Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-13
LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
At PORTLAND YARDS
Annual Exposition FittingIy
Termed "COurt of Last
Resort"

North Portland, Nov. l3.--The Pa
cific International Livestock Exposi-
ton, holding at the Union Stock
Yards, North Portland, December g.
IL, has been very aptly called the
"Court of Last Resort" the place
where the breeder and livestock en-
thusiast will find assembled the stock
which has won championship honors at
other shows during the fall and win
ter. The visitors to this show may resi-
assured that they are looking at the
very best of the different breeds in
the country. The winning of Grand
Championship at this show will be an
honor highly coveted by breeders.
This is perhaps the only show in the
United States given over strictly to
the exhibition of livestock, there being
no other activities or concessions,
HWild West" or vaudeville features
to take the attention of the visitors.
Another feature quite unlike all other
shows is that of free admission, free
stall rent, free entry for livestock, in
fact, the whole show is an educational
exhibit, with the one idea in mind that
the people are here for the purpose of
seeing and hearing about cattle, hogs
and sheep. If they want to go to the
theatre and picture houses, or to a
vaudeville show, they can go where
those are provided as q legitimate en-
terprise
Early entries indicate very strong
showing in the fat stock division. In
previous years fat cattle equal to that
of any country have been shown.
Competition has become very keen and
breeders are awaiting with much in
terest the decision in this years car
load lots of cattle in particular. Ed
Coles of Haines, Oregon, who has had
the unusual good fortune to win Grand
Cham pionships on cattle three years
in succession, is up against hard
proposition this year.
1t goes without saying that more
hogs will be shown than ever before
and with better finish, while the
sheep men are determined to make the
sheep section thoroughly worth while.
The fare and a third certificate plan,
applies on all railroads, making it an
ideal time to do your holiday travel
ing. The man who is feeding or breed
ing anything along the livestock line
cannot afford to miss this show and
whenever possible he should bring his
sons along with him.
One of the events looked forward to
by ali exhibitors and visitors to the
Stock Show is the annual compliment
ary "feed," given by Portland Union
Stock Yards Company. 1t will be held
this year at the Commercial Club,
Thursday evening, December 9th, and
it is possible that at least four hun
dred people will be its guests. Every
thing will be entirely informal, where
friends from different parts of the
Northwest will renew old acquaint-
ances. Four governors have already
accepted an invitation to meet with
their friends, among them being Gov.
ernor Withycombe Of Oregon, one of
the most enthusiastic livestock men
anywhere; Governor Lister of Wash
ington: Governor Alexander of Idaho,
and Governor Stewart of Montana,
while at least three other governors
are giving the matter serious consider
alton. The affair will be entirely in.
formal, no set speeches of any kind.
This is probably the most democratic
gathering that ever meets in Portland
during the year, herdsmen, governors,
livestock breeders, bankers, stock
yards and commercial men, Develop
ment League and Chamber of Com,
merce officials, feeders and exhibitors
of livestock, and men of many other
callings mingling
1t is hoped that Commercial Clubs
and Oranges III the various towns will
take up the matter of special car
parties and come down in a body.
Cash premiums of over $4,000 will
| he given