The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18

Dean lddingS OF the University OF
Idaho, who is among the most noted
of the western livestock experts, has
been prominent among the men who
hive been the real builders of the
| Northwest Livestock show and nc
person is better qualified to speak
of the value of the exhibition. Dean
Iddings, referring to the coming an
J nual exhibition, November 2S- De-
cember 4, says:
''One of the really effective and
potent agencies in the development
of the livestock industry of the north
west has been the Northwest Live
stock Show at Lewiston. This show
has been entirely a home-talent af-
tanned by public spirited stockmen
and business men of the states of
Idaho, Montana, Washington and
Oregon. The original founders and
most influential factors have been a
score or more of men located for
the most part in the inland empire
section.
"In addition to uniqueness so far
as sponsors is concerned, fathered
by men of little experience in such
matters, but men imbued with the
idea and the ideal that such an in
stitution might stand for and attain,
the Lewiston show, as it is common
ly designated, though it belongs to the
entire northwest, is notable for an
other thing. There are no side is
sues, no amuSementS, no carnival
even the bronco, the wild steer and
the professional buckaroo have not
been featured.
'The whole program is livestock.
The lesson taught is that of diversified
farming, the value of good breeding
,1rocr
and significance of the pedigree. Yet
another feature has been of marked
Importance, as many visitors have
testified The young people have al
ways been given attention at Lewis !
ton. The show is not only for adults,
but has for a fundamental ideal the
direction of the minds of the growing !
generation into constructive channels |
of thought and attitude in regard to |
O. agriculture. The opening day is
set aside for the judging contests
for college men, high school students
and farm boys and girls. Last year
at Lewiston something more than 100
young people representing many diff
ferent sections of at least three of the
northwestern states took part in these
'sThe writer has been fortunate in
J6l0S dDlG 10 dIIeuQ each VI -II1c all |
lual exhibitions of the Northwest
Show, from the first little affair held
IN the old fair grounds at Charleston
% the record breaking exhibition of
asst year, which unquestionably !
,anked in importance with the half
lozen leading livestock shows of Am
erica. Year by year higher standards
If excellence have been reached, until {
he original dream of the founders
las become a reality in the wonderful I
of yesterday and the very {
,reat promise of tomorrow.
"Why speak of tomorrow? Because
he end is not yet and greater things
re in prospect. Even though the S
'ast has been fine record the future E
5 even more alluring. Our energetic 1
nd hustling secretary, o. P. Hender (
hot, tells US that in value of premi- v
ms set forth for the stockman in v
he premium list, the show at Lewis t
on ranks third among the 1918 shows o
f America. This year, for the first h
me, in several different sections of v
ne premium list cash prizes are Of f
cred to eight places. This offers II
pecial inducement for the man with e.
he smaller herd and for the man new a
the show ring. The big fellow is