The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-10
My Trip to Chicago
(By John Krieger)

Agent, Palma Abraham from Bel
view, and John Krieger started from
Redwood Falls on Saturday the TWEEN
ty-ninth of November to attend the
International Live Stock Show at
Chicago. At Sleepy Eye they had to
change cars. Some of the boys and
girls of Minnesota who had won priz-
es were on the train which they had
to change to, and also the South Da-
kota boys and girls. The two groups
of boys and girls had supper at Man
kato.
The boys and girls of the two stat
es arrived at Chicago about eight o.
clock Sunday morning and had their
! breakfast at a cafe. On Thursday
night when we started to come home
we gave some of our club songs and
yells before we went to bed At
| Chicago we went into special elevated
railways and street cars. We took
t streets were so crowded.
The group from Minnesota and the
boys and girls of the other states
went to church Sunday morning and
in the evening. In the morning most
of us went to the Central Church.
Some of the boys and girls went to
the Catholic Church in the morning
but in the evening everyone went to
the Second Presbyterian Church. At
these churches we heard some very
fine sermons.
Sunday afternoon the clubs went
to the Field Museum where we saw
stuffed bird, different stones, and
many other things. We also saw
lions, leopards, pheasants, bears, ba-
boons, and other animals, which were
alive, at Lincoln Park on Thursday
! Monday morning the groups of
boys and girls saw the live stock at
the Union Stock Yards. The cattle
and other stock were very nice look
ing when they were brought into the
pavilion.
Tuesday we went to Armour and
| Company's and to Swift and Com
pany's packing houses. At these
places we saw the pigs, cattle, and
sheep slaughtered and the various
ways they were prepared for human
consumption. -. ~.
The next day which was Wednes-
day, we went through Montgomery
Ward and Company's store. Here we
saw how goods are packed and ship
| ped. We saw how many goods are
used as reserve supply. Our guide
told us they had five thousand work.
ers working in Chicago in their fac
tory and thirteen thousand workers
working in all their factories.
| Thursday morning we went through
4 Into of IT,
At that factory we saw different parts
of machines made and also saw how
twine in made.
/ Our first banquet was given to us
by Thomas E. Wilson Monday even
ing. They had a very fine program
j among which they had speakers and
I a magician. Tuesday noon we had a
lunch given to us by Armour and
Company
J Tuesday evening we had ban
quet at the Drake Hotel Honorable
E. T. Meredith, publisher of Success
full Farming and formerly secretary
of agriculture, delivered very in
spring talk at this banquet. He re-
4 ferred to the three rs as Essentials
to Success-D Integrity-you mus:
be honest (2) Industry-you have to
work (3) Imagination can you see
larger field? He urged the boys
and girls to train themselves for agri-
cultures greatest need-capable lead
ership.
Miss Gertrude L. Warren, u S
! Department of Agriculture, gave three
challenges from club leaders to club
members: % Holding intercollegiate
judging contests in home economics
4 (2) Establishment of Hall of Fame
for pioneer women whose lives have
been devoted to the upbuilding of the
home. 81 Establishment of interna-
tional correspondence between All
! club members. Wednesday noon we
had dinner at Montgomery Ward and
Company's. That evening we had q
banquet at the Morrison Hotel. The
following men talked five minutes or
different topics: A. Sykes, Vice Pre-
sident of National Live Stock Produc-
lers Association; C. A. Stewart, Execu-
tive Secretary of National Live Stock
Producers Associations; C. B. Den.
man, Member Executive COMMITTEES
of National Live Stock Producers AS
ISOLATION. Mr.. Denman said people
. and members of the All club worl
were not used to following leader