The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1903-11-28
LIVE STOCK
IN CHICAGO
The Great Live Stock Show i'm Chicago
Will Attract Half Million
Visitors.
Stock Judging Contestants Will Be
Present From All Over
the u. S.

marks the opening of the fourth annual
show OF the International Live Stock
Exposition Co. The promoters of the
exhibit expect 100000 strangers in the
eight days of the show.
The show will be magnet for not
only the nations foremost stock-rais-
ers, but the leading live stock men OF
foreign lands. While the three ex-
positions held under the auspices OF the
organization attracted the attention
and cooperation of foreigners to some
degree, they did not arouse nearly SO
much interest as the fourth annual
show. Thousands of stock raisers from
all sections ofthe country, from Mexi-
co, Canada, South America and from
England, France and Germany are
here.
Ever since The close or last years
show the management has been PLAN
ming for this years exposition. The
show will be held at the Union Stock
Yards, where fifteen acres Of exposi-
ton annexes are in readiness for the
event. Dexter Park Pavilion, which is
to be used as main exhibition hall,
has a large seating capacity, and is
well adapted to the purposes for which
it was intended. In addition to the
pavilion there is a monster tent which
covers ground area of 45o by $50
feet. Almost every state and territory
in the union will be represented, and
each will have a section for itself-the
exhibits of each region being grouped
SO as to afford general knowledge OF
that sections powess and importance
as stock-growing country.
AS one expert put it, the stock
show is nothing more than big school
for the raisers, in which can be learn
ed without cost every modern develop
ment that can be OF the slightest aid
to them in their business"
The scientific methods Of feeding, all
that is new and valuable in the dehorn-
ing of cattle, the wonderful progress in
knowledge pertaining to the general
health and comfort of animals of all
kinds, methods of breeding, and, above
all, the care and reclamation of appar
emily worked-out lands-these are
only few of the things that are point
ed out to the farmer for his benefit.
The matter of land reclamation has
been pitched to the highest degree OF
Importance in connection with these
annual shows OF stock, and the depart
ment OF agriculture, appreciating the
great possibilities, has lent its support
and approval to the methods pursued.
Eleven OF the leading colleges of the
country will be strongly represented at
the exposition by large bodies OF stu
dents as well as professors. The stu
dents are chiefly interested in the stock
Judging competitions in which they
will participate. For these competi-
tions there are twelve individual prizes
besides the magnificent John A. Spoor
trophy for college teams sof FIVE. This
trophy is a bronze statue Of bull
mounted on pedestal Of Italian mar
BILE, and is valued at $780,
In the pavilion will be exhibited the
ASS head of cattle, sheep and swine
entered in the individual contests as
well as the immense competition for
best carload lots. In the tent will be
held the horse fair, which is the even
ing attraction OF the exhibition. 1t lis
"a new department and one that seems
destined to be a rival Of the annual
Chicago horse show. The exposition
management this year increased the
number of classes Of horses Of the a
coach type, French and German coach
horses, Shetland ponies and number
of special classes, iii addition ia the
Usual prizes for the heavy drauQht