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Vl/onii-u 111111 1110 111111111‘ \\l‘1: Ivriie chucks for 1111111 ..-t‘111 1111‘ silver fox 1111111111: 11.14 1111' ‘i-e same reason tl‘..1t, 1'111~,v 1--1‘-1~111 diamonds above 1111101‘ .~11>111-.~. orchids above othcr flowc‘- and platinum above (ithcr 1110i; 1, T111‘ bright silvery pelt is not only

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The Silver fox 1111s so hielf- r-s- teeiued in 1925i that 1311‘ l11 <-~1. check in the 1111,1111‘? of 1i fui . . dustry --- for 5111.11.67!) .1.i ~- “'11s drayvn to i110 order of thr- tour Fromm Brothers. of I-lauilmrg. a

hamlet twenty‘ miics from 1111- 111-ar- est railr '1d i1‘. 1310 thirtv-bclriiv belt- of Wisconsin. With tlu‘ check. 1hr‘. New York Auction Company‘. 11112, paid for 0110 shipment o1 fox fairs.

Hut when dollars arc‘ populuiirv of 111111;. their price falls oil nip-ally 151-1111- omy gets to be iilélllflllllltiﬁ as “ell as necessary. S0. when the rivpres- siou siuik into 1hr‘ new low lr-vi-ls In i932. public upaihy toward the silver fox err-w by 10111» 111111 1l1llllli1h. Prices for pelts hi1 new low lcvcls and there “'11s no 11111111111 111 ueht. The Plllll‘? silvi-i- fox 111ci11:.11'\' pcared to br‘ on the 1'1‘ 1‘ of t‘ ' appear-win‘ So 1111i thr‘ $100111 bllSlIlPHS that 1111‘ Fromm l

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homr‘ whcrt‘ G1‘rn1.111 01-1111.» 111.» spoken l11 1hr‘ 111111111‘ 1-11'1,1 t111'_\’ cart-d littlt‘. for the zzrr-‘it "rvWi of

fashion and k1101v lr‘ . lint 11111‘- e\r‘rl and quiet ‘Ed Fromm l1-1rl 1111 kien. Hr‘ sprang 1i. they 111111011 it,

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011 r 11nd he took a. boat. foi- Paris. lParuu-r Ed Fromm‘ trudged mound to Rut‘ de la Paix fashion )“,1,‘\i1‘\\s until hi‘ was iootsoie, in- 111"-:11\1‘1l ticsiqiu-ia, suggested to i111‘ 1l1‘al1‘1',-~. tiemoiistraled to c111.- tvis. 1ire1a-cl \\1tl1 the great crea- 1111». l-lrl Fro-min couldn't tell a 1211011 11-11111 c1 Pt-rlmtit-tcr, but his 11111-111111111 gut to the pouu.

Silver Ilair That Turned to Gold

A Hood silver-fox scarf took two pclvs 11nd 011st hunrlrr-ds of dollars. \\"..‘1ps took more 111-its 11nd cost. more liunrli-vds. People were 11111 1111111111! out 111111101‘ tor luxuries 1:1 chunks oi’ hundreds o1 rlollars, B111, 111101‘ all. 5l1Vt‘l' fox “'11s srill sonic- rhmg unique in 1hr‘ fur linc. You 0011111 rive a red fox 1o a black fox offer-incl)‘. you could imitate ﬂit‘ best furs so that only 1111 expert. could spot 1111‘ 1111111111011. You‘ tuuld s111'1'0.‘.\1'l111_\' covmterlr-it 119 of 1111‘ 12o 1>§ll1(1,‘4 of iur 11<cd in 1101111111: apparel. but you could not counterfeit. 1.111‘ n11r‘ hundred and twentieth. 1111‘ sil\1‘r fox. 'l‘rue, tmricrs could 111k!‘ 111.1111 white- 111111" ‘1‘ 11111" and 111111‘ them into i‘. l‘ -I'11v 111-ii. but this 111111111 fool pr crux-111‘: 1101111115‘. bccausr‘ the rvuuinr‘ silver-fox hairs taper to luck bps. which mnkr‘ a veil over i111‘ 1111111‘ middle s0c1ion, (‘renting

i111‘ ‘iln-ry slicvli Buslrlr-s. a good 111131111111 u-oulrl cost as nuich as a '11‘ .\l1\'f?1‘.

