Show INJURIOUS RATE LAWS Since the free tree entry of thoroughbred horses hort for breeding purposes in this country began the value alue of ot the horse stock of the United States ha been Increased I by b the vast sum slim of or and the statistics of the agricultural department show that the average price of horses heroes on the farms has increased more than per ocr cent c fit In the last ten years from to Belgian Shire and Clydesdale stallions st are to be found t und all alt over oer the country and the scrubs are rapidly passing out of ot existence It costs just SO 30 to im import Import port i Ort a scrub worth OO and that class claM of animals is effectually shut out The law in hi this respect has been of ot great benefit to all alt concerned nut But the railroad ra rate rat laws Jaws enacted na tel by congress and several of the states work a hardship upon the livestock Interests of ef the country In another direction The idea of ot taking away awa the right to t ftc fix their freight charges from the common carriers was waa no doubt tor for the purpose e of preventing rebates and other abuses but at the same time thee the tho laws Jaws prevented the railroads from granting special rates for tor cattle horses and other im un improved Improved unproved proved livestock shipped d to shows and fairs for exhibition purposes In times past pat the roads have been only too will willing willing ing to make such sueh concessions and it Is la 1 manifestly not their fault ault that such mIch rates are not allowed today The Canadian government not only permits the railroads to give rates for tor the shipment of animate animals of f fUte the Ute improved breeds but through its I s department of pt agriculture it procures sweeping reductions in freight charges tot for all aU registered livestock with a ato w to encouraging farmers to keep pure purebred bred horses cattle etc In place of ot scrubs scrub The machinery for tor carrying out this purpose is simple anti and effective affective Coupons Cou Ons are attached to the th registry I certificate issued for tor etch each animal and andone andone andone one of these when presented with the certificate of pedigree ownership and identity is I authority for the agent of any railroad to bill the Ule animal at the reduced rates agreed to with the de department department department of ot agriculture Theae These rates art arfe just the rates charged for tor scrubs and they apply to all aU regis registered animals and to all aU shipments whether for exhibition breeding pur par purposes purposes poses or change of ownership They are giving tho owners of pure bred live livestock livestock livestock stock in Canada an advantage which operates like a word anord in driving the scrubs out of ot the country and filling their places with animals of ot the improved breeds Fairs and tock stock shows are springing up everywhere and ana flourishing under the Influence of a pol pot policy polley icy ley which enables exhibitors to ship their fine horses double the distance they could otherwise afford to go and It is the boast of Canadian breeders that some of these those exhibitions now nov surpass s anything in the United States except excepting lag ing the Chicago International in their displays display of pure bred livestock of all aU kinds Perhaps when wo settle down and matters matten are adjusted tho the breeders of or blooded steel may be b taken into eon con consideration and some allowance made Our R thIrn neighbors aro are constantly an nil the alert and each season sees aces some improvements Unless we e wish to fall tall behind in the race we must use every possible b means meane to raise the grade of tin the h horses cattle and sheep In this par particular instance it is apparent that we Me have toe too much of a good thing in the thevray WRY way of ot railroad laws |