Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-13
ILACRUA TO HAVE
FINE STOCK SHOW
Movement on Foot to Show World
What We Have in Live Stock.
GOOD MEN At The HEAD

The Horses and Cattle Of AlaehUa
County viii be Shown 70 Good Ad
vantage in Ring Specially PrsPsredfO for
the Purpose-To be Held in March
The Florida Winter Bible Confer
.n.s the Christian WORKERS Institute
and the Gainesville Winter ChaatSO-
Goa I'll Of which we're introduced here
through the fundamentally and in
Rnsnse OF Rev. Clarence B. StFoose.
have proven great drsUing cards
and great advertisements for Gaines
lille throughout the United States
Beeinniug &C the fst session,
three years ago, the siIrsetions have
.beeu more and mere magnetic un-
iii lssi year il wss a difficult mat
ter. on account OF those who we're
attracted here by these f-atOres, 90
SECURE accommodations. People came
from everywhere--fFOm the West aud
from the East, and from every section
Of the South, who desired 90 spend
the winter where such excellent Telis
eious and oratorical talent could be
found. SIR. StrOnse has brought~ to
Gainesville q number OF the most
eloquent and fOreeful pulpit orators,
aud q program OF versatile Ohsu-
tauqoa numbers. ever presented in
this country, ard the people are thank
fol to him for this, for il has accom-
pished as much toward the advance
ment OF Gainesville as anything else,
A. it has been a drawing card.
A movement Is now on foot to
establish an annual stock show
here. This show will be given in con-
nection with the ChRutauqua. While
il lie not actually a part Of the ChSu-
tauqus, the date has been set that
Chsutsuqua visitors may attend the
same, which will afford an excellent
opportunity to show the stock products
Of the comfy 90 good advantage.
This stock show, will last for four
days, and les object will be 20 show
what Alaehua county il doing in stock
raising, and TO encourage the horse
and cattle interests Of the county.
Plans will be inauRurated 20 erect
pavilion 2O0xlOO feet with ali modern
cOnvenienees. The chow ring will be
sufficiently large 90 that stock can be
ridden and driven with ease and grace.
showing 20 best advantage the stock |
on display. Seats will be arranged on
either side OF the ring, or hippOdrome,
and powerful lights installed, in order
that the stock may be exhibited Sc
well at night as in the day time, and
With the same effect.
The court will seat at least 1000,
and will afford sll an excellent and |
Uniform opportunity TO see.
1t is ssid by stock owners, as we'll ss
Olher who are regarded % shrewd |
business men. that this show will az
eomplish for The individual good and |
benefit for the comfy more than
double the amount Of money and Ia
Dor expended In making exhibits -
State fairs. where many feel that they |
receive very unjust Judgment.
Il is understood that Major w. r.
Thomas, one Of the largest owners OF
horses in the State, G.. Henry Davis,
smother prominent honeman, and 9th
'n, are now sgitsting this matter, and |
that they have che hearty corporation |
&C. W. Chase, one Of the mOsi liberal
sod publie.spiEittd citizens, and n. A.
OallisOn, manager Of the Spring Park |
stock Farm Company, vho IL one OF
ths best posted men on cattle 10 the
sOuih.
There l. little doubt bot that The
CiJ Council and county commissions
'n will contribute Literally 20 THE
Venture, which Il destined 10 become
s''o much benefits 10 the Interests Of
We city snd county in general.