The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
FANCY FOWLS TO STRUT
Kansas Poultry Assn's Exhibit
Begins Here Today.
The Finest Birds in Kansas Will
Plume Themselves.
The Show Has a Business End Also
For Kansas Sold $2,e52,OOO in
Eggs and Poultry.

The aristocracy in Kansas poultry
circles Will display its fine feathers in
Topeka this week at 11S East Sixth
street. The eighth annual exhibition
of the Poultry Association of Kansas
begins today and will continue six
days.
Like other state organizations the
poultry men seek assistance from the
legislature to improve and develop this
industry. For the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1895, the sale of eggs and
dressed poultry in Kansas amounted to
the surprising sum of 81, 952, 900, accord
ing to the statistics prepared by the
association and submitted at the last
annual meeting. It is believed that
when the reports for the past year are
completed the business will indicate an
increase over that of the preceding
year.
The members of the legislative com
mittee are j. w. F. Hughes, C. G..
Wheat, F. C. Tompkins and A. Sheetz
of Topeka and Porter Moore of Parsons,
president of the state association. This
committee will, during the week. pre-
pare a bill which will be presented to
the legislature, having for its purpose
the Improvement of the poultry bust
ness in Kansas.
This morning d. A. Wise of this city,
secretary of the state association, COM
menced the work of arranging to re-
ceiVe the exhibits. The snow and cold
is expected to prevent some of the fan
ciers coming to Topeka, but car load
of chickens is expected today from
Parsons, being a consignment from the
mem bers of the Southeastern Kansas
Poultry association Porter Moore VIII
be in charge.
This afternoon a car load from Hor-
ton, owned by the members OF the
Northeastern Kansas association is ex-
pected to arrive. In addition to these
large exhibits a number of individuals
are expected with smaller lots To-
peka fanciers will be well represented
Lawrence and Emporia will send their
best products, as will other cities In
the central part of the state.
w. c. Adkins, editor of the Poultry
Farm at Horton, will have charge OF
the Northeastern Kansas exhibit. Chas
H. Rhodes of North Topeka, one of the
best known poultry men in Kansas, will
judge the show.
John Hayman of this city is superin-
tendent, and as such officer will have
general charge
The annual business meeting of the
association will be held Thursday ano
a proposition will be submitted tc
change the regulations of the asSoc1a-
! ton to permit the holding of the annua
meetings at other places in the state
| each year. The association has beer
| holding its meetings in Topeka annual
| w but other cities have been seeking
! the honor, and the effort is to be made
to provide for a change when the mem
| berS desire it.
| The association will also consider {
| plan for reorganization under which
| a charter will be secured and the asso-
! citation Incorporated under the laws O.
| the state A proposition may also be
made to establish permanent state
| headquarters in this city. However
| this is only a suggestion made by one
| of the members, and it may not affair
| further dignity than that in the meet
/ ing.
The managers of the association, de
| spite the unfavorable weather, predic
| a successful exhibit. 1t will be ready
/ for visitors today.