:1‘ silvcr fnv. 111011., was 1111111110 nzul. b01111: 1111111111‘, always would br- ~ 11111111 of distinction, :1 barlgr‘. of 1-111 :1 Blur-k fox was brine usrcl 1111' trimmings T111‘ 11-111‘ silver fox 11L viiis had br-cu 1'i>llQ1(1l‘l‘(‘(1 to delicate i 01111111‘: 111111 11-11111111112’ maiiipiia- ‘Biu. \1'l-._v not 111v splitting 1. ‘:1 P11111111: Dl-Hx‘. m that 1hr‘. t1'ue 111101‘ 1111- 01111111 b1‘ manipulated .1.:<> 1i‘l11-1- iuririrnniing designs?

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The idea clicked. Soon suits and pow-us, as well as coats. blossomed \\'11l1 silrcr-fox-fui- 11111111111111. Then intricate designs n11 nuiffs 111111 1011:; capes began t0 feature silvcizfox ornameututioli, \Von11‘11 wanted their ensembles toppcrl off with that. silvery 111111211 of distinction. Ed. Fromm went back to his home 111 Hamburg and a surprisingly re- vived business.

When you delve into the history of the problems the Fromm broth- ers had to solve before they b1‘.- cnme a 310.000.0110 business, Ed Fromnfs feat. in nutfoxing Fashion docs not seem mirnculous. From royhond, the Fromms enjoyed trick- 11112 tough problclris. N01. be- cause they enjoyed hardship for hardships sakr‘. b11t because the)’ wanted 1o do something different. from what 1hr‘ other inrmer boys in the neighborhood were (lolniz. and 1110111‘ clillcrr-ut sumetliini-‘s turned out l0 involvi- tough prob, lcms. For example. they got their start. making a crop of rziuscntz. when they should have 110011 mak- illg a crop of wheat, as their fath-

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A studious neighbor-hie farmer, Reinhold Dieisc-h. told 1hr‘ Fromm boys that a strnnec plant. growing in t-he woods “as ginseng, which. though considered \\'01'Ll11r‘.\s by doctors 111 this 01111111111‘, was so hiuhly valued as a cure-nil by the Chinese that they paid fifteen l11 twcmy‘ dollars a pound for it. As this “'11s consldcritbly b01101" than 1hr‘ pr1ct‘_0f wl1ea__t,_ which Pape Fred Fromm spent his life crow-

ln-x. the Fromm boy's decided to grow ginseng. Dictsch wamcd them ilmt the curious root ivas

r-ibout 1hr‘ most difficult. thhig 1n 1110 world 1o cultivate successfully. The Fromm boys wcrr‘ not impress- ed.

After many fnil11res. i111‘ Fronun boys finally succcedvd 111 making ginseng grow 111 1111‘ garden by building Arbors over it. so that the roots ivould benefit by a rcpiorluc. tion of woodland shade. They needed more space for expansion and asked Papa Fromm for ii, He snw no sense whau-vci- in grow- ing weer-ls for the 11011111011. and said so. On one section of hislnnd was a hcnp of stones haulcd 110111 cleared fields. He told the boys they could use 1110 l1111d uudcr the 510110.‘; if they wnntvrl. but. no other. Th1‘ boys proved ilu-y i1|- 110111011 the stubbornness o1 their 11111101‘ by the speed “"1111 which 11101‘ retrieved 1hr‘ stones.

Right here it is only (air 1o say that Papa, Fromm proved 1.0 be 1111 extraordinary hither. In inter years. after his sons became the best-known growers of glllhﬁllLi and silver foxes in the world. hr‘ 11‘.- ways told visitors who c11n11‘ to Hamburg that. he had absolutr-lv nothing to do with their success. that. they sticcceded l11 spite of 111.; violent Oppnsltimi to their enter- prises.

