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like manner. The owner of the horse should never consider the 

 question of how cheap he can have his horse sliod, but how well 

 can it l)e done. If the horse is lamed by poor shoeing, the owner 

 not only loses his service, but he becomes a bill of expense, for 

 there is the cost of feeding, a veterinary l)ill, and the cost of an- 

 other horse to take his place. 



Now, gentlnmeii, let mn say in conclusion, we all have suffered 

 enough in this matter. Let all of us who shoe horses come to- 

 gether and be as one man in heart and mind. Let by-gones be 

 by-gones. Let all past jealousies and rivalries go, never to be 

 resurrected. As Longfellow says, "Let the dead Past liury its 

 dead." Let us get together and be true to one another. Fix 

 a schedule of prices such as each member of the organization can 

 agree upon. Then stand by your prices like good, honest men. 

 There is a living in your business for you all, and those that stand 

 firmest for honest prices are those who do most to make tlie V)usi- 

 ness successful and prosperous. You all know that horseshoeing 

 is hard work, and that every man who shoes horses is entitled to 

 good pay, l)oth for his hard labor and his knowledge. I feel as- 

 sured tliat if you will all take the good advice I have given you, 

 not one of you need fear the results. Fix your prices and stand by 

 them like honest men. By so doing you will command the respect 

 of the community at large, and there is not a man within the sound 

 of my voice Init wants to be respected among the best classes of his 

 fellow citizens. 



