The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-06
Poultry Men Are Coming
From Everywhere to the Appalachian
Exposition-FiNe 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,
Tennessee. October 5 to IL. Already
the judges have been selected, and
wheuG poultry man sees the choices
made by the Poultry Committee, he
smiles and says, "A good bunch" 1t
10 true that no better selection could
have been made than Judges Dreyen.
stedt, OF New York; Whitman, OF
Pennsylvania: Marshall. Of Georgia,
and Owen, OF Tennessee.
Judge S. T. Campbell. secretary.
treasurer o; the American Poultry As
sociation, has beer chosen to conduct
the Poultry Institute for three days
during the show, and this alone means
that It will be drawing card. Some
OF the abIest lecturers in the United
States will deliver illustrated lectures
on this occasion. among them being
Robert 3. Slocum, OF the Department
Of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.: Mr..
Horace Atwood, poultry expert OF the
West Virginia Agricultural Expert.
ment Station. and Mr.. ]. G. Halpin,
poultry expert OF the Wisconsin Agri.
cultural Experiment Station. Others
will be invited.
Over $1,000 in cash prizes viii be
awarded at this great poultry show
The exposition will offer a $50 silver
cup. and over 500 in cash prizes &c
every state in the Appalachian terri
tory. namely. Tennessee. Georgia
North Carolina. South Carolina. Vlr
ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and
Alabama.
Every member Of the poultry asso.
citation is enthusiastic over the coming
show. ]. P. Swift, Of waynesville
$. C.. says: e viii do I'll 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 Game
Bantam Club. Augusta. Ca. writes:
Several Of our boys will send birds.
and 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 Butt
Plymouth Rock club. says: Il will DO
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; q will take great pleas.
ure in doing all can TO make the poul-
try and pigeon department a great sue.
GEES. have mailing list of 1000
names of breeders and anciers IN
Kentucky that will mail literature
to.
Thomas S. Meek. secretary treasurer
West Virginia branch American Poul.
try association. Wheeling. says: Il
will be very glad TO aid in getting a
good representation from this state"
The following is a list OF the mem.
bers OF the poultry committee OF the
Appalachian exposition. This lis, is a
guarantee OF the great show that will
be given at the exposition:
l.. r. AudiGier. chairman: ]. B. Hen.
derson. J. c. White. f. E. Carter. R. P.
Williams. W. J. Fraser. ]. A. Murkin.
Nashville: J. ]. Jennings. secretary:
Mrs. S. c. Bridgewater. Dixon
Springs, Tenn: C. o. Harwell
Atlanta. Ca; W. c. Cleckley. Au.
gusta. Ga: ]. P. Swift, waynesvflIe
y. G.: B. s. Horne. Keswick. Va: T. s.
Meek, Wheeling. w. Va: A. X. KEGS.
ling. Huntington. ". Va: C. F. Ward
Winter Park. Fla; L. c. Marsh. Wash.
inston, Miss; c. T. Fallin. Greenville.
s. c.: c. H. Dozier. Marion. Ala: ".
Il. Hofterbert. Gadsden. Ala: F. l.
Smith. Lexington. KY: John H. Good
Louisville, Ky; ]. c. Blair. Car.
Isle. Ky.