The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-18

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lord mayor should harden his hear
and fine him $3.50 for this offens
and If repeated the third time h
might make,.it $2.75, to afford ampl
protion to the public.
Giles County Stock Breeders Association
This association met last Satur
day in the chancery court room a
L o'clock. Maj j. B. Stacy reaC
an interesting paper on the draf
horse (printed in another column.
Mr.. F. g. Butord made few re
marks concerning the pacing horse
its value to the world as roadster
and its special value to Giles coun-
ty as a possible source of large rev
enue. He said the PAGER Is rapidly
supplanting the trotter as a popu
lar roadster in all sections of the
country except the south; that a
pacing horse of better speed than 3
minutes has market value Deepen
dent on his speed; that pacing hOr-
ses not fast enough to win money,
and consequently unfit for the turf,
can now be sold for $500 and $500,
provided they are unobjectionable
SIS to size, color, shape, style and
finish. OF course men who pay
fancy prices for roadsters are some
what fastidious and require a hand
some horse of stylish gait, whether
it be trotter or PAGER, but the
fact that the PAGER as a fancy road
ster can compete on equal terms
with the trotter of equal speed will
doubtless be interesting news to
many Giles codnty farmers. Mr.,
Buford said that 70 per cent. of the
horses in this county are PAGERS and
a large proportion of them are de-
scended from such famous PAGERS as
Hardee and Tom Hal. By judi
cious breeding the pacing horses of
Giles county may in a few years be-
come the most popular roadsters in
the country and command fancy
prices at all seasons. He referred
to some recent transactions of his
own which will convince most PEG
pie that this subject deserves more
consider alton than it has hitherto
received of Giles county farmers.
He bought four PAGERS in Giles
county at total cost of $685. and
sold them elsewhere for $3.50. If
Mr.. Buford had raised these horses
it might be argued that he had on
ly been enabled to get good prices
by investing a large amount of
money in fine stock to breed from,
hut the fact that he bought in open
market here and sold elsewhere for
a profit of nearly 200 per cent. is in
county PAGERS are not appreciated
at home as well as in other markets.
This should teach the foreign buy
er that Giles is the place to come to
buy a fancy roadster at reasona-
BILE price. 1t should also teach our
farmers that there is a much better
market than home 20 sell their sty-
lish PAGERS, and if they can afford
to raise and sell them here for $3.50
to $3.50, they can better afford to
give some attention to their i'm
provement and sell them in the
north and the east fer $500 to $500.
Mr.. Buford said he had recently
sold a sucking Hardee colt for $3.50
Notwithstanding the extreme dull
ness of the general stock market.
He said there are hundreds of Tom
Hal horses and colts in Giles and
they are not properly appreciated
by their owners. Tom Hal has a
Worldwide reputation as the sire OF
fine PAGERS, Little Brown jug stand
ing at the head of the list with the
best record of three heats that the
world has ever known. He was
foaled within % miles of Pulaski.
Mr.. Jas. E. Alternately read an
interesting paper on Berkshire
hogs. He gave a minute descrip-
ton of the pure bred animal of this
stock, and the history of its intro
duction into this country: He OBJ
iected to publication of the paper
because in writing it he had relied
solely on his recollection, and
thought it quite probable he had
failed to give credit in some cases
where it was due.
The question of the propriety of
admitting to membership persons
not residing in the county was dis
cussed. Mr.. Ruford opposed their
admission and advised that due
precaution be exercised to prevent
the admission of persons of doubt
full character. He said the associa-
ton incurred great responsibility
in selling stock at their public sales
for Imperative strangers; that adj
mission to membership was an i'm
piled endorsement of the member
and should be granted cautiously.
Maj. Stacy thought the association
by exercising due caution in it's en-
dorsement of stock offered for sale
would incur no liability. The
question remains to be decided at
next meeting. Capt. w. F. Ballen-
tine was admitted to membership
by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Nj. G. Fitzpatrick was elect
ed president, DR.. I. B. Harwell,
vice president and Mr.. D. S. Mar
tin secretary, all by reclamation.
The practicability of having a sale
this year Will be discussed at the
next meeting.
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