Growing ginseng, which in late years has brought. the P1011111. brothers as much as 8100.000 n crop. was not, very profitable 111 those early-clays. but ii. did yield 1hr‘ young Fromms a little cash They decided to use this to rzo into the ioxlarming business. I11 i909 ihcy managed to b11y a red tox and v1xen—the Adam and Eve 0i the hundreds of thousands 01' toxcs that. since have raced around 1.111111‘ l2.000-acre tract at. Hamburg and their associated farms.

Then one clay ,Wnlter Fromm. while going through the woods. discovered a litter of red foxes. After camping for three days near the underground den, he managed to secure all seven of the faintly. Next, the brothers’ trap line yield- ed a rare silver, seldom catmht in the wilds. Rumors were current. at the time of fabulous suma silvers brought for breeding purposes. They kept, their prize, which hnd one injured foot. and correspond- ed with other owners of slivers. Finally B trapper by the 1mm‘! of Moielarid, in Northeastern Wis- consln, agreed to enter into n part- nership in their first silvcizfox- breeding venture. The result. of this experiment was not hltlhlY successful, only a cross and n red resulting from matlnﬂ 11W "WW-l valuable animals. The Ffolllm“

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trolled breeding through genera- tion after generation could a true silver tvpi‘ i-ern-or-iiicr it.~1‘!1' and a permanent strain bc (‘t-l.l1!11>11l(‘(‘1. lVIr-iunvhllc other fox l11-curlers 11r- rived at the samr‘ (ztuzcluslnn; prices soared to 51101111111111‘ heights, Charles Dalton, of P111101‘ lukhvnrd Island, J11111L‘s Kant‘. of N111‘ York Stntr‘. and other early pitvuccrs r1‘-

ceivr-d 11s 111111-11 as $15,000 for a single silver fox.

In the sunmicr of i913 the Fromms learned of a f1111‘ silver

111 captivity, trapped b_\' :1 man 1n 11 town some sixty nub-s 11-0111 Ilauiburg. Tlicy 11-0111 1o 1111.- town, where‘. they spent i110 1-11111-0 night trying to persuade 1.111‘ thrifty Ger- man fdflllCI‘ to cntcr into :1 breed. lng partnership \\'itl1 1110111. To all of il1ci1- plans for 111111111111: up n profitable business, he 5.11111 “I 1111111. cash." Finally 111- rcvcalvd his reason: “Whv should I take u chance? 'I‘\1'o C111111rl11u1s are on their way to my farm and will pny me $3000 for‘ my little fox."

The boys secured r1 promise from the farmer that he would not sell before they had 1m opportunity t0 come back with the money.

To rnisc $3000 seemed an insur- mountable problem. b111 they tack- led ii. Thcy r‘l1‘ctr‘d to \\'11lk home to Hambuiﬂlg. Leaving the Vlllﬂllt" 1.011 o'clock in i111‘. 111011111111. 1hr‘ stunt 31011111; larotbers bought and bakery goods on the Toward err-nine: when liu-ir

11x13". shoes pinched. they took them off,

knotted the lac-cs hung 111cm 01-1-1‘ their shoulders T111‘ rest. of tlu,‘ distance tlir-v 1v11lkc1i biu-cfoot. Ai sr-vcu o'clock the next morning they arrived at Hnmbilrg. blistcrcd and 1vr‘111‘,v. but determined to raise the money. They faced i111‘ problem of per- suading their father to part with 81111110 in invest in n fox. Ed “us chosvn spokesman. ’l‘hr‘y n1a11l1- 0d out to the field wlicrc the 01d- cr Froimn W115 plowing. So 011. tliusinstiz‘. were the)’. and in such golrlcu terms did 1111-1" pvcscut 1hr‘

