80 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



ing in Scotch as well as Bates blood and a blend- 

 ing of the two. 



In 1898 the firm wanted more good Scotch 

 cows and found the demand had so increased 

 the price in the United States as to make it al- 

 most prohibitive. They met for consultation and 

 ascertained that a number of breeders were soon 

 going to Scotland for cattle. They decided to 

 head off the crowd and in less than a week S. C. 

 Hanna was on the road to Liverpool and to Mr, 

 Duthie 's and Mr. Marr 's. He made purchases of 

 ten heifers and several bulls that have been 

 makers of history for the entire Southwest. "Mr. 

 Duthie offered me all his heifer calves except 

 seven at $150 each", Mr. Hanna told me, "and 

 I failed to land the chance of a lifetime". The 

 ten females bought, as well as the bulls, were the 

 choice of the best herds in Scotland and cost 

 $250 a head, a price which, viewed from a later 

 period, seems almost incredible. At Dean Willis' 

 Mr. Hanna saw Bap ton Pearl, just returned 

 from the shows. He could probably have bought 

 her for much less than the price for which she 

 later sold, but of course, he could not forecast 

 the story of Whitehall Sultan. At Mr. Marr's 

 the two heifers selected were Princess Royal 62d 

 and Emma 33d and it took considerable per- 

 suasion to pry them loose. 



On his return journey Mr. Hanna met Mr. 

 Forbes on his way to Mr. Duthie 's, where he 



