The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
HEADQUARTERS FOR
JACK AND JtNNETT
BREEDERS PLANNED
BOARD OF TRADE ENDORSES
SUGGESTIONS OF PRESIDENT
j. L. JONES.
% LOCATE BUILDING HERE
move Means More for the Stock In.
dustry of the South and Maury
County Than Anything That Has
Ever Been Done Here.

AT meeting of the Board of Trade
Monday afternoon at the Maury Ma
| tional Bank, there was launched a
movement that If carried out will
mean more for the mule and Jack
stock industry, and the live stock in
dustry generally. than anything that
has ever been done in Maury county.
1t is proposed permanently to locate
the headquarters of the American
Breeders Association of Jacks and Jen,
nets in Columbia, provide meeting
place and headquarters for all brach-
es Of stock industry, and to thus pro.
mote the breeding of pure blood into
all lines of stock in the county. by
the erection of a $4,000 building,
provided with Offices, auditorium and
| fire-proof vaults and safes for the
safe keeping of records, and valuable
papers of all kinds. The plan is Ger.
tainly a feasible one, is endorsed by
the Board of Trade, the bank officials
OF the city, and by every stock man
to whom the plan and intentions has
been explained. Not only is it feas.
ible proposition, but the necessity
for the building with the appoint,
ments mentioned is apparent to all.
| John L. Jones, of this city, than
whom there is not a better posted
man on jack stock in the United
States, Is the president of the Ameri
can Breeders Association OF Jacks
and Jennets, and twice within less
than half dozen years he has had
the records Of the association burned
on account of inadequate protection
against fire. These records are Of In
estimable value to the association
and its members, and the amount OF
work necessary to replacing the same
formed no inconsiderable task. The
Offices of the association have been
in Columbia the past Is years, and
have gone from 100 to 700 numbers
In that time, and is represented in
twenty-six states in the Union. Sew.
en- of the ten stud books have been
printed in that time, and the eleventh
was in course of preparation for the
printer at the time of the recent fire
when the manuscripts were destroy
ed, Mr.. Jones is now engaged in Sc
curing the data to again prepare these
manuscripts, and is receiving the
hearty cooperation of the members
from every section. With fire proof
vault for the preservation of these re-
cords, and books, the contingency of
present conditions never would have
arisen, and the vollminous work OF
doubtful accuracy would not have
been necessary. Some sort of perma-
nent method of preservation must be
provided IL the authenticity of pedi-
grees in jack breeding is to be main
tanned, and. it is, and Mr.. Jones says
now is the time above all others to
begin the movement. He is absolute
ly certain there is not man among
! the 10000 or more members who will
not only give, but give cheerfully
and freely toward carrying out the
plans, and it has been suggested the
local stock dealers and breeders-the
Jack men, mule men, Jersey cattle
men, Berkshire hog men and the 'poul'
trymen would guarantee the building
site if the building was guaranteed.
Chairman Parker, of the Board OF
Trade, was. authorized to appoint ap-
propriate committees which are to
proceed at once to working out OF the
details of the plan and to encourage
and assist Mr., Jones in every way
possible.
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