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The Washington herald., 1912-11-21
UNCLE SANS WAD
TO BE TABULATED
More Than $1,35O,OOo,OOo Will Be
Counted by New Treasurer,
Carmi Thompson.

Counting OF Uncle SANS big wad OF
Sl,35O.OOO.oOO as a part OF the final ac-
counting of the funds TO be taken in
charge by Carmi Thompson. of Ohio,
former secretary to President Taft, who
yesterday was sworn in as United States
Treasurer to succeed Lee McClung, re-
signed. will be commenced at once. The
count is made whenever a new Treas
urer is induCted into office. and was last
made about three years ago.
Twenty-four employees of the Treasury
Department. who are experienced in such
work, will count the vast treasure. The
task. which in the past has required sew
eral weeks, will be greatly expedited now
by the use OF new counting machines.
The men and women counting the money
will work at twenty-four tables, upon
which the money will be placed.
Neither Mr.. Thompson nor Mr. Nc
Chung may be present during the count
ing Of the funds. but each will be repre-
sented by a proxy. When the count is
finished and verified Mr.. Thompson will
give a receipt for the amount to Mr..
MCClung.
Charles .. Hillcs. a former secretary
to President Taft. now chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. will take
Mr.. ThOmpson's place at the White
House. Mr.. Thompson's tenure of the
office Of Treasurer will probably be ended
with the advent of the Democrats into
control of the government in March
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PROPOSALS.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE 5ns
S~urha-r BuiidI1g Washington. T. g. Nov =
1872 SralTd IruIsssls fnr routing Section 4 tNn
reclaimed n AulcoSta Flats for cultivation will
D." rrcViy~d Lrrr until y IN. NOV NENRER = lslo
md th"n rwhlIry nr-nod Information arIlicA
n"'. " G. LANGFiTT. Lirut Col. Engineer
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS or THE
bi>'urt q Columbia. Washington Novcmher -
i"iI NeahI T--DI-'Sai. u u 'c received AZ this u
foc until u.-ls-S !. "a ETEMBER 6TH. 1872
far furnishing and delivering eight hundred and
thirty i've sEji iu5l, ca,t iron water TlTr for
uss in the Water Department this city. SIerifra
tioUs a'd fnTTs - IrpIral NAV n obtained frun
the Purchasing OH5rrr District 0f Columbia
CTNO II RUDOLPH.
John \. JOHNSTON.
WILLIAM V. JID~ON
CommiSSinncr,. DiStri~ 4 Columbia
nrrD q 2,-526
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT
of Columbia. N0vsnh-r Is. 1912 Scaed proposals
will h received This oTir, until O'Clock p N ,
FRIDAY. Dc~Cmbcr G. 1871" for constructing Nor
mai ~chrgl R,iltiuC. No. l6a. 10 lr crerred m
lots TO u. inclusive. lot ~. and lots y To- -
inclusive. sIIsrr 800. Washington II. {. R'ank
forms 4 prr. sal sTcciHca' oIl- and all Necessary
Er-rrevr Department. R.-rm ~ Drs'r.~ Brdiur
WaShu CtOu y & DEPOSIT # SO 10 required to
q. r.rsn'ee return 4 plans CUNO n. RT'nnLPH.
I0H\ \. JOHNSTON. WILLIAM '. HUDSON
GommI--,"nerN l.. e. noyIs.Is lo.JO.I2
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GYPSIES ARE DIsLIKED.
Northeast Citizens object TO Bands
Entering District.

