Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
THE MISSOURI HEM.
Concerning the Big Show Mexico
Didn't Get But Which She
Must Have Next
Time.

have an opportunity to invite the
State Show IL they desire to, the
State Poultry Board has located it
at Trenton, Mo-, for December s.
IL, 1908. believing that TO be the
best location of that was offered.
II is impossible to place it at every
breeders door, but the Board has
deliberated over the matter long
and seriously and when you know
all the facts, you will agree that
they have made a good selection.
There are hundreds of breeders
of thoroughbred poultry in that
section of the state, who are en-
thusiastic poultrymen. Trenton
claims they will furnish ] 900 birds
for the show from their own coun-
try. The mayor of the city. the
Commercial Club and their County
Poultry association have pied ged
themselves to not leave a stone I'M
turned to make the show success.
aud insure every visitor u pleasant
week. Trenton is in the center of
such towns as Chillicothe, Hamil-
ton, Maryville, Gallatin, Kansas
City, Stanberry, Kirksville, Key
tesville, st. Joseph, Macon, Mob
erly, Brookfield, Richmond and
such places as these, most all of
which have exhibitors who have
been sending birds to the State
Show each year, no matter in what
part of the state it was held.
st. LOnis was the next choice of
the Board but its proposition was
definite, also building. Trenton
is nearer to breeders in the vicinity
of Sedalia, Nevada, HarrisonvilIe,
Carthage, Butler, Pleasant Hill
Warrensburg and Joplin than st
Louise is, and is only a few miles
futher to Springfield. No Other
place in The Eastern or Southeast
ern section of the state asked it
Trenton has shown her enthusiasm
and backed her invitation by offer
ing good buildings in which t
hold the show, by putting VI
enough cash to make it possible TO
the Board to furnish free uniform
exhibition coops to every exhibi
tor, by furnishing all the necessar.
help, feed, fuel and light, aud the.
have insured the Board with tn
enthusiasm now manifest, tina
there will be several thousand PEG
pie present to see the birds.
AS free uniform exhibition coop
have been contracted for by the
Board, exhibitors in the farthes
part of the state can ship thei
birds to this show at a saving j
express rate over what it has form
erly been. Instead of shipping il
large, clumsy exhibition coops OF
which the rate is very high, brid
can be boxed in such a way thG
the rate will be much less
aud when your birds arrive at til
show they will be placed in vermi
aud disease proof uniform coopc
The Missouri State Show
the great show of the Wesl
There was but one other show i
the United States last year this
had more exhibitors. or at whic
more chickens were shown than q
this show. Birds were exhibite
from ten different states. TIL
show will pay the largest cas-
premiums paid in America. Th
show will be cooped with free, nj
form. disease aud verminproO
coops. A good building, ON tn
ground floor. a poultry institut,
good railroad facilities. Garrett
and prompt delivery by the ex
press companies. silver cups an
cash specials galore. several thoui
aud visitors to see your exhibit
and a good time is promised a
exhibitors and visitors by Il
citizens Of Trenton. which is
beautiful city Of 10000 inhab
tauts. Comparison iudginV h