The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-25
FAT STOCK SHOW
IS READY To staff
SATURDAY., MARCH 10
BLUE BLo0DS Or EXHIBIT
ARENAS NOW STABBED
IN BARNS BACK OF
COLISEUM.
ROUNDUP COMPLETE
Railroads Optimistic az 10
erewfiss-Special Rates Fixed
For Certain Days of
Week.

EiC k3dA elkiofAss e. 1ot4l A11~eNsf
for the twer1ty-first exhibition
iof the National Feeders and
breeders Show, which will
open in Fort Worth Saturday
tnight, March TO, with q spec
tacular pageant and festival.
Never before have the entry
books been 50 crowded ard al
ready the pens and barns back
loi the Coliseum are filed u
ILapacity. There is not a douos
lin the minds Of the manage
.jment of the exhibition but that
the performance this March
Twill outclass any past perform
lance by long odds.
More live stock and more en-
Itertainment, more exhibits and
greater interest upon the part
'0f all concerned, is proof that
1.-THE Show opening Saturday
might will entertain record
breaking crowds. The advance
ticket sale has been abnormal
land the railroads are respons-
lible for the information that
Thousands upon thousands OF
people from all over the South
west will be on hand for the
levents scheduled.
The Roundup, the stellar en-
PERTAINING feature Of the exhi-
ibition, is ready 10 open Monday
might. Every class has been
more than filled and 1t is pos
sible extra stunts viii be pro-
vided in order that all qualify
ling may have an opportunity
to participate. Plenty Of hair
raising stunts have been sup
3plied to satisfy the most har-
Idened and calloused frontiers
man who may stray into the
Coliseum.
| Fort Worth has put on its
holiday attire. The streets
have been draped with bunting
land flags and many Of the
buildings are decorated appro-
priately. The welcome" sign
70 cowmen is hanging over ev-
cry door and unless al signs
| fail there will be a plenty OF
the boot and spur gentry on
hand To take up q good piece
of this hospitality.
The athletic carnival has been
satisfactorily arranged and
HUNDREDS CT the best youths,
/ phys ealy, Ct Texas, VII De
ireaay for the events.
Eogl cattle divisions are full.
Hundreds of blue ribbon arts
lt3era5s Of other shows are
/ pennad and stabbed back OF the
+ Coliseum and thousands Of the
iuncrowned champions await the
pinning Of the colors. Devel.
! orments indicate that competi-
/ ton viii be keener this show
than at any previous eXhiDi-
ton. Cattle from Northern
[ states and as far East as Mis-
sissippi are ready and waiting
to divide honors with the blue
bloods Of the prairie ranges of
the Southwest. The Agricul-
tural colleges Of the Southwest
ern states are showing big and
unusually good herds. The
class of pen animals and stock
| for killing was never better.
Monday the newspaper men
of the state will be entertained.
Fort Worth Fourth Estaters
have been designated to look
after the wants, joys and ills
Of their brethren who may
stray into the jungles once
ruled over by the only Panther
cat Fort Worthians ever heard
of.
The poultry buildings are full
to the doors. The exhibit is
representative of the chickens,
ducks and turkeys most favor
ably known to breeders and
people Of the Southwest.
Practically all of the exhibits
in the industrial department
have been installed and by Sat
urday afternoon the last piece
of bunting and flag will be
hung. The Coliseum and car
niyal grounds are in readiness
to receive the crowds that win
push through the gates from
Saturday night until SATURDAYS
afternoon, March II.
The management, ring mas.
ters and al connected with the
big show are ready and wait
ing to begin the distribution of
more than $4,000 which is 10