspiration that will natur-
lily be kindled by the sight of such
stock as will be exhibited and ex-
posed for sale. The farmers need
he stock, and some of them need +
he inspiration that will lead them 3
o procure it. The association, so :
stock men tell US, have never before '
offered better stock for sale. Elk |
mime the pamphlets advertising ,
he sale, in which full descriptions :
ire given. iPhe integrity Of some of t
he best men of Giles is pledge that :
here shall be nothing but square I
lealing at this sale. |