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MISSOURI FALLING INTO LINE. Branch of National Remount Association to Be Organized Next Thursday at Jefferson City. St. Louis. Mo.. March 16. — Steps have been taken , for the organization of a Missouri branch of the , United States Cavalry and Artillery Remount Asao-liatioti. Tin committee In charge of the movement consists of A. W. McAIester, Colombia; A. B. Mc-Coinns. Sturgeon: L. M. Whaloy. Triplett; Joseph A. Murphy, st. Louis; E. A. ncusmeler, Wright City: W. 11. SmoUinger, Iron Ifonntaln; Wm. Harrison, Marshall: .1. 1. Keith. Sturgeon; J. L. Thompson. Butler; Julius Hayl, Crocker: L. A. Wetzel. Greea-lield, and John Donovan, St. Joseph. The committee , has issued the following invitation to prominent Missourlans: "The Missouri branch of the proposed bureau for breeding army remounts will be formally organised at a meeting to be held at Jefferson f ity on March 31 at noon, under the auspices of the Comm rciai Club of that city. There arc many reasons why you 1 should attend. "In the first place, the Department of War and the Department of Agriculture haVe sounded a note of warning that unless something is done to prevent the depletion o£ the better class of light grade horses, and particularly of the ideal grade for army remounts, it will be impossible In a few years to , ■apply the army even on a peace basis. As the government has no desire to enter into competition with 1 the tanner in the breeding of horses, it is necessary , that this bureau should be organised and controlled , by citizens of the various states. The matter should appeal to the patriotism of every loyal citizen. "In the second place, we all believe and have Statistics to back us In our belief, that Missouri is one ot the greatest, if not the greatest horse state | in thi Fnion and any movement for the improvement of the based of horses should be met half way by us so that ire will not lose any of our prestige in this branch of animal husbandry. "In the third place, this proposed bureau will advertise us to the four corners of the globe and will not only draw prospective bay CIS lor our horses from every state in the Fnion. but from foreign countries ;is well. We hae a! St. Louis the DIOSt ndi autageous distributing point for army remounts under the control of the government. Jefferson Bar racks, with its 1 .700 acres, forms an ideal training and breaking ground for horses, and we believe that etc can make the state of Missouri the distributing point for the entire i st. "At a recent meeting in New York City, August BelniotiL outlined fully the parpose of the bureau sod suggested n nation wide organization to tie entitled, "The I niied States Cavalry and Artillery Remount. Association." lie proposed to create from all ranks of ■port and from every walk of agrieul-lurnl life, a national membership with nominal dees "i" s_ with the center of the organisation in Washington, then organise locals in every desirable section of the lam! on the line of a general plan, but permitting each section to draft its own bylaws and method of government, amount of taea, etc.; each local to become, as a separate organisation, a member of the national organization and represented in its counsels by a delegate of its own cboosinjr, ti — delegstes fn turn to elect from its membership at an annual convention a governing board with such powers as will insure an Intelligent and effective administration of the national association affairs. For the perineal of s-j pet annum, the individual member shall receive such pamphlets as are published by tin association and be on tin- government list of tl"-. to whom its circulars on this special subject shall be sent and a stud book or register of mares registered under government inspection, suitable for breeding remounts and artillery horses. "Mr. Belmont stated that he had gone over the plan with Major-General w.« d and that he approved of it to the extent of being willing to be ei ■ president of the organisation. He also stated that he bad oatlined the matter to Theodore Roose-"v • 1 1 and tiiat the latter had given his sanction to it and would become a vice-president. "We trust that every commercial organization in the stat, will see to it that a representative is sent to this meeting, as we believe that it will eventually mean a gnat deal to the State of Missouri and one branch of its great resources."
