The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-23
x.naoement to Eliminate Car
Lots Of Cattle, Sheep
and Hogs.
STIMULATE INTEREST
Committee Named to Select
Secretary and Finances
Of Association.

The annual show Of the Northwest
livestock association to be held in
Tawiston In December will be made
n Z much broaded scope than ever
before. says the Lewiston Tribune, the
change in departments looking to this
ond having been taken at the meeting
Il the executive committee In Spokane
wednesday evening and yesterday.
The meeting was attended by President
n 8. Sweet, Of Grangeville; ID. s.
wallace, Of Tammany; J. III. T. Smith
az Pullman; John McGregor, Hooper |;
]. L. Smith, Spokane; Cleve Halsey,
Asotin; r. @. Beach, Lewiston, and
Paul Clagstone, Spokane. Mr. Wallace
returned to his home at Tammany
last evening.
The carlots Of cattle, sheep and hogs
win be eliminated from the 1915 pre-
MUM list but the substitutions made
are expected to arouse a greater in
terest and secure larger number of
exhibitors. 1t is the purpose of the
association this year to not only have
the interest Of the breeders but also
have classifications in which the farm
ers and stockmen will be permitted to
exhibit their stock. There is a new
department that is expected to arouse
keen interest among the boys and
girls under is years Of age and it
Is expected they viii begin the prepar-
alton Of their exhibit animals at once.
In the first place all Of the animals
exhibited In the special classes for the
farmers, st0ckmen, boys and girls
must be bred and prepared by the ex-
hibitors. This will eliminate the prac.
tice Of buying up exhibit animals to
take the prizes In the classifications
heretofore intended for the farmers
Ine farmers and stocKmen will not
compete with the breeder of pure.
bred stock or the colleges and the
rules under which these departments
VIII be conducted win make it worth
the while for any farmer with a goo6
animal to make preparations to ex
hiDif the same at the annual show.
The cattle classifications for this
department will be three: Fat steer
TWO to three years; fat steer, one t.
TWO years; fat steer, under one year
Inc purses will be $50, $50, 500 ant
siu. There will be a division Of th,
sneep as between what is commonl,
called the Downs" and the lonI
wooled sheep
Inc boys and girls will exhibi
uraIt colts, dairy and beef breed O
caves lambs and hogs. The prize
LOT colts In this department viii b.
$lO, $40 and SIS.
Business Committee Named.
ferhaps one of the most importan
aclions taken at the Spokane meet
ng was the election of a busines
vommittee who will have the selec
son OF secretary, the handling O
.ne campaign for the necessary finau
ees ana the general preparations an
arrangements for the show. This com
Iit1ee Is composed of Prof. r. ]. lido
nss Oh Moscow, d. s. Wallace of Tam
many and r. G. Beach of Lewiston
ttspresenting ~ the stock show associa
.lon, with r. s. Erb and J. q. Kincai
representing the Lewiston busines
men meeting Of this committee wi
s AZ neld at an early date and it !
sApected the matter OF selecting th
ssscretary will be taken up at tha
eaass, snne. The secretary will this yea
s's,,a ssap,isn headquarters in Lewiston an
sh Wli De In direct communication wit
A' business committee at all times,