The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-13
HORSFSHOERS PLAN
TO FOUND 4 COLLEGE
Would Establish a $4,000 In
stitute to Teach the Equine
Footwear Art.

Plans for the founding OF college
of practical horseshoeing, at a cost of
$4,000, the creation of a defense fund
and the enactment of further protec-
tional and educational laws for the
benefit of the craft, will be considered
at the twelfth annual meeting of the
Master Horseshoers' National Pro-
tectiye Association of America, which
opened yesterday morning in the senate
chamber at the state capitol.
Over 200 delegates and members
were present at the opening session
yesterday morning and it is expected
that there will be more than 500 in
attendance when the convention gets
down to work today. The meeting is
the most largely attended in the his
tory of the organization and promises
to be the most important.
Governor and Mayor Welcome Dele
gates.
Gov. Van SAINT in behalf of the state
and Mayor Robert A. Smith for the
city, welcomed the delegates. Both
spoke in a happy and interesting vein.
Responses We're made by M. F. McPart-
land, of Brooklyn, Edward Butler, st.
Louis, and M. P. Burroughs, Washing
ton, Pa.
Reports of the officers and the Gre
Dental committee were received yes
terday afternoon and the preliminary
work of organization was completed.
The secretary's report showed a gain of
100 new organizations during the year.
The association, which was organized
| twelve years ago at Cleveland with
! delegates from seven cities, now has
| local associations in 500 cities. Through
| its efforts laws to protect the interests
of the horseshoers have been enacted
in several states, and it is the aim of
| the organization to secure the passage
of more of these laws. Minnesota,
Michigan. Oregon, and Pennsylvania
now have laws giving the horseShoerS
lein protection. Laws requiring the
blacksmith to pass an examina-
ton before he can practice
his trade now exist In Min
nesota, Michigan, New York, Mass
! sachusetts, California, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Washington. Apprentice laws
have also been secured, by which an
apprentice must become indentured
and during the time he is working at
tend lectures given by skilled veteri-
narians.
To Found College for Horseshoeing.
The plan for college of practical
horseshoeing, which will probably be
acted upon at this meeting by the aSso-
citation, was suggested year ago at
the meeting at Philadelphia and $10,-
600 has already been subscribed toward
fund for its erection. The associa-
ton has also been presented with a
site of twenty acres at Battle Creek,
Mich, for the proposed school 1t is
planned to give three months course
for four consecutive years to appren-
tees and blacksmiths who wish to i'm
prove their knowledge. ~
The necessity of a defense fund is
one which is now very apparent to the
members Of the organization, and some
action on the matter will probably be
taken. Although it Is the policy of
this association to arbitrate all differ
ences we may have with the Journey
men horseshoers," said ]. c. Buckley,
editor of the Horseshoers' Journal,
yesterday, still we are at time wrong
fully attacked and the journeymen re-
fuse to arbitrate. 1t Is then that we
must have sufficient means to fight our
battles. During the past year we
have been attacked in fourteen cities.
but have so far settled all but one or
two favorably. We want to be friendly
with the employees, but of course, must
also prepare for rainy day."
The delegates will spend the morn
ings in business sessions and will be
here until Friday. The afternoons and
evenings will be given up mostly to en-
Jcylng the programmes, which the To-
cal association has arranged for the
entertainment of the visitors.
The business session of the national
convention this morning will be de-
voted to the discussion of the reports
of the officers. The delegates from the
state associations will make their re-
ports during the morning.
The afternoon will be devoted to a
trolley ride about the city. The Wis
itors. their wives and the members of
the local association and their families,
will gather at the Merchants hotel and
from there take chartered cars on a
trip to Indian mounds, Como park and
Minneapolis.
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