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Kans., a breed with which his brother secured a lifelong success. 

 "Will" Goodwin was not destined for this long, however, as he 

 was a born writer, and his facility of expression coupled with 

 his love for livestock opened for him a future in agricultural 

 journalism which did not terminate until he had become one of 

 its most forceful figures. In the summer of 1885 he joined The 

 Breeder's Gazette, then in its third year of life. His first duties 

 were in the business department, looking after the interests of 

 the holders of public sales and ai4ing breeders in the purchase 

 of desirable animals. After a few years, however, he entered 

 the editorial department, first as assistant editor and later as 

 managing editor. Mr. Goodwin succeeded to the last position 

 when the editor of the Gazette, Mr. Alvin Sanders (12), was 

 appointed on the wool commission by President Taft. 



In 1899 Mr. Goodwin acquired an interest in the stock of the 

 Sanders Publishing Co., and became its vice-presi'dent. In 1902 

 he proceeded to England and Scotland as staff representative of 

 The Breeder's Gazette at the English Royal and Highland and 

 Agricultural Shows. During this trip he made many warm 

 friends and broadened his livestock views perceptibly. From 

 the opening of the International he was entrusted with the hos- 

 pitality extended the foreign judges, and secreted them at Oak- 

 hurst, far from overzealous friends and designing exhibitors, until 

 the show actually opened. 



On his farm at Oakhurst he bred Berkshire swine, Bufif Leg- 

 horn fowls and Indian Runner ducks. He was very fond of pet 

 stock and reared Scotch Collies and Angora cats. For several 

 years he was president of the American Cat Association. He was 

 a member of the Aberdeen-Angus Association, a director and 

 whilom vice-president of the American Saddle Horse Associa- 

 tion, a judge of the breed, and a staunch friend of General John 

 B. Castleman, its chief promoter. His description of the saddle 

 horse gaits in The Breeder's Gazette of two decades ago is a rare 



