Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1913-12-04
MEXICO LEADS IN HORSE WORLD
BY Mark Field
I'm Farmers Home Journal. Louisvill


BY Mark Field
I'm Farmers Home Journal, Louisville
Ky.)
Generally speaking, this has been a
glorious year for Missouri. She has
placed herself in the front rank, and
with very few exceptions her fairs
and exhibitions have been up to the
mark and 6bove It. This has been
the rule. The exceptions, marvellous
to say, have been tho two biggest
cities in the State. In the little
towns, which are more directly in
sympathy with the farmers, and the
real breeders of the country, this
commonwealth has been far out Of
sight of what 1t has ever been. In
reaping this crop Of glory Mexico.
Mo-, was the leader. She opened tho
stake OF $500 for the best saddle
horse, mare, or gelding. The stak
was guaranteed by the incompatible
business mems club of that city. The
club lost little money, but 1t said
that 1t would stand to It's guaran-
tee for the sake of the advertise
ment Of the city, and the goods were
promptly delivered to the last cent.
Every promise that was made at Mex
leo was accurately fulfilled. Nothing
was shlrked, nothing was lodged. and
the vast multitude Of people who
went, not only from Missouri, but
from many of the eastern States to
witness the show at Mexico were
not in the slightest degree disappoint
ed, but went home full Of Joy, feeling
that their time and money had been
well spent. The spirit showed nt Me
fco had its effect upon Sturgeon,
Columbia. New Bloomfield. Knox City
and scores Of other little places, be-
sides lifting the State fair to the of
fer Of $500 for best saddle horse.
mare or gelding. Kentucky took that
stake most triumphantly, with Hazel
Dawn. and Missouri gave it without
the least grodging-all with free
and open heart
by the way. It would be no sur
prise to us IL Mexico should, at no
distant day, become the State fair
city OF Missouri. So far as saddle
horse exhibitions arc concerned it
has made one State fair already,
we mean the State fair held at Soda
liza this yeaaf
We should like to see 1t make
another State fair on its own site.
A state fair held in the county-seat
Of Audraln would be one that would
bc talked about from New York to
San Francisco, and from Dan to Beer
sheba.
Mexico is every way worthy Of the
State fair, and every way capable Of
making It one Of the very greatest of
!. fairs. It is the leading horse town
In the State, and Audrain county is
certainly the leading horse county In
| the Statel 1t breeds saddle horses,
draft horses, road horses and trot--
| ters, with ponies, and everything else
! OF the equine species that goes on
feet and It breeds all OF them large
{ ly in numbers, and superior In style,
: and quality. 1t takes no back seat
to any other county In any othel
state. not even to the Blue Grass
t Region, or in the ''Penerile" region,
y to which Col. P. w. Ray takes off
/ his hat and bows with such inimita
n BILE Chesterfieldian grace.
II But above all, Mexico possesses
s the highest grade OF men-mei
u whose true Kentucky blood, a
shown in their gallantry. their cour
IL age and indefatigable energ
+ affect to lead the world. Most certai
is ly they are qualified TO lead Nilsson
ri in the State fair. And I, for on,
say they should have that exhibition
They have shown themselves to b
the right men to have IL, and the
i'd would show themselves abundantly
: able to carry the State fair to the
! pinnacle and hold 1t there. The Nc,
ed leo men have proved that they hay
the intelligence to supervise and can
ry on the greatest public enterprise