Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-22
THE POULTRY SHOW
Closed Last Friday Night and Proved
Great Success
UPWARDS TO 1000 BIRDS
The Success of the Show Largely Attributed
to our Business Men

There is one thing that can be truly
said of the business men OF Alma,
and that is that they are united in any
movement looking toward the better
ment of the interests OF Alma or the
surrounding country. This has been
proven time and again but never more
forcibly than in the work incident to
making the meeting Of the Alma Poul-
try and Pet Stock Association sue
cess. 1t was long in November when
the poultry fanciers of the country
gathered together in this city and
suggested the organization OF the AL
ma Poultry and Pet Stock Association
and set the date for the first show
for the second week in December.
These dates have now passed the
show is now a matter of history but
the success attained both in point OF
number of exhibits and quality Of
stock shown sets mark that will
hustle next years management to ex-
eel. When the proposition was
broached 10 our business men prem
iums were offered, membership tickets
purchased and each one seemed to be
hustling the other TO make sure that
the show would prove success, and
that it was is largely attributed to
their untiring efforts. Early Monday,
December 18th, every train from
North. South, East and West brought
exhibition poultry They came from
Hamburg on the South to Clare on the
North and from Casnovia and Kent
City west to Saginaw county East and
it was late Tuesday afternoon before
the exhibit was thrown open to the
public. From that hour TO the closing
last Friday night the exhibition room
was thronged with those interested in
poultry and pet stock. The exhibit of
Mr.. T. V. Fairburn of Howell, who
exhibited in addition to a large list
Of poultry a number of exhibits, in
cluding white mice, pheasants, black
robbins, guinea pigs and guinea fowl,
as we'll as other birds attracted the
youngsters, while the parents were
busy admiring the Barred Plymouth
Rocks, the Orpingtons, Houdans,
Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds,
Langshams, Bantams, etc.
r. V. Otto arrived Wednesday
morning and at once commenced
scoring the poultry. He found en-
tered among other things some of the
best birds ever shown under similar
conditions.
Thursday evening the Alma City
band, new organization, formed and
drilled by Schrader, the violinist, en-
tered the hall .lS strong and for an
hour discoursed sweet music to the
large crowd present. The band DON
ated their service for the evening for
which they have the thanks of the
business men and poultry association
as we'll Among the exhibitors of
poultry from out of the city were:
Chas. A. Schultz, Breckenridge,
James Creager, Ithaca, Paul Griever,
Clare; VIM. Fuller, Ithaca; c. P.
Presley Ithaca; J. w. McNamee,
Hamburg; O. J. Trask, Ithaca; Geo.
Won Thunn, ST. Louis; A. A. An
drus, St. Louis; Chas. Henderson,
Howell; c. A. Wilson, Ithaca VIM.
Fuller, Ithaca T. " Fairburn, How
ell; Stanley Burrows, Kent City; w.
A. Bonner, Casnovia; G.. w. Evans,
Durand; c. F. Brown, Alma; VIM
Sawyer, Owosso; c. H. Gould, Rose
bush; Carl Martin, St. Louis; Calvin
Best, Pine River; ]. B. Whitaker,
Howell; s. McAusler. Wheeler; A. B.
Sell, Ithaca; John Beker, Perrinton;
Fred Woodwork, Casnovia; NJ. S. Nc
Neil, Clare; r. V. Otto, Middeton;
II. c. Upper, Howell; f. r. New
conner & Son, Arcadia. In addition to
the above score or more OF Alma
ties entered poultry at the show.
As soon as the bills are paid and
the work incident to the show just
closed, completed, the association will
meet and after auditing the work OF
the present year will elect officers for
the 1911 show. The success attained
by this years exhibit assures the poul-
try show an annual event in this city.
The sales feature of the show
proved drawing card and many birds
changed ownership during the four
days of the show.