The Commissioners are considering a
copy Of a resolution received from the
Northeast Washington Citizens ASsoCia-
ton, requesting them to promulgate a
police regulation to prevent rowing bands
Of gypsies from entering the District of
Columbia
This resolution was adopted by the as
sOCiatiOn at their last meeting. following
considerable annoyance to residents OF
that section OcCasiOncd hy a hand OF gyp-
sizes who encamped there for a time on
the outskirts of the city. Members Of
the association reported that their chill
Gren had been frightened and pedestrians
rooested by these vagrants in broad day
light.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
umhia. holding Probate Court. No lSf5 Admin
stratiOn.-IhiS IS to give notice that the Subscriber
4 the District q Columbia have obtained frum the
Probate Court 4 the District 81 Columbia lettCrs
testlmentsry the estate - George G. Bergling.
late of the District of Columbia deceased. All Ter-
Eons having claims against tho deceased hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vcirhers there
If. legally authenticated 10 the FahscriberS
SCf0rr the iTH DAY OF NOVEMBER. A n. 1913 :
otherwise they may hy law hc excluded from all benc
= Il aid estate Given under or,r hauds this 9Th
4 November. 1872 HARRY LEE RUST. 100 n
~tErVt Northwest. and Union Trust COMPANY
lD GEORGE L FLENING. Second ' iCr President
Attest: tSFalN JAMES TANNER Rcr1stPr - Wills
for the District Il Columbia Clerk n the PrUhIte
Court. GEORGE L. HAMILTON. Attorney
~
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH
y Fo,hsViHS schedule figures IuhIi.l-.d ~rIv =.
information and ar" not guaranteed
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON.
Pr A'isrfr " ~'r0uery M"hi'~ New Orleans
$50 =. snd IoI5 p m d,i'y. Dining carp
l.r Cla''a' ooEa and Mem .Hs. via Ashcyi!Ic G.ll
T. and o.1o r. m. daily
For Atlanta Columns birmingham $50 a. n
and ~ N. daily. Tiuing rurs
Fcr Atlanta. Auris'0u. TaIladc-7 CaIrra Selma
50 N. ard 7T :. daily. and for Tnrortovr.
nrmopoIis Meridian s.50 a m daily Dining can.
For Roanoke Bristol. Knoxville Chattan~oSa
FiTninE, am. Noridiar Virk-NIrI New Orleans
1910 7 m. daily. Diving
FnT R0anrfe. Knoxville. Craftar .ca Nashville
Mrmrhis. 4:'o a m. daily Steering car may BE-
occupied after u u N Dining car.
F,r A~herillc $50 >. IN. IS P m. and 1875 r m
daily. Dining cars
For CoInmhia summr1irI, Charleston. Ahcr.
Augusta. SaFaurah. Erru-vrk Iark souviTe ard
Florida POINTS. - p m dair Dining ~
Tourist for California daily cxcrTt sunday, IS
:
For D7nviIle TocNN. - n hail-
F1r FsrrisonhurE SO \ m daily tTarlor rar,,
- u fTarlor car ard go y N week favs
For Charlottesville LOAD. 30 a NJ nnd ~
p u, daily
For Warrrnt"n. s:5n a. m. Il m a m. $50 p m.
daily; 3-j r. m trarlor carl and i.5j m week
davS L. 9 BROWN. C neral Agent.
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN THE STPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
q Cu'mfia ". ~. EankuItcv. T" the creditors
~ BCrkhy Iugr and Hcnrv u IsVis. individual,
and as o-Tarners trading - tho S.-Ivrnlr N"vrl'v
CCmTaIH: You 80 hsrChy notified that aid hank
TD's have filed 'hCr an h'>ting 4 dis.-har-c from
all their debts hausr r'cl aud that their creditors
and other Irrs,n> intcrr-'el are required 70 eutrr
'herr AZ TCarauCc ~ position Y an, d"-lre.
before the 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER l9l.
2 M-l-AINImNT R.Ee-cc
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Grants Divorce to Wife.

Justice Barnard Yesterday granted an
absolute divorce to Mrs. Mary Warren
Lewis from Clarence 3. Lewis. The GUS
tody of their child is awarded to the
mother. and the father is TO pay $50 per
month for its support
The Washington herald., 1912-11-21
CHESAPEAKE G. OHIO LINES.

