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solidation with his own paper was effected, and he became asso- 

 ciate editor. During all these years, Mr. Sanders cherished a 

 partially gratified taste for the American trotter, and after some 

 excellent reports on grand circuit races, was offered the editor- 

 ship of Mr. George Wilkes' "Spirit of the Times" The Iowa 

 home was given up an4 the livestock sold, the family removing 

 to New York. A straight salary proposition failed to interest 

 Mr. Sanders, however, and after twelve months he acquired a 

 financial interest in the National Livestock Journal and became 

 managing editor. 



In the years just prior to 1880 there was a rapid distribution 

 of improved blood throughout the central states, and nearly 

 all of the breeds formed associations for their own promotion 

 and the registration of their animals. Mr. Sanders was par- 

 ticularly active in advice and cooperation in such organizations 

 an4 himself prepared the initial volume of records of the French 

 draft horse, then called the Norman. He was one of the first 

 to point out the absurdity of this name and succeeded ultimately 

 in getting the name of Percheron adopted. 



In 1881 Mr. Sanders' influence and circle of friends had 

 broadened to a sufficient extent to make it possible for him to 

 embark in a weekly livestock journal of his own. He had been 

 president of the Chicago Fair Association which held great live-" 

 stock shows in Garfield Park in 1880 and 1881, was also presi- 

 dent of the Chicago Jockey and Trotting Club, and was secretary 

 of the American Trotting and Pacing Horse Breeders' Associa- 

 tion. Building on these relationships, he established in the fall 

 of 1881, The Breeder's Gazette, financed largely by the pioneer 

 farm implement maker, Jerome I. Case, of Racine, Wisconsin. 

 After some severe financial struggles, the future of the paper 

 was assured and it has grown in scope and influence until at the 

 present day it numbers a permanent circulation of approximately 

 95,000. The succeeding year, Mr. Sanders, in company with 



