824 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



be repeated, $2,000 was matched against a like 

 amount to be offered by the Minnesota State Fair 

 management, and $5,000 was set aside for a pro- 

 posed new show at Chicago. 



The International Projected. For some years 

 leading stockmen had hoped that a truly national, 

 and indeed international, exhibition might be estab- 

 lished at some central point in the middle west. 

 There came into this field about this time a combina- 

 tion of circumstances that resulted in a realization 

 of this dream. 



Arthur G. Leonard, a man of action, a man who 

 deservedly had the confidence of his superior officer, 

 John A. Spoor, was at the time General Manager of 

 the Chicago Union Stock Yards. He had at his side 

 as his general agent at this date William E. Skinner, 

 a man of vision who had the confidence of American 

 stockmen. The time, the place, the men and the 

 money were now in conjunction. A general meeting 

 was called at Chicago for Nov. 24, 1899, and was well 

 attended by representatives of the various stock 

 yard and stock-breeding interests. The International 

 Live Stock Exposition Association was formed, and 

 the first week of December, 1900, fixed as the date 

 for the initial show. The committee on rules, regu- 

 lations and classification consisted of Alvin H. San- 

 ders, chairman; T. F. B. Sotham, representing cat- 

 tle breeders; A. J. Lovejoy, representing swine 

 breeders; G. Howard Davison, representing sheep 

 breeders; E. B. Ogilvie, representing horse breed- 

 ers, and D. 0. Lively, representing fat stock owners. 



