Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-04-30
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State Poultry Show.
T. E. glastonbury, secretary Of the
Missouri State Poultry Show, sends
the following com munication to Rufus
Jackson, secretary Of the Business
Mems Association, explaining the
results to be obtained from such an
enterprise.
"What do we get In return for our
money?n was a pertinent question
asked me by Mexico business men up
a recent visit to that city with a
view Of locating the Missouri State
Poultry Show. We do not hesitate to
state that we know it will prove
beneficial and profitable to your city,
and that you will get value received
for every dollar you have raised to
secure the meeting Of the State Poul-
try Association. We wish to congra-
tulate you upon securing the meeting
of the Travelling Mems Association.
Everything Of this kind Is a great
help in advertising your town, but
we know we are safe In saying that
the meeting OF the State Poultry
Association and State Poultry Show
will bring more substantial and last
ing benefits to your town and COM
munity than will the weeks stay Of
the travelling men. While we may
not spend quite as much money 10
your city as they will perhaps, yet the
good resulting from the State Poultry
Show and Institute will live on In
your town and community and pro-
duce dollars and cents for years after
we are gone. When you are enter
tanning the Missouri State Poultry
Association you are entertaining no
trivial affair. We have more than
six hundred members and represent
an industry that exceeds all Of the
other farm products Of this state In
addition to the millions consumed al
home, we had a surplus Of $40, 900, 900
90 In poultry products to ship from
the state last year.
We issue several thousand catalo-
CUES each year and usually devote
about two pages in telling Of the en-
terprises and advantages Of the town
In which the show Is to be held. These
go far and wide 20 every part Of Mis-.
souri, and Central United States. II
Mexico had the building we believe
the show would be permanently locat-
ed there. But as you are compelled
to build one In order TO accommodate
the show, 1t is not like sending the
money out of the community. Every
dollar that the building costs is spent
right there and goes back into circu'
lation In your own community. The
Association pays out about $500 dur
ing its stay for labor to men living In
that community. This meeting brings
several hundred visitors, and 1000 OF
5000 birds from all parts Of Missouri
and neighboring states. Some stay
two or three days and some for the
week and all spend more or less money,
Ten different states were represented
at our last show by visitors and birds,
The Association devotes about $3O(
60 an Institute which is free to every
one, and the farmers and poultry
raisers of that county can get much
valuable instruction by attending this
Institute that will be of great benefit
to them for years to come. We pay
out about 1900 in premiums at the
close of the show. Free admission
tickets will be furnished to everI
school child In Audrain County. d.
you know that by interesting the
children In poultry you give them, al
a very small cost, IN early business
training which they cannot get in any
other way. They learn to buy, thel
learn to sell to the best advantage
they learn to economic, they learn tt
be diligent, they learn to hustle fol
themselves, and you lay the founda
tion for q successful business career
by interesting the children In poultry
culture.
WI have never held our meeting II
a town that would not be glad to hav'
us back. This is proof that they havt
been benefited. This is true Of st
Louis, Springfield, Sedalia, Chilli
Gothic, Kirksville, Moberly, and cltieI
of like importance throughout thu
state. Kansas City sent a delegation
to our last meeting ut Sedalia ant
offered to furnish absolutely free O
cost to us, Convention Hall In which
to hold the show, and the rent of tina
building for the eight days would cos
them s2,400. 90. In addition to tina
they offered to furnish all the coop
necessary, the lights and all the hell
free Of any cost to us. II they did mo-
realize the benefit of this meeting
they would certainly mot make sucl
a liberal offer. But the show hat
been held in the western part Of th'
state for two years, and as this is
state institution, in order to be fai
to all sections, we felt honor bound Il
locate the SHOW in the east centra
part OF the state II possible.
The State Snow was held at Plea
SAINT Hill two years ago. No one fel
interested 10 having 1t there, but ON
man took 1t upon himself to raise tn
money necessary. He pushed 1t through
to q successful conclusion In the fac
of great obstacles. The following sea
son numbers and numbers of peopl'