together and

0D|)O1'l.llll1l_\'. that 1hr‘ 11111101‘ cou- scntcrl, provldcrl that 1hr‘ boys would pay him the imcrcsi. 11c would lnsr‘ bv prcinatarclv drawing his 11111110)‘ out of i111‘ l11illk.‘HI‘ also tnslsivd upon ser-imz the 11111111111 l11-fore the final step be 11111011. Early i111‘ 111‘.\‘1. 1111111111111, with their fniliru‘. 111.‘. lzirqr- roll of bills. 11nd the old 111111111‘ (tar. the boys 110111111 flu‘ i“1|r111‘1‘. Poor roads and 111-r‘ l1'r)11l1‘.r‘ k011i them from 10111-11111‘: i111‘ 1111-111 1111111 too lair‘ 111 the evcnlnq to close the rival. Th!‘ next rlay i110 father was Intssing. They wnri-licrl cverv- where and tinallv located him 1n a neighboring io\v11. llr‘ 11nd 011111111011 his 11111111 11110111 i110 cn- tire venture afivr 110111111 1hr‘ sci-uivny little creriturr‘. 111111 1'1‘-

fusr-cl to part. with 111s $311110. H1- snid the animal ivasnri 11111-111 mnrr‘

than thirty dollnrtz. l1 was a d1‘- jecterl 1111-0111) n1‘ 11111. who look r1110 inst look at the silvcr fox they had set. their l11-Ms on. before n1‘- ('1\lll[)(lll_\‘1lll,§ 1.11011‘ fathcr bur-k to Hamburg. Tlu- Story of a Fur Farm But disappointment 1111-11011 to

0111111111 when they discnvvred later that the fox. which had been sold to i111‘ Canadians for $511100, was a "Samson." n f0‘: 1111110111 the char-artcristic guard hair which dis- tinguished i111‘ silver‘ tvpc from all others. it. rcrillv “'11s not ivnrth more 1111111 twr-niv-flvr‘ rlolfars- 'i‘l1i.~. was their first. knowlcrlur‘ of the silver pnrinh whose f111', \vl1r‘.|1 closely examined. lacks i111‘ sheen and luster and depth oi a true silrr-r.

11y i914 thr‘ Frnmms had twenty pairs of foxes. ll(‘i\l‘1)' all showing red. with I111‘ exccption of n few i.l11-r‘r‘-q11nrir‘1-s silvers, ‘Phat $117“- mer 1hr‘ boys decidednnnlvnlrlstcp.

While Papa Fromm was l11 11111-11

on a visit. they persuarlcrl 111011- motlier l0 morlplzigr‘ thr- 1.11111. which originally hnrl 110011 :1 rzitt

to her frmn her fnthm‘ 11-111-11 shr‘. was married, for $670M war. this amount they purchased from 11 l11-Peder on Prince Erlivarrl 1.1111111: three full silvers. two ‘vita-us and one fox. When 1111‘ father re- turnr-d from Iowa. lo i110 astonish- merit. and elation of his uneasy sons. he said that. since their mother had 111-ted. ll. “tas all right. with him.

From thcn on. developmcnis i10- gnn on the Hambu1'g fox farm Reds were (‘tilled out, and by 1917 the brolhr-rs had fifty pairs of valuable silvers. In 1991 l11!‘ Fromm farm brcri 500 sliver foxes from its own herd.

With the Increased numbers. the boys, tried many experiments 1x1 maintain a stmnu l11-ﬁlthy strain. Th0 fox is n hirzhly sensitive ani- mal. and the mortality among thr- herds of the early brccrlcra marl“ this type of farming u haznrrlorta undertaking.