S:ls p. m. day-slecpcrs to Louisville. Cincinnati
indianapolis. and St Louis.
s:B p m. daiy-PuIIman to Cincinnati and
Chicago
11Io r. m daiIy-sIcerers to Va. Hot Springs.
Cincinnati. and Louisville. Cincinnati sleeper open
for occupancy. 10 p. m.
Offices 5l3 Pa. Ave. ICo St.. and Union st,tinn.
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NORFOLK G. WEsTEDN RWY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT. n 1911.
Leave Washington New U'uiun Station.
sjn"a. nj. Daily-An points Norfolk & Western
lo:n =. Dailv-RnlnOke Bristol Winston
Salem. Knoxville Chattanooga. Nashville. New
Orleans Through sleeper Dining cars
iIo n. m.-For Bristol. Knoxville. Chattanooga.
Nashville and Memphis. Washington Memphis
slcepers Open at 10 r. m
noon. Arrive Norfolk Il:o a. m. and SO p n
Parlor cars
4:1n r. m. DaiIy-RerrvriIlr LIrnv. Shenandoah.
Trains from thc Southwest arrive SIS a. m. 1850
=. m. and 12:l5 a. daily.
All information 1912 New York Avenue. opposite
Rnnd Rnilfinr
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Eastern Shore
Dir ect Ra pid Transit
Service
"Wia AmmaD0lis''

For Claiborne. st. MichaeIs, ROYAL Oak.
Easton. and all points on B. c. & A.
R r 20 Ocean City leave w. B. & A
StatIun. Evans Building
5:lo a. m. daily except Sunday.
4:O5 p. m. daily except Saturday and
Sunday.
:O5 p. m. Saturday only.
Direct service to and from Cambridge
and Oxford. Leave W. q. & A. sta
ton. Evans building
2:o5 n. m. daily except Sunday.
:n5 n m Sunday only
For return timetable call at W. +. q
4. r. P once
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PERSONALS.

WORKINGMEN DOES NOT MEAN
the giving away of valuable tailUr-madc
suits and OVerCOatS s. to $40. being
slightly used makes them Special val
ne that You don't see every day. Get
wise JI-STH'S OLD STAND. SO n.
SCIENTIFIC MASSAGE AND MEDICAL
gymna StiS treatment. Hours to
p. m. or by appointment. f. b. HUN
TER. NJ. T, 12S9 Massachusetts, Ave. Sc.
Phone Line. 302O-M.
NURSES LADIES. WISHING PAYING WORN
lcaru scientific massage m01emrnt C3ra from U1v'r
si'y graduated Professional SNelC Call ii kruuIs
Rldg fran 10 = or : y. n. SUNDAYS. SD y m.
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TIMING AND HEATING.
TAILORING.

good workmanship and perfect fit. y. Y Fifth
Avenue Taiors. lsll 18th st. Nv. Phone n S5s
DURING JULY AND AUGUST / OFFER SIS
Suits for SIS best material: cleaning pressing and
altering. NJ. sMELANsRY. Ell St. NV. n ~
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PIANO TUNING.

PIANO TUNING, $40: WORK GUAR
anteed: p years experience. Drop pos
tai T. HALVERSEN. 1872 East Cap. st.
PIANO AND ORGAN TUNING AND REPAIR
ing FRANK A. SHUE. 29I5 18th IT. ne. phone
North s5e Formerly with Percy 8. Foster Piano Go.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-21

CIGARS, CIGARETTES, CANDY,
NEWSPAPERS. MAGAZINES. STATIONERY
J. W. TEFFT. 1900 Pa Ave Tel 81. sslL
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PLUMBING AND REPAIRS.

EXPERT PLUMBING.
W. NJ. FINNACOM. 80 10th st. NV.
GAS Water Heaters installed; moderate rricra
SAM'L s. sTREB. iE St NV. Phone v 5Osi.
a n. ANADALE, PLUMBER AND GAsFITTER
steam and water heating: rpTairs and reTn0dcli1g
all wo-k guaranteed. ll07 Fl 81. nv ". I9
The Washington herald., 1912-11-21

CARPENTER & CABINET WORK.
LOCKSM1TH, GENERAL REPAIRS, AL
kinds c. E. HUCk. IT27 Pa. Ave.
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CLOCK. WATCH. AND JEWELRY RE-
REPAIRING. WORK CALLED FOR AND DE-
bIsred 7. z Anderson. sI2 18th St. nE. Tel II 2jS
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UPH0LSTERING & SLIP COVER.

