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Show fit Xivestoclc ) jSituatioa.j This is vacation time anil the time fr a little recess from "shop" talk so we want to speak about vacationing, vacation-ing, and visiting as a sideline. Many of the Coast people are visiting the fresh water lakes, the great canyons and scenery of the great interior while the folks from the great interior inter-ior are coming down to the ocean for a change. In this way we find out what is being offered by the West and Southwest, not only in scenery and pleasure but with a chance also of getting -some idea of the economic setup. , lncidently this plan helps to dis tribute our money but more than that, it tumbles us to get acquainted and it is the friendly thing to do. Friendship Friend-ship begets confidence and confidence is the keystone of all business. The folks from the country are inclined to shy from the people of the city, largely due to the difference in environment, en-vironment, and mannerisms but, after af-ter all, there is no difference between the 'folks' and the 'people'. Neither is there any difference between the good fiddler and the violinist. It all comes out of the same box, yet the distinction is made between the country coun-try and the city. Along this line, as an important feature of the Christmas Live Stock Week show to be held at Los An-j geles December 3rd to 8th, I am rec-i j ommending to those in charge of the j affair that they hold a Fiddlers' con- vention to be made up of men and j women who have never played for j money in an orchestra or any other j musical organization, the idea being to make it an amateur affair. Out of I those who come, bands may be form-j form-j ed to play in the afternoons during i the week and wind up with an 'elimination 'elim-ination contest offering a cash prize for the best fiddler, the second best fiddler and the third best fiddler. No musical number written or composed com-posed later than 1900 may be played. We want to gn-, back to where we were and then :-tart fresh, so let's begin be-gin now to --het up the fiddle and bow and come prepared to play as you have never played before. There will he other old time features fea-tures at the show. Inquiry has been sent out to get together a good representation rep-resentation of the old longhorn steers, rapidly becoming obsolete, but thru the able assistance of Uncle Sam, this type will be perpetuated as a relic of the early cow days of the southwest. Arrangements are also under way to have horseshoe pitching events and i other old fashioned specialties of this j character which should not only revive re-vive interest in amusements of this , kind but should also prove very entertaining. en-tertaining. Plans are also under way to give 1 us a picture ot me early tamornia ( vaqueros. It is only a few years ago when there wasn't much else but live . stock in the Southwest territory, and live stock , has taken a very important impor-tant place in settling up the great West. It is in evidence in all histori-1 cal things of this country so it seems fitting that attempts should be made at this time to revive as far as prac-ticable prac-ticable the spirit prevailing in the olden days. I |