Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
PRESTIGE OF THE VERMONT
HORSE .

!
Vermont horse, but thanks to the |
movement to revive tho breeding Of
the Morgan the Green Mountain |
state is likely to speedily regain its
prestige in the production of famous
cquines.
The advent of the auto promised
for a time to eclipse the reviving |
glory of the Morgan. Horsebreeders
apparently assumed that the craze
for the motor car would soon render
the driving horse obsolete and that
II would consequently be Improbable
10 engage In further breeding of gen
temen's drivers.
Recent DEVELOPMENTS have served to
dispel this error Prices for good road
stcrs we'll as for heavy draurht
horses were never so high MS at the
present time, in spite OF the multiple
cation % the horselcss vehicle, and
the Increased cost Of hay and grain
as compared with some former years.
There is every reason therefore why
the farmers of Vermont should dc
vote increased attention to the breed
ing of Morgan and other fine horses.
One interesting sign of the times
is 10 be found in the increasing dis
position among the Weather class to
have handsome carriages. with the
result tina; the horse is fast coming
back to his old place in their affec-
tons
Between the horse and motor there
is no comparison as regards getting
over miles in a given time. but be-
tween the two there is IN immensely
using up Of the owners m oney. What
the net profits amount to when it
comes to making comparison Of
both II IS impossible to state, except
ing to give the views of men who
use both motor wagons and horses in
their business. \ leading coal and
, ice dealer of Detroit said that his
company used $50 horses and two
large motor trucks in their business.
, as well as the horses this gentleman
shook his head, and with seeming re-
greet answered NO"
In such short haul work as the de-
livery Of coal, ice, groceries, milk and
other necessaries Of life it goes with
out saying that the horse is likely to
hold his own in competition with the
@ motor wagon. at least until the price
n of the horscless carriage has been i'm
measurably reduced, as compared
, with the cost Of maintaining horse
t deliveries,
Probably the latest and most au-
lucrative statement of the strength
Of the horse and auto, compared and
contrasted, is furnished by the Bos-
ton News bureau, which says:
:. "There are four hundred million
= dollars invested in the making of au-
n tomobiles in America 100000 persons
@ are given employment, the railroads
e get about thirty million in freight
n charges and the rubber, aluminium and
t steel manufacturers get $50 900, 900
+ 1t is estimated that there are nov
: 100000 automobiles in the United
s States. But" says the same Boston
= News bureau
l. Large as these figures are, the!
s are exceeded by the annual. expendi
ture for horse drawn vehicles. Reliable
4 authorities estimate that there arr
: over 100000 of these vehicles use'
Q daily in the United States, while thu
q total number Of horses and colts il
o the country exceeds 81 100000 beside
Il 100000 mules. American manufac
l.. turers produce yearly about 10000
i vehicles, Of which 100000 are passen
J.. ger conveyances, with an estimate
v value Of s11o,OoO,OO0. In addition Their
II is yearly expenditure OF s125,o00,0 90
m for harnesses, 20 that it seems fai
g to assume that the United States ex
l. Ponds yearly for It's horse vehicles
1T total of $3.50, 1000"
10 The Horshoers journal says that /
,r 1880 there were 100000 horse
Ia while January /, 1910, the number ha
IS Increased to 100000 showing but
m little short Of 100 per cent. increase
is Taking the number thirty years ag
D. and adding up the increase in thi
a. number during tho past three decade
1t we find, after making comparison
% that the increase of horses com
e. pares we'll with that OF popula
re ton. No reference whatever is mad
in in this showing relative to the stand
" ing Of the mule, but it might b
TT stated that this grca+ burden beare
* has increased about $50 per cent. i
at number during the past 30 years
the United States.
at I'm 1880 the average price paid &c
is horses was s54.75. The average pal
v. for horses during the last year
T. s1Os1s. which Is an increase of abo,
On 100 per cent. Now what does this a
Ie, prove? If it proves anything it is IL