NT Slip Covers Made to Order.
W~ a 2O-yard Parlor Suite for S3Is Reup-
USU2h holstering 5piece Suite $9.98 Heavy
UtlkSSl tapestry. Call, write. phone for man
hEFn1 TO bring samples U. S. UPHOLSTERY
WE CO. el2 St. NV. Tel. Main 1852
c BAUER-special Designs and Duplicate Cabinet
Work. Prompt work. 459l3 18th St Col lsy
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ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS.

Do YOU WANT 4 COTTAGE Z OF Any
description or at any place? We will
build. For free plans
WALLACE & COLEMAN.
stewart Bldg. 9Th and D NV. NJ 293l
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FINE l2-r downtown house. near 18th st Inqri
f. IERMAN l7l6 81 NV.
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ARTISTIC PAPER HANGING.

WALL, !, 3 4 &C UP. PICTURE ROD. &c Fl
Ingram gifts. &c Georges JOs 7th sw. Tel. NJ $50
J. GOLDBERG. SUCCESSOR TO F. G. NOLTE s7
llth Tel. VI. 9O4s. Work ~ cheaper: SEE hrst
H. sTEINBERG & Co. Pointers and Decorators; /;
Ill hra-cke. Tel v $50
The Washington herald., 1912-11-21

CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS,
JAEGER & McARDLE. COS + ST. JOBBING
speciality. PROMPT service.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13
\ ()lILLE,I.
INg9g~y6IYSDTI
-X9 Xxx. XII
COLD STORAGE EGG INDUSTRY
lnfalllble Rule 10 for Farmer 70 Mar
kst Product az Soon as Possible
after Laid.
By N. NJ. HAsTINasO

The cold storage egg industry is
development OF the last twenty-five
years Undoubtedly the industry as
a whole has been OF great benefit TO
both egg producer and egg consumer.
and has tended toward the levellng OF
the price OF eggs throughout the year
and has resulted in a large increase In
the fall and winter consumption. This
means a larger total demand and a
consequent increase in price
Owing to the fact that eggs are
spoiled by hard freezing, they must be
kept ct a higher temperature than
meat and butter Temperatures Of
from 20 TO 32 degrees Fahrenheit are
used in cold storage of eggs. At sch
temperatures the eggs, II kept in moist
air, become moldy or musty To pre-
vent this, the air in a flrstclass stor.
age room 10 kept moderately dry,
which shrinks the eggs, though much
more slowly than would occur with.
out storage. The growth Of bacteria
In cold storage is practically prevent
cd. II bacteria are in the eggs when
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13
G TEACH HT5.EHG5
Cleveland Schools Also Promote
Physical Growth OF Students.
includes the study and Combating Of
Ocular Troubles and Nervous Dis
orders Among Pupils-Plan
Wide In lis Scope.

Cleveland.-"To teach children how
to live-to live happily. healthily and
capably"
In the opinion Of Cleveland public
school officials this is the fundamental
thing under the educational system
And II is the object OF extension work
undertaken for thts school term. The
establishment Of a new department Of
school hygiene and the extension OF
school social centers throughout the
city are designed TO accomplish tho
single result OF teaching children how
to grow mentally and physically in a
way most interesting TO the children
themselves.
What shall Il profit a child to gain
an education and lose his health?" is
she question asked by Dr. E. A. Peter
son, head OF the hygiene department.
In urging parents to lend their en-
enlargement and active assistance.
Within a few weeks social center
clubs will have been formed in every
Cleveland public school Mrs Sarah
w Hyre, principal of Brownell school,
long a Cleveland teacher and champ
ion Of this work. took the lead by
aiding the organization Of three clubs
for boys and girls to study civics.
The building will be open at night to
the clubs and the childrens parents.
Virtually the whole community about
Brownell school will engage in the
study Of civics through the winter
months.
In the broad work for hygiene the
Increasing prevalence of ocular trouble
ia to be conbatted through co-opera-
ton with every outside agency.
we have known for years that
ocular trouble increases in schools
from the first to the eighth grades. 4"
said Doctor Peterson, but why It is,
no one has ever explained. We wish
to study this trouble and correct It..
We may find It Is due to the wrong
color Of paper Or tho size of type.
Also, we will find out what causes
nervous disorders among pupils. We
will make the boy and girl So inter
ested in the schoolroom that they will
be happiest there, because they will
see that to live and study rightly will
make them grow into strong men and
women"
The department of hygiene com
bines with the regular medical inspec-
ton instruction in school nursing, per-
sonal and public hygiene, physical
training, recreation and school santa
ton. An elaborate outline of the
work made by Doctor Peterson re-
quires the fullest measures of coop
Grafton from parents.
Detection of communicable diseases
and mental and physical defects and
their correction are accomplished
with the aid OF the family physician.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13
Trappers Sail 1000 Miles on a
Trading Trip.
Voyage Made Without chronometer,
sextant and Compass Being the
Only instruments on
Board.

