The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
4 NEB INDUSTRY.
ANo'el Suggestion for the Helena Board Of
Trade,

ANo'el Suggestion for the Helena Board Of
Trade,
To Tho Independent.
l was greatly interested In an article
published In recent issue OF The 1nde-
pendent which set me 10 running my
thinking machine on the subject treated
about In the article Wherefore | de-
sire 60 call the attention Of our reIuven-
ated board of trade 10 the apparently
great possibilities OF business which
could be established here IN our town by
I which every part OF this state. as well
as the world at large, could possibly,
and from all accounts, In cOntcmpor-
| nneous scientific ana technical mrdi-
Sal papers, probably be greatly bene-
! nttod.
refer TO the article headed Group
Conquered. also treating OF diphtheria
ana recent advances In medical sci
cnce about the treatment OF these dread
ful diseases, by means OF the use OF
serum from the blood of healthy horses,
properly inoculRted. | am not a doc
Tor, but We have many OF that profess
sion thoroughly educated Ia their Vo-
cation who can take up this suggestion
land II Is merely a suggestion, nothing
morel, and. II possible, carry 1t out not
only 10 our benefit financially, but TO
the benefit of all mankind
As ] understand IT, the bacteria of
these diseases are inOculated into the
blood Of healthy horses. from whose
veins the blood Il at the proper time
drawn, To be settled or otherwise con-
verted into serum, Ia be injected into |
the blood OF the patient. The medical |
frofession undoubtedly have studied |
the process, l have not, but IL the cure |
or remedy is at all what is reported |
where on the face of the earth is a |
greater field for the cultivation or de- |
Nelopment OF this equine modified bac- |
terial remedy. than here in Montana |
where there are now thousands upon |
thousands of wild and half Wild per- |
fectly healthy and uncontamuated |
cayuse or broncho horses running over |
our ranges, having now only nominal, |
II any value? Within the past year |
sales of bands OF horses al forced sale |
have brought only from 60 cents to 81 |
per head and thousands can be bought |
for S5 per head ON the ranges.
Since the advent OF the bicycle and |
the trolly cars, horses, except thorough
breds for racing. carnage horses for |
those who can AFFORD 10 keep them, or
for hacking purposes. and heavy |
draught horses for trucking, have lost /
almost all value. They are turned loose !
pn our IdiktS anu ueslIpg lHe EIdAlnb Il
for marketable animals.
Efforts have been made TO start the |
Industry Of butcherlng and shipping |
these animals TO European countries |
where horse meat is a regular article Of 1
marketable food. considered by many as
a luxury. Such enterprise has not yet, |
however, obtained a business footing.
IL. however, at this railroad center, |
where these animals could be easily 1
gathered, an association could be /
formed TO use the now Valueless bron-
chos and cayuses. which are a detri-
ment rather than benefit To the state,
in the cultivation Of bacterial serum.
such association to be under control or
supervision OF the state medical board, |
OF other proper authority. as "A guar
antee Of the quality and genuineness
Of the serum. / believe that IL would
add hundreds of thousands OF dollars
yearly to the wealth of the state, ere
ating a market not only for our now
useless semi-wild horses, but also fur
nishing q large market for hay, grain,
shorts. bran and other forage foods
and also employment for large num-
bers of working people as well as ex-
pert medical men. i believe the sub
lect well worth investigating, and the
board OF trade the proper parties 10 do
Il. q. B. +.
Helena, Dec 23