Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-27
'KEOTA Man SOME
FIGURE IN PARIS
ABILITY As HoRsEMAN HAS WON
FOR J. O. sINGMAsTER POSI-
TON OF RANK.
SHOWN DIFFERENCE.
A Little Green Ribbon on Lapel Of
Coat Is His "Open Sesame" to
Any Place in ParIs- Shown
Every Courtesy.

A small piece of green ribbon at
ia hed to the lapel of his coat, signify
| ing his membership to the French
Order of Agricultural Merit, gains fol
7. O. Singmaster of Keota, Iowa, the
Difference, favor and recognition Of q
prince wherever he may 60 in the
great city Of Paris, France. Recog'
nized as one of the leading horsemen
in France he has attained such q
position among the leading French
American. The following article
shows his great position in the world
famous Partisan horse mart and In
cidentally points to the fact that his
opinion is considered SO valuable that
the greatest horsemen Of France are
seeking him for advice:
When J.. o. Singmaster of Keota,
Ia, walks in Paris streets he meets
with respectful Difference from the
whole population. A green ribbon does
it-tiny ribbon in his button-hole
When he enters Z French business
house the ribbon gets him led straight
to the private Office. 1t makes cab
men, walters, post clerks, shopmen.
subway conductors wait on him first.
out of turn. In word the simple
citizen of Keota is decorated with the
French Order of Agricultural Merit,
harder to get, in some ways, than the
red ribbon Of the Legion of Honor. No
Frenchman can be admitted who has
not for fifteen years pract1ced agri-
culture or functions directly attached
thereto" Solemn exceptions are pro
vided for rare services to the whole
agriculture OF France, as Of inventors,
scientists and explorers. Pasteur had
it for his discovery Of the anthrax
serum Mr.. Singmaster has 1t for his
long career as an appreciation of Perch /
erons. l asked him why he let the
South Americans take the prizewin-
1ers from under our noses.
1.-The South Americans bid $4,000
md $4,000 for a single horse" said
Mr.. Singmaster. I'VE have to let
hem go. We cannot sell them. You
zee the Argentine has established
Iaras for one thing-a government
tud service"
(Which our government will never
or
II think not. The French govern
aent Haras offers to any French farm
r stud service beginning at 50 for
EXCELLENT Percheron blood up to So tor
he tops know, because. having |
ust bought some mares, / said to the
arty: I would like to breed these
mares, what will 1t COST He an
wered Three dollars for ordinary
nd 50 for top prizewinner.' l told
i'm to give me a top prizewinner."
What would the service cost In
America?" I asked.
Fifty dollars for Z prize winner.
old one to j. c. Robinson of Towanda,
Kan. He was the flrst prize draft
orse in the United States who stood
or 500. He does it still. Mr.. Rob-
nson made lot Of money with him.
Carnot,' owned by w. S.ssCorsa at
White Hall. ILL.,, stands for 800.
2rouch imported him. Helix, who
Won first prize In the 3-year-old class !
It the last Chicago show, stands at $50
It Charlton, Ia He was imported by
Taylor & Jones'"
would 1t not be good thing for
he United States government to es-
ablish draft horse Haras?" I asked.
AT the present moment, certainly.
Anything to increase high class draft |
lorses in the United States. We are
short of good stations, and even
worse short Of good mares; and they
ire getting so high over here that you
buy mares for less than 500
II $500 apiece. In some localities OF
America they do not know what a
,ood draft horse is. They do not see
in the far west and |
outh. In Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska
md Illinois we are getting educated
Evidently 1t is to the farmers advan-
age to raise geldings that sell from
800 to$4O0 each. It does not cost any
nore to feed good horse than a
Grub"