The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Fifty Registered Shorthorn
 Bulls to Be Sold Here for Benefit of Red Cross Fund
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mated this bull, was at the stables at the time the animals were being exhibited to the committee. Three wears ago Mr Kendall had only Jew cattle of inferior quality and now he has the largest herd of certified cat tie in the south. He has led the way in the development of the cattle in- dustry in the Tennessee valley, which has grown to be one of the most i'm potant in this section of the state.
 Acting Chairman Paaschal Shook an nounced at the luncheon yesterday that IS clubs had been organized in Birmingham and 15 in other places Two of the Birmingham clubs, how ever, have only $500 each. The clubs reported as completely organized are The Bank of Ensley, the banks of Birmingham, the bull committee CD; Rotary club f4); the Civilians, the Ala bana Coal Operators association. the Birmingham packing houses, Mrs. Rob- ert Jemison. Sr.. Culpepper Exunl, each of S1000 and the Birmingham grain dealers and the Birmingham hotels, one club each, with $500.
 CLUBS ORGANIZED
 Clubs organized outside of Birming- ham: Sumter county, Ala, 8; Marengo county, Ala, 4: Macon county, Mo. z; National Live Stock Commission com pany, National Stock Yards, Ill, l. Tn addition to the above clubs of $10Oc each are being organized by the Xii wanis CD; the Rotary club Gone addl- tional), negroes of Birmingham. John L. Raul, W. w. Crawford. Tuscaloosa county (2); and other counties in the state reporting 3
 The above does not include the clubs forming in south Alabama as a re- =, ie;t of E,rod S- ident of the Southern Cattlemen's as- soeiation, and Frank Willis Barnett of The Age-Herald staff. There will be half a dozen or more of these.
 The National Live Stock Compssion company of National Stock Yards, Ill, donated one of the bulls, formed a club and will have representative here to buy a bull. which will be resold and the proceeds donated to the Bir- mingham chapter of the Red Cross This is a particularly gracious act on the part of the company, as it has mo interest. in Birmingham whatever, In addition to donating the bull, the com pany will incur several hundreds of dollars expense in sending a man here to attend the sale in purchasing one of the bulls.
 JUDGING THE ANIMALS
 Dean C. F. Curtis of the Iowa Agri- cultural college will arrive in Birmng- ham today and at o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon he will judge the bulls in Capi- tol park. The committee extends invi- tation to everybody in Birmingham and vicinity to be at Capitol park when Dean Curtis judges the animals. All of the 80 bulls will be there Dr. l. B. Legg of Athens, breeder of Shorthorn cattle is in the city and will remain over foi the sale for the purpose of buying.
 The entire class of the civilian military now under training here has been con scripted and will act as escorts to the sponsors in the parade. Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton of the allied armies and his general staff. including the gen eral of the Rainbow division, will take part in the parade.
 F. T. Derby, who originated the idea of the sale and through whose persona solicitation every one of the bulls was donated is a Sumter county farmer s7 years of age. and resides on the farm here he was born. His family consists of himself, his wife and four children Speaking of his experiences in the cattle Industry he said:
 .I became interested in cattle when was years of age, and have been ir it ever since. When l was pur- Joined my brothers uniform Che was at tending the University of Alabama) and swapped it for Holstein bull. The bull wasn't much just a scrub. but l made my start with him.
 HERD OF 800 SHORTHORNS
 Tor the last 70 years have been en- gagged in buying and selling Shorthorn