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about half of their foxes each year by encephalitis, a highly epi- demic disease caused by a filter- uble virus that. attacks and weakens 1111‘ walls of blood vessels of the brain and upper spinal nerve sys- tem. In late years the most seri. 011s (liseuse that has caused great leases among the new-born herd has been distemper, the same dread and mysterious disease that 111111515 s0 much tragedy to dog lov- ers. Today, the loss is ll per cent. 51111118111’. 01' less. The answer is 111111 the Fromma, who, until re- cently, never 100k more than $5000 11 your from their bl|sl111‘.ss, never raved n1 the expenses of their foxes. They have contributed $150.- 0110 to the researches of Dr. R. G. 131-0011. of the University of M111- nesotn. mid 011101-11. As a result. si-rums that. reduce (tenth by 01L ("Dhulitts and distemper have 1.1001‘. developed by these scientists.

Throughout, the FTomms have bceu extravagant. in pouring the money they made back Into foxes. Early in the game they introduced n record system. The history and pedigree of every fox on Froimns farms can be traced back to prim- nry stock. Foxes mate in Febru- n1'_\' and the litters appear some two months later. When the young foxes nrr‘ three w-ceks old. a series of numbers and letters is tattooed 011 both ears. Each digit and let- ter represents. in code, the phases 111 the 1011's life to be followed and checked. If n fox is listless, or sickly. or shows defects in his fur, 1111 this is vrw-m-drd Breeding pow- r-rs and fccuuity also are import-- nut, Some foxes are monogamous, (itliers not. at all. When the pelts are sorter-l and graded, the re- curds m1 the enrs establish which 111-c the good breeding lines, pro- ducing the richest and most silvery fur. If experiments have been tried in some families and hot in others. the results are carefully checked. Fox farming is a fact- finding job that prospers according in 1110 thoroughness of the flu-t. finders 111111 ihr‘ money spent to employ 111121 finders,

Furry Aristocrat:

Kennels n1 the Fromm fnrms 111-r‘ rnisrul off thr‘ (lamp around. i111- ixisirlr‘ containing a fifty-gallon barrel with n six-inch round hole c111 on 1hr‘ farthest 011d from the n-‘cnmrz. M1‘, Fox reaches his nest; oi 111111-511 hny by travclinrc through 11 111111101 bctivven the outer walls o1 the kcimr-l and 1hr‘ barrel. It is R1l.v'fl1\|1\‘1_V dark in 111.‘; nest. for 1110 fox c1111 s01‘. equally well in the dark and in the 111.1111.

Straw and chnffs are user-l for insulation between the two walls. The 110111101 is six feet long, four fvct wide 11nd tbrer‘ feet. high. com. pleiclv wcnthci-pi-rmf. Th0 trip can hr‘ liftr-d off. Twn identical ken- ncls are placed 111 cnch forty-by- fnrty fnoi- wire enclosure, When tbc. young foxes nrrive in litters of 111-n tn seven liiips, the mother worries over (heir safely and at 11111011 tries to find a new hiding plat-r‘. Whr-n she discovers the second kennel, shr‘ is delighted. moves her family by the scruff of the tier-k. She coniciiieclly settles dmvn in the new abode‘, identical to tbr‘ other.

Th0 dict is scientifically bnlnne- erl. The fox‘s food comes to it in flvrnqirart. aluminum pans that hnvr‘ been thoroughly sterilized in a steam retort after having been scrubbcd by hand. Vegetables -—- nspr-cially enrrnis and lettuce -- bread, cr-rcnl. kelp. cod-liver oil, wheat-germ oil for vitamin E. and horse‘ 1110111. n111k0 up the menu, prcparcd in a spotlessly clean mod- crn packing linusc. Pups arr‘ given 11101-111 pills. 11nd the kennels arc frequently disinfected. Early in the 11111 bcforc 1.1101‘ nrr‘ turned lorxsr‘ to roam in virrzin tin-ibcr. the young foxcs‘ cars are sprayed for

cnr mites. Th1‘ Fromms‘ feed bill 1s $300000 n year. Much credit. is given to the

ivoorled range 111 devclnping 1:. high- qimlity pelt. For three months. the pups nnrl also the unproductive l11-ceding: stock. which will be pelt- ed in December each ycnr, run wild in forty and eighty acre tracts or “'11-:- r-nelrw-d forests. Here on 1110 range they dig and scamper 1n surroundinrzs identical to those 11f their ancestors. Pups from the 1111-01‘ breeding ranches 200 miles south of Hamburg. near Mll- wnukee, arr‘ transferred bytruck to these ranges early each fall. The 1111-. which is likely to take on a brown tinge from the sun and bo- mmr‘ coarse from life in l pen. l11-quires a frosty sheen. a clear- c111 silver effect that. distinguishes 11 rim‘ pclt from an ordinary or p001‘ r1110.

