The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-15
POULTRY SHOW OPEN.
Great Assemblage Of Blooded
Hens and BOOSTERS.
4 sEreRan rAsclER FOB JUDGE.


Yesterday was 4he nrst day q the FIRST
nxxsszzz exhibition Of the Pages soaisa
Poultry Cisss, ard 9 far attendance gain
cred sx Rsasto hail 10 vsex the various
specimen Of ducks. geese and casckssss
there ASSEMBLED. The show Is by far the
best that has ever been held ia Seattle.
xhere being over 40 entries. and tass Hight
and yentiiatsoa OF the hall leave nothing
70 be desired Tire officers Ok the club
have been srrfefatsgasse IN fhesr efforts 10
make the show not only a saccess from
the number ard variety Of the entries.
77,a5s attractive 10 spectators from the o.
der ard neataezs Of their arrangement.
anef Fave decided 10 present each LADY
visitor on a certain day this week. which
ss not yet decided upon, with rooster.
i. Tyler, OF Pasadena. Cal, who las
come by special request To judge tfae
show. is we'll krsogn IN poultry circles
ana one OF the best judges IN the country
Mr. Tyler has been poultry breeder for
fsasrfy-fsye years ard judge for q nitFn-
bsr OF years, ard viii undoubtedly give
ssat.sfzetIoa to ell exhibitors. Mr.. Tyler
WAS enthusiastic over the outlook and
sail:
ssThe coopg are az NICE as any ] fIays
ever seen. not excepting those a. the
worlds fair. ard fer sight and ventilation
the haif cannot be beaten. The arrange
nseaf for feeding and watering tie fowls
IA excellent aud the birds themselves In
some elasse Are even better than have
seen In tho San FRANCISCO shows. All
the birds are not yet arranged. so that
shall NOT begin To Judge until Tuesday. ]
haze not yet had time TO examine them
carefully az yet but my impression -
that the birds are ancDrlmonly good.
The officers OF the club are resolved that
the show snail be y zuccezB and putting
fssrsr shoulders heartily 70 the wheel
The foifoasng gentlemen have the affair
In charge. joel Docking. president: r. v.
vaa Duscn. #. #. Palmer and c. c. Bat
son. vice presidents; Thomas Moore. Sec
rstary; j. f. FragE.ns. treasurer. and j.
II. Erotilefte, superintendent.
THE list OF premiums given by the club
ana merchants OF seattie. to be presented
on January 10, comprises the following
classes;
ssrec.ais-Two gold medals. one silver
cup. besides three other appropriate arti-
clas
American class-Sllver cup and nine
prizes.
Aslatic c.aas-siiver cup ana eleven
prizes.
Mesliterransan silver cup and fif-
teen prizes.
Trrnsss. class silver cup and Ave prizes
roissia class Silver cup and four prizes.
Hamburg class-SIiver cup AMI four
prizes.
Game class Silver cup ard SIX prizes.
Bantam elass-~ssilveF cup ana four
prizes.
Ducks silver cup AMI five prizes.
Pigeons Silver cup and two prizes.
Turkeys THREE prizes.
tseeaa-~ Three prIzss,
The officers 80 the elif,s were yesterday
occupied IN arranging tbs exhibits and
putting In coops The iartis which arrived
late Tossay thesexhlbits will all he in
place and she show be fully prepared fer
the public view.
F'ret s. Meeker. of Puyallup. arrived in
the city last night with twenty -sGne pairs
OF hosning pigeons. including ali but one
OF these which carried messages frofn the
Post -ffstslftsenccr explorarx on Mount
Rainier, and they viii ne found at the
show today.
The January number OF the Washing
ton Poultry Journal says: ''Ilse hgsaaing
pigeons taken into the mountains 80 be
used ia messenger service by Mai. Ingra-
ham on his latess exploring expedition 10
Mount Rainier proved a great success.
Messages were quickly transmitted hy
sha nsstor from an altitude Of $500 feet
The average MESSAGE consisted of 80
words IL Is the intention &c the owner
az tAeae messenger pigeons 80 exhibit
them At the Seattle poultry show 10 be
neai ia Seattle this month
The ssnae paper says In an EDITORIAL
Oh thx show:
Poultry exhibitions or reunions are a
Erea, benefit 20 the states Ia which they
ase held
at Is estimated that s,sso. 90 dozen eggs
are consumed in this state annually. and
az en- average rrsce ef - cea,s per dozen
in the summer ana = eeRts IN the wiuaer.
We fiad that si.Neea Is the fetal value
% eggs consumed In Washington ia a
single Sear. The hens OF the Evergreen
state produce about half the number con
suFnesi ,atous See.nea lozeul. consequent
~ sssaso Is seat East for cold storage
.sgS-
''T'tsis IS ali wreag. Every dollars
wastA ST poultry and eggs consumed in
the PUGET sound country Sseglid BE- pro-
stsoei here.
''T'se Rhode leland Poultry Association
Was the tsgst 70 secure bounty from the
state. Allnisssots einbs hare also sue-
eeeaea 10 obtaining sid from the same
ssggss, arsi Nebraska has received al
approximation Of Sl.ea Vs understand
Saase,iri VIII sSea eall ia nne."