The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-05
Announcement at Sales Pa
vilion Concerning
Chas. E. Cole
SEVERAL OF HIS
ANIMALS SOLD HERE
Course Of Sales Co. in Making Fact
Public Approved by Audience 1t
Sale Which Opened Here Today -
Highest Price This Forenoon $40o.

just before the opening today Of the
two-day sale at the pavilion of the Pure
bred Live Stock Sales Co. announcement
was made that at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the Holstein- Friesian as
sociation of America, Charles f. Cole of
the Cole & Hicks Holstein farm in Paw
let appeared and admitted that the high
records which he had claimed as made
by his animals We're false.
Mr. Cole had claimed at various times
in the past four years that his cattle had
made certain high records, and suspicion
was aroused when he reported 5l-pound
animal. A re-test of the animal was or
dered for the A. r. o. record by Super
intendent Gardner of the Holstein- Erie
sian association, and the suspicion was
found to be justifiable- The investiga-
ton has been in progress about a month
and it is understood that the smeeting NJ
| the executive board last week was called
| for the purpose of giving Mr.. Cole an op-
| portunity to make a statement, and lie
admitted having made false records
| At least seven records of more than
| 40-pound animals had been claimed by
| Mr.. Cole and this was the chief point
under discussion. Two of those records
were of more than so pounds.
| Mr.. Cole was an expert in testing, hsv-
| ing had charge of testing at the Pine
Grove farms at Elma, N. Y, near Buff
falo, and at one time for e. H. Dollar.
a wellknown New York broker.
In view of the fact that several ami
mails from the Cole & Brooks, and later
Cole & Hicks, herd had been sold by the
Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. at the pa
vilion here, officials of the company felt
justified in making the announcement in
order that the breeders might know that
they were endeavoring to carry on
straightforward and honest sales business.
following the announcement j. NJ Kel
ley of Williston. general attorney for the
;3arrium Il Bailey, Ringing Bros. and
ForeDaw & Sells circuses, w E. Harmon.
real estate man of New York city. and
F. B. Knowles of Worcester. made fine
talks on the action the Sales Co. had
taken and complimented them on the
straightforward way of bringing the mat
ter to the attention of the public. In his
closing remarks Mr. Knowles said he be-
feved that when anything of this sort
had been perpetrated it should be made
public and that he would like to see ev-
cry man who agreed stand. The entire
audience, which is one of the biggest
which has attended any of the sales, arose
! as one man and in this way gave its unan'
imous backing to the Sales Co.
: Only FIVE .head of Holsteins were sold
J before. adjournment was taken for lnn.
cheon and the highest price paid was
. $500 for Lady Alcartra Nannette, one
. wear and eight months, consigned by F. H
Metealf of Holyoke and bought by Lor
on r. Carter of Waterbury, Conn c. G.
I Meaker of Auburn, n. Y. paid $500 foi
n three-year-old COW consigned bv J. w
: Prentiss & Son of Alstead. n. H.. and a
q four-year-old cow consigned by Frank r
: Hancock of Jacksonville was sold to J
e NJ. Kelley of Williston for 5000