Milr-s of woven-wire fencing. 0111111. feet, high, with nn nddltlonll rim-foot. guard on the top. slanted 11111-11111. forms the outer enelosu u of n 11W‘? r1111g0. 0m‘. hundred feet

u-pamtes this from 1i second inner

1 fence identical to the first: a pre cautionary measure against storms. falling trees or possible escape by s. cunning fox.

Outwming Iteynard

On the early ranges, the bot- tom of the wire fence wu buried four feet- into the ground. This was costly and entailed much work. I1. was discovered that if a strip of fencing three feet wide were laid flat on the ground adj ining the bottom of the fence. it. would servo the some purpose. The fox gives up in disgust: when he goes up to the fence and cannot dig out through the wire on the gro d. His cunning has not hit, on The idea of backing up three feet and then tunneling under the flat wire.

Once a day a horse-drawn cart winds its way through the Woods. An employee leaves the daily ra- tions in sterilized dishes on elevat- ed platform. inheriting _B. fear of dog and man, the foxes, though born and raised In captivity, are still wary. At times their curiosity overcomes their caution. A fox. when surrounded by large num- bers of the herd. occasionally be. comes bold enough to sniff at a piece of meat. in the outstretched hand of an attendant.

Any strange article. such as a mitten. if dropped, is immediate- ly pounced upon by one of the group. He rushes off, followed by the entire herd. He curries the mitten but. a short distance. be- comes alarmed when his followers overtake him, drops it, and (ﬂier curious fox picks it up. In this manner i1. is relayed throughout the forest. 11nd probably comes t0 rest in some improvised den.

After three months of buffeting snows and winds 111 this North- ern Wisconsin climate, foxes are ready for pelting. Men walk through the wooded range, driv- ing them into V-Sllilpﬁd corruls. The narrow ends of these lead into flumes. or kenncLlike boxes, with drop doors opening from one in another. When a section of these is filled. the top of each is lifted off and the nose of each fox is touched with a piece of cotton eat- urzited ivith a solution of ether or carbon tetrachloride. He instant- ly succumbs-and becomes a sear! around miladys neck.

Seventy-five per ecnt. of the pups raised encli year are ranged prior to pelting; the remaining 26 per cent. are kept for breeding purposes. The furs of young foxes are the finest and bring the high- est market prices from buyers. T111‘ Fromm brothers today em- ploy 180 men to care for 36,000 sil. ver foxes. They believe in seeing 111111 their fox cowboys have a good time. Most of these are lodged 1n n large dormitory, while others come to work daily from near-by farms. A large log-hewn club- house is fitted with all sorts of recrcatloxial equipmant, including bowling alleys, for the use of the men. The brothers sponsor foot- bnll and baseball teams made up of their workers.

During ‘the 20's the Fromm brothers worked at; the fox busi- ness in pnrternership with Cousin John Nieman, but in 192B the parl-

‘nei-sl-iip was dissolved. The Fromms

wanted to breed a brighter, whiter 11nd more silvery type of pelt. and use higlnpressure modem methods of merchandising. John Nieman ﬁnd members 01' his family pre- ferred a more conservative pro- gram. with special emphasis on type. The enterprise of the Brothers Fromm is, perhaps. best illustrat- cd by n surprise they pulled on the i111‘ industry last year. Fox farm- ers always have shipped their pelts to auction firms. allowed these companies lo scll them, and taken n cheek. It “'11s the easiest. way.

