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Show ECHO'S OF THE SHOW ROOM. The poultry show just closed was the best ever held, though not as well patronized as in former years. August H. Vogclcr wasthc happiest hap-piest man at the show when apprised of the fact that he had won first on his Black Minorca Cocktovcr his old rival John W Haslam. The protest filed by Hugh W. Smith, was fully gone into by the Executive Committee and by a unanimous unani-mous vote decided in his favor. Show-room etiquette was woefully lacking during the show. The acts of some exhibitors would; in .other cities forever debar them from -the show-room. The Executive Committee arc deserving de-serving of the highest praise for their untiring efforts to make 'the show a success. m As usual Dr. Plummcr was there with a nice string of Buff Orpingtons Orping-tons and carried off the cream of th prizes in that class. Geo, A. Spiers the veteran Barred Rock specialist, trimmed them all again, when George goes after a thing he generally gets it, for George knows how to breed Rocks. The most unique exhibit of the show was that of Hugh W. Smith, who had a large string of fine Reds well groomed and cooped in brand new green coops which made his exhibit ex-hibit most striking. For somic unexplained reason the judging of the Red Class was left until un-til the last, contrary to all customs, and good precedent, when one considers con-siders that the Reds