Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-28

The Midcontinental poultry show will
remain open at the rooms. l22l-23 Main
street, until Tuesday evening at IL O'Clock.
None of the birds has been taken from
the rooms nor will single one be removed
until the show has closed tomorrow even
ing.
The attendance at the poultry show yes
telday was the best of any day yet. The
rooms were well filled nearly all day yes
terday, and the visitors We're at all times
enthusiastic over the magnificent display
More of the prominent citizens were pres
ent yesterday than on any other day, ana
the managers heard nothing but compll-
mentary remarks concerning the exhibit
from all who called on them. Last evening
they were well pleased over the affair, and
proud of the showing they had secured tor
the inspection of the people OF Kansas
City
There will be an enormous amount OF ad-
vertising given the show by the poultry
journals of the country. Twelve oil the
leading journals had special representatives
present, and one sent Artist Sewali, the
most famous chicken artist in the lanu
here to make a dozen sketches of the best
birds More than fifty poultry publications
in the country will use detailed accounts Oh
the show with some remarks concerning
its relative Importance as a business enter
prise with the older established shows OF
the country In this way more than a
quarter of a million copies OF papers with
the accounts will be distributed among the
fanciers of the country, telling OF the great
Midcontinental show and the many nne
birds shown. Considering that this IS but
the third show given here, the interest
shown by the poultry journals In the enter
prise is very great, and indicates the I'M
portance they attach to the shows held In
the city.
The many fanciers whose birds have been
shown here will have them at other places
during the season, and they will show the
ribbons won at the show here, and in this
way the fame of the great Midcontinental
will he carried all over the land, and all
of the fanciers of Importance will hear and
read of 1t.
Mayor Jones was at the show yesterday,
and after he had spent an hour inspecting
the birds and the incubatorS shown, he was
asked by a Journal representative what he
thought of the show:
'I cannot say too much for the show and
the excellence of the birds shown. l never
dreamed of SO many fine birds being sent
here to our show. and am gratified over
the interest the fanciers take in 1t, and feel
certain that a much deeper interest will be
felt in the enterprise by the citizens in gen.
eral as they come to know more OF the
merit there is in the show. l feel that
much praise is due to the managers of tine
show for the great amount of work they
have done to get the show organized and In
position to bring the birds to the city and
stiIculate the business of fencying in the
West. The skow is a great success. and
am pleased with 1t. 1t is big thing for
the city, and is In every way worthy of
encouragement, and l would be glad to
hear of all the people turning out to see
the show and thus encouraging the man.
ayers in their undertaking"
During the afternoon other visitors were
pl resent. Among the number was Major
Warner, who was so delighted with what
he saw that he has decided to purchase
some fine chickens and raise them at his
new home south of the city. He was de-
lighted with what he saw at the show, and
complimented the managers very much.
Among the other visitors who have inspect
ed the show and encouraged the managers
flower poultry show of Kansas City, Kas.;
D. p. Thomson, James NJ. Nave G. Bern
helmer, John Taylor, Andy Snider, j. T.
Bird and w. B. Thayer. In every instance
the visitors were surprised at the number
and quality of the birds shown, and said
the show was much larger than they had
ever thought.
During the afternoon NJ. F. Hankla, one
of the leading pigeon fanciers of Topeka
gave an exhibition of his fancy pigeons OF
the upper floor of the show. and delighted g
parlor tumblers. little. fancy fellows, whose
| tumhling is highly artistic and remarkably
| close. He said after the exhibition that he
was well pleased with the show ant
| thought at the next show the entire lot OF
| the members of the Topeka Pigeon Club
with 700 pigeons, would be on hand. Thi.
will make the show bigger and better thar
ever. as this year but about half of the
| pigeons are shown.
| Ing. tomorrow and tomorrow evening, ant
will close tomorrow evening at II o'clock
| The managers expect big crowd to-day
| and tomorrow.