Evening journal., 1912-02-09
CAT FARM LATEST
YANKEE ENTERPRISE

Corona. L. l., is to have a cat farm,
TO be run on the same plan as a chick
en farm or any other kind OF farm
The scheme originated. with residents
of Corona who forsee a fortune in
selling the skins of the cats. Judging
by the sentiment prevailing against
cat farms, however, the Corona Cat
Skin Company, as it is to be called,
Will have troubles of its own before
very long
The company was organized yester-
day and it Nas said that appleton
for a charter will be made to the Sec
retary of State within f0w days. The
promoters are to pay normal sums
for all stray cats that can be gath ,red
up within a reasonable freight-rase
radius. Having possession of these
cats, they intend to go into the busi-
hess of breeding cats on a large
scale.
Should this scheme become effective
the first to oppose it will undoubted-
ly be the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
Henry Bergh, treasurer OF the So
ciety and a member of the Board of
Managers, when asked about such a
scheme said that in his opinion the
SOC ely would be authorized 20 inter-
fere.
II don't think the object attained
by the killing O. cats by wholesale, -
he said. would be iustifable. OF
course it raises a point which would
first have to be decided.
THE promoters Of the catskin COM
pan'es might argue that killing cats
for their furs is no more justifiable
than killing birds for their feathers. l
doubt whether it would be justifiable
10 kill cats under any consideration
unless tie flesh of the animal be used
rs food Oh course, realize -ha.
some use might be made of the q ssll
other than for food purposes. but this,
to my mind would be unjustifable
cruelty to animals. The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
will certainly investigate such an
institution if it becomes effective"
The use of common. ordinary do
nestle catksins in the fur business,
although not common. has been
heard of in this city. The FUR some
times appears ON the market under
various trade names, and a select lot
Of skins, it is said, can be utilized 10
advantage as to make fine appear
ance.
I. Freundlich of l. Freundlich and
Sons. furrieIs of IA East Thirty-sec-
ond street. said last night that, in
his opinion, there would be a big
market for a catskin industry, so
large, in fact, that enough cats to
furnish the demand could never be
raised.
in the West" he said. "there are
such industries. Not on an extensive
scale, perhaps. but New York gets a
great number of catskins from men
in the West who make business of
catching cats and skinning them. |
don't know of any cat-breeding in
etitutions, but they would certainly
pay if they furnished the goods
"Catskins would make elegant au-
tomobile coats, for instance, and they
are used for that now. / have had
many skins shipped here for persons
who prefer catskins. The most de-
sirable skins are those o. the Maltese
cat the ordinary all-gray house cat
These skins sell for so to rs cents
The black catskins. which are not
to be mistaken for the cat lynx skins
of course. arc less desirable, selling
for 20 to 40 cents per skin.
Il would not be surprised at al
to see such industries flourish i'm the
future"