La Junta tribune., 1916-01-22
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were requested 70 ~ something u
fhis article. Tuesday afternoon ~
IN all the business was out Of the
Ivay. the association was the gnest
u the Denver Tramwsy Coupaay.
who provided special cara The Dem
rer Union Stockyards and The west-
eru Stock Show Association. We
we're taken on personaiiy conduct
"a tour through two OF the packing
pIanis--swift Z Company. and the
Colorado Packing and Provision
Company. where MI the various pro-
cesses that the meat undefgoes. from
the pens TO the storage rooms. vers
fully shown and explained. Perhaps
the only novelty here was the pro-
duction OF kosher" meat--meat
that is ceremonially clean. pure and
undefiled from = Jewish standpoint.
This work was ali done under the d.
rect supervision Of Jewish rabbi. who
Was right on the job from start to
finish.
Incidentally the Armor people are
planning to make = s300.O 900 addi-
tion to their packing plant here in
Denver. so they must have faith In
the west as coming 20 the front In
the meat producing industry. The
yards and pens. although not as
large as those Of Chicago or Kansas
City. cover considerable territory. and
will soon have to be enlarged n they
want to handle all the stock that
comes this way.
The members OF the association
were then taken through the grounds
OF the Western Stock Show and saw
rs many OF the high class horses and
cattle As time permitted. A banquet
was then given at the Stockmen's 8
Club. Besides the pencil pushers and
their wives. daughters and sweet
hearts. there were present Ex-Govern-
or E. N. Ammons. OF this state and J.
a. Shoemaker and Fred p. johnson.
treasurer and manager. respectively.
OF the Stock Show Association. These
latter gentlemen all responded TO
toasts and gave some OF their expert
ences with the live stock industry Of
Colorado.
After the banquet, the Editorial
association was the guest OF the Stock
Show Association at the Tuesday ev-
ening horse show. the principal fea-
ture Of which was Miss Lulu Long.
with some Of her string Of trotters
and saddiers. Battery b. Colorado
field artillery. also gave . good ex-
hibition Of their skin IN . battery
drill. Anoshsr feature Of The svsa-
t4g vas she ezhibltisa sivsa ~ ~
1adies' hunter class IN jnnpins.
Flrst prise II this svsat vest -
Aston. = brown gsldihs. catered by
u. Rasmussen. Of Chicago.
wednesday afternoon the chisf
feature was the Baby Health cea-
tsst" In which babies competed for
ehs honor Of being the most perfect
" developed physically. There we're
flfty-ssvea entrtes-thirsy boy b.
biss and twenty-sevcn girl babies.
This vas the only part OF the stock
show" 10 which we could get Mr..
Mason Interested. and notwithstand.
ins our constant supervision be
ueuid wander Off and ws always
knew We could find him At the baby
boosh.
We have just one more word 10
add. The city Of beaver II strictly
dry. Even the public drinking foun-
sains ara frosca up. But prohibition
ssemingiy does prohibit In Deaves.
aa1 there hasn't been one drunk II
svtdsace since we arrived. not evea
~ smell Of breath killers" 30 ws
are 10th compelled 10 b. fairly veil
beAaved.
THR AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.