Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-15
Poultry Men Are Coming
From Everywhere to the Appalachian
Exposition-Fwe Thousand Coops
Ordered for the Big Event.

Most encouraging reports are COM
ing in from everywhere concerning
the great Appalachian Exposition
poultry show to be held in Knoxville.
renness ee, October to ~. Already
the judges have been selected, and
when a poultry man sees the choices
made by the Poultry Committee. he
smiles and says, "A good bunch" Ii
is true that no better selection could
have been made than Judges Dreven-
stedt of New York; Whitman. OF
Pennsylvania; Marshall, of Georgia.
and Owen. of Tennessee.
Judge $. T. Campbell, secretary
treasurer of the American Poultry AS
ISOLATION. has beer chosen to conduct
the Poultry Institute for three days
during the show, and this alone means
that it will be a drawing card. Some
Of the ablest lecturers in the United
States will deliver illustrated lectures
on this occasion. among them being
Robert B. SlOcum, of the Department
of Agriculture. Washington, ID. c.; Mr..
Horace Atwood, poultry expert of tho
West Virginia Agricultural Expert
ment Station. and Mr.. J. C. Halpin,
poultry expert Of the Wisconsin Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. Others
Will be invited.
/ over $4,000 in cash prizes will be
awarded nj this great poultry show.
The exposition Will offer a $50 silver
/ CUP, and over 500 in cash prizes to
every state in the Appalachial terri
/ tory. namely. Tennessee, Georgia,
/ North Carolina, South Carolina, Nir-
ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and
Alabama.
Every member of the poultry asso-
citation is enthusiastic over the coming
show. J. p. Swift, of Waynesville.
5. c.. says: 81 will do all in my power
toward getting an exhibit of the best
birds in this section
DR.. W. c. Cleckley, president OF the
American Exhibition Game and Came
Bantam Club, Augusta, Ga, writes:
Several OF our boys will send birds,
and I have some future prize winners
coming on that expect to bring. Am
looking forward to much pleasure in
coming to the exposition
j. Gaylord blair. Carlisle, KY, state
vice president of the American Buff
Plymouth Rock club. says: Il will dc
all in my power to make the Kentucky
exhibit as large as possible
John II. Good, secretary of the Ken
lucky Poultry association, Louisville
Ky, writes: Il will take great pleas
ure in doing all can to make the poul
try and pigeon department a great sue
cess. I have a mailing list of ! oct
90 q
r Kentucky that l will mail literatur,
to-"
Thomas 5. Neck, secretary treasures
West Virginia branch American Poul
try association. Wheeling, says: q
u will be very glad to aid in getting
y good representation from this state.
L The following is a list Of the mem
/ hers of the poultry committee of tn
E. Appalachian exposition. This list is
? guarantee Of the great show that vii
be given at the exposition:
/ l.. r. Audicicr. chairman. y. 3. Her
1t dersOn, J. c. White. f. Z. Carter, r. T
ST Williams. W. ]. Fraser. ]. A. Murkir
Il Nashville: J. J. jennings. secretary
20 Mrs s. c. Bridgewater. Dixie
Springs, Tenn; c. O. Harwe,
Atlanta. Ca; V. c. Cleckley. A
msta, Ca; J. p. Swift. Wavnesvin
@. n. c.: B. s. Horne, Keswick. Va; T.
n Meek, Wheeling, w. Va; A. X. Kee
q ling, Huntington. w. Va: c. 2. War
in Winter Park, Fla; 7. c. Marsh. Was
ma ington, Miss; c. T. Fellin. Greenvill
- 9. c.: c. II. Dozier. Marion. Ala: Y
. H. Honerbert, Gadsden. Ala: F.
- Smith, Lexington, Ky; John II. Goo
- Louisville. Ky; ]. G. Blair, c;
Isle. Ky.