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outlay of fully $25,000? Do you appreciate the fact that all over 

 this State are held poultry shows, each representing tens of thou- 

 sands of dollars invested in pure-bred poultry? And what are you 

 doing to encourage it? Nothing. And why? Let me make a few 

 comparisons as to what was done by other states at St. Louis. 

 What did the Canadian government do? She said, get your stock 

 in shape and we wdll pay all transportation charges, all your ex- 

 penses and for every dollar you receive in premium money we will 

 give you another one. Illinois gave $15,000 for live stock, Iowa 

 $12,000, Kansas $10,000, Kentucky $7,500, Missouri, $100,000, Ne- 

 braska, $2,300, ^Yisconsin, $10,000 and Oklahoma, our baby state, 

 $500, true, not much, but like the widow's mite, it will always be a 

 record in her favor. But Pennsylvania the great Keystone State, 

 the State that wants to pose as a model along all lines, we fail to 

 find her name on the list as contributing one dollar. 



At the banquet tendered the Poultry Jurors by President Francis 

 of the Exposition, Frederick J. V. Skiff, Director of Exhibits, said: 

 *'We had the largest horse show the world has ever seen and the 

 attendance w^as large. V\e had the largest cattle show the world 

 has ever seen and the attendance was large. We had the largest 

 hog and sheep show the world has ever seen and the attendance 

 was large; but low and behold, poultry, insignificant poultry, so 

 considered by many, has shown the most marked increase in at- 

 tendance and the interest was clearly manifested by the crowded 

 condition of the poultry barns. In fact, it has been clearly demon- 

 strated that the attendance at the poultry exhibition exceeded the 

 combined attendance of all the other live stock exhibitions." I have 

 every reason to believe it was only truth that fell from his lips and 

 not empty compliments. Let us all look forward to the time when 

 this great State shall become an object-lesson in all those things 

 that pertain to better poultry and more of it. 



On motion, the report was accepted and ordered placed on file. 



Meeting adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. 



Wednesday Morning, January 25th, 1905. 



The meeting was called to order by Chairman Clark, at 9 A. M. 



The CHAIR: Now, gentlemen, this session will evidently be a 

 very busy one this forenoon, if we accomplish what is placed in 

 the program. First, we will have the report of the Committee on 

 Credentials. Then we shall be ready to proceed with the election 

 of officers. Mr. Temple will make the report for the Committee. 