The Fromms suddenly announc- ed. in 11111111111“: 1936. that they pro. posed to auction 7500 pelts at n pri- vnte auction a1. their Hamburg headquarters n month inter, in- stead of shipping to New York.

“Ii. cairt be done; they'll wreck their business," anid veteran fur- riers. "Who wilitravalhto North- ern Wisconsin in February to buy their furs?"

A Pilgrimage for Polls

When 1hr‘ day of the auction arrived, it turned out, that. scores of fur buyers would. A special train brought. many from ‘New York; they seemed to enjoy the junket into forty-below weather and snow bnnks fifteen feet high. Others came to Hamburg from Los Ant-roles, 80111-110. Chicago. In- dinnnpolis 11nd Si. Louis. Home of the largest. stores ln America were represented.

T111‘ buyers were entertained 11s though they were visiting baseball writers at a world series. Aluminum badges entitled them to all the food and drink they wanted. serv- r-d in the clubhouse‘ at, all hours. Card tables and thr- bow-line alloys specially built. 11nd the best. nb- tninnbu‘. invitcrl them. Music be- nullr-d them in the evening, Those who chose eirioyed vemion from the brothern‘ own herd of 800 deer. Kosher food was provided for nll the Jewish buyers.

Proceeds of the first skin sold. an exceptionally good one that brought. $200. were donated by the Fromms to the New York Mntzolh Fund, 11 charity devoted to supply- ing needy Jews with Passover bread.

T110 7500 silver-fox polls sold brought $450000 --- a high price for ponicdepression yearn.

A fur auction is n more profes- aional performance than any oth- PT- Blivcrs bid by the movrmcnt of 1m eyebrow. the turn of the hr-ad, the shifting of a pencil on g

Quotations of the auctioneer and 1.111‘ shouts of his assistants.

The auctioneer begins by lht- 111g a lUIRt-lted price for each pelt. in. sny, Lot. i200, which in design- ated by a hi1: chart behind hltn Ht‘- Mks ninety (lollnrs a skin l11 this lot. perhaps. ten him, A buyer in 1110 rear of the room thinks he'll pay ninety-two dollnrl.

desk. Erich motion means that they raise the last. price quoted.‘ Not. a sound is heard nova the

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and nods 1&1 head. Immediately an assistant. ho is closely watching his section of the mom, shouts. “Up? One hundred dollars is now being asked, and another chorus of “ups" is heard. One hundred dollars, 105, and so on until the “11ps" of the barker-s stop and the bundle of pelts automatically, with the bang of the gavel, becomes the property of the last and highest bidder.

A twmdollar raise advances the bidding until the MOO-mark is reached, then each Jump in price mean! an additional five dollars. The bidding goes on for two days. The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw any particular offer- ing, but. at the Fromm sale in February, 1936, every indlvldual pelt and bundle of pelts offered was sold.

A lilillion-Dollar lllrvent

Ed Fromm acted as his own auc- tioneer at the first Hamburg sale and repeated when a. second was held at headquarters because of the success of the first. The brothers sold 13,000 peltl at the two 1936 Hamburg auctions. and these brought more than 61,000,000.

The top price for a single akin was $555, the highest since 1mm. The Fromms sold pelts for other fnx farmers as well an for them- selves. The success of the first I110. tion induced ranchers from North- ern states to ship to the Hamburg auction. instead of elsewhere, and now the little Wisconsin hamlet. may become the silver-fox capital of North America. Five hundred silver-fox producers visited Ham- burg during the second sale to in- spect. the great 375.000 auction building built by the Fromme. It permits inspection of the furs un- der the clear natural northern light, and producers believe this an advantage. " _

Four Fromm brothers control the stock of the Hamburg venture, al- though there are six. The eldest, Arthur. does not; own stock, but manages one of the firnfs breed- ing ranches at Tlioensvtlle. Wis- consln. Another brother, Herbert. originally owned an equal share with Walter‘, Edward, John and Henry, but he withdrew from the organization in 1930.

