The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-14
FINE Live STOCK
U. S. Sena'or Harris Has Broad
Ideas Upon Worlds Fair.

Worlds Fair. st. Louis. Aug. 14.-Sena-
tor w. A. Harris OF Kansas. who Is now
I'm Europe as special commissioner for the
Worlds Fair to arrange with foreign live
stock men for exhibits OF fine animals at
the Exposition OF 1904. has definite ideas
OF what the exhibit should be. Before his
departure abroad he said:
MY idea OF the exhibit for the St Louis
Exposition is that II should be made
great international live stock show. The
breeds should be distinct. typical and
characteristic. There will be many nne
stock exhibits from the United States and
Canada and I believe arrangements can
be made for many interesting foreign dis
plays. / was In Europe 10 years ago and
met several of the principal live stock
traders and breeders In England and on
the continent and also representatives OF
live stock associations. They were all in
terested In the stock raising industry in
this country.
Il shall endeavor 20 interest these men
to the extent OF obtaining from them ex-
hibits OF their herds and l believe they
Will be glad TO send their stock over
when they learn the magnitude OF the Ex-
position plans. ] shall also call on the
editors OF the stock publications in Eu-
rope. and IL possible, obtain their sup
port. The first place l shall visit after ]
leave Liverpool will be York, where /
am well acquainted and where are to be
found some OF the famous English breeds
OF cattle and horses. From York / shall
go TO Aberdeen. Scotland. where there
are many district breeds OF high priced
Shorthons and fine strains in draft
horses and mutton. i shall also visit
other points in Scotland and Wales, after
which ! will go TO England and spend
three weeks. There the stock raising as
sociations have headquarters and where
large part OF my work Will be done.
II expect to go TO France where several
breeds Of fine coach horses and heavy
harness horses are raised. as well as two
distinct breeds of cattle. From France
shall probably go to Switzerland and ar
range for the exhibition OF Swiss dairy
cattle and then to Holland. where sew
eral pure strains have originated. among
them the celebrated Holstein Freisian cat
tie, Of which there are many In this coun-
try. l am also anxious 10 secure an ex-
hibit OF the Belgian coach horses
II should like to extend my trip to Rus
STA, as interesting breeds Of live stock are
to be found there. i shall consult with
the Russian ambassador I'm Berlin and
through him and the United States am
bassador to Russia, endeavor TO arrange
for Russian stock display. Among the
Russian horses is tho Orloff trotter. bred
originally by Count Orion. famous in the
time OF Queen Catherine. The king OF
England mas one of the most complete
herds of Shorthorns in Europe at Sand
ringham and Queen Victorias herd at
Windsor was also a celebrated one Both
have been exhibited at the Royal Agricui-
ture show. l believe they can be OBJ
talnd for the st. Louis Exposition.
The stock showtat st. Louis will be
the first International affair of that char
acter and am anxious that IL shall be a
notable one. The st. Louis Exposition
will attract thousands from South Amer
lean countries as we'll as from Mexico
and Central American countries, and. as
there Is large market for European
stock In South America. the European
stock raisers will be anxious TO place
their stock where IL can be inspected