The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-01
New Features for Stock Show
Expected to Attract 10000
Outside Visitors to Stadium
Whole Trains of Pullman Cars
Reserved to Bring Crowds to
Denver for Annua Event;
Press Club to Entertain

Many new features have been GCN Isl d
of the rinth annual National Western
Stock show. " h ch is be held at the
Denver Union Stock yards Jan. 1924.
The program was completed yesterday
by Gen. Man. f. T. johnson and is the
most elaborate in the history of the
show.
An attendance of 10000 persons
from points outside of Denver is cx-
p"cted by the show manage
ment. Last year l20, 900 persons pas
sed through the gates of the show. and
appearances indicate that this number
vii! be swelled by at least 10000 at
the January eXhibition.
Applications for entry blanks re
Celved at the office of the show at the
atockyards indicate that exhibits in all
departments will be larger ana more
comprehensive than ever before.
From each of the seven states wholly
or partly tributary to Denver as a
livestock market have come assurance
that competition in the several classes
Of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs will
be t,eener than ever before.
MANY RESERVATIONS
The railroads report that Pullman
reservations are being made in large
numbers al all stock shipping points.
From Rifle. Colo, for instance. there
viii be a solid Pullman train on the
Colorado Midland and possibly another
on the Rio Graude. filled with stock
men and their families bound for the
show.
Similar reports are coming to the
railroads from all points in the Denver
stock territory, while from Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha St. Joseph and
other markets will come buyers in large
numbers to purchase Colorado feeder
cattle, now conceded to be tie best
obtainablc.
Railroad rates to the forthcoming
sock show are the most equitable
ever granted by the railroads. From
Colorado and Utah points and from
Chey enne, Wlo., rate of one regular
fare for the round trip has been made.
while from all other points east and
west 2-cent rate will prevail. This
is believed TO be sufficient nducemeut
to bring a large throng of visitors to
Denver for stool; show week.
PRESS CLUB To ENTERTAIN
The Denver Press Club will have
charge Cf all down town entertain
merts for the stock men. and is max
ing elaborate preparations for the an
nual ball banquet and smoker which
will be held at the auditorium. Fol-
lowing is the program for the week.
SATURDAY, JAN. II.
Students judging Contest, in arcna.
Receiving and placing exhibits.
SUNDAY, JAN. Is.
Placing exhibits. Gates open to pub
lie IN afternoon.
MONDAY, JAN. 49,
Chamber of Commerce and CONNER
ciai Day Formal opening of show, in
a,ena, at 9 a. m. Judging fat cattle
and poultry. Afternoon. Judging Per.
cheron horses. Opening of horse show
in evening, with special program.
TUESDAY, JAN. 20.
Educational Day-Rocky mountain
editor, womcn's clubs. educational So
. cieties. Judging breeding cattle,
Aeo-ses and hogs. Judging agricultur-
al exhibits. Society night at horse
show. Opening convention of Ameri-
car National Livestock association.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. q.
Colorado and Rocky Mountain States
Day-Judging dairy cattle and breed
ing cattle, opening sale of carloads of
fat and feeder cattle, in stockyards.
Judging babies. arena, Grand sale of
registered Shor,horn breeding cattle in
afternoon, in sale pavilion. Governor
night at the horse show. Grand cow
boy ball at auditorium, evening, after
horse show, Annual banquet Old
Time Cowboy reunion.
THURSDAY. JAN. %.
Denver Day and Municipal Day
Completion of carloads sale stockyards.
Judging babies, horses and dairy cattle
Grand sale of registered Hereford
cattle. sale pavilion, stockyards Clos
ing of American National Livestock