The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-17
Missouri Representatives Are
Gathering Facts From the
lathrop Ranch.


OF it has to large extent given wa,
to the gigantic needs of the British
army.
Instead OF river steamers, the
wharf, 2000 feet long, is lined Will
English transports, under direct so
pervision of the English navy.
West Of the wharves is a strip Of
land varying from 100 to $50 acres
wherein are 80 storehouses leased
10y Great Britain for the purpose OF
furthering their supply facilities from
this port
The horse pasture covers about
10 acres, and between 1900 and
1000 horses are there daily exercised
and branded preparatory to ship
ment.
The mule yards are further west
and are enclosed by Il huge shed,
1900 feet long and 800 feet wide.
The stock 0f mules number 5000
The live stock is cared for by IA force
OF five veterinary surgeons, who hold
commissions from the surgical de-
partment Of the regular army,
Under them are from 30 to 10
holsters, each of whom receive 81 30
Il day.
The New Orleans Belt 4 Terminal
Railway runs direct to the camp.
over this line the cars Of all rail.
roads pass with their animal and
other freight
Patrolling the wharves day and
night are force of deputy sherifis
and private detectives. They are
paid S3.50 4 day, At night squad
OF guards patrol the river banks.
This precaution iseXplained by the
fear viii, h English officers feel that "A
transport may he molested by some
reckless person at any time.
An attempt was made to blow up
the transport Mechanician last No
vember soon after the English made
Chalmettc their base of supplies.
Lathrop, Mo-, April 10,-Scores OF
kilograms were received here yester-
day and to-day from senators and
representatives i'll congress asking
for information about the operations
OF the British governmental the con
duct of he horse end mule supply
camp at Lathrop
kilograms were sent from st. JO-
seph to Congressman Daugherty OF
this district, Congressman Cochran,
of the 18th district, Senator's Vest and
Cockrell, and Senator DIETRICH of Ne
braska. r. informing them that the
British army is maintaining such a
campsat Lathrop, and asking them
to push an investigation by con-
gress,
A BRITISH DISCLAIMER.
"Who is doing this?' Major Moore
was asked. Does the British govern
ment own these buildings and buy
these horses and mules here?"
"The British government has moth
ing to do with it," declared Major
Moore. "On the 9th of May, 1901,
an arrangement was made between
Messrs Guyton & Harrington and
the British government. They buy
the animals and collect them here,
and we buy from them. We are sim
ply here toIput the animals in shape
for use when they arrive in South
Africa"
Since the 9th of May-the day on
which =. the arrangement between
Messrs. Guyton & Harrington and
the British government CON-
menced, and up to the end OF the
year 1901-47, 939 animals, viz: 3d.
66S horses and S271 mules belonging
to the British government have
passed through Lathrop. On an
average 5000 are on hand. The
largest number ever present was
1927, on July 1; largest number of
animals moved to or from pasture
in one day was $500; largest number
received by rail one day was ~ car.
loads, the different trains arriving at
the station about the same time.
On arrival at Lathrop the animals
are taken to different pastures,
where they await their turn for test
ing and afterwards their turn for
shinn;no IN South Africa IA their