The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-09-12
MANUSCRIPT Of THE
LATEST VOLUME OF
JACKREG|STfRLOsT
WILL BE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE
DATA DESTROYED IN RE.
CENT FIRE.
SECRETARY JONES Is AT WORK
Writes to All Known Breeders for In.
formation to Supply the Lost Re-
cords-vol. x, Just Issued, Is the
Most Ambitious Vet Published.

formation to Supply the Lost Re-
eords-vol. x, Just Issued, Is the
! Most Ambitious Vet Published.
An almost irreparable loss in the
fire that destroyed more than quar-
ter of million dollars worth Of prop.
erty in the heart of the business dis
trict of Columbia, was the complete
destruction of the records of Volume
XII Of the American Jack Register
which was in course of preparation
for the printer. Secretary J. W.
Jones', OF the American Jack .Associ.
alton lost all Of his manuscript for
this volume of the register and in ad.
dition John L. Jones, the father of the
secretary, and one of the worlds re.
cognized authorities on jacks and
mules, lost of the material that, he
had after, years of diligent and pain
full research, accumulated for book
on these animals that he expected to
issue soon.
In the records that were lost by
Secretary Jones were the. numes,
numbers, pedigrees and descriptions
of approximately 1000 jacks and jen.
nets that would have appeared In the
forthcoming Volume XI of the Ameri-
can Jack Register Mr.. Jones real
ICES that it will be very difficult, per-
haps impossible to duplicate these
records. But he has already gone ia
work with determination to substi-
tute them as far as possible. He has
written to every man whom he can
recall to have ever registered jack
and to all whose dresses, he can pro-
cure to send in most all certificates
of registration above $500 and all
certificates of membership above 400.
This is the only possible method to
get the books made and Mr.. Jones is
quite anxious that the widest posi-
BILE publicity be given to this request.
II there are any who hold certificates
above $500 and who fail to send them
in within reasonable time their
names will not be published in Vol
ume XII when 1t is issued.
Volume X of the register has just
been issued from the press. Fortu,
nately only few volumes were in
the office of the secretary when the
fire occurred. This volume is by far
the most complete and ambitious
that has ever been issued by the as
ISOLATION. 1t not only includes the
pedigrees Of the 600 jacks. and 400
jennets, but it's idexes are models
for that character of publications
and entailed an immense amount of
labor. An index to all the prior vol
umes of the association is placed in
volume X. This includes numeri-
cal index and also an alphabetical
index of the animals for all previous
volumes. It also includes numer-
ical index of the owners who have
had stock registered from the organi-
cation Of the association down to and
including Volume X. This is an
achievement that will save a great
deal of time and labor in looking up
and searching for pedigrees.
The magnitude of the jack and jen-
net industry is attested by the size
OF every succeeding volume Of the
register. And as time goes on the
industry is becoming more diversi-
fed, although Missouri still holds the
record for states In the registration
of jacks and jennets. But there are
a number Of other states in that Sec
ton that are rapidly increasing the
number Of registered stock of this de-
scription. Work has already COM
menced by Secretary Jones on Vol
ume IL OF the register. 1t is prob
able that it will be issued simulta.
neously with Volume XII, the last vol
ume. At the rate at which registra-
tons are increasing it will not be
long before more than vlume q year
will be necessary unless the books
are increased to an abnormal size.
Nothing daunted by the Joss of his
valuable data and manuscripts John
L. Jones states that he will at once
commence again on his work on
jacks and mules. He hopes to COM
plete this work within year or two.
1t will be complete history of jacks
and mules, especially Of that stock
in America. 1t is expected to be a
valuable contribution to the stock lit
erature of America.