Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-01-06

NHA SHARRaho HNSNfN ANN AsJ AfhHSab
at the age of fifteen years AMI
have been a regular patron of the
National Stock Yards for the last
fifteen years. My first shipment
/ shipped for iny father and since
that time / have been an extensive
buyer and shipper of cattle and
hogs. You say that l think your
market the best / know of and Il
never use any other market for
hogs"
T. L. Mcbride was born Nov.
IA, 1870, at Centralia, Mo-, and
has resided there his entire life.
His father, before him, was engag.
ed in the live stock business and
up until his death in 1902, he was
one Of the oldest shippers to the
National Stock Yards. For the
past fifteen years Mr.. Mcbride has
been constant patron of the
National Stock Yards aAd during
this time has shipped considerable
stock that he has fed himself and
has bought lots of stock from
Galloway, Audrain, Boone and
Monroe counties.
Among the poineer patrons and
shippers to this market is Col. j.
T. johnson, auctioneer, city far
mer stockma shipper and one of
the largest holders Of Missouri
soil in the state. Mr.. johnson has
been crying sales throughout Mis-
souri, and adjoining states since
1876 and has the reputation of be-
ing one, of the most efficient auc-
tioneers in the profession. For the
last number of years he has sold
the prize steer at the International
Said Mr.. johnson to a representa-
tive of the Reporter: 81 was born
in old Audrain, the best county in
the state of Missouri, On March
the first, 1853, on a farm. / began
| handling stock at the age of fif
teen and have continued to do &c
lup to the present and expect e
ship q great many more yet, for
feel as young as a spring bird i
| am a trifle heavier than was N
my younger days. l shipped a load
Of cattle to the National Stocl
Yards at the age of fifteen am
have not shipped elsewhere fol
years. think it the best hog mar
ket in the world and have watched
its growth with a keen interes
and much pleasure since / first b,
came a patorn Of the market. "
AS feeder of toppy cattle ant
hogs S. R. Craighead, Of AudraiJ
county, No, is counted among tn
premier feeders who patronize thi
market. Mr.. Craighead had hi
training in the business years ag
9 and he has never been satisfied t
I continue feeding along the primi
! tive lines of former years. He COZ
tinued to adopt advanced method
that suggected to him a bette
\ plan to produce the kind of cattl
and hogs that are desired by tn
) big packers. His birthplace we
9 Fulton, Mo-, where he was Dor
o Nov. 18, 1858, living there unit
z the fall of 1880. Then he move
# to Audrain county. His first loa
!, of cattle was fed in 1889 but
a was not until 1891 that he shippe
: cattle on his own hook. st. Lou
r. he always considered the best hot
). and sheep market in the midd
e west. Prior to this summer his ca
81 tie went to Chicago. But he deci
/. ed to try this market and Il
4 change proved so profitable tn
" he has continued to ship here. I
d avoids the heavy shrink incurr'
is in the long haul TO the Vino
ia City.
G. E, J. Shobe was born in Char
" ois, Usage county, Mo-, Februa
ct 10Th, 1870. He moved to Audra
is county, Mo-, in 1883 and liv
he There at present. Mr.. .Jhobe !
he ceived his initiation IN live sto