The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-01
Prepare Premium List Which
Will Probably Reach $13,-
900 This Year.
OFFICERS ALL ACTIVE
Held Rousing Meeting at Lewis
ton Gives Assurance That
Show Will be Hummer.

A session yesterday afternoon, TO bo
followed by one last night that extend
ed close up to midnight, illustrated
the enterprising spirit with which the
directors of the Northwest Livestock
association have undertaken the prep
aration of the next annual exhibition
of the association-the great Northwest
Livestock show which under the aus
pices of the association has taken
distinct rank as one of the four ex-
pert livestock exhibitions of the Unit
ed states, the three others being the
Chicago International. the Kansas City
Royal and the Denver, Colo. shows.
At the outset, four years ago, hav-
ing associated with 1t leading livestock
growers of the northwest, the associa-
tion established a standard of COM
petition. with rules in harmony, prac-
tieally meeting those of the other
three great shows and this standard
has been maintained, with the result
that the Lewiston exhibition with re-
markable facility gained rank and
reputation throughout the United
States and thus the unselfish objects
of the founders became realized In
spired by this success, the association
Is clinging TO its early ideals and
again the stockmen are at work. de-
termined that the annual exhibition
shall take even further step for
ward In its field OF permanent useful
ness. A factor of distinct encourage
ment to the association, In its work
has been the attitude assumed by
the people of the Lewiston region and
yesterdays visiting directors gave full
expression of appreciation along that
line
An object of yesterdays meeting
of the executive committee was to
confer with committees representing
Lewiston business men relative to
local arrangements for handling the
1916 exhibition and these details were
closed up under conditions most high
ly gratifying to both interests. At the
conference the association was repre-
sented by President E. s. Sweet Sec
retary ]. II. T. Smith, Directors d.
II. Wallace, of Tammany, John Nc
Gregor, of Hooper, Wash, j. II. Smith
OF Spokane and w. ]. Jordan, of Lew
iston Seth JONES' of Idaho county.
superintendent of carlot exhibits; r. j.
Preston, of Nezperce, superintendent
of the swine division; w. II. Ralph of
Nezperce. Robert s. Erb, president of
the Lewiston Commercial club, and ].
Lewiston citizens. Others present were
Henry Jones, o. p. Pring and Wallace
Stanton. the latter having recently
assumed the work of publicity repre-
sentative of the livestock association
All the details for the local arrange
ments were quickly agreed to and the
directors then entered upon general
work of the association. This latter
work embraced further consideration
of revision of the premium list to
make the classifications mere adjust
able to the field. At a recent meeting
In Spokane, the directors appointed a
committee to make a report on the
revision feature, this committee COM
prising Directors John L. Smith, John
McGregor, Walter Roberts and Secre-
tary Smith. The committee reported
last night and this afforded the basis
for the work OF the long evening ses-
sion.
The premium list this year will
reach about $4,000, and Secretary Smith
believes the preliminary announcement
can be made in about ten days With
the issuance OF the preliminary an
nouncement, active field work in be-
half of all phases of the association
work will be taken up. In Nez Perce
Asotin and Garfield counties this
work will be directed by the Lewis
ton committee Tomorrow President
Sweet and Secretary Smith will visit
Moscow in connection with their Off
cial duties.
lncTease and New classifica catIons.
At the night session. many recon-
mendations of the revision committee
were approved and an important step
taken was an increase of premiums in
the beef classes, this applying to the
baby beef. department. The baby beef
classification on car lots applies to
animals IL months and under 20 months
and the premium last year was 800
first and $50 second. There is now a
greater demand for this class of beef
and the premiums last night were fix
ed as follows: First, 5000; second, 5000;
third, 800.
In the hog carlot department, a
new classification was made to en-
brace weights from IT'S to 225, with
$3.50 for first award, $3.50 for second
and 500 for third. Last year the on.y