Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-08
MANY HORSES BOUGHT
FOR EUROPEAN ARMIES
Hundreds Of Carloads of Beat Mounts
Assembled in Ogden For
Great Britain

OGDEN. Jan. within a few
days practically every stock corral in
the city of Ogden will be dlled with
horses now being gathered here
tor the allied armies of Europe. The
concentration of the horses at Ogden
already has begun and it is estimated
that between 200 and 800 carloads of
animals will pass through Ogden be-
fore this territory has been combed
clean of its desirable horsehesh.
One hundred carloads of horses are
now being assembled at Caldwell.
Boise, and Pendelton and about twen-
ty-five carloads at Lovelocks. New. All
will be sent to the Atlantic seaboard
by way of Ogden, where they will be
transshipped to European ports for
use by the English and French armies
in the European war.
w. 3. Webster of Del Norte. Colo,
is in Ogden supervising the shipping
of the animals and had orders to ship
as many as 500 horses a week until
the supply is exhausted. The animals
are for cavalry and artillery and are
being consigned from Ogden to John
S. Tough of Chicago, who is acting
for the British government.
Mr.. Webster said tonight that he
had purchased 400 horses at Lovelock,
New, Tuesday and that they would
pass through Ogden tomorrow en-
route to New Yorii. IN addition to
having agents in this immediate ter
ritory he also has agents in lha north
west with orders to buy and send
horses to Ogden for assembling in
trainloads for shipment east.
That the animals will pass over the
Rocky mountains in good condition
and be protected as much as possible
from the cold. the workmen in the
Southern Pacific shops in Ogden be-
gan yesterday remodeling stock cars
sufficient to carry 1000 horses. The
cars are being remodeled to the ex-
tent of having one side and both ends
closed to make them warmer.
Cars Arc Remodeled.
In order to care for the horses that
are expected to arrive in Ogden short
ly, Mr.. Webster is planning to erect a
temporary feed yard and sheds near
the loading point and also yard in
North Ogden, where horses in poor
condition can be fed and put in first
ole gl, haf - H.
long journey.
According to the information receiv-
ed by Mr.. Webster, the average life
of horse in the field in the present
European war is but from two weeks
to one month. so that the allies are
hard pressed to keep up their supply
Of remounts and artillery teams. The
British are demanding that horses ar
rive In first class condition and Mr..
Webster anticipates he will have some
difficulty in sending out the required
forty carloads a week, as many of the
horses must be held for conditioning.
The herd of horses now being as.
sembled at Boise and Caldwell num-
bers 1000 from latest reports and 500
more are available at Pendleton.
There also are about 100 horses at
these points that are being placed in
condition by their owners before of.
fering them for sale to the agents of
the foreign governments.
Many horses in this territory also
are being held for higher prices. ac-
cording to Mr.. Webster who asserted
that spectators without funds came
west at the outbreak of the war and
had stoekmen sign contracts to sell
their animals ito them at prices which
It is said will not be paid either by
the French or English governments
In some districts. Mr.. Webster re-
ports, the class of horse ia so poor
that 1t is difficult to secure ten ami
mails satisfactory for army use from
herd of 100.