The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-03
II. j. c. FERNEYHoUGH.)

In this brief article there is no use
stating to the public that when a man
is once known to be an individual who
at times makes 1t practice to buy
and sell horses. that he is often con-
sdered to be a sharper a dishonest
man: in other words, a crook etc.
owing to the fact that many persons
look upon the man who sells horses
with suspicion. naturally. it matters
not how honest the seller is. wish
to mention few facts relative to the
position of the man who sells horses, it
matters not who he is in many cases.
nor how he conducts himself, nor how
hard he tries to be honest.
In the very beginning l want to say
that l have been buying and selling
horses on small scale for the last
noticed I can buy the very best ma
terial from a dealers as a rule, at a
moderate price. considering the true
value Of the animal purchased: deal
of the value of the animal in question
just so ne can get his price. Then If
the buyer is a good Judge of horse
he can, Cor the money, buy the very
or has the material. But this is not
SO if you try to buy from private in
dividuals eften,. or especially from a
farmer. + farmer likes a certain
w
Il do not want to sell that horse; he
belongs to my WIFE," or some such ex-
cuse, but when you get to the horse
which the farmer does want to sell,
yourself, you. are a, horse man, the
horse does rot suit him for this reason
or the other Gas rule only mention
ing one fault. which he knows the
making the buyer responsible for other
faults which he knows we'll that no
! one can find out until he has used the
animal, or bought him and taken him
away. Yet the farmer is not dishon-
est. because he told the man to judge
for himself-he knew he could not see
the faults, though. Let a dealer do
this, though. with farmer, and every
one in the vicinity Is advised to let
ed" ~ = i A'0Ne' &c s'ooN
Some horse, dealers are very dishon-
est. as we all know, but many Of them
are as honest as they can be. dealing
and buy from them, at ali times MAX
Ing the dealer judge for himself. The
trouble is just this: most every indi-
vidual who buys horse thinks he
knows what he wants. but in reality
ne does not know in many cases, yet
| ne goes to the dealer and tells him
that u want you to sell me a horse
mat VIII suit me. ! am no judge Of q
horse" etc, But at the Same time this
L
tate to object to the first horse that
the dealer advises him to buy. Under
stand now. the buyer says he is no
| Judge OF a horse; he asks the dealer to
objects to, some point IN the animals
conformation, which as rule does not
amount to a row OF pins. Thus the
dealer. or the party who Is selling, has
he knows will not suit him. yet 1t is
the only animal which the buyer will
have. Numbers Of people will tell you
that they want to buy horse; they
to buy for them, sell them "a horse
on your judgment, with the result, If
| the animal turns out to be something
which suits the buyer, he will say:
such a horse but. ! picked this one
| One the other hand II the horse bought
does not suit the cry goes out at once
II bought on his judgment: told him
and look how he cheated me-
AS. matter. of fact, the public as
a rule gives the seller, or dealer. no
chance to get the credit for treating
the cry often goes, "lIe tried to cheat
me, but could not; got the best horse
he had" Then, again, II man buys a
horse. who ic not In the habit OF buy
does not suit him, he Is at once or
Tended II the party who sold does not
take the animal back. How many real
estate men will take q piece OF proper
ty back when it does not suit the pur-
chaser. unless they see Just where tc
sell the property to an advantage al
once or in the future? How many mer-
chants viii take piece of goods back
| If the buyer. when he or she gets home
finds that the goods Is not as dasir.
able as they thought at the time Of
purchase? Is 1t not the same with
Vehicles? Buy buggy and never ever
use 1t, and then try to sell it back
| to the dealer, and see what You car
| get for It? AS a rule you will fine
that, II you can sell It back to the deal
err at any price. except at complete
sacrifice. you Will be fortunate Ye
! these dealers are not as rule abusct
anything like as much as the MAJ
who buys and sells horses.
Then there must be some reason FOL
the horse dealer having this bad nam,
| II he does not deserve II. "Where Their,
Is SO much smoke there must be SOM,
1 fire.
| * While do not doubt that there ar,
many reasons for giving the hors,
| dealer this reputation, yet I shall stat,
two OF tho most important here, which
go TO show that the man who sell
/ horses. and IL open and above boar,
y In letting the public know that h