The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-16
STOCK SHOW NOTES.

auultlOH TO the ola eXniDltOrS, tnere
will be quite a numebr of new ones
and very few old horses viii be there
this year. One OF the features of
the show viii be a strong exhibition
Of ponies. including Hackneys,
Welch and Shetland ponies.
There will be nearly 400 Herefcrds
on exhibition in the individual clas-
ses, including the prize-winning
herds from all the big shows in the
country. The Shorthorn exhibition
is very much as straight as the Here
lords in numbers and fully equal 20
it in quality.
Notwithstanding the tremendous
increase in expenses, due to the adj
vanced cost of everything, the ad-
mission to the show this year will
continue to be so cents. as hereto
fore. Reserved seats at the Horse
Show can be had at so cents, 10
cents and 81. Mantinees viii oe
held on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday afternoon.
Gov. Frank o. Louden of Illinois
has promised to visit tn Stock Show
during the week Gogernor Lou
den is one of the big. stoekmen Of
the country and has made awonder
full repu a - as govern 3. dar!ng
during the past two yars. He will
probably be the guest of the show
association on Thursday and Frid1y
of Show Week Thief act that he
is being actively pushed for tie
nomination. of president of the
United States makes him a person
ality of more than usual interest.
Two six-horse teams made up of
Shetland ponies Will be one of tae
features of the Horse Show. These
teams are equipped exactly similar
the teams of big Percheron horses
that have heretofore been seen at
the Show. They will attract much
interest from grown-ups as we'll as
the little ones.
ing classes will contain about 600
of the finest hogs to bef ound in tie
country, representing the Duroc-
Jersey, Poland China and Hamp-
shire breedes.
There are 115 loads of feeder cat
tie entered andt hese will contain
some of the choicest feeder cattle to
bef ound in the West. In the breed
ing carloads there will be 46 ear
loads of bulls, all registered, and 10
carloads of registered heifers. No
other show in the world can make
such showing.
STOCK SHOW GREATEST EVER.
Denver is Ready to Entertain Grea-
test Crowds in History of City.
Everybody is getting ready to
take in the 14th Annual National
Wstern Stock Show at Denver. which
opens Saturday, January II, with
the Students Judging Contest, when
the judging teams from several wset-
ern agricultural colleges will COM
pete. The show proper will open
on Monday morning. January 10,
with judging in all of the depart
The entries are aall in and
the management is having one of
the greatest problems it has ever
with to find room for hun
ireds of exhibits that are seeking
Although over 100000 was spent
during the past eyar for the purpose
of enlarging facilitis, the annual
show has grown so rapidly that the
problem of finding room continues
to be the pressing one.
Not only is the question of fin
ding room for the exhibits one that
is making difficulty. but the indica-
tions aret hat Denver will be called
upon to take care of the greatest
crowd ever assembled in that city.
The Denver Tourist Bureau has un-
dertaken the task of listing all ofI
the hotel rooms and private rooms
in the city, and visitors will be di-
rected to lodging places when they
arrive, either through the Office of
the bureau at the Union station or
from the uptown Office at sos 18th
street. Manager Burhans prom
ises that he will have room or beds
for all who apply and while the ho-
tells will insist on two in a bed. the
prices charged will only be the same
as usual, except that a room for
which SO is normally charged is ey-
pected to produce $4 for two persons
Denver ist thoroughly awake to the