The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-14
STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
New Members are Required at Once
to Provide Ample Means for
Show to be Held This Year.

The Washington State Poultry as
ISOLATION held its monthly meeting
last Wednesday. Governor Mead was
elected as member, with seven 9th
ers. The association is very proud
to number the governor as member,
for it is said that this is the only
poultry association in the state that
the governor has honored with his
membership.
The association announces that it
would like to have every business
man, working man, farmer, and la
dies as we'll, in Yakima valley, join
the Washington State Poultry asso
citation. Besides desiring new mem
bers the association wants to count
its total membership in four figures.
Necessity also requires more money
to successfully carry on an annual
poultry show for one week, which can
be done with the cooperation of all.
The poultry show in North Yakima
should be second to none in the
United States. The cost per member
is light. One dollar is the member
ship fee and the yearly dues are one
dollar. This fund is intended to
stimulate, advance and develop this
great industry in the Yakima valley.
The poultry show that was held
in North Yakima in February was
success as far as it went, and was a
good show considering the few mem
bers and short time in which it was
arranged, together with the lack of
funds.
The inability of the association to
give cash prizes was the chief rea-
son for not having more exhibits from
outside. Spokane, Walla Walla, Sc
attic, Tacoma and Portland were not
represented. Ellensburg sent down
five birds, Sunnyside had few. and
still we had about 500 in the show.
The association hopes to have
1000 birds at the next show, which
will be from the 10th to the 18th of
December. More members hence
more funds will be required.
Some members suggest calling up
commercial club for few hundred
dollars eacn, as is done in other
counties. Others are opposed to the
plan. They say they do not want
aims from anybody. They prefer to
be as Independent as Yakima valley
citizens.
The show dates are set and it is
time to get out the premium list,
but they cannot go ahead until it is
known how many members and how
much money they will have to work
on. A great many more coops will
be needed this year. The coops used
at the last show are all paid for and
there is money enough in the treas
ury to pay all bills, leaving all new
funds to apply on new business.
At the last meeting there was
resolution passed to have member
ship cards printed, so that all mem
bers can have one each year
The association has also taken
steps to incorporate so as to present
a more businesslike appearance.
The present members of the Wash
ington State Poultry association ask
as many as possible to join at once
by sending 81 to the secretary.
Another interesting feature is
that at almost every exhibition Of
poultry more money is spent than is
taken away in premiums. There
fore, if two or three thousand dol
lars is given in premiums there will
be from four to six thousand spent
in North Yakima during the week of
the show, besides the advertising
Yakima valley will receive.
S. H. Schreiner, secretary. can al
ways be found with the Yakima Alb
stract and Title Co. on South Sec
ond street.
Since the above was put in type
the Washington State Poultry as
ISOLATION has been Incorporated, ar
ticles having been filed with the
auditor and also with the secretary
of state. The incorporators are F. A.
Morgan, Mrs. c. ]. Grenache, A.
Krober. o. A. Beasley, Mrs. w. ].
Mcintyre and S. H. Schreiner, who
are also members of the executive
committee. The officers of the as
ISOLATION are f. A. Morgan president,
Mrs. c. J. Grenache vice president
and A. Krober treasurer