The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-02
NORTH DAKOTA
in ASSOCIATION
NEW ORGANIZATION is LAUNCH
ED FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DAKOTA WILL BE REPRESENT
ED IN ASSOCIATION BY w. r.
| CANFlELD.

Western Horseman: The horsemen
OF the central west met at the Hotel
RobidouK, st. Joseph, Mo-, on the
evening of Dec. 20 and organized the
Western Trotting Horse Breeders as
ISOLATION. The association was formed
to get better protection and rates from
the railways and express companies,
and secure the passage of such leg1sla-
ton as will protect the horsemen all
over the middle west, also the passage
Of such stallion laws as may be needed
in the several states, and the oetter-
ment in general of the breeding ousl-
ness.
There were many prominent breeders
present and the following officers We're
unanimously elected:
President-Judge Clark Smith, Cav
ker City, Kan.
vice presidents by States-A. l.,
Thomas, Missouri; I'll. B. Henderson,
Kansas; N. bartholomew, Iowa; N. j.
Ronin Nebraska; ex Governor Searls,
South Dakota; w. #, Garfield, North
Dakota: Edward L. Peckham, Okla
homa; Col. Henry Exan, Texas A. M
Herbert, Colorado.
Secretary treasurer - arthur ~
Thomas, Omaha. Neb.
The following board of five directors
was elected to prepare the bylaws
which will be in effect until the nex'
annual meeting: Col John Donovan
ST Joseph. Mo-; Edward l.. Peckham
Blackwell, okla; III. B. Henderson
Columbus, KAN; Judge Clark smith
Cawker City, Kan, and Arthur Y
Thomas, Omaha, Neb.
The membership fee and yearly dues
after much discussion was placed a.
81 per year. and every horseman il
invited to Join. The annual meeting
place is to be decided on by the board
of directors and will probably pc q
some of the state fairs.
The unfair rates charged by tn
railways for transporting trottlng ant
other high bred horses is the cause
the horsen1en joining together AM
forming the above association. me.
have for long time felt the need
such an association for their protec
ton. and now that the good movemen
has been started let all the horsemei
of these nine states join together an
give the officers and board of director
their hearty support.
During the meeting several member
cited instances where unjust discrim
nations are made by the express com
panies against the owners of cam
patgning stables, the rates, when
lust valuation is placed on the horses
were also declared excessive.
some of the plans talked at tn
meeting was at the beginning Of tn
race season to hire an expert raj
man to whom all shipping bills OF tn
members will be sent for auditin
and through whom PREPARATION claim
will be handled.
The association will also take U
with the interstate commerce commi:
sion several OF the rates that are ur
Just and inequitable, and many oth'
things win have the associations a.
tention. 1t was suggested at the NEE
ing that the committee get all stallie
laws and form from them the mo
suitable stallion law.
at was shown where many got
things had been accomplished by Il
forming Of associations in the cas-
among them free transportation of a
tendants. There were several cas-
last season where the horsemen we
compelled to leave their car, as son
of the western railroads Will not a
low attendants to ride with the
horses