Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-16
WHY THE FARMER.
AND HIS FAMILY
SHOULD ATTEND THE
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
Rv CAPT. A. H. WADpELL.


There are so many reasons why the
farmer and his family should attend
the great International Live Stock Ex-
position at Chicago, that it is well and |
opportune at this time to mention
some of them.
This great Exposition, the greatest
indeed of all similar shows, Is so apt
to be viewed by the farmer, BREEDER
and stockman as merely q place
where he should go to see the AMI
mails exhibited there, and for business
purposes only. This is very narrow
view of so great and important SUD-
ject, for the animals seen at this Ex-
position. wonderful and extraordinary
as they are, are but the results or
years of labor on the great farms ana
ranges of the West, although they
stand for the greatest and best OF
American breeding and feeding.
The great object Of the founders or
the International Live Stock Exposi-
ton, was to present to the breeders
and farmers of this country, an object
lesson of the highest ideals, and
school Of instruction to which all could
come and learn.
1t goes without saying, that the men
who have made this great institution
possible, and the breeders and feed
ers and farmers who have made 1t
what it is, are men of age and expert
ence: and in order to perpetuate ana
improve this great school, and the
methods through which it has gained
it's present day perfection, 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that the sons or these
men be permitted to see the show, and
so start their lives of improvement
from the advanced point at which their
fathers stopped. This can never be
realized by remaining on the farm and
seeing only the stock their fathers
raised; for every son is imbued with
the idea that his father breeds the
best there Is, and consequently, is un
der the impression that the height OF
achievement has been attained on the
bone farm. Comparison is the only
disillusionizer and 1t is this above al
things that the young man wants, no
only to show him that there are hun
dreds as good as his father, and scores
a great deal better. This opens TIT
eyes of these young men and causes
them to put on the wise cap OF though
and consideration as to why, how an'
where their own fathers fell short II
: gaining what the fathers of their cor
temporaries accomplished.
Another thing that Is sadly ovel
looked by the men who contribute Z
the Exposition with their stock is tn
fact that their wives, the heart an
soul of their homes, and the faithfu
J and constant companions Of their lives
have done their generous share an
, contributed in no small degree to thei
husbands successes. Faithfully an
;, uncomplainingly have they devote
= their useful lives to the duties OF tn
= home and the upbringing of their Chi
9 dren, with the fostering care OF mott
erhood. Uncomplainingly they liv
y and abide in the environments OF tn
. ranch or farm, and day in and day ou
- frcm years end to years end, sc
- nought of life in their sister worlt
save the occasional visit of a femal
:, friend. They tenderly prepare 10
= their husbands annual outgoing to tn
- great International Show, and loving
- await his looked for return. 1t woul
- be but the pulling OF little wider
- tho husbands purse to give to thes
- admirable women a taste Of the fast
- nations and enjoyments of a week
"a visit to a great city, as well as to
- perience the delight Of seeing the e
80 hibits passed upon in the judging rim
- Such a trip, apart from the good Il
:, change would do them, would SER
- the purpose of intense enjoyment al
80 interesting conversation on their I
% turn, and if we judge women arlgf
V would instill into their s,Snpathet
- hearts a desire to still further ASST
- in the future successes OF their ht
bands.
The daughters. too, Of these peop
~ particularly those who have attain
VI or are verging upon early womanhot
he would be greatly improved by t
he sights and surroundings Of trip
es Chicago and the International She
~ Young minds are narrowed by CT
re- tinuous residence among only those
III their own lives and habits and up
'h such an occasion as this, fatht
III should expand still further the strir
iot of their purses to enable these you
ne women to see at least some little II
ne especially when under their own q
no their mothers care.
al The delights Of anticipation and
ne pleasures of accomplishment, are 81
US inexpressible joys to youth that 1t
me nothing short of inconsiderate self
eo. ness to prevent such occasional enj
ment to these young people, parti
larly when it can be attained at 81
comparatively little outlay. The g.
- that such trips accomplish is shown
NJ thousand ways and there is no
L. breeder. feeder or farmer in the WI