The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-18
Northwest Livestock Associa-
ton Shows Finest Stock
in the United States.
BEST SHOW in WEST
Lewiston Business Men Profit
Only Indirectly and Bear
Heavy Expense.


stockmen Of Idaho county fully realize
what the Northwest Livestock show
means to them individually. 1t has
grown In the past six years to be one
Of the beading shows In the entire coun-
TRY, and higher prices are paid for
thoroughbred stock at the Lewiston
show than are paid at the big shows
In Kansas City, Denver and Chicago.
No better type of thoroughbred stock is
shown In thh United States than Is
shown .at Lewiston. Thds Is demon
strated this year from the fact that
stock will be shipped in from Wiscon-
sin and several other eastern states.
The manner of handling the livestock
show is no. generally understood. The
premium list this year amounts to
about $4,000. and the total cost Of
conducting the show will probably
amount to close to $4,000.
The association pays certain per-
cent and the business men of Lewiston
are called upon each year % raise a
certain amount of money. This year
their part amounts TO $6,50O, to stage
the show. The only revenue derived
by the business men of Lewiston from
the show is half of the net gate
rsceipts. This in the past has amount
ed to less than $1,000. EVERY member
who pays in s5 a year receives a but
ton which entities him and his family
to free admittance. When this amount
of moHey was promised to the associa-
tion the business men expected an ap-
preparation of about $4,000 from the coun-
ty commissioners and had been prom
ised donations from other counties.
This appropriation has been declared
illegal. At that time there were nine
saloons in Lewiston and 1t was beltev-
ed that they would be In business until
the first day of January. The county
commissioners. however when their A.
censes expired. put thm out OF busi-
ness, and no funds can be realized from
that source. AS a guaranty to the as
sociation that the people Of Lewiston
would finance the show 65 business men
! put down their names for 500 apiece.
Strong committees were apnodnted
few days ago TO call on all the busi-
ness men with the view of raising this
amount of money, believing that the
burden was too heavy ITO be carried by
a few individuals. We feel that the
entire country should pay liberal pro-
portion OF this amount from the fact
that the benefits come to the farmer,
along these lines. We believe that the
burden is too heavy for the business
men of Aewtston to continue to bear,
and If some means could be devised
wheHeby each farmer and stoekman coulu
contribute a small amount, 1t would
help tighten this burden for the people
of Lewiston and would bring about a
better understanding. We have talked
with a great many of our leading stock
men and ssveral of our GGangeville bus
mess men and they all feel that too
much Is being asked of the merchants
and people of Lewiston, and in every
instance they feel that they ars willing
to pay their share Of the maintenance
of this show provided some means can
be devised whereby they may do so.
The people OF Lewiston realizing the i'm
portance OF the stock show to the coun-
ty, voted bonds to the amount of $40,-
900, and purchased grounds In the east
end of the city, have spent some $780,
900 in improvements, and are now in po-
sition to house the show in good shape
and take care of it in the future as far
as grounds and buildings are concern
ed 1t would seem that the stoclnnan
} and rancher being more dir sctly inter
ested and benefited by the producing
of good livestock should be willing to
bear a somewhat larger proportion of
the expense than the business man of
: Lewiston who receivs only an indirect
benefit.