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am also within the mark in stating that he was 

 actively connected with the foundation of almost 

 every stud book of standing in which the far- 

 mers of America are interested today. By his 

 imfailing perception and his indomitable energy 

 he brought order out of chaos in a time when 

 there were no trails blazed for him to follow. 

 He was a practical breeder and a thorough- 

 going encyclopedia in matters pertaining to the 

 horse. Not only did he render an incalculably 

 great service in advocating and aiding the es- 

 tablishment of the stud books in which the far- 

 mers are most generally interested, but when 

 Kentucky revolted against the close rule of the 

 arbitrary Wallace, Mr. Sanders was selected to 

 compile the new stud book, which he did in a 

 manner reflecting his most intimate knowledge 

 of the American harness race horse and its 

 origin. 



I desire also to pay my personal tribute to his 

 memory. No man in agricultural America has 

 left behind him so great a monument. Go 

 wherever a furrow is turned in American soil 

 and there the fruit of his works is made mani- 

 fest. Egypt's pyramids will in time turn to 

 dust, but the monument James Harvey Sanders 

 builded will gather bulk and strength and 

 beauty as time rolls on. In the gleam of the 

 golden grain in bin and crib ; in the show yard 

 and in the stock yard are blazoned the praises 

 which are his by right. Progressive always, ag- 



