Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
President Roosevelt Much In
terested In the Experiment.
al Farm In Colorado
MORGAN TYPE WILL BE USED
Attempt Will Be Made to Produce the
Highest Type of American Carriage
Horse-somethins About the Farm
and the Experiments Carried On
There.

hunting visit to Colorado, President
in detail of the splendid government
breeding stud that has been establish
ed at the Colorado experiment station.
He had known of the appropriation
for the purpose, but the pressure of
other affairs had precluded his follow
ing the progress of the work.
When the matter was suggested to
the president on his return from the
big hunt he expressed desire to know
something of the detail of the work
For this purpose an interview with
the president was arranged for by
Dean Carlyle of the Colorado Agricul-
tural College and Hon. Eugene Grubb,
of Corbandale, of the Colorado state
board of agriculture, who have done
most of the work in assembling the
excellent collection of breeding mares
that is already to be found at Fort
Collins.
This meeting took place in the presi-
dents car directly after its arrival at,
Glenwood Springs, one week ago yes
terday. For several minutes the pres
ident discussed the various phases OF
this experimental breeding plan, and
seemed especially delighted when he
learned that the old, timetried Nor
gan blood had been selected as the ma
terial foundation with view to pro-
ducing the ideal type of American car
riage horse.
Morgan Type PIeases President.
So much impressed was the presi-
dent with what he had learned of this
plan for the foundation of a distinctly
American type of carriage horse that
he referred to it with much enthusiasm
at the grand banquet rendered him
last Monday evening, at which 500 of
the most distinguished citizens OF
Denver and their guests assembled In
honor of the president.
In the course of his memorable talk
to the banqueters, the president SAID:
'In your state the government mas es-
tablished and is now caring for
horse breeding experiment. 1t Is Win
purpose of producing for the use
of the American people and the hon
or of American breeders the highest
type of an American carriage horse
sT have but recently become ac-
auainted with the great value OF this
work that is now in progress in Color
ado. and have been delighted again
TO learn that the blood of the grand
old Morgan has been selected as that
most to be relied upon in the produc-
ton of the type of carriage morse
the form, style, strength and endur-
ance of which shall typify our ma
ton.
Climate and Feed Right.
"Here in Colorado you have the cli-
mate conducive to strength, bone and
endurance. / am told that the rare
atmosphere at your elevation develops
in the horse bred here remarkable
lung capacity, that the dry soil and it's
character and the grasses therefrom
produce the soundest legs and feet that
are to be found anywhere in our coun-
try; that the concentrated nutriment
Iof your grasses keeps them in good
condition, at the same time retaining
the tidy round barrel so necessary IN
the attractive carriage horse, and you
may depend on the Morgan blood to
produce in them that vim and acton
that hardly any other than the grand
old Morgan type possesses in such re-
markable degree. l assure you people
of Colorado of my hearty support ana
approval of this government work that
is in progress in your state"
Grubb Leads Big Applause.
In recognition of the many good
things that the president had said to
especially encourage stockmen, Hon.
Eugene Grub arose in the midst of
the banqueters and proposed three
cheers for the greatest president that
Colorado and the west have ever
known. These cheers We're given
with a volume that fairly shook the
Brown Palace hotel.
Secretary Wilson, who has been
much interested in the breeding plan
and work since it's inception, and es-
pecially so since the breeding stock
has been selected, was unable to visit
Colorado to inspect the stud, but
Chief Salmon of the bureau of animal
industry, who represented the depart
ment of agriculture at the meeting OF
the American Stock Growers, Associa-
ton, took advantage of an invitation
of Dean Carlyle and Mr.. Grub to visit
the college farm and inspect Cannon,
the grand bay show stallion, and his
harem of eighteen highly bred mares.
Dr. Salmon was accompanied on his
trip from Denver to Fort Collins by
Mr.. Grub and President AylesWorth
of the Colorado State Agricultural COL
lege in charge of an invited party con-
sisting of A. l.. Ames, secretary OF the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton; j. ]. Ferguson, of Swift & Com