Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-25
HENDERSON, CE Is.
IMPORTANT PLACE.
ON new COMMITTEE.
Secretary Idaho State Fair
Association to Work With
Two Others to Arrange for
Federal Exhibits.

o. P. Hendershot. secretary Of the
Idaho state fair has been appointed a
member Of committee of three to
CO. operate with the federal govern
ment to arrange for federal exhibits
for 1918 state fairs. The other two
members of this committee are F. L.
Sponsler Of Kansas, president Of the
American Association of Fairs and
Expeditions, and H. e. McIlvaIne of
South Dakota. These three were Sc
lected from among 200 delegates in at
tendance at the annual convention of
the American Association Of Fairs and
Expositions, held this month In Chi
cago, which Mr.. Henderson, attended.
Recognition on this committee was a
distinct honor.
Speaking Of the convention, Mr..
Hendershot said:
4 Fair problems were discussed from
all angles. especially as to how the
fair managers can aid to win the war.
Recognizing the unusual conditions
, brought about by the wafs and recog
nizing the great necessity of conser-
|, walton OF foods, feeds and encourag
ing the raising Of agricultural pro-
, ducts and livestock, all agricultural
fairs being allies of our government.
, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
"Resolved, that we do hereby ex-
tend to the United States government
the hearty cooperation of our state
fairs and expostions. both collectively
and individually. and our undivided
and individual efforts to aid its off,
; GERS in winning the war;
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
was represented at the convention by
Mr.. Scribner. who came direct from
Washington to learn how the depart
ment of agriculture might cooperate
with the various state fairs and expo
sitions. He was so strongly impressed
= with what the state fairs are doing
that he recommended that commit
!, tee Of three persons be sent to Wash
ington at an early date to confer witt
i. like committees appointed by the
. heads of cooperating departments. HI
a said that the department of exhibit!
of which he is the head. exhibited a
10 state fairs in 1917 and would in al
. probability exhibit at all fairs being
n members of the American Associa.
: ton Of State Fairs In 1918.
q FATS ARE NEEDED.
Z Hon. Dunkin Marshall, minister o
n agriculture of Canada, told what Can
ada Is doing for her agricultural fairs
a He stated that Canada pays 60 pc
10 cent of all prize money offered b,
a their fairs and also pays all Judge
20 and THERE expenses. He finished hi
Il address with an appeal for patriotism
70 from all state fair managers, empha
< Sizing the urgent need of increasin
"A the production of pork, saying: If w
4 win the war it will be by increasin
- the productions of fats in the Unite
AZ States and Canada
- BIG MONEY FOR BULLS.
10 "The Canadian government is buyin
10 all the brood sows offered for sal,
"A sending them back to the farms to .
II bred in order to increase pork pre-
% duction, regardless of the cost OF pro
80 ducing the pork.
II "All in ALL it was wonderful con
"A vention along patriotic lines. Ever
"a address ending with an appeal for &C
80 operation with the government to wi
Il the war;
* One of the prize bulls offered at tn
"a national livestock show held In Chica
20 go ut the same time, Secretary Her
10 dershot said, brought 100000. Ar
% other a yearling. could have been sol
az for $4,000, but the owner turned dow
- the offer.
e5 The pure bred livestock association
have promised Secretary Henderson,
10. 1t would do as much for the ldaf
&c. state fair in 1918 as it did in 1917 ar
ed several will do more. which NEAR
~. $4,000 for the Idaho fair next year c
'e. against $4,000 in 1917.
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