A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



front cover page of The Breeder's Gazette. The 

 storm broke, as I had expected. I had never known 

 Mr. Armour to be so provoked as when he stood at 

 my desk and said: "This is some of your work, and 

 I do not like it." Next S. B. Armour "landed," and 

 then Herman O. Armour, who happened to be out 

 from New York, took a shot, and finally Philip D. 

 Armour gave me a "once-over." All did a good job. 

 To all I made the reply that the name Armour was 

 on goods in most foodshops in America; that Kirk 

 Armour was personally the public sponsor for cattle 

 improvement, and had been honored with a great 

 office; that it was good general publicity to bring the 

 name pleasantly before the public; that they could 

 fire me, but that I would never lose an opportunity to 

 do the kind of thing that I had done. Of course, it 

 all blew over, in good nature, but it was years before 

 I could get Kirk Armour to "stand hitched." Mr. 

 Sanders and he were great friends. Mr. Armour 

 valued his opinion higher than that of anyone in or 

 out of the industry. 



During the Paris exposition Mr. Sanders became 

 very much interested in Limousine French cattle, and 

 in Normandie cattle of the milking strains. He wrote 

 us his impressions. Mr. Armour instructed me to 

 write to him to buy a string of both, and send them 

 to us, and added: "We shall buy some of the milk- 

 ing Shorthorns of England, some Ayrshires from 

 Scotland, and some Jerseys and Guernseys. Have 



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