The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
voyage Occupie. One Month

l current OF AR ana carries II 10 lHe nOIseS
and men below. Without this provision
neither men nor animals could survive the
trip across the burning tropic seas.
Soyaxc Occupies One Month.
In fair weather the trip from New Or
leans 10 Cape Town requires thirty-one
days. Horses and mules are unloaded at
enc OF four poiuts-Cape Town, Fast Lon
don. Durham or Port Elizabeth. In each Of
these cities are English army recruiting
officers. and the Americans who have come
from New Orleans are invariably solicited
10 enlist. They are offered s1.25 per day FOR
Il term of six months. after which they may
have free transporter ton back to any point
in the United States. An average of four o.
hvr cut of the lightly join the British
Army. Tho prospective recruit is shown
every possible courtesy bv the English off
GERS. aud for : day or so is wired and
dined in royal manner. All who have made
the trip from Lathrop. however Geclare that
no attempt to procure recruits is ever made
until after the landing in South Africa.
How Lathrop happened to be selected as
the central place for purchas sing mules and
horses. and many other things pertaining to
this market, are set forth in the following ex-
cerpt from a late report of Major Moore.
who has charge OF the British officers here:
Inception of Enterprise.
THE Eoer war has cauEed a market for horses
and mulcs in many parts Of the world. In the
United States OF America. in South America
1Jrr,.rv sn,ir C,nod, ,us+r.rt, E,r,a,d
Scotland. Ireland and elsewhere. officers Of the
hemount department OF the british army arc
hard at work purchasing and dispatching to
South Africa as requirements necessltate.
1.-The commission In the United states Is the
largest Of ali. and accounts for about 900 animals
mummy ne "e'u y a 'He eonihiSS'o" Is 'ooiohe
tlick de Sursh or the ARMY Ken1ount Depart
-. HtF-- - IL -z-A--
in Haneas City. No. With him are associated
Colonel skinner sn,nce officer. several purcha.-
T. o,eoa-. & -. -r.
"a"
New orl=ahs' veterinary surgeons ETC
.rThp Iittl. town ~ yathr,o Mo js closely
naa.ot nri.h ,ha oounr.-,on "arnran =. ~,
"ne'' ~ 'e sh' as !"
dispatch to New Orleans for embarkation.
The efficiency of a mounted army corps great
" depends on the health Of its horses. and the
s.Fi.,s" are VI VI "u.i'.'"h NV
South Africa such animals as are physically ft
and free from contagious diseases which caus"
obstruction loss ana inconvenience while on &c
ing. testing. sorting and feeding previous To
s salpimen' an ii w wa, az aee ,Sa r to- nave az . a ,uSsm's UP
New orleans. where want Of snace and an un-
sanitary district initiated against the successful
landing OF hoses in South Africa.
% we" N"""".
Missouri was well known to be a great stock
r-odrcinr State we'll y,aterer we'll rencad ami 1,
- a,i,.hI. ,or ~
way W ue .Ui'i1lis' sfa"tH6.
leeuIhs HHu HhNHpuisiHS large NUMBERS OF
horses. Through the association of Mcssrs. Guy
ton K Harrington. Lathrcr was selected. and ar
ranpemanfs made with thar firm That they have
rosnondo,l veil IN tho -isb.s os .ha Mite. D.
H' - He
mount 'on'hiissiuh IA seen IT tHe extensive oafnH.
corra!s. hospitals. chutes. elevators, etc. which
they have erected. and the acres upon acres OF
land which have bee1 purchased and leased nv
,hsm and which on the Gloss nj fire british Pc.
-. corn,issIo, ali = "a go o.. - -.
90 49, va So nn 'nSiI own
extensive pusiheSs. Wouid hs Giincuit 10 I'M
agine n more perfect place for the handling Of
stock than that now in uss by Major Moore and
his staff at Lathrop-every necessity. every con- |
1s,ience and. for reasons that i've Won, .yid.r,
.e.m.mIorsT, rIean ara sani,ar. IT.
sc.upuO - a.. "ts .he am re,
nina one u nrsuH paIGce N the East, ana
me box STAINS " Ie'e!a.lons or Iuxury to the
bronchos of the West, They represent the daily
the well sinker. the ~nemas the iunberman. !
the carpenter. the engineer. the railway company
and. last but not least the man who has to pay
for all. The WORK is TN progressing. and in time
Lathrop VIII be known ain"ns the largest stock
markets in the world. |
Purclnses Nade. |
|
Since the YIN OF Say-the day on which the ar
raneemsnt between Messis. Gus ton and Harring- |
ton AID the britiah soEernInent commenced. and