Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-16 | Page 9 | U. S. Army Will Buy Horses at Ogden

U. S. ARMY WILL BOY HOBSES-AIIIIIII HOBSES-AIIIIIII Arrangements to Examine 12S Horses Daily Now Completed. Ogden will be a purchasing center for horses for the Tnited States army, according to an announcement by Dr. R. W. Hoggan, atate livestock inspector, inspec-tor, after, a conference with Major A. ti. Mason, general veterinary Inspector for the army, who has been touring the Western stat WTnapectltig the glanders situation. The new purchasing plant will have a capicity fo- testing 125 horres a dity and probably will be In operation In two weens The state livestock board will cooperate coop-erate wtth army -officials In testing t work. All horses before being turned i over to army otficers will be given j i first the ophthalmic test for glanders. I ! If this test is passed, the army will purchase the horses subject to the blood test. Where stiimsls are found j The ' laboratory for trie Waseermsn j blood test will be established either In Salt Lake or Ogden. Salt Lake Si- j ready haa a laboratory and some of j the equipment will be suitable for the 1 I'Waeaeiman test. If found practicable j 1 the tejts will be made In the laboratory I in the laement of the state cap- j j itol, otherwise the eutpmf-nt will l be removed to Ogden. The state will (cooperate with the government In furnishing fur-nishing equipment tor the Vtasserman I laboratory. I - Ogden was a purchasing center for I horet-e for the Bi .ueh army until September Sep-tember &, when the station s dis- I continued.