CHAPTER XX. 

 THE CREST OF ANOTHER WAVE. 



The latter day records of the Hereford in the 

 central west may fairly be dated from the great 

 Hereford association show and sale held at the Kan- 

 sas City Stock Yards late in the autumn of 1899, as 

 referred to at the conclusion of a previous chapter. 

 The members of the executive committee of the 

 association at that time were Charles Gudgell, 

 Thomas Clark and H. H. Clough. A special ad- 

 visory committee as to the details of the proposed 

 show consisted of F. A. Nave, John Sparks and 

 James A. Funkhouser. A big sale was also planned, 

 and Tom Smith, C. A. Stannard and T. F. B. Sotham 

 were named as a committee to handle it. The whole 

 affair was a monumental success, no less than 541 

 animals being listed in the official catalog. The 

 prizelist was so extensive and was supplemented by 

 so many special prizes that it is impossible to make 

 detailed mention of the scores of beautifully fitted 

 prize-winners. Hereford quality and enthusiasm 

 was here at top notch. 



Twenty-five years of American breeding had 

 brought the average merit of the show cattle up to 

 the best standards set by the English-bred winners 

 of the earlier western fairs. Refinement of head 



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