The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-12-15
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
STARTS ON TRIP TONIGHT
LIVESTOCK SPECIAL CARRYING UNIVERSITY OF
IDAHO STOCK TO BEGIN JOURNEY.
GREAT EDUCATIONAL FEATURE
Northern Pacific Furnishes Equipment-Probab
One of the Greatest Demonstration Trains Ever
Sent Out In United States

At 10 O'Clock tonight under the su-
pervision of Professor w. H. Olin. di-
rector of agricultural extension of the
University of Idaho, the largest dem
onstration train ever conducted in the
northwest will leave Moscow for a
ten days trip over all lines of the Nor
them Pacific railway in northern and
central Idaho. The train will make
stops at 26 different towns, going as
far south as Grangeville and north
as far as Standpoint. 1t will carry
over 20 head of cattle, horses, hogs
and sheep from the university form,
all of which have been winners of
prizes and championships on north
west fair circuits during the past sew
eral years.
Some of the stock that will be car
ried on the big train was exhibited at
the recent Pacific International Stock
show at Portland and there won blue
ribbons and championships in every
class in which it was entered.
In speaking of the quality of the
stock that will be used in the DEM
onstration work on the present train,
W. j. Jordan, general agent of the
Northern Pacific company, said: The
tr1 ic nhn
is one of the best of its kind that ]
have ever seen anywhere in the Uni
ted States and the quality of the ami
mails that are to be taken has never
been surpassed ON any demonstration
train that has ever been conducted in
the west 1t was to a great extent
through the efforts of Mr. Jordan that
the train was arranged
Professor Olin who has been in
Moscow for the past two days direct
ing the equipment of the various cars
declared this afternoon that the pres
ent demonstration train would beyond
question be the best that has ever
been seen in America, carrying more
stock and more lecturers and dem
companied any similar train. Mr.. Olin
has devoted much of his time during
the past two weeks to an extensive
publicity campaign and believes that
at every point where the train stops
all previous records in attendance will
be broken.
The special car that will be used in
home economics demonstrations has
been splendidly equipped and is so
arranged that it will accommodate
large number of visitors. Demonstra-
tions will be given in this department
of the train by Miss Amy Kelly and
Miss Jessie NJ Hoover of the home
economics department of the uni
The lecturers and demonstrators
who will accompany the train are
Professor w. H. Olin, Acting Presi-
lent w. L. Carlyle, Professor E. ].
[ddings, Professor E. " Ellington,
IOlGSSOT L ftlUeIdll, 1lNtSIOCh
ield man for Idaho, Miss Amy Kelly
md Miss Jessie NJ. Hoover.
The train will arrive in Sites at
IN early hour tomorrow morning and
will commence its work at that point.
leaving Sites it will visit four other
'oints On the Clearwater branch as far
orth as Fort Lapwai, from which
lace it will strike the Camas Prairie
inc. The train will reach Grange
lille on Wednesday afternoon and will
lie up there until Thursday morning
yhen it will start on it's return trip.
will reach Moscow on December 20
nd will give demonstrations here on
lat date from 12:45 to LAS. From
ere it will go to Genesee and then to
lie Occur d'Alene country, completing
lie trip on December 23.
The following is the schedule for to-
orrow and Wednesday: