The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-07
ORGANIZATION OF
Big STOCK SHOW
Is NOW COMPLETE
Scccyicry-AiauaGer SlHa9ll a1d
hssrc,a,es Plan g. Give Pub
IL Fell Moneys Worth AZ
Icrt Worth Mar. 1915


Fort Worth, TeXas--M. Sor-
som, j.. leading Texas stock
man, who last year put For.
Worth on the map as a Round
up city with the magnificent
Bodeo. held in connection with
the Southwestern Exposition
ard Fat Stock Show, has becn
named as seeretary-manager Of
the show this year and has
gathered around him an array
of the very best talent he could
secure to make the event that
will be held here March 1918
a memorable one in the minds
of everyone who visits it.
Mir. SAMSON and associates
have been busy since the first
OF the year working up fea-
lures Of entertainment and ed
ucat;onal value. They are now
able 10 promise q variety and
round of amusement unpGrallel-
ed by previous eNpositions.
More than $4,000 has been
hung up for livestock exhibit
tors alone.
For the first time in the his
tory Of the show, women Will
participate rs superintendent
of departments. Mrs. Juliette
i. Crabb Of Fort Worth has
accepted the post as s''"""iN
terdont OF the Holstein > "
ment, while the superirtc '' -
cy Of the Jersey division na,
been rendered to Mrs. j. Icy
Green.
Ray II. Mckinney. general
manager Of the Reporter Pub
fishing company, who has been
active in making the stock
show a great success for the
past ten years, has accepted
the place of assistant secretary
Mr.. McKinley's long
familiarity with the liycstoch
business and his intimacy with
the show will serve to rebound
most favorably this year.
Bob Tadlock has been chosen
rs chairman of the Rodeo com
and he has associated
with him in this department
Ed Il. Henry, last years secre-
tary manager, Gil Wilmington
Nad Ross and ". O. Rominger.
These men are getting ready 10
make the "all contest" Rodeo
something that will make
Cheyenne and other Round
up" cities ''sit up and take no.
tice."
Departmental managers are
Ward Farmer. cattle; Tom Fra
zier, hogs; J. NJ. Jones, sheep;
W. II. Purses, horses, jacks
and mules; C. Nj. Evans of Tex.
as Agricultural and Mechanical
college, registered cattle sales;
John |. Burgess. ringmaster:
Il. RI. Norman, gates and
tickets; c. L. Hamilton Office,
concessions and exhibits.
Superintcndents thus far b-
lccted are: Ilerefords, John J..
Lee, San Angelo; Shorthorns,
Garrett T. King, Taylor, now
head Of the Fort Worth office
of the government bureau iof
markets; Angus. VIII Ii. HI.
San Angelo; Red Poll, J. "
Mann, Waco; mules, jacks 20
jennets, John w. Hines, Venus
The students livestock judy
ing contest will be made q
greater feature than ever ba
fore. Besides the usual cntrics
Texas and Oklahoma a. u
NJ. Colleges-there will probai
bly, be entries from one %
more other Southwestern A. Z;
Nj. Colleges. Invitations hayq
been issued to all Of them. j.
Kirven Fisher Of Swift & ca
has been made superintendent
Of this department. 4
Besides the livestock feh-
lures, there viii be many othfr
forms Of entertainment. Amopg
these VIII be the combined u,
George Lcos Carnival and pe
KreIo Bros. Shows, which W.
be here all during show week
And There vii be one of the
best poultry shows ever STAGED
/ hero, under the direction oi
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