Show meeting called to discuss fur industry A meeting of persons interested in raising minks an industry comparatively ively new in this section is being called by A M maughan to be held at p m arday november 4 the place of the meeting had not been set wednesday in time for publication but anyone interested may inquire of mr maughan mr maughan Maug ban who has been interested te in raising fur bearing animals the past several years now has a herd of 40 eastern and labrador type minks A group of several trios of the labrador type the real of the fur fashion world are now being procured through his efforts they are coming from the westchester fur farms in garland maine and will form the nucleus from which to start a unit of the westchester affiliated filia ted Mink erics the westchester minks are t the he direct dir ct descendants d ants of wild minks min ks from an isolated district in northern quebec where they were secured by mrs gertrude E fox nine years ago at that time they were very rare and greatly sought after by the fur trade mrs fox who had been rals raising minks as a hobby was the w wife if c of a dermatologist in new york city and prominent socia socially liv she was aware of the value of the animals and from a start of 29 females and 19 males she carefully bred and culled the minks pelting all that did not breed true e even ve n though they had bad cost her when her herd grew too large for her home in the westchester county hills she purchased a large farm at garland maine where she now has the largest labrador type mink farm in the united states and the most uniform in herd B A hartman of midvale will be in richfield to confer with mr bl maughan aughan upon details for the beginning of his enlarged mr maughan is to be congratulated upon his efforts to develop the fur industry in this section |