Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-01
ENTRY BOOKS FOR
BIG POULTRY SHOW
CLOSE ON FRIDAY
No Entries to Southern Inter-
national Show Mailed After
Midnight of Friday Will Be
Accepted
Friday. necember First!


of the Southern international Poultry
association are open.
1t marks the passing of the best
chance ever given breeders of poultry
in the south to enter their birds In
southern show where an honor won is
a credit not only in the south, but over
the entire United States.
It's the last chance that breeders
have to enter in competition for slice
of the largest cash sum ever offered In
awards at a southern poultry exhibit
ton It's the. last. day. that. ,fanciers
have for competing for one or more of
thu ia handsome silver cups which Will
be given away to the winning birds in
the different classes
Generally the owner of pure strain
poultry of whatever variety, who let's
pass the day of December 1, 1911, with
out entering bird or a pen Of birds
in what is destined to be the most inn
portant exhibition for the promotion of
the poultry industry in the south. has
lost the best chance of winning honors
and prizes ever afforded fanciers of this
section of the country
Owing to the immense amount OF
work which is required in arranging the
details of show of the magnitude OF
the coming exhibition Of the Southern
International Poultry association, 1t was
decided that the entry list must close at
midnight December l, and entries mall
ed later than that date will not be ac-
cepted, although the date of the show IT.
self is December 11-16, inclusive.
=. The big show will be held in the At
lanta auditorium, building admirably
adapted to the needs of such an exhibit
ton, and officials of the poultry asso-
citation believe that when the doors or
the big arena are thrown open to the
public on December IL more fowls than
ever gathered together under single
roof in any building in the south VIII
be on exhibition.
DESPITE the fact that $4,000 in cash.
ia silver cups, many special prizes and
ribbons will be given away at the show,
there will be no attempt on the part or
the officials to make the big event a
money making venture. The object OF
the show is the promotion in the south
of the pbultry industry. In order that
the whole public may see what kind or
birds can be raised in this section OF
the country the admission Zee 10 the
show has been placed at the nominal
sum of 10 cents The entrance fee for
birds has been placed at a minimum.
OBJECT OF SHOW.
All that the breeders, who are ac-
tiveIv promoting the show, Loring
Brown. Thomas M. Poole. Jehu @. Pos
tell, Joseph Warden, j. K Murphey.
and others ask in return for energy and
time that they have expended in prepa-
rations for the event, Is an even
break" in a pecuniary way and the
knowledge that in measure the people
o fthis country have been made to real
ize that Georgia and the south are the
country test adapted spots in the entire
world to the needs of poultry, and that
with proper interest in the industry,
the several million dollars, which an
nualIy go to northern, eastern and
western breeders for poultry, can De
kept right here.
To this end no expense or time has
been spared in the effort to make this
tn biggest show ever held in the
south The largest amount of cash
ever offered at a southern show, $4,000
in gold, has been hung up" for the ex-
ira inducement of breeders, who did
not wish to stand the slight expense
necessarily attached to entering their
birds in the big show.
When it comes to the breeder, who
wishes a trophy, which he can show to
friends the ia silver cups, some of
them among the handsomest prizes of
the kind ever seen in the south, have
been placed in the list of awards. In
addition there are numerous special
prizes and many ribbons, which In
themselves are well worth winning.
Every recognized department of the In
dustry has been given its place in the
big show, and prizes prorortionate to
the Importance OF the department have
been assigned.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
Particularly worth mentioning is the
childrens department, where only birds
raised by boys and girls of sixteen
years of age or under can enter for
competition. This department was Gre
ated and especially important prizes as
signed to it, because the Southern In
ternational's show is primarily an educa-
tional exhibit and the promotion of the
industry among the men ami women
of the coming generation is one of its
principal objects.
Birds from dozens of different states
have been entered in the coming show,
and many of the best FOWLS from some
of the biggest farms in Inc world will
be on display.
Fearing that some southern breeders
would not recognize he fact that south
ern birds are able to compete with
credit with the best fowls raised in any
section of the United States, special
southern and state prizes have been Of
fered. In this class, where the cash as
we'll as the trophies are well worth
winning, only birds raised in limited
section can be entered.
Inc same DlTOS WilHOuL extra Gust
can be entered in the open classes so
that after winning from other birds
from tn same state or section they
can compete with all Corners.
POULTRY INSTITUTE.
Among the many features of the COM
ing show, which are well worth mention
ing is the Poultry Institute" This, in
brief, is a poultry school, which will be
in session during the week of the big
show. sMen, whose statement Is the last
word in matter pertaining to poultry,
will be there to give stereopticon lectures
on pertinent subjects and to answer any
question regarding poultry, which visitors
may ask Another phase of the ''insti-
tue" will be the demonstrations in kill
ing, packing and preparing poultry for
the market In this important depart
ment southern breeders are far behind
their eastern competitors, and the demon
STATIONS at the show will be revelations
to many men, who now believe that
their work in this line is as good as
can be done
For the past two weeks entries have
been pouring into the office OF Secretary
T. M. Poole. at S16 Temple Court build
ing He announces that while the entry
list closes at midnight of December 1,
Friday. the books of the show will not
close for several days as all entries mail
ed before the expiration of the time limit.