The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
MANY AT POULTRY SHOW
Large Attendance-Officer of Various
Associations Chosen.

The Topeka Poultry show is attract
ing large number of visitors. The
attendance today has thus far exceed
ed that of previous days this week.
although, according to the manage
ment, the record of yesterday-1,2 200
Melted half as much coin as did the
entire show three years ago.
Topeka has been further honored,
the local show having been given a
place on the list of official exhibitions
in place of the famous Chicago show
by the National Barred Plymouth
Rock association, in session Thursday
night.
The official shows are now those
held at Philadelphia. Baltimore, Bos-
ton, Buffalo, New York and Topeka
The Chicago show was not able to
draw the birds in the Barred Ply
mouth Rock class. At the Topeka
on exhibition, which come from sew
enteen states.
Last year the meeting of the ma
tional organization was held in Bur
falo, with nine members present.
There were forty-nine members at
the gathering held in this city. The
place of meeting for next year will
be decided later. Topeka and Phila-
deIphia are the cities which have been
mentioned as being those from which
selection will be made.
officers elected were: S. T. Divinl,
ST. Joseph. Mo-, president; M. W.
Baldwin, Sioux City, Ia, vice presi-
dent; A. c. Smith, secretary and treas
urer.
At the annual meeting of the Rhode
Island Red Club of America, the fol
lowing officials were chosen: I. A.
Sibley, South Bend, Ind, president; G..
P. Coffin, Freeport, Mo-. vice presi-
lot oh Ina Vol
VT, secretary and treasurer: E. l..
Prescott. Hazard, Conn.,. D. w. Rich,
Mt. Pleasant Iowa, and Ira M. Crou-
ther, Willoughby, o., members of the
executive committee.
At o'clock this afternoon the Kan
sas branch of the American Poultry
association met, the gathering being
presided over by n. r. Myers of Leav-
enworth, the president. Prof. F. S
Jacoby. head of the department o.
poultry husbandry at K. S. A c., gave
an address on What the Poultry De-
partment of the State Agricultural
College Can Do for Kansas Poultry
Men,
This afternoon six homing pigeons
the property of Frank Weightman OF
Kansas City, were liberated in front
of the Auditorium. A crowd of poul-
try and pigeon fancierS and show Wis
itors watched the birds as they scared
ing and then started out in a direct
line for Kansas City. The owner OF
the birds was of the opinion that il
would take an hour and half te
make the flight Mr. Weightmar
agreed to wire the moment the frs
bird reaches it's destination.
While perhaps more has been SAID
about the poultry show than the ex-
cellent exhibition of pigeons by the
Western Pigeon club, the manage
ment should be given credit for get.
ting together the best display OF
pigeons which has ever been seen il
Topeka. There are more than 70(
birds on exhibition, and the judge
Robert Joos, states many of the bird.
in the show could compete in any OF
| the large eastern shows.
Roy Payne, the secretary and su.
perintendent of the show, has the lar
gest number of entries, and he de
serves much credit for the results ac
complished. George Burghart, tht
president of the association, has some
high class pigeons on display.