The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-17

march of progress and spend a most
profitable vacation
President McKinlcy's Endorsement.
Il wish that everybody in the state
of Kansas might have heard that
splendid address made by President
Mckinley at the Pan-American expo
sition at Buffalo the day previous to
his assassination. To Americans and
American institutions he paid a noble
tribute. He said: Fairs and expositions
are the time keepers which mark the
progress of states and nations. They
record the worlds advancement. They
stimulate the energy. enterprise and in
tellect of people and quicken human
genius. They 60 into the home. They
broaden and brighten the daily life OF
the people. They open mighty store
houses of information to the student.
Every fair or exposition. great or small,
has helped to some onward step. Com
parison of ideas is always educational.
hand of man
'And so it goes-every intelligent
and right thinking man now sees the
mission of the state fair. He can see
that it will induce men to mix brains
with their work: it will urge men to
better efforts, more intelligent breed
ing, more intelligent farming; and
when it does that it will accomplish
great purpose.
Gives an Example.
81 must give you concrete illustra-
ton which came to my attention prior
to the Iowa state fair of 1908. A
farmers institute and short course was
being held in northwestern Iowa dur
ing the winter months Several of
the farmers had been induced to bring
in stock for the use of the short course
work. Among the lot was a Short
Horn bull calf owned by a farmer and
breeder living in the northwest part of
the county. This man had been rails
ing Short Horn cattle for years but
was little known outside of his imme-
date vicinity, consequently in what
sales he made the price received was
but little above the regular farm
prices. The president of our board saw
the calf and was at once convinced OF
it's superior quality.
HE asked the owner of the calf to
get it ready and bring 1T down to the
state fair. The owner was of that
class of men who are satisfied with
their lot, had acquired large tract OF
land when t was cheap-otherWiSe he
probably would not have had it; he
had never been to the state fair anu
could not see where he would be bene-
flied by showing his calf. A few weeks
later the president was telling me OF
the calf, and that he had asked the
owner to bring him down to the fair
but that he could not induce him to
do so. While had not personally seen
the calf. I knew from what our presl-
dent said hat he, was good one, ana
the more thought about it the more
anxious I was to have him at the fa1r-
I wrote several letters to the owner
without getting any response. IN ols-
cussing the matter one day with FRO
lessor (,1lrtiss of our Agricultural col.
1ege 7 learned that this mans son had
attended several of their short courses.
81 took the matter UP with the BOY,
whom l knew must have more al
vanced ideas than his father; The boy
entered the calf and brought MIN 70
the fair and he hadn't been on the
grounds twenty-four hours until all the
Short Horn men were taking ABOUT
| him. He was shown as junior year
| ling and won in his class against TWEEN
| ty of the best calves we nave ever
seen. shown bv the leading Short Horn
men of America. He was afterWar u
made Junior champion Short Horn oul,
| of the show, and by many was peheVeu
clearly entitled to have been mace
grand champion l might say nII :
| that the short Horn show annua ~
made at the Iowa state fair is SECOND
ONLY to the International. and IN some
years even eclipses that great snow,
This calf was sold for $1,000. ts9oe
/ would have been the top price for MIN
AT the farm if he would have brought
| thatl He came on to the American
| Roya1 show at Kansas City rev
weeks later and was there made grano
| champion of the breed. re went on &c
1 great
cago and was sold for 5000 to the gen
/ tleman whose bull he had beaten ano
| for which he had paid $4,000. me re-
| suits of this calf being brought IRON
i under cover were seen in the hrst SAFE
held by the former owner and breede'
| the following winter when his average
| for the sale was more than double ina
| Of any previous sale: this for the simple
reason that he had been placed on tht
| map as a breeder of Short Horn cattle
] II could go on and tell you of many
| similar instances, but the point | de-
| sired to bring out was that if you have
| anything to sell you must get it before
! the greatest possible number OF peoplt
and in such a way that its merits VII
best be shown. So it is if you desire t.
buy: go where you can see for yourself
the particular thing you wish to buy
and at a place where you can compare
it with many others of like character.
Iowa Fair Agricultural.
1.-THE Iowa state fair is distinctly al
AGRICULTURAL and Industrial exposition
i and is attended by typical agriculture
folk-inteI1igent, prosperous, happy
well read, well fed, we'll dressed; th'
4 people who stand for good farming
clear thinking, right living 1t is be
. cause of the character of the peopi'