DREAMS COME TRUE 



The International had now been fairly started upon 

 its spectacular career. The Pedigree Record Building 

 had been completed and advantage taken of its hospi- 

 table accommodations by a number of the important 

 national registry associations. Best of all, the Club 

 had been organized upon a permanent basis and 

 given a home substantially and comfortably furnished. 



Splendid encouragement had now been extended 

 by the JOHN A. SPOOR management to the producing 

 industries. True, some effort had been made by the 

 preceding administration at the Yards to lend a 

 helping hand, but not so lavishly. The late JOHN B. 

 SHERMAN was for years General Manager of the 

 Company. His splendidly executed bust a partic- 

 ularly faithful piece of modeling by CARLO ROMANELLI 

 may be seen in the Club library. While not com- 

 monly credited with doing much for the encourage- 

 ment of stock-breeding, Mr. SHERMAN, nevertheless, 

 had been a contributor to the old fat stock shows 

 of the early days along with P. D. ARMOUR and 

 other Stock Yard magnates and at considerable 

 expense to his company, although with little profit 

 to the cattle business, purchased a number of the 



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