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lix Renick, George Renick, James Vanse, R. R. 

 Seymour, E. J. Harness, Arthur Watts, S. Mc- 

 Neil, John McNeil, Wesley Claypool, John T. 

 Webb, Robert Stewart, Archibald Sfcewart, Jas. 

 G. White, John Pancake, John Foster, John 

 Grouse, Presley Morris, John L. Taylor, B. J. 

 Davis and Charles Davis. The subscribers in 

 Pickaway County were: William Renick, S. S. 

 Denney, Thomas Huston, Elias Florence, Josiah 

 Renick, Harness Renick, Thomas Renick, Wil- 

 liam Renick Jr., Jonathan Renick, Elias Pratt, 

 John Boggs.Sr., J. M. Alkire, Francis Campbell, 

 Evan Stevenson, Ashel Renick and George Rad- 

 cliff. From Franklin County were: M. L. Sul- 

 livant, Lyne Sterling and E. W. Gwynne. Fay- 

 ette Batteal Harrison, A. Hagler and M. Pat- 

 terson . Highland Ex-Gov. Allen Trimble and 

 H. P. Gallaway. Pike John I. Vanmeter. 



The stockholders appointed Felix Renick as 

 their agent to proceed to England and select 

 the cattle. That his experience was such as to 

 qualify him admirably for the work must ap- 

 pear from what has already been stated con- 

 cerning his commanding position in reference 

 to bullock-breeding. Edwin J. Harness and 

 Josiah Renick were designated to act as assist- 

 ants. They were not limited to the purchase 

 of Short-horns, the idea being to entrust the 

 trio with plenary powers. Members of the 

 company were willing to experiment with other 



