Gilpin observer., 1908-01-16
live STOCK
EXPOSITION
DENVER WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST
SHOW EVER HELD IN
THE WEST.
FROM EVERY SECTION
MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS
MANY ENTRIES AS THERE
WE'RE LAST YEAR.

Arrangements have all been com
pleted for the coming National West
ern Live Stock Exposition in Denver
and the success OF the show for 1908
is assured. Never before in the his
tory of the live stock business in the
inter-mountain country have anything
like the number of entries been made
for any show.
For the first time in the history OF
the Western show 1t has been made an
international event, and breeders,
feeders and raisers of fine blooded
stock in all parts of the country, re-
alizing the importance of this exposi-
ton, have been only too anxious to
enter their animals. There is scarcely
state in the Union which makes any
pretence of live stock raising or feed.
ing which will not be represented in
Denver. January goth to 25th.
Entries have come from as far east
as New York and from as far west as
California. To indicate the size OF the
show when compared with that of last
year, it is only necessary to state that
in the prize classes a year ago there
were less than 12O single entries. This
year there are 452 single entries OF
cattle divided as follows: Short Horns.
1856; Herefords, 127; Aberdeen Angus,
so; Galloway, G5; Red Polled, Is.
Among the well known stockmen
who have sent entries for the cattle
classes, are the following: John A.
Ranking, Greeley, Colorado; +. w.
Harding, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Sam
uel Ball, McCook, Nebraska; j. II.
Garrett, Mountain Home, Idaho; w. A.
F. Forsythe, Greenwood, Missouri; Car
penter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio; Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colorado; John Grattan, Bloomfield,
| Colorado; H. NJ. Hill, Lafontaine, Kan
sas; T. j. Wornall & Sons, Liberty,
Missouri; T. X. Tomson & Sons, Dover.
Kansas; A. c. Shallenberger, Alma,
Nebraska; C. A. Saunders. Manila.
Iowa; The Mosca Live Stock Company,
Montrose. Colorado; B. n. Newly,
Longmont, Colorado.
In addition TO the cattle classes
there have been entered 11S horses,
112 sheep, 1872 hogs. These are all
single entries and do not include the
car lots of which there will be one
hundred and fifty or more at the stock
yards during the show.
The exhibit of horses this year will
be particularly good. The star at
traction of the show will be the famous
1 Armour horses of Chicago, and the
company is sending eight Of them TO
the Denver show. They are all srays
and are perfectly matched. In the lot
are the six big grays which comprise
their famous six-horse hitch and which
last year made a triumphal tour OF
Europe. The Armour horses have never
been west of Chicago. They will come
to Colorado in charge of William
Wales. the man who broke them, took
them to Europe and drove them before
King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
The Armour horses will be shown In
bitches of two. three, four and six.
A splendid lot Of imported horses
will also be shown. Robert Burgess Il
Son of Wenona, Illinois, have at the
Union Stock yards shipment of for
eign stock that landed in this country
last Thanksgiving Day-Percherons,
Shirers, Belgians and Hacknets are in
| this lot. Springer & Springer of Den
yer, will also show n fine lot of i'm
ported stock. During the show the
horses will be shown in the ring every
day, but the horse show will probably
be held on Friday and Saturday. The
Denver Driving and Riding Club will
assist the Stock Show management
in the show and the best horses in the
state will enter the different competi-
tions.
Another feature OF the show will be
the food and forage exhibit arranged
by Prof. Olin of the State Agricul-
tural College.
During stock show week number
Of conventions will be held In Denver,
notably those of the National Amer
lean Live Stock Association, Colorado
Horse and Cattle Growers Association
Colorado Grain Growers Association,
and the Colorado Editorial Association.
The following judges have been
named for the show; Short Horn. Les
lie Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Here
ford. Prof. r. ]. Kinzer, Manhattan,
Kansas: Aberdeen Angus, Z. C. Davis,
Iowa City. Iowa; Galloway. Leslie
Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Red
Polled, ]. w. Martin, Gothem, Wiscon-
sin; Fat Steers, John G. Imboden. De-
catur, Illinois; CARROTS Fat Cattle, John
G.. Imboden. Decatur. Illinois, and c.
B. Waite, Denver, Colorado; Feeder
Cattle, Harry Schirding, Petersburg,
Illinois.
SHEEP-Breeding Classes, Prof. T.
r. Mcconnell, Laramie. Wyoming; Fat
Wethers, Frank Miller. Denver. Colo
RADIO; Carlots, Leonard Walters, Den
yer, Colorado.
HOGS-Barrows and CARROTS. Prof.
d. A. Gaumnitz, st. Anthony, Mime
sofa; Breeding Hogs, Prof. d. A.
Gaumnitz, st. Anthony. Minnesota.
HORSES-Draft, ]. w. Martin,
Gothem. Wisconsin: Coach. Grade and
Harness Glasses, Robert Ogilvie, Chi
cago, Illinois.