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pending, however, and Mr. WASHBURN'S period of 

 service terminated before he had full opportunity to 

 develop further plans for aiding the stockmen of the 

 country in the work of expanding production and 

 improving the quality of American meats. 



Practically valuable and useful as the Inter- 

 national competitions and the bringing together of 

 record associations have proved, future generations 

 will accord the present management of the Yards 

 even higher praise for the foundation and progres- 

 sive evolution of the SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB. 

 Originally planned simply as a place where visitors 

 and business men about the Yards might meet in 

 comfort, it has developed a mission which, properly 

 worked out, will lift it far beyond the level of any 

 similar organization in existence. 



From the beginning it has appealed, both in name 

 and in its possibilities, to a coterie of men who 

 realized its advantageous relationship to North Amer- 

 ican live stock husbandry. Foremost among these will 

 always be mentioned Mr. SPOOR and Mr. LEONARD. 

 However, ROBERT OGILVIE is, after all, the one who 

 has labored most faithfully and most unselfishly for 

 its development along broad national, or rather, inter- 

 national, lines. Ex-United States Senator WILLIAM 

 A. HARRIS and MORTIMER LEVERING both now de- 



