Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16
SUNDAY SALAD.
The Custer County Horse Sales
and Fair Association an Ac-
complished Fact.
Politics and Juvenile Fiction Ju'
diciously lntermingled for
General Absorption.
THIS MEANs BUsINEss.

THIS MEANS business.
The "Cus,er County Horse sales and Fair
Association" incorporated.
A large number f the subscribers
to the proposed Horse Sales associa
ton met at the rooms Of tue Miles
City Club yesterday afternoon to hear
the report If The committee on incor.
poIation. The meeting was called to
order by Capt. Harmon, temporary
chairman, and the report OF the com-
miiiee was read by Mr.. Middleton.
The report consisted simply Of articles
of Incorporation drawn in accordance
with the statutory provisions, setting
forth the title. scope, and purposes Of
the associstiou. The title first given
wa "'rhe Custer County Live Stock
Fair and Sales association" which was
subsequently changed to "The Custer
County Horse Sales and Fair associa
ton" The capital stock was placed
at $4,000, in 1000 shares at SO each.
The duration Of the corporation was
placed at the limit set by law,
twenty years, and the purpose. to en-.
courage and stimulate the breeding of
all kinds of live stock, particularly
horses, and 10 estsblish a market for
the sale If same; also tn establish and
maintain fair grounds and race
track. The following named persons
subscribed their aames to the incorpo-
ration articles, a. iDcorpora,ors and
charter members: Wm. Harmon,
Jepp Ryan, ,.m. Courtenay, L
Orschel Il Bro. VIM. Birkle, J. s.
Truscott, ]. Bssinski, NJ. Brandenburg
Chas. f. Brown. II. Astel, Miles 4
Strevell, Louis King, ). A. Pepper,
Frank Moran, Fred Ramsey. A +.
Neate. r. b. Tatter-all, Geo. Scheetz,
G. w. Allerton, s. Gordon. B. b. Cor,
corsn, T. J. Thompson, w. ID. Smith
J. NJ. Holt, G. w. Myers, w. E
Savage, Chas. Brown, A. T. Campbell
and c. w. Seyde. The law requires
that the articles shall designate 9
board of directors or trustees to man
age the affairs of the association fol
the first three months, and for this
purpose the subscribers nominated and
elected VIM. Harmon. Geo. Scheetz,
Geo. ". Allerton and Chss. E. Brown
ss the first board Of directors.
The meeting Mt large then adjourned
and the board of directors convened
In executive session and elected the
following officers Of the association:
Jepp RYAN, president.
q. W. Allerton, secretary.
C. L. Brown, treasurer.
The board then proceeded to discus,
informally the work thst was hefort
them, which included the selection
and purchase OF land. the building o
the track. the fencing OF the grounds
building of stables, sales sbeds, barn
and other buildings, etc. These mat
ters were carefully and intelligent.
discussed, and the work 30 dividet
among the different members Of tn,
hoard that II will not be lons befor'
definite plans will be adopted ant
work commenced.
As our readers well know, the enter
prize which has now been 20 fairly
launched. has for some two years pas
been a pet hobby OF the YELLOWSTONE
JOURNAL. We have believed, ant
have been encouraged by the moe
prominent horse breeders Of thi
country to believe that II was the ont
thing essential to establish on firm
and lasting foundation the success o
the horse breeding industry Of tbi
country. With the class Of stock We ar
producing, time would eventually d.
this for us, but In this age the success
ful business man makes his opportu
mites instead of waiting for them, an,
30 II m al he In this instance. II u
only within year or two that thu
breeders of the better class of horse
have begun to h ave turn on of an!
Il a.