Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-06
ASK SUPPORTF FOR
THE NORTHWEST
LIVESTOCK SHOW
Officers of Association Visit
Boise to Interest Southern
Idaho Stockmen in Lew
iston's Big Exhibition.

With "a view of having southern
Idaho stock and business men in at
tendance at the Northwest Livestock
associations annual show Nov. &c 10
Dec. 2. Paul Clagstone. secretary. and
o. p. Sping, assistant secretary. are
in .,oise today. They conferred with
officers and directors of the Boise
Commercial club and with business and
stock men, urging that this year the
south and particularly the southwest
ern part of the state send large dele
cation to Lewiston to see the biggest
livestock show west of Chicago. 1t
was announced by them that Professor
O. D. Center of the experimental de-
partment of the University of Idaho is
working on a plan to have a special
train start from Pocatello and, picking
up southern Idahoans at all stations
enroute, take them to Lewiston. South
ern Idahoans have never been strongly
represented at the big stock show and
this year the visiting officials believe
special efforts should be made to see
that they are.
BIGGEST SHOW WEST OF CHICAGO.
"The Northwest Livestock show is
not a Lewiston institution, but belongs
to this state and to the northwest
said Secretary GLADSTONE. 1t should
be visited by all southern Idahoans
who should have their prize stock ex-
hibited in 1t. In six years this show
has been built up until 1t has become
the largest stock show west of Chi
cago, and excels that Of Portland. We
are planning this year to make 1t big
ger and better than ever and we want
the southern Idaho people to come UP
and see just how big it really it.
Spokane and other cities are anx-
ious to secure this show, but we want
It to remain iii Idaho, and believe that
II will. While it is supported by the
stockmen of the northwestern states, it
was first established at Lewiston and
we should have enough state interest
to see that it remains there.
FOUR GOVERNORS TO COME
Governors Alexander of Idaho, Lis
ter of Washington. Withycombe of
Oregon and Stewart of Montana will
attend the show this ycar. All four
have assured 1t of their staunchest
support. We also expect to have Gov
ernor Kendrick of Wyoming and Gov
ernor Spry of Utah attend. The Pathe
Weekly film service considers the live
stock show so important an event that
it will Aim 1t. making thousands of
feet of film to be shown all over the
United States.
AT the present time the association
has a membership of 1890. We expect
to increase this to 5000 before the year
is over. Last year there were 5000
head of stock on exhibit. This year the
total of Il mill lao u
Increased. Some idea of the kind of
stock exhibited may be gained from the
fact that prize winning, stock at the
Panama Pacific exposition last year
exhibited at the Northwest Livestock
show was only able to carry off second
and third premiums The show is pri-
marily a stock show. There is but one
concession on the show grounds and
that belongs to restaurant. However,
the city of Lewiston will provide plenty
of amusement for those seeking It,.
Many special attractions have been
arranged. One of the features OF the
show will be a unique parade called
The Progress Of the West in which
will be first the native Indians, the
stage coaches, floats describing the
early mining days. etc, and finally all
of the stock placed on exhibition, show
ing the great progress of modern times.
I'VE are here to specially urge
southern Idah PANS to attend Fares Of
one and one-third for the round trip
have been, secured from the railroa Is.
They also have allowed one way freight
rates for stock We hope the people
here. particularly the stock and bust
ness men. will see that this section is