Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-14
bic SALES or CATTLE
Pavilion to Be Erected on Vernon
Street Coming Summer
This Town to Be New England Center
Cattle of All Breeds to Be Dis
posed of-Eighteen Sales Year.

of purebred cattle of all breeds. Ar.
ticles of association for The Purebred
Live Stock Sales Company, Inc, of
Brattleboro, Vermont, were filed this
week with the secretary of state, and
the company has bought the Henry j.
Allen place on Vernon street, compris:
ing about three acres, on which will
be erected a modern sales pavilion,
which will be the only one of its kind
in New England.
The organization of the company has
not been formally effected, but the in
corporators and preliminary organiza-
ton committee consists of the follow
ing: j. w. Prentiss of Alstead, n. H.,
president of the New Hampshire Hol
stein Breeders club; George f. Greg
DRY of Dummerston, president of the
Vermont Holstein Breeders club; Ar
thur b. Clapp of Brattleboro, president
of the Brattleboro Trust Co; Lewis
G. Lowell of Bellows Falls; the IIol-
stein Fricsian Register Co. of Brattlc-
boro, Houghton Seaverns treasurer; Ell
bert c. Tenney of Brattleboro, prcsi-
dent of the Vermont Guernsey Breed
ers' club; Walter S. Pratt of Brattlc
boro director of the American Short
horn Brccdes' association and vice
president of the New England Short
horn Breeders club; Adelbert A.
Dunklee of South Vernon.
1t is planned to hold 18 sales year,
which will attract from 200 to 500
persons and will mean the transfer of
from $500 to 5000 head of purebred
cattle. 1t is probable also that a few
sales of grade cattle will be held. A
commission of 10 per cent upon the
rcrIn he nhn nv
company as its source of revenue.
Dates have been decided upon for
the sales of Holstein cattle and dates
have been suggested, but not definitely
fixed, for sales of Jersey, Guernsey
Ayrshire and Shorthorn cattle. The
dates for the Holstein sales this year
are June - and IA, August l and 2,
October and 4, and December 5 and
6.
Work on the pavilion will be begun
at once, or as soon as the contract can
be awarded The pavilion will not be
completed in time for the June sale,
which will be held in Bellows Falls,
but the August sale will be held here.
The land acquired from Mr.. Allen has
a frontage Of $50 feet on Vernon
street. The section upon which the
pavilion will be erected is free from
buildings at the present time.
The pavilion will be practically 115
feet square and will be two stories
high, although the second story will
be much narrower than the first. On
the first floor the entrance will open
into a lobby, in which will be located
an office. On both sides and in the
rear will be stalls and pens, and in
the central part of the building will
ho inf ,xhinl ho fnr
sale will be led. Around the arena
will be seats for 400 persons. The
second floor will contain a gallery, the
central space being open, and on one
end will be q dining room, kitchen ana
pantry and in the other end a dor.
mitory and hay loft. The building
will be equipped with telephone booths
and other conveniences. 1t has been
designed by A. L. Brockway of Syria
cuse, N. Y, . well-known breeder AND
architect, and it will have sidc-tracR
privilege from the Boston G. Maine
railroad, convenient for unloading and
loading.
The capital stock of the company
will be fixed at about $4,000 This
will be suitably divided into shares
Each breeder and intending consignol
will be invited to subscribe for share;
of par value of $25 The entire pro
ceeds of the sale of the stock will be
devoted to the purchase of land
erection and furnishing of the pavil
ion and providing capital for its OPP
Grafton and the conduct of the bust
ness.
Sales of purebred cattle have beer
held in Bellows Falls, Rutland, Whit,
River Junction and other places, bu
no permanent or modern quarters have
been provided for such sales, and i
is to be expected that men, having
cattle for sale will prefer to bring
them to Brattleboro, where there will
be more buyers and where large
prices consequently will be realized
There are hundreds of breeders il
New England who have surplus cat
tie for sale, but who fail to get goo
value for the animals because Their
are no recognized headquarters t.
which they can go and meet the buy
ers. The Brattleboro sales pavilion
will remove that handicap.
The greatest advantage following
this enterprise will be to the breeder
especially the beginner and SINAI
breeder. To these it will afford
first-class market for their cattle W
ON an equal basis with large breeder
and without unfavorable contrast. TIL
owner of but small herd will hav
the same well-advertised public maj
ket as the large breeder. There ar
many persons who would go into tn
breeding of registered stock if the
could be assured of market for theI
at their value.
To the established breeder with
herd of 80 or more cattle the auctio
mart affords a ready means of sale q
convenient periods three or four time
year. With dates for sales cstal
lished at all seasons of the year, til
breeder will know just when he ca
dispose of his stock in a bunch at TIL
best prices and can prepare his an
mails well in advance and have the
in the most attractive condition
sell. The public will soon learn by I'll
advertising and otherwise that at &c
tain periods the best of the breeder!
production will be on sale. All tn;
the public desires to know is that IL
sales are honestly and fairly COZ
dncted. that no diseased cattle are O