The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-11-26
Lewiston Show to Start De-
cember Ia and Continue
Throughout the Week.
BEBETTER THAN EVER
Secretaty Carlyle Predicts Post
ponement Assures Still
Greater Show.

The dates OF the Lewiston livestock
show have been fixed for December IA
to December 49, inclusive
This action was taken at a meeting
OF the executive board OF the associa-
tion at Spokane the last of the week,
following a decision the part Of
the management to take every possible
precaution to guard the livestock herds
of the northwest against the foot and
mouth disease which has caused a quar-
antine in several eastern and middle
west states. The original dates Sc
iected for the staging of the big show
were November 80 to December but
the board voted to postpone the event
two weeks in order to assure the ex-
hib'tors and purchasers at the show
and sale that the disease would in no
way affect the exhibition nor the live
stock shown there.
During the meeting at Spokane tele-
phone and telegraphic communication
was had with a number of prominent
stockmen residing in the districts of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana from which the show will draw
/ its patronage.
The responses received indicated the
stockmen are not apprehensive of
spread of the disease and there would
have been but slight falling off in the
exhibits had the show been held on
the early dates selected last winter.
The prevailing sentiment, however, was
, that a postponement of the show for
two weeks will be further precau-
tion to protect the herds of the north
west and cannot result In an injury
, to any exhibitor. The members of
, the executive committee and the stock
men will exert greater energy for the
new dates and the view is generally
expressed that the show will be made
even greater than was considered pos
sble even before the disease scare
reached the northwest
Carlyle Favors Change.
We are proceeding ON the policy
of safety FIRST and progress after
} wards" said w. L. Carlyle. secretary
of the livestock association. "The
members of the executive committee
and tine stockmen are fully convinced
there would be no danger to our herds
if the show was held the original
dates but 1t is desire to take such
precautions as to remove even the
slightest opportunity for spread of
the disease.
I'VE have communicated with the
state veterinarians of the four north
west states, conferred with the fed
eral officers and secured the best ad-
vice possible and 1t Is generally agreed
that the northwest is not in danger
of infection. Every outbreak in Mon
tana has been in cases where the
stock has been shipped in and there is
not a single where the disease
has spread in that state. We are ad-
vised from Washington that the dis
ease first broke out In Michigan in Au-
spread
I'VE believe the postponenent of
the show will allow US TO make even
bigger exhibition than we believed
possible even before the disease scare.
The reports received from breed
: ers are that the fat stock will be in
better condition for show purposes dur
ing the week of Dec ember a. and the
pure bred show herds will also be in
better shape. The members of the as
sociation and the breeders whom we
were able to reach, have sent i'm the
word that they are with us for a big
ger show on the new dates and by
that time there will be hesitancy
on the part of breeders to move their
= herds to the Lewiston show. Taken
all in ALL we regard the outlook now
especially bright for a most success
full show and sale"
. The government quarantine in Mon
tana was raised Monday. according to
day.