The Iola register., 1902-04-18
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HOW ABOUT MISSOURI?
Is There British Camp in the State
of Miss ouri2

of Miss onri2
Washington, April l0-Repr esenta-
tive Sulzer's resolution calling upon
the, War department for an investiga-
tion OF the alleged British camp at
Chalmette, La, was amended by the
House committee on foreign affairs
today to include other alleged camps
and in this shape unanimously passed
the House this morning. This means
that an investigation will be made of
the Guyton and Harrington property
atLathrop, forty miles north of Kansas
City, and their contract with the Brit
ish government. Representative
Daugherty of Liberty, in whose dis
trict the mule barns are located, said
this morning that the British govern
ment paid Guyton and Harrington 120
million dollars last year for horses,
mules and feed.
II Guyton and Harrington of Kansas
City own the property at Lathrop,
Mo-, where horses and mules are fed,
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army in South Africa, no serious COM
plications can follow from the agita-
tion about British camps on United
States soil. If the property is owned
by the British government and the
Kansas City firm is merely acting as a
purchasing agent the mule barns with
British officers in charge is a military
camp, and the neutrality laws have
been violated.
The alleged British camp at Lathrop
has resulted in second grade Missouri
horses and mules bringing top prices,
and all the farms in the vicinity of
Lathrop have advanced in prices. The
British government is said here to be
paying Guyton and Harrington So, 500
day, or approximately one million
dollars year for feed.
That's pretty tough on Missouri" "
said member OF Congress this morn
ing when informed that the Missouri
delegatiea was condemning the out
age.
WHAT THEY SAY IN LATHRoP.
Lathrop, Mo-, April 10-There is a
report here that President Roosevelt S
order to investigate the British mule
purchases in America include an eX'
animation of the mule yards here al
Lathrop. Mules are sent from here tC
New Orleans, where they are sent tC
: South Africa.
There are ten British officers here
, They have already declared that the
British government does not own {
dollar of the properly in Ciintor
county, and that no horses have beer
bought by the British war department
in the United States. The purchase
{ we're all made in South Africa thes'
officers say.
The attention of Governor Decker,
was called to the statement that tn
British government has been buyinl
> horses and mules here for nearly
year. The horses are bought in TIN
name of j. d. Guyton and w. Il
Harrington, two horse and mule deal
, ers heard, who have yards in Kansa
= City and East St, Louis. The fact
have been laid before Congress, also
=, and it is believed here that the inves
: tigation of the British military cam
at New Orleans ordered by the Unite
States government, will also be eS
tended to the camp of the British re
mount commission here.
There are now four large barns an
and many small ones on the farm
= owned or leased by Guyton Il Har
ringtou. Two of the barns will shel
r ter 900 barns each and the hospita
barn will shelter as many more. Th
- old barn, inside the town limits
y Lathrop, is not so large. This yea
- great deal more land has bee
leased. Ten thousand acres are no
20 owned or leased by Guyton Il Hal
- =, rlngton. There are $500 horses an
~ mules here now and 200 heed of cattl
The next shipment will be made tn
y, - week, as soon as a transport arrive
at New Orleans.