The silver-fox capital is a very important place in the world of furs. During this year. about. 150,- 000 silvc-nfox pelts will be required to top off the beauty of Mrs. Am- erlca. and these will bring around $B,000.000. or about 18 per‘ cent. of the $60,000,000 annual fur output l11 this country.

Around 4000 families operate sil- ver-fox ranches in the United states. Canada has 6000 ranches, and that. is why the United States lins imposed a 50 per cent. duty on the silver fox. This pelt: is the only f11r on which..Uncle 5am collects at. the customs office. ‘

Most. fur-wise people believe that. someday all furs used in connec- tion with clothing will be produc- ed on farms. So do the Fromms. But. they do not encourage one and all to hop into the silver-fox busi- ness. When asked about prospects. they point out that the silver fox is a high-priced animal and ginseng is a high-priced weed, because there are too many headaches In the growing for the average head to endure.

History Of 1511111? Province Recalled

Attractions Pictured In Lecture To (tlub (Montreal Star) The claim of Prince Ekiward

Leland b0 be called the "Garden of the Gulf" was substantiated by a

series of beautiful views illustrating‘

a. lecture given 111: the West. Hill High School Tuesday afternoon, under the auspices of the Notre Dame de Grace Womeirs Club, by Mrs. R. Bruce. Miiirr, B .A. 1T0- onto University), tier-self u native o1 “The Island." The subject, of the lecture was “Abegwelt - Cradle of Confederation." Abegwcit, meaning “cradle of the wave‘ was the Mic- mnc hiclian name for the island, which was inter culled St. John Island, and was given its present. name in 1799 in honor of the Duke of Kent.

The lectiu-ci- recalled early per- iods in the island's history. In i772 a. company of 300 Highlanders under Captain John Macdonald settled at Trncadte, and among their numer- ous descendants was the late Sir

‘William Maodouald. The 300d ship

“The Polly" in 1803 set said from the Isle of Skye, bringing Highland Scot-ch settlers led by the Earl of Selkirk. -

A romantic figure was Margaret Gordon. born on Prince Edward Is- land, grand-daughter of the first Governor. Margaret, was sent to 1m 111ml in Kirealdy. Scotland, to be educated. There Thomas Carlyle fell deeply in love with her, but she married Sir Alexander Banner- man, who later was made Governor of Prince Edward Island, and re- turned to Charlottetown as the “Govemovs lady."

Mrs. MEAT!‘ spoke of the iieland industries, agriculture, especially potatoes nud oats, fox breeding,

fishing, etc, noting also that weav- ing, pottery and other handicrafts are carried on.

The “Garden of the GulfTwas pictured as "an ideal playground," and views were shown of beaches, cores. drives, siu-f bathing, fishing and pleasant ﬁelds .

A picture of Room" in‘ the provincial building reminded the audience that it. was in Charlottetown that the first. as- sembly was held to discuss the question of‘ Confederation oftlio provinces. Mrs. M1111- pnid tribute to the present, Lieutenant-Governor the Hon. George D. DeBlols. who has restored the old Government House to 11s original grandeur and “captured the spirit of pro-Confed- eration days." Cliarloitctuw-n Government House is 11 Colonial mansion, built about 1834. in which many distinguished visitors have been entertained.

In conclusion Mrs. lvlnri‘ men- tioned mnmy "Islanders abroad" who have wou (iistinction in other parts of Cilllﬂdll. in education, medi- cine, literature. 111-t, stntesmimship, maki n contrlbulinii 1.0 the cul- tured ife of the Dominion.

Mira. J Armstrong presided and introduced the speaker, who “'11s thanked by Mrs. C. H. P. Moore.

H. C. Atkinson. principal of the West Hill 111,111 School. welcomed the visiting club members, who were entertained by groups of girls of the ninth and elevmth years who 5811K choruses and duets.

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Sievers. Victorian cricketer was “up the pole" when hr‘ received not-iii- cation that he 11nd been chosen to play for his cuunliy qgainst Eng- lnnd. He is a telegraph linesmnn.

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