Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-04
WoRLD'S GREATEST HORSE
MARKET.
one Hundred Million Dollars Paid
Tor American Horses During
the Past Year.

f''N ''4 'h'7' animals Tor -evcrdl
years to come, as the number being
shipped from this country cannot
help but largely decrease the supply
and make horse breeding one OF the
most profitable items for the farmer
IN the future. The following interest
ing account OF the large traffic In
horse flesh we take from one Of our
exchanges.
Idaho is one Of the states that has
furnished large number OF horses
for the European war and that will
probably furnish more The people
here, therefore. will be Interested in
the statement that the horse and
mule bill OF the allies already ap-
proNimates SlOO,OOO.OOO, OF which
ldaho's share to date is estimated at
$75O.OO0
The Dimensions Of these shipments
is emphasized by the fact that the
export OF explosives for the fiscal
year ending June 80 amounted to
one-third less than that OF the hors-
- and mules sent across the Atlantic
Tor duty in the war zone
America has become in less than
years time the worlds greatest horse
ut.rL. a. and Itab. and ,I. ,,ayt f,r,,
large source OF supply The mobii-
cation of the dumb animals corps
proceeds on scale almost as incom-
preheusive as that OF the manufac-
turer OF war supplies in American
factories. and the sum total so far
paid for American horses by Euro
pean nations engaged in the war is
larger by around five million dollars
than the sum they have paid for
American automobiles.
More than $2.00O.OO0 worth Of
horses have been and are assembled
each week in the eight great concen-
trating camps for war horses in this
country. These camps are located
at Lathrop. Mo. Grand Island, Neb,
East St Louis, ILL.,. Chicago, Kansas
city. Denver, New Orleans and Miles
city. Mont. Montreal. New York,
New Orleans and Virginia Ports are
the chief ports for the shipment OF
horses to Europe
These horses are used mostly In
the artillery service. although they
are generally utilized in transpirta-
ton movements. Although 100000
horses have been shipped from
America to Europe. or are on theil
way. they represent small proper
ton OF the total, according to the last
census taken in 1913. which showed
that more than 2O.O0O.0O0 horse!
we're on the farms OF this country.
A writer for an eastern paper gives
the following interesting informa
ton In regard to the gathering anc
shipping OF these animals:
perhaps the greatest concentra
ton camps are located at Grand Is
land and Lathrop. For Y month
steady stream OF British gold ha'
poured into these two war morse
camps Buildings have gone up Will
the rapidity OF boom mining camp
There are hay barns two blocks ION,
and 100 feet wide, feed barns, grail
elevators. offices, and many acres
shipping pens. Scarcely person II
these two communities but has Deei
able to enjoy some measure OF tn
great wealth brought by the hors
business. The farmers who are SUI
plying the immense stores OF fee'
products are becoming wealthy IN
years time.
zone day late In June. 1000 hors
es purchased by British agents await
cd shipment east. The value of thi
one lot OF horses was in the neighbol
hood of 100000 In the last 81
months from 5000 to 5000 horse
nave Depn sent Out VI
every week for Montreal. the chie
British shipping port. The same ma
no said of the business conducted
Iathrop and also of East st. Louis
B. where more than 10000 morse
have been purchased for war service
The government report for the nsc'
wear indicates that more than $40
600 horses we're shipped out of Amel
lean ports for Europe, as compare
} with 10000 animals purchased b
Europeans in the year preceding
This of course, does not include tn
immense shipments made from MOI
treal.
During July more horses were a
sembled in Lathrop than were eve
gathered together before in II
: worlds history Because of the delf
in securing transports at the Goa
more than 10000 horses were beiI
held on orders from British agent
The death rate among the hors
from all causes averages more tina
40 a day. and constantly there a