Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-02
r,ne.--with solemn indIrerence..


Hall said
When the motor for roads first
came out. l. like others, saw they would
become generally popular. and | won
dered what effect II might have upon
the demand for horses | was inter
ested, because II the horse We're rcle-
gated It would put me out OF business
Hut almost from the day the motor
became a practical road vehicle the
price OF horses and mules has not only
advanced. but the demand has exceeded
the supply. A first class horse viii now
command $500. | have purchased sew
eral teams this spring for which |
paid 500 Not long ago the same kind
OF animals were selling for 500 and
Sl25 head. Even at those figures
with the automobile trade booming-t
have n greater demand for horses than
I can begin TO meet though the stables
are being replenlshed daily by my
buyers"
on Mr. Hairs private sidetracks at
Lancaster are lone lines OF circus cars.
cleaned up, oiled and ready for in
slant use. Sometimes he gets telc-
graph order like this
send Ms SO ticy viii reach ~ at
Kingman. Kan. by Saturday a couple
Of railroad coaches two fats and adj
vertising car, three India elephants
trained to do a cake walk a half-dozcn
educated monkeys, assorted sizes, "a
gilt band wagon and a good bill poster.
North American Circus"
An order like that Is easy. In "a
hours notice MIR Hall could equip
ami start out a Oscar circus and me-
nagcrie with everything but the actors.
The elephants are trained in the big
barn TO do all sorts Of tricks, and there
is ring In another barn whore bare
back riders are trained. Unless he Is
along. Mr.. Hall never permits visitors
hg. Natrh ha atflfI mil al lnV FsF
ment An elephant might reach out his
trunk and knock a man over, and that
would cause "A damage suit, probably.
II u said a young woman from the
country became very indignant at Mr..
Han because one Of his monkeys threw
kisses at her.
The animal Industry Of Lancaster
makes the railroad office there a busy
place. There is an extra ope rator be
cause OF II. and every through freight
train sets out or takes on stock cars
there. once rush consignment OF
elephants was sent from the Atlantic
seaboard To Lancaster by express, the
cars being attached to regular pas
senger trains.
When Mr.. Hall started hts wiid-ani-
NAL business he was crowded for room,
and had to scatter his tigers. bears
and snakes wherever he could rent
buildings Wolves. tigers and bears
were placed in the second story of
store building I'm charge of a. swarthy
man from the Mediterranean country
Tho big snakes were housed in the
basement OF the courthouse, and the
elephants turned out in lots. one OF
the bears got out and started on a
tour OF inspection around town. No
body interfered with him. The town
policeman had mcandered out to see
IL any disorder existed In the country
Some people climbed trees. others took
to porches. II was the first time most
of them had ever seen a bear outside
OF a cage. billy" learned of the
trouble, and called some OF his men
Awaiting an opportunity, he jumped on
the bears back, and grabbing its ears,
held them tight until the men got
rope around its neck. II was a big
cinnamon. and strong, but II you've got
the agility to reach bears ears, and
hold fast, you can keep II out OF mis-
chief TIL help comes
While the boa constructors were win
tering in the basement Of the court
house some OF the officials sent for n
plumber and requested him to mend
the steam pipes.
The tinker came In with his tools
and pipe and was given the key to the
basement, In 10 minutes he was up
stairs again, hat of, hair on end, all
a-tremble. He took the county clerk
into his confidence
Il went down there with my monkey
wrench and things" he said, "and
found the pipe. l set down on IL
minute while | was getting ready, and
all OF a sudden II seemed to me like
the darn thing slipped from under me
like a streak o. creased lightning, and
l fell over backwards. OF course |
know nothing like that happened, but
got "A drink o. Warsaw beer as l start
ed over here and it's made me see
double. I guess | won't fix that pipe
IN 30. oil Vkg
Please don't say anything to the boys.
Mr.. Hall has an average stock OF
from 500 to 1000 horses in his barns.
He sells about $4,000 head year, in
GLIDING his sales to circuses. The ma
for part OF his business comes from
the large towns on the Atlantic sea-
board, where the demand for well-bred
draft horses Is heavy. Every week
sees buyers from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit IN
Lancaster, booking over the stock.
While in town, the buyers are the
guests OF Mr.. Hall at the hotel. and all
their bills there are paid.
Mr.. Halls success with horses and
wild animals Is simply the development
OF boyhood ambition, As small CHAP
he loved horse and the managerie
mart of a circus. His ability to Judge
| a horse Is so well recognized that the
majority Of his clients simply tell him
| the sort of animal they want, leaving
| il to him to mako the selection.
II cannot explain TO any one how
| 70 nick out good horse said mr.
Hall. except that | go largely by the
| eve. That tells "A big story. II may he
alert, vigorous, watchful, or II may be
| dull and sluggish Again II may be
vicious, ugly. The eye of a horse con-
tains a pretty certain index TO char
acter. but that IL not all. I never
examine a horse long | can tell at a
glance II he'll suit me. Sometimes |
miss II. but not often. When ! started
in buying horses at a glance, some
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