The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-14
SUD-HEAD STORYE7HES
Half Hours With The Poultry Breeders Of
the State and the Beekeepefs.
PIONEER METHOD OF PAYING DEBT
The Kennedy Imbroglio Again with
Later Deveiopments-La office
Notes - Amateur Theatricnis at
ZiiIah-OsherB ntere.,ing News.

The poultry men OF the state held an
interesting meeting on Saturday last, at
the office Of the state fair association, and
cackled and CLICKED to their hearts con-
tent over their favored interests. The
room Was filled to its capacity with old
members and new, including a number
Of strangers from throughout the state.
This was very gratifying to those who
less than year ago gathered together
and organized the State Poultry associa-
ton. The meeting was called to order by
President II. d. Cock and after few re-
marks of welcome to the visiting MEM
bers, and other preliminaries, the election
Of new members was taken up-resulting
in % names being added to the rolls.
Among those who joined the association
were several OF the gentler sex, who
seemed to take az much interest in the
proceedings as the male members. Under
the head of the good OF the association"
that veteran breeder and vce-president of
the association, +. l.. VsnDusen, made
one OF his enthusiastic speeches and as
tonisLed all present by bringing figures
to substantiate his claim that the interest
of poultry was greater in this state than
that Of beef, fruit, grain or hops. As an
illustration he quoted that during 1890,
81 and '92 Seattle received from out OF
the state eggs and poultry to the amount
of $3.50, 900 per annum. When these APP
palling figures were secured and it was
realized that much of this money could
be retained at home, the Puget Sound
Poultry club was organized. Its first
show was given with only III birds; and
the next year, with nearly 600 birds, it
sounded the death knell to heavy impor-
tations. This year, with large shows
both at Tacoma and Seattle and much
interest evinced throughout the state, it
looks az though expectation would take
the place OF importation; and in fact
many fine birds have already been sold
and shipped away. and the state now
claims as choice strains as can he found
in the Union or Canada. This has been
admitted by judges OF worldwide repu.
tation, including Hitchcock, Hughes and
Ball, who scored many of the birds. j.
P. Berg, who recently arrived from Mich
igan and is located here, is a breeder of
poultry as we'll as keeper OF bees, and
he promo unced poultry, king" James
Berry, r. McComb and others added to
the interest by their remarks.
Letters were read from Vice President
II. III. Collier and f. A. Rowsell, of the
Tacoma Poultry club, rendering their
names and support to the state associa-
ton, and expressing encouraging views
as to its promise and value.
By motion the president was instructed
to appoint committee of three members
to confer with the State Fair commission
ers regarding arrangements for a grand
display OF poultry at the next fair, and to
report progress at the next meeting. +.
r. Wilson, F. L. VanDusen and James
Berry constitute the committee
Secretary Wilson was instructed to dis
tribute the constitution and bylaws by
mail or otherwise upon application. An
adjournment was then taken until the
18th of April, when all interested in
poultry are invited to be present.