The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-10-01
Oregon Pure Bred Live Stock
Association.

SbOck aSSOC12ClOn n6lu rOHSluR meeC-
ing. Prof. A. L. Hacker of Nebraska,
delivered a splendid address. An en-
couraging letter was read from D. o.
Lively of the Portland Union Stock
Yards Co. After complimenting the
officers of the association on the
success of their work he announces
the plan to hold big fat stock show
at the yards late in March next.
Among other things he said:
"Reverting to the educational
campaign matter. The man who own
pure bred cattle, horses hogs and
sheep knows all about the value of
better breeding and better feeding.
He does not need teaching or training,
but the man with the scrub or half
bred animals needs an object lesson.
1t has been demonstrated in the vari-
Gus market centers of the United
States that such lesson can best be
given by holding Fat Stock Shows,
and take pleasure in announcing,
that at the Portland Union Stock
Yards, March 20, 81 and %, 1911, there
will be held the first Annual Live
stock Show. devoted exclusively to
the meat animals and draft horses.
The hrst show will not include breeds
classes and the classification has been
arranged to meet-in the best possible
manner-c conditions that exist in the
territory from which the Portland
market derives its supplies.
''The ultimate end of the meat
animal is the shambles and in this
show it is proposed to demonstrate
wherein is the most profit in preparing
livestock for the market. II every
farmer was a breeder of registered
livestock there would be no producers
of market animals and the producer
is the man who needs encouragement
''The preliminary classification of
the First Annual Fat Stock Show will
be distributed widely throughout the
Pacific Northwest and make the re-
quest that every man present prepare
something to- be exhibited at the
Yards in March next. Shows that
follow the first event will probably
include the breed classes. A coIlec-
ton of notables in the livestock in
dustry of the United States have con-
sented to become identified with this
Fat Stock Show, and this letter is
written to ask the friendly cO-Opera-
tion of the Oregon Pure Breed Live
stock Association.
Mr.. Lively is the right man to
undertake such a show. His ex-
perience was gained in a lifelong
service at the big Chicago stock
yards, and others in the central
states. He knows the game, and has
had several invitations to come back
and participate the work of the big
international show held there every
fall. Certainly the Pacific Northwest
needs some such demonstration to
encourage the production Of better
meats for the masses of this great and
growing Northwest.
Among other resolutions passed was
one requesting the state legislature to
make large appropriations for build
ings and Improvements to the state
fair.
The election of officers resulted as
follows President Hon. G. l.. Haw-
ley of Mccoy; first president.
VIM. Schulmerich of Hillsboro; sec
ond vice president, G. h. Cleveland,
Gresham; secretary, N. G. Maris;
treasurer, Chas. Cleveland, Executive
committee, p. A. Frakes, d. H.
Looney, Harry West, j. D. Gordon,
w. A Jones, with the president and
secretary as ex-officio members.
The matter OF needed legislation
was then discussed and upon motion