Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-02-06
The Exhibit Of Fowls is In
dustrial and Financial
Success.
CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT
Attendance is Over 5000.
Association Banquets on
Friday Eve.

The first annual exhibit of the Grays
Harbor Poultry association, which
closed a three-days show Saturday
night, was a huge success in every
particular, so much so, in points Of
attendance and number of birds ell.
tered, as to surprise it's projectors.
The door receipts show an attend
ance during the three days exceeding
5000, which assured the financial sue
cess of the undertaking.
Judge Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City,
the official judge of the exhibit, Frank
l.. White secretary of the Tacoma
Poultry association, and Harry Col
lier, representing the Pacific Poultry
man, praised the quality of the exhibit
as being as good as could be shown
anywhere on the Pacific coast, and
said it would take rank with the poul-
try of any part of the United States,
Although it was not the idea of the
association to make any profit from
the show, there will be a neat sum in
the treasury when all bills are paid.
Poultry experts and enthusiasts from
outside points who attended the show
have been universal in praising the
exhibit, which they say is equal to any
shown in the Northwest.
Plans are being made to hold the
show in Hoquiam next year, number
of the association members being resi-,
dents of that city. A fair share OF
the premiums We're carried off by
Hoquiam birds.
Judge Dixon judged the birds very
closely and on points. He disquali.
fled many birds which, having never
been exhibited in show before,
their owners believed to be pure
blooded. Members of the associa-
tion feel satisfied with this. and are
confident it will result in fanciers Sc.
curing better birds for the next ex-
hibit.
The members of the association
and friends. to the number of fifty.
enjoyed banquet at the Mecca cafe
Friday evening, during the course of
which the poultry business was Meas.
antly discussed. H. B. Elder, presi-
dent OF the association, acted toast
master, and a number of interesting
short talks were made Speaking of
the Importance OF this industry, 4 Ru-
pert, manager of the West & Slade
Grocery Co., said that more than St00..
ooo annually was sent out from Grays
Harbor for eggs, and nearly half A
million dollars are spent on Grays
Harbor each year for butter from
abroad, that this section is pecularilv
adapted 20 both poultry raising and
dalrying, and that all that was neces
sary to stop this enormous drain was
to have a sufficient number of people
mere engage in those industries. who
would reap handsome profits.
Z, {. Quackenbush praised the ex
hlblt as having shown birds the equal
OF any he ever saw in the larger cit.
les OF the east and south, and said
the poultry show was an excellent
forerunner of the county fair. thar is
being arranged to be held at Electric
park this fall
The success of the show was NOT
accident. 1t did not just happen. bur
is due almost solely to the hard worl,
OF the officials Of the new association
who worked necessarily to make the
hrst exhibit so good as to insure tho
annual continuance of the show. as
well as create an interest in this line
o1 endeavor, that has such large ca.
pacity for profit in this vicinity. The
o1hcers whose efforts were crowned
With success are: H. B. Elder. presi
lent; A. Beckenhauer, vice president.
j. Z. Hutchinson, secretary; Mrs. F.
4. Walsh, assistant secretary; J. c.
oreltlaugh, superintendent, and w.
W. Boner, r. A. Wiley, w. F. Jones.
J. A. Mapes and F. Ferguson, execu.
i've committee.