Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-02
1T IS NOW ORGANIZED.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION
OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

OF CRCEI.TY TO ANIMALS.
Ohicers Were Elected Last Nigh
ana Different Committees Ar
pOinteSl.-lsOmetlli ing which Ashe
VILE Has Needed for Sometime.
The corporators of the North Carolin
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty t.
Animals met yesterday. The meetin
was to have been held in {. T. Rawls
Office, but in order to get quorum.
was held in the directors room Of tn
Western Carolina Bank. ]. p. Sawyer
". T. Penniman, J. L. Carroll, W. H
Inloes and J. L. Rankin, corporators
and their associates. r. l.. Jacobs ant
W. S. Cushman, were present.
Mr.. lnloes was requested to take th'
chair and conduct the meeting, and F. l.
Jacobs acted az secretary. The object o
the meeting was to effect a permanen,
organization, and the first thing to b'
done was the election OF officers for tn,
ensuing year. The result of the election
was as follows: ". II. lnlocs, presi
dent; J. l.. Carroll, first vice-president
{. ], McCapc, second vice-presidcnt, and
+. l.. Jacobs. secretary and treasurer.
A board Of managers, in whom Il
vested the control and management
of the business of the corporation
was next elected, They were W.
S. Cushman, ". +. Randolph, ". T
Penniman, T. ". Patton, !. r. Sawyer,
]. L. Rankin and c. NJ. McLoud. A
committee. consisting OF c. NJ. McLoud,
". S. Cushman and W. P. Randolph,
was appointed to draw up constitution
and by laws and to report at the next
meeting. to be called by the president.
On motion, T. \. Jones' WAS added to the
committee.
After the meeting Mr.. Jacobs was seer,
and asked several questions about the
society. its organization and it's object.
"My uncle. Mr.. II. II. Lyons, who is
now dead. was greatly interested in the
work" he said. "ln 1887 he determined
to organize the society, and upon con-
sultation with several Others it WAS de-
tided to make it State society with
headquarters at Asheville. This was
done because there was no other society
in the State and they thought good
work could be done through their instru-
mentality. In accordance with this.
Capt. McLoud drew up the necessary
papers and while in Raleigh had the act
passed by the legislature. The act was
ratified on March 7, 1887.
Tho objects Of the society AS giver in
the charter are to provide means for the
prevention of cruelty;o animals through
out the State and for the enforcement
Of all laws for the protection OF animals
The society is allowed to erect tanks,
fountains and troughs in eligible locali-
ties where horses and other animals can
avail themselves of the water. The po-
lice force of this and other cities in the
State are required by law to assist the
society in the enforcement Of all laws
animals.
The society was never properly or.
ganized under this charter, and as |
kept receiving mail directed to my uncle,
as president, concerning the workings of
the organization elsewhere. decided to
see il could not revive the interest in Il
here. There is great need for such so.
cicty. There are continued exhibitions
Of great cruelty to animals. 1t seems
that a great many drivers in this place
beat their horses numerically at times
without any cause whatever, and "A
great many animals are worked, and
very hard, when they are in
a condition to justify being placed under
the care Of a veterinary surgeon.
Not very long ago horse was driven
into town that had immense sores on
his hack aud the harness chaied them
continually. yet he was compelled TO
do the work Of a perfectly sound animal
| could name several other instances to
the point. and nothing can be done to
prevent them without concerted ac-
ton, and this can only he had by this
society"
After the organization is well under
way Il 10 expected that the ladies of
Ashcville will interest themselves in see
ing that the law is respected.
women have no axe to grind" said
one Of the incorporotors yesterday, "and
they do not care who the person is II he
is violating the law. For that reason
they will bc OF value to the society. a
man might feel little nervous about
bringing some people to justice, but n
woman would not stop be- ausc the cul.
prit WAS perhaps some one high in au.
thority. In other cities women take n
prominent part aud they no doubt will
here"
There is no doubt about the necessity
Of such an organization In Asheville.
Every day some animal is seen that is
either unfit for work or is drawing too
heavy a load, and instances where
horses are brutally beaten by drivers are
not iuirequent. Only few days ago u
man driving beautiful hay drove past
court place. When In front Of the gate
he rose In his seat and, taking the whip
from the dash, hit the animal several
times. The horse jumped but the driver
held a tight rein and continued the heat.
ting until they disappeared on North