The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-03
union HORSE SALE
COMPANY ORGANIZES
John T. Hessel Is Chosen as
President.
G.. Nj. IRWIN Is SECRETARY
Horsemen of Many States to
Be Members.
c. Nj. IRWIN Is SECRETARY

The Union Horse Sale company was
number of horsemen, and John 7. Hessel
of ~.leney was elected president and c..
NJ. Irwin secretary. This company was
formed for the purpose of holding sales
OF standard bred horses from ti.-. to
time.
1t has been the complaint of horsemen
for years that there was no suitable
place for holding these standard bred
horse sales and for Ion gtime no point
could be agreed upon. Finally Wichita
was chosen as the proper place for the
sales. The initial sale will be held here
on May 10, at the fair grounds, where
they will be held in the future.
Mr. Irwin has already received num-
Der Of applications from horsemen in all
parts of the southwest who desire to
put their stock in the sale An unusu-
ally deep interest has been manifested
in the forming of the company and it
is believed that they will soon be known
as sales of the best bred stock in the
United States.
Wichita has acquired a great fame
in recent years as a stock center and it
will be but a brief space of time until
world will recognize the Hub Of the
Southwest as the most fourishing horse
market in existence.
Within the last few years Wichita has
been to the front in every line of in
dustry and now it has an opportunity TO
go ahead with the horse market. Here
is a long-felt want remedied. Horse
breeders from every section of the great
west may come here with their horses
and place them in the market for sale.
What this will signify in the way Of
helping Wichita can readily be under
stood Stockmen as rule are not poor
men and whenever they come to the city
they will bring some of their surplus
cash. To the business interests the or
ganization OF this company will be of
much benefit and value.
That there will be hundreds of fine
horses brought to Wichita there is 10
doubt. as a great deal of attention has
been given in recent years to the breed
ing Of standard bred stock. Each con-
signer will be compelled to pay a mini
mum fee of so for each horse sold, and
on those bringing more than 800 the con-
signer will have to pay 10 per cent.
The b-st and most popular auctioneers
in the country that the company can
secure will be employed to conduct the
sales Through various mediums the
organization will work up a horse interest
that will center upon Wichita such as
this country has never known before.
Some of the choice horses that are now
on the fair grounds will be placed in this
sale, besides many more famous racers
and high bred horses. 1t will probably
be arranged TO have the railroads allow
a low rate for these sales. From all indi-
cations there will be people here at the
first sale. on May 10 from all over Kan
sas. Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas.
New Mexico. Colorado and Nebraska
In fact. it will be drawing card for
more people than any stock sale that
has ever been conducted in this state be-
fore Both Mr.. Irwin and Mr.. Hessol
are doing all that they can toward bring
ing this organization before the public
and il will be but a short time when the
fact will be demonstrated whether or
not there are any first class horses in
the southwest.