St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-12
MASTER HORSEsHOERS
VIII Hold II Convention in S
Paul Soon.

Will Hold u Convention in st.
Paul Soon.
A meeting of the st. Paul Master
Horseshoers was held at Central hall
last evening to make arrangements
for the reception and entertainment
of the delegates to the state conven-
ton which will be held in ST. Paul
Feb. g. The only business transact
ed was the appointment of the follow
ing committees:
Reception: Messrs. Terrier, Harnish,
Bowers, Ryan, Koch, Dill, Mortified.
Entertainment: Connell, Item, Lin
quist, Paisley, Simons
Hotel Committee: G.. r. Daley
Press Committee: Eshelman, Berry,
Stein.
The coming convention will prob
ably result in the perfection of the
third stale organization of horseshoers
in the country, Michigan and New
York being the only states in which
such organizations exist. There are
three local organizations in Minnesota
at st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth.
Other towns will soon possess them.
These local organizations are to be
incorporated in the state organization,
which will itself form a part of the
Horseshoers' Protective Association of
America. The national organization
and Minnesotas local organization,
the 'Horseshoers' Protective Associa-
ton of st. Paul and Vicinity were
organized about the same time, three
years ago, and both have benefited
horsemen and the people generally by
raising the standard of efficiency in
the craft.
The president of the st. Paul associa-
ton is Abe Eshelman, who acted as
chairman of recent meeting in this
city of the horseshoers of the Twin
Cities. 1t was there agreed that a
state organization was necessary and
all agreed to exert every effort to
bring about such a result. AS a re-
suit of this meeting State Organizer
George Edwards has called the con-
vention to meet in this city, Feb. 26.
There must be five horseshoers in a
town before a local organization can
be formed, but in any case the individ-
ual horseshoers can join thes state organ
ization.
The first horseshoers' organization
of which there is any record was the
"Worshipful Farriers' Company of Lon
don," Eng, in 1876. The Master Horse
shoers Association of America has be-
come a fourishing institution. The
Horseshoers' Journal represents the
craft in this country, and is published
in Chicago. The objects Of the local
organization are to form school OF
anatomy and scientific horseshoeing,
to educate apprentices and master
horseshoers in their art and to secure
desirable legislation.
Among the subjects to be discussed
at the Minnesota convention are the
following:
The duty of the master to the ap-
prentice; also the duty of the apprentice
to his master.
Should the apprentice be required to
take a short course of lectures on the
anatomy and physiology of the foot In
connection with other branches of the
trade.
The merits of handmade VS.. machine
made shoes.
Balancing the action of the horse by
shoeing.
Squaring the action of the horse by
shoeing.
How to shoe interfering horses from
a practical standpoint. Front feet.
How to shoe interfering horses from
a practical standpoint. Hind feet.
How to prevent forging and over
reaching from practical standpoint.
Hot fitting VS.. cold fitting.
How to prepare the foot for the shoe.
How to shoe pumiced foot.
What is a pumiced foot?
How to shoe for toe crack.
How to shoe for a quarter crack.
How to shoe for corns or bruised
heels.
How to shoe a foot with a seedy toe.
How to elevate the craft.