San Francisco.-Word has been re-
ceived here of the successful termina-
ton of one of The nerviest ventures
ever tackled on the Pacific coast. H.
c. Slate and Peter Peterson, who left
here for the arctic last May on the an
cient hay scow Alice Stolen, have ar
rived safely at Point Barrow. They
left here May 16, both, their friends
believed, headed direct for Davy
Jones locker. They not only fooled
Davy Jones, but had delightful trip.
The Alice StCten is a schooner rugged
scow OF seventeen tons thar was built
forty-six years ago for service On the
bay. Originally the vessel was stout
ard serviSeable and well fitted for its
work il. the sheltered waters Of har-
Dor and river. Never at any stage Of
its career would anybody but two
hardened trappers have considered
the Stofen as fit for a trip as far out
side the heads as the Farallones.
Slate, who has spent twenty years
of his life trading and trapping in the
arctics, wanted, to get back there,
and the Stofeu was about the only
kind of boat that his means would
permit him to buy. He bought the
old scow for a song. He provisioned
it for long trip and loaded it with
trading goods, and May 16, with Peter
Peterson for crew, sailed for the
arctics
Tho only navigating instruments
aboard the Stofen were little old
boat compass and q sextant as old
as the scow. Slate gould not dfford
a chronometer and, as he admitted to
a friend before sailing. would not have
known how to use it If he had. By
means Of the sextant and compass he
estimated latitude with comparative
accuracy.
For longitude he trusted, in the
words of more conventional naviga-
tors, to main strength and stupid
ness" Slate called it instinct He
announced before he left that he could
smell his way into the arctics, and
as he got there all right it is probably
true.
In letter to friends In this city
Peterson, the crew, writing from Point
Barrow under date OF August Is, said
that they had just arrived after a very
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13

stored, the growth will be checked,
but activity will begin again when the
eggs are warmed up.
Speaking generally, the cold-storage
egg, while not unwholesome, is in
ferior in flavor and strength OF white
to a fresh egg. The cold-storage egg
can be very nearly duplicated in gross
appearance and quality by allowing
egsg to stand for three or four weeks
in a dry room. Cold storage eggs,
when in case lots. can be told by the
Gambler because of the uniform shrink
age, the presence of mold on cracked
eggs, and perhaps, the occasional
presence OF certain kinds of spot rots
peculiar to storage stock; but the alb
solute detection of a single cold
storage egg by Gambling is, so far as
the writer knows, impossible.
With the present prevailing custom
of holding fall eggs without storage
facilities, it is frequently true that
eggs placed In cold storage in April
are superior to current fall and early
winter receipts. Cold-storage eggs are
usually sold wholesale as cold-storage
goods, but are retailed simply as
eggs"
The fall eggs offered to the con-
sumer cover every imaginable varia,
ton in quality, and the poorest ones
sold may or may not be cold-storage
stock.
Occasional articles have been print
ed calling attention to the fact that
the cold-stOrage men were reaping
vast profits which rishtfully belonged
to the farmer, and advising the farmer
to send his own eggs to the storage
house or to preserve them by other
means. AS a matter of fact, the cold
storage of eggs has not of late years
been particularly profitable, there hay
ing been severe losses during several
seasons. Even we're the profits of egg
storing many times greater than they
are, the above advice would still be
unwise, for the storing, removing and
selling of the farmers individual case
of eggs would eat up all possible
profit.
When eggs IN the hands of large
operators are properly preserved in
cold storage, the best and most eff
cient methods known are in reality at
the farmers service. Because Of the
severe competition that prevails in
egg storing. the farmer is paid all the
increase in price which the business
will stand. A comparison of the sum-
mer prices Of eggs now with summer
prices before days of cold storage will
substantiate the truth of this state
ment.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13

