Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
SOUTHERN CATTLE
RA|SERS IN SESSION
LARGE REPRESENTATION AT CON.
vgNTioN HELD AT MERIDIAN.
VISITORS ARE PLEASED.
BLooDED STOCK is SOLD
Rain Mars Sale First Day. But Bigger
Ore 10 Espeeted-Barbeeue VIII
Mark Closing session--Atlsnta
leads for Convention.

Meridian.-Oving 10 the rain there
were not as large sales Of fine cattle
as would otherwise have been the case
at the Mississippi Alabama fair
grounds. but many OF those attending
the Southern Cattlemen's association.
which convened here. made purchases.
There were visitors here from nearly
every southern state. the total mum
Der In attendance reaching 500.
The visitors were much pleased with
the address OF welcome by Hon J. NJ.
McBeath and the response OF J. A.
Kiernan Of Birmingham- There are all
kinds Of cattle on sale. Herefords.
Shorthorns. Aberdeen-Angus. Red Poll
Jerseys. Holstein. Guernsey. Ayrshire
and Galloway breeds. II Is expected
that following the barbecue there viii
be a sale that will take practically all
Of the cattle Atlanta. Shreveport and
Birmingham are coutesting for the
next meeting. with Atlanta apparently
In the lead
The southern Cattlemea's associa-
tion met in It's second annual session.
and the sessions are being held At the
Grand opera house. The address Of
welcome was delivered by Hon. J. ".
McBesih. who has one % the most ex-
tensive stock farms In l.auderdale
county. The response. on behalf Of
the association. was made by DR. J. A.
Herman Of Birmingham. Ala Daniel
s. Combs. president OF Hickory Val
I ley. Tenn. followed with hts annual
address. Hon. TAFT Butler Of Memphis,
secretary. II present. and there are
distinguished eatslemen from a mum
Der Of southern states present. Nissis-
sippi and Alabama being the most
largely represented. I'd n Webster
of Hcsrd's Dairynsn. a well known
publication % Fort Atkinson. Wis. de.
Hvered an address on The Dairy In
dustFy- Another address was Cat
tie xz q Basis Of Credit AZ the B@nk-
IN. visitors viewed The fine lot o'
cattle ~ the Missizsippi- Alabama fsil
grounds. and While some sales yer
: made. the big sals n Pct 10 CONS
: There Vas an oidfs=hssned herbecn
y At the fair xrosads. followed by tn
!. sale Of cattle The distinctive f..far'
3 of this meeting h the fine cattle. prfn
eipally Angus and Herefords
that have been shipped here from DIFF
ferenf cattle farms from over the coun-
try TO be sold. Secretary Striplin sf
the MississippiAlahama fair says. Il
attend each fair in the south every
| year and ! have yet to see at any Of
them. including our own. a finer dis
I play Of cattle than Is now on exhibi-
tion at the MissiSsippiAiabama fair
grounds II is a. fine n bunch OF cat
tie as was ever gotten together In any
place in the country There are sew.
eral carloads from different places.
and Secretary Striplin says that the
work begun through the great cattle
exhibits at the Mississippi-Alabama
fair will be given a great impetus. The
gathering Is well attended. but the
big crowd, locally. Is expected to at
tend the barbecue and great sale OF
fine cattle later.
Contrary TO expectations. the South
ern Cattlemen's association elected Of
fieers for the ensuing year.
Frank l. Derby OF Sumter county.
Ala. was elected president. and DR..
TAFT Butler OF Memphis. secretary. A
list Of Is vfce-presidents was named.