Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02
TO UNITE 4
IN AN EFFORT TO
/. EXTEND MARKETS
PLANS ARE ON FOOT TO MAKE
STATE THE HEADQUARTERS
FOR PURE BRED STOCK.

Des Moines, Aug. 81. A cooperative
plan whereby the live stock interests
OF Iowa may be promoted and a more
extensive market established and
maintained, not only in this country,
but in South America and Europe, is
to be worked out by the Greater Iowa
association. according to an announce.
ment here today. An investigation
has just been completed and this or.
ganlzation, 1t Is said, is now endeavor.
ing to bring together the stockmen II
Iowa who are engaged in breeding
pure blood cattle, horses and swine.
statement from the secretary of
the association, read before the meet.
ing of Iowa live stock breeders at the
state fair this week, says:
The financial and manufacturing In
terests of America have been giving
considerable attention recently to the
steps that will be taken by the coun-
tries now engaged in war to rehabili-
tate their commerce and manufactures.
Already there Is in America, in process
of organization various groups Of man
ufacturers which will endeavor. when
peace has been declared, to supply the
enormous demand for machinery, lum.
ber cement, tools, locomotives and
for that endless variety of comm od't'es
which will be essential in rebuilt NJ
the cities and industries of devastated
Europe -
But there has been little. if any.
thought given to the rehabil tating O.,
livestock, which is more fundamental
to the economic development of a
people than is commerce or industry
10 inn 70 I1Rr ;,f~
alton concerning the losses in live
stock, but there has been an enormous
student of European economics states
destruction of breeding animals. One
that Belgium has lost more than $1Q9
100000 worth of cattle, swine and
horses An estimate from the French
government, made January 1. 1916, inN
Dictated that the loss of cattle, horses
and swine in France had exceeded
$500, 100000 and probably a very laroa
part of the 81 100000 worth Of ami.
mails in all France will have been used
before peace IS established All the
neutral countries of Europe have
established embargoes upon the export
of horses. cattle and swine This
would seem to indicate the seriousness
of the situation abroad. 4,
From such information as Is col
lectable at this time, it is reasonable
to assume that Iowa is actually breed.
ing more Belgian horses than Belgium
and more Percheron horses u than
France. Iowa may even compare fav-
orably in the production of Clydesdale
horses with the British Isles. Our pro.
duction of beef and cattle is in pro-
portion The world has been accus.
toned to looking to France and Bel.
GUM for the highest type of pure blood
animals. But now that most of the
herds of Belgium and France have
been destroyed, where will the world
turn for it's supply?
'tAn official commission from Bel.
GUM is now in Argentina making pur-
chases Of animals with which to re-
habilitate the live stock industry OF
Belgium. Iowa is selling her best ami.
mails to Argentina. Why should Iowa,
deal through third party? It is clearA
ly to the interest of Iowa stockmen ton
cooperate to the end that when Eurola
pean. peace is declared, Iowa will be
in a position to dominate the livestock
markets of the world