The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-11-19
ATTEND THE: INTERNATIONAL
live STOCK EXHIBIT
Clemson College, S. c.,
November II, 1919.

Dear SIR
The Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, Clemson College, S. c., is again
inviting South Carolina farmers to at
tend the international Livestock Show
Chicago, Illinois, this year. The
show will be held November 10th to
December 9th inclusive. two special
pullman cars of 49 farmers made the
trip last year and large number of
them are going again this year. If
we get 1875 farmers or persons to go
this year, we will get special train
consisting of five cars and handled by
special train crew.
The cotton boil weevil is now over
a large part of South Carolina; our
farmers must necessarily raise more
livestock. 1t will pay you to spend a
few dollars and see the biggest live
stock show nthe United States and
the biggest livestock market.
The South Carolina party will
leave Columbia, S. c., at one o'clock
p. m. Saturday, November 10Th, on
the Carolina Special and arrive Lex
ington, KY, 8:45 a. m. on the 30th.
Here will be seen some OF the finest
farmin glands in the world The
party will have an opportunity to visit
the Hereford herds Of COL E. H. Tay-
lor, Jr., and Senator J. NJ. Camden.
No better Herefords or equipment for
handling a registered herd Of cattle
may be seen in the United States.
Here also may be seen Walnut Hall
Stock Farm importers and breeders of
Hampshire sheep and also the splen-
did herds of Duroc Jersey hogs be-
longing to Mayfield Farms, Cold
stream Farms, and Mckee Bros. The
party last year saw Mayfeld Farms
and Coldstream Farm. Those who
saw these will have an opportunity to
visit other points.
The party leaves Lexington, Ky, at
GAO p. m. on the 30th and arrives at
Lafayette, Ind, on the morning of
Monday the 1st Of December. Here
an opportunity will be given to visit
Perdue University, College of Agri-
culture of Indiana and to visit Jess
G.. Andrews famous Shorthorn cattle
and Shropshire sheep farms and the
Hereford herd belonging to j. Crouch
and Son.
The party will proceed to Chicago
in the evening of Monday, December,
and arrive in Chicago in plenty Of
time to see the judgment of the ex-
hibits which begins on Tuesday.
We will make necessary pullman re-
servation and buy tickets for the en-
tire party as it was handled last year
and to this end we ask that you send
us your check for $4,000 so that this
may be looked after In time. The
fare one way including pullman from
Columbia is $3.50. Those who join
the party in Columbia from the low
er part Of the State should buy their
tickets to Columbia, and those who
join the party above Columbia should
write Mr.. V. w. Lewis, Columbia,
S. c., care Jefferson Hotel, at the
time the check is sent stating where
he will join the party.
In addition to the tickets one way,
there will be some necessary inciden-
tai expenses that will be taken care of
out OF. the $4,000 that is sent in. An
itemized statement covering the rail
road fare, pullman fare and other ex-
penses necessary to travel ell route to
Chicago will be sent each party who
makes the trip, and the remainder of
the $4,000, if any, returned to each
member Of the party making the
trip. The necessary expenses for the
entire trip will be approximately
$4,000.
We will make hotel reservations
for you and look after the details of
the trip for you. The ladies are not
excluded from this trip and we shall
be glad to see the men take their
wives. We shall have special pull
man accommodations and use the
same pullman cars for the entire trip
to Chicago, side-tracking the cars at
Lexington, KY, and Lafayette, Ind.
If you will lmakc this trip send in
your $4,000 to Mr.. V. w. Lewis, care
Of Jefferson Hotel, Columbia, S. c., at
once. Mr.. Lewis will be in Columbia
the entire week preceding the date
of departure.
Very truly yours,
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