The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

| like an great enterprises, began slowly.
| Last year there was a sort of expert
| mental show. This year. with ,ne glow
/ of qualification of It's public appreciation,
the society has been formed.
roicSD. coNpLAcfNI FARMERS.
The farmers who compose the Live
stock Society are the most cOmplacent,
rotund. urbanc. delighted and delightful
set of rural gentlemen ever seen ifom
the region of tine hay and rake. They
afo bv their own nomenclature. gem
uomou farmers" and the business Of
raising the live stock rs carried on more
for their own qualification and health
than. for the money brought I'm. Incl
dentaIy they may or may not make
money on tho enterprise OF the acres.
bur tine fact that with all the rustic
extrayagance of which they are guilty
they stlll 40 not fall far behind argues
much for the business Of gentleman farm
ing in pure blood stock.
III IS with this idea In view, the idea OF
helping the common farmer cking out
"a hard existence 10 live better upon the
proceeds of his farm. and with the idea
also OF gratifying personal vanity In eN-
hibiting their stock, that they have got
together for the Live Stock Society OF
America.
A list Of the members Of this society
would be Ike giving the names OF the
income tax list when the registry was
made last fan. But there are in the list
others also. who are not millionaires,
o.ain farmers who nevertheless hold a
p~ou8 place 500 the society on account
of their ambition 20 possess the best ami
mails I'm the country. The Live stock
so,i.tv has looked after the interests OF
s.i.h by placing great number OF awards
10 De carried or by those who show the
best animals.
Some idea Of the boom with which this
society starts on may be gathered from
the list OF those who quickly placed their
hands en- their pockets 70 further IT, There
Is T.. Grey Griswold. the greatest master
of hounds I'm America; Theodore Have
meyer and II. Is Bloodgood. Hearst. the
California millionaire, is another. and
from Philadelphia there are Mitchell Har-
rison O. Lanier and J. r.. Widener Other
New Workers are Prescott Lawrence,
George Gould. John Jacob Aston, Levi p.
Morton O. II =. Belmont. Reginald
Rives sydney Dillon Ripley and a long
list OF names as well known. Henry May,
of Washington: Warham Whitney. Of
Rochester and probably all the owners
OF bloodei stock Of Chicago will also
bring on their best animals 10 the show.
IL viii be I'm many respects the greatest
OF its kind IN America. and quite equal
70 the royal agricultural shows Of Eng
land.
THr rrFF's Fcsr.
The business Of the show IS the giving
Of prizes for the best exhibits. All the
fat cattle that were shown in Chicago
a the fair or their descendants, will be
brought On. and all the best hunters OF
the country. One Of the exhibitors who
e,cpects to take away prizes is p. +. Col
ller. the repute1 owner OF the finest hum
ters in the world and the gentleman who
has been enjoying the honor OF prOtrdct
"a visit from the Duke Of Marlborough,
who mas been AT the Collier country
rla,e Tor the hunting season. Many OF
.he horses that were in the Horse Show
will be kept over for the Live Stock,
SHOW. and people who won prizes on one
are expecting 70 re-wiH their laurels III
the other.
But there il another side to the live
stock business, as found i'm this country.
and that Is the enjoyable side This Will
la,r.clv be brought out at the Livestock
show Many animals thar lave only
beauty and rarity 10 recommend them
viii be shown. though II IL not decided
vet whether official notice Will be taken
Of them.
II is this unusual feature which has
attracted so many from outside cities
to come to the show. In many cases.
xhArA animals conld not actually b en-