Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-18
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW
To Be Held in Grants Pass in
January Under Auspices
Of Bird Fanciers.

A special meeting of the Grants
Pass Poultry Keepers Association was
held Monday evening at the office OF
Charles Meserve for the purpose of ar
ranging for a nidwinter poultry show
in Grants Pass There was large at
tendance at the meeting and all were
highly in favor of a poultry show and
the opinion was that very creditable
exhibit could be made. The show will
be open to exhibits of all Rogue River
Valley poultry keepers and it is exect-
ed that Jackson county will be as well
represented as will be Josephie counn-
ty. The show will be held in January
but the date will depend on when a
competent person can be had to come
here and Judge the exhibits. 1t is ex-
pected to get either Prof. Dryden, of
the Oregon Agricultural College, or
Mr.. Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City to
act judge. Prof. Dryden is in
charge of the department of poultry
at the o. A. q. He came to Oregon
last summer from the East and he is
one of the best posted men in the
United States on all that pertains to
poultry. Prof. Dryden acted as judge
of the poultry exhibit at the Rogue
River Industrial Fair held in this city
laa I'D hA rk, ,al
in which he made the awards and the
thorough Knowledge he had of all
features Of the poultry industry made
him many friends in Rogue River
Valley. Mr.. Dixon is one of .he
leading breeders in Oregon Of fine
poultry and he is one of the best
posted men on the Pacific Coast on all
that pertains to fowls. As judge
Of poultry he has high standing and
each year he officiates as judge at
various poultry shows in Oregon,
Washington and California.
THE general supervision of the
poultry show is placed in an execu-
tive committee composed of George
Cramer, Charles Kingwell and ]. L.
Fryer. The Arrangement of the pre-
MUM list aud of securing premiums
was placed in the hands of com.
mittee composed of George Uramer,
J. d. Fry, G. e. Plsmer and Mrs. P.
Hanson. This committee was sp-
pointed at a previous meeting Of the
Association and done some prelimi-
nary work in canvassing the business
men of Grants Pass to secure dontions
Of premiums. They reported very
gratifying success and when their
work is completed they expect to have
a list Of premiums of such value and
variety as will warrant poultry
keepers to make an extra effort in
making exhibits and to insure large
display of fowls of all kinds.
The next meeting OF Association will
be held on Monday evening, October
81, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Kingwell on East Iowa
avenue. To unite pleasure with bust.
ness this meeting Will be a social
gathering as we'll as for the compile
tion of arrangements for the POULTRY
show. The lady members OF the As
sociation are arranging Tor this feat
ure for the evening and will serve
ice cream and cake. The admission
fee they have fixed at six eggs aud
the eggs must be of recent vintage for
they are to be sold and the proceeds
added TO the funds of the Association !
in meeting its expenses. Not having
the half dozen eggs need not impel
person to raid their neIghbor's hen
house nor to remain away from the
entertainment for a silver 25 cent piece
will bring TO the donor as hearty a