The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-06

Consul Dudley Calls Attention to the
Demand at vancouver.

Special Disratch 10 the Post-Irselllge ncer.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5-Cn.ied States
Consul. l.. Edwin Dudley. stationed at
Vancouver. b. G, writes 10 the state de-
partfnent calling attention 10 his opinion.
as a result OF his observations in that
province. that there Is field there FOR the
importation u wer-bred horses. cattle and
sheep from the United States.
THE horses in tAis vicinity" saws Consul
Dudley, are nearly al understood and
very poorly bred. Good driving horses are
very scarce. and good draft horses seem
there is a chance for the in1portas!on mo
British Columbia of a considerable number
OF stations OF good blood. TO be used 20
improve the native stock. Il is also rrol.-
FOR a limited number Of weli-bred brood
mares. il the prices were reasonable. i un-
derstand that animals imported for breed
In purposes san be brought In duty free
under proper customs supervision.
The cattle have seen here. with few
noteworthy exceptions. are not generally
market FOR the higher bred stock. I Think
a few shorthorns and Jersey bulls could
hs sold or used 10 the profit OF the i'm
porter. Probably both cows and bulls OF
in limited quantities.
This country Of Hills and valleys would
seem 10 be wei adapted to the breeding OF
sheep though I have seen only one small
flock in my visits through the province.
The only suggestion | have heard unfavor-
able 10 sheep raising is that the climate on
the western side Of the mountains is very
humid. owing 10 the great rainfall in that
region: Yet the one thriving flock I saw
was II the heart of the wet district. The
atmosphere east of the mountains is freer
from moisture. 1t seems 10 ME that there
ls far opportunity for some enterpris-
Ing stock raiser TO bring into this prov
ince some h,gh-class stock. believe he
would md a good market.
a these
/ hope that no one will act upon the
suggestions / have made without, full in
vestisaJi ton. which ] shall be glad 20 facli
tate 50 far as lies In my power.
In confirmation of what l have said. I
respectfully invite attention to the in
closed article. which appeared as an edi-
1t was thought by maryland there
seemed good ground for such conclusions
that with the Introduction Of electricity and
modern machinery the day for the profi!a
CHASED as past. Before the Introduction Of
the electric street car horses for uss on
The street railways were In great demand.
These required for this purpose were what
might be called a second grade, as but
few high-c!aSs animals were usei. A ready
market was therefore found for a class
or horses which are now drug on the
market. But the price of Irst-cass ones In
the coach and draft classes was always
good, ard dealers report ii great scarcity of
those In eastern Canada. II is with dlt.i-
Guilty that decent shipment can be COL
lected, simply because the country has been
drained of lis best material; and the great
majority of farmers have stopped breed
ing them. thinking that because there has
been almost TO market for second grade
horses for a few years il was not profit
able 10 raise any at all. Those who fol-
lowed the rule which should be the guild
ing one as regards all kinds OF stock
namely. TO raise nothing bur an Al arti
Gle. are now reaping the benefit. There
are plenty Of horses In British Columbia
r. ~
grade. and consequently would not he
looked at FOR supplying thee hest markets
Many of the range horses make suitable
farm or pack animals, bat they are under
s.ze and poorly bred. What he province
warts in this line IN the Introduction OF
more pure bred sires 10 improve the native
stock. and there is ID reason why this
should not be- made very profitable source
OF income -