Charcoal should be freely used in
the poultry yard. Pounded fine and
mixed with the soft feed fed to the
fowls, it cleanses the system of i'm
purities AS it acts upon the blood it
acts upon the life of the fowl When
the blood is thick and clotty, a dull,
sick chicken will soon follow. Thin
blood means vigorous circulation, and
on a good circulation of blood, health
largely depends If your fowls lack
activity, they need something to stir
the blood out of it's sluggishness. 1t
is best to keep the charcoal in a dry
place, and when needed, grind or
pound some fine and mix with soft
food.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13
KEEPING POULTRY
FREE FROM LICE
Recipe for Making Ointment Rec.
commended by Prof. Graham
Also Kills Fleas.

What many breeders consider bet
ter than powder for killing lice and
mites is an ointment recommended
by Professor w. r. Graham of
Guelph, Canada, one who has made
a life study of poultry in the Domin-
ion.
1t is composed as follows: Mercury,
so parts; lard, 25 parts; beef suet,
90 parts; oleate of mercury, 2 parts,
The suet, if bought from the butcher,
will have to be rendered over a fire
and poured into the lard while it is
warm, and then stir in the mercury
and oleate of mercury. Use a
table knife or spoon to do the
stirring. Do not put hands into
it. Should it prove too stir to
easily apply as an ointment, thin with
little cotton seed oil. All ingredi-
ents should be weighed rather than
measured. Put it away in small vas
cline bottles or boxes well covered, and
1t will keep for months. This ointment
will rid poultry of head lice and Texas
fleas. For other mites and lice rub 1t
in well about the fluff below the vent
and under the wings. 1t will not only
kill the live vermin, but destroy the
nits as well.
1t is a valuable thing for turkey rails
ers to use on the old and the young.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13

tBy JOSEPH MONTGOMERY Secretary
BoardD
Never in the history OF the draft
horse has the future appeared 30
promising to breeders as now, despite
the statements of a leading speaker
at the annual meeting Of the State
Veterinarians association at Mime
apolis that the automobile and auto
truck we're driving It out OF bust
ness There is no reason, in the light
OF statistics, why the doom of the
draft horse should be spelled by the
auto
Though the enormous number OF
auto-trucks in the cities might lead
one to believe that they were crowd.
ing the draft horse out Of business,
actual figures do not prove It. Sta
tistlcs In the Office of the Minnesota
stallion registration board show that
the number Of sires used in this state
for horse breeding has increased from
S,644, May 1, 1910, to 4.445, May /,
1912 During the same period the
number Of registered draft sires has
increased 35 per cent, there now be-
ing over 1,450 in Minnesota. This is
an excellent guide to conditions Of
the industry in this state and through
out the country.
Never in the history of the Chicago
ana st. Louis markets, the two larg
est ones in the United States, has
the demand been so keen or the
prices so high for high class horses
of all sypos. especially the superior
craft type. Statistics from the u s.
bureau ofIanimal industry show that
the number of horses in this country
has increased from 13,500,00O to 21,-
100000 in the past decade. The value
o. all horses in this country has in
creased from $45 to $115 in the same
period This has occurred despite
the increase in the use Of automo-
biles.
First class draft horses have been
almost prohibitiye in price this year,
because of the great demand for them,
and a team of drafters has often
sold as high as $500 to $1,000 The
demand for high class saddle and
carriage horses in the eastern cities
has been so great that their prices
have been almost prohibitive to
many who can afford automobiles.
All this should be very encourag-
ing to persons in the United States
interested in horse-breeding. When
horses have increased at so rapid a
rate the last two years, and prices