Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
MONTEREY, Va, NOVEMBER 9, 1917
Trainload of Virginia
Farmers Going to Inter-
national Stock Show


the Extension division Of the
State Agricultural College at Blacks
burg to run an excursion of Virginia
Farmers to the great International
Stock Show which is helIln Chicago
each wear and which will be held
this year from December LIST, to
9Th. inclusive.
The plans, so far as they have
been worked out at present are,
that special train of pullman cars
and a diner will be run from
Roanoke to Chicago over the N. "
w. Ry. and those going fcom the
"Valley' will leave here over the
N. & W. taking the train at such
points as BerryvilIe, Riverton,
Elkton and Basic and if there are
rs or 80 from any Of the above
mentioned places pullman cars will
be attached at those points thus
making it unnecessary to change
cars between heie and Chicago.
The special train will be made up
at Roanoke sn will pick up sever
al cars in Southwest Virginia where
much interest is being manifested
in the trip. Augusta County is 60
ing with big delegation and al
ready about so names have been
handed into the Demonstration
Agent. ,
It is intended to have the special
train leave Roanoke late in the
afternoon reaching Cincinnati in the
morning thus travelling through the
great state of Indinia by daylight
reaching Chicago that night. The
return schedule will be just
the reverse so that all of the coun-
try between here and Chicago will
be seen by daylight one way or the
other.
The Extension Division at
Blacksburg is now making al. ar
rangements as to reduced railroad
and pullman fare as we'll as dining
car%and hotel rates, thus not only
making the trip as cheap as pos
sible but saving lot of bother and
worry by the members of the ,ex-
cursion.
1.-The exact cost of the trip cannot
betold at this time but it is quite
certain that it will not be mere
than $40 or SIS for each person
Further details will be published as
to cost, date of leaving, exact
schedule etc. just as soon as they
are worked out. Watch the news
papers for further announcements.
The trip will take about one week
in all, as it is planned to spend two
day at the Stock Show, one day
going through the $40 acres Of
Union Stockvards in Chicago as
we'll as one of the big packing
plants where you will see them
. kill and dress about 2 hogs a
minute. Then one day will be
spent on short tour into north
illinois visiting three orsfeursof the
most uptodate dairy bsef cattle
and hog farms in the great stock
raising section aeound asiae:
On the whole this viii be an
excursions that no Virginia farmer
who is>in crested in. stock raising
can afford to miss, especially should
the farmers from the HValley" be
interested assthe type of farming
to be seen WILDE more the oval
ley" sections than any other part
of the state. At the Stock Show
will be seen the greatest collection
of purebred stock that is gathered
to gether in the world, and they
are brought from all counties. 1t
also is the meeting place of all the
very lest posted stockraisers of the
world. TIE educational feature of
this trip viii be the greatest value
to every one, to say nothing of the
pleasure of the excursion.
Each member of the excursion
will be furnished with a badge
showing that he is from Virginia
and we will 20 as one big family,
with spirit not only of "good
fellowship" but as Boosters" for
Virginia.
Those who wish to 60 should send
their names to County Agent B. A.
Warmer, of Woodstock or to
District Agent W. S. Camfeld at
Staunton. Mr.. Garfield lead the
Auto excursion of "a cars from
Augusta County to Lancaster, Pa
a year ago that was such a success
S~and will have direct charge of the
contingent from the valley" and
will assist the local people in every
way possible. Mr.. Garfield says
-thA the ladies are esp cially urged
to accompany their husbands and
that every effort will be made to
make the trip a pleasure and in
teresting for them.
Now don't wait until the last
minute to send in your name as
you may get left, owing to the
great interest that is being taken
all oyer the state. 1t looks now as
though this would be one of the
biggest things pulled off in this
line in Virginia for some time.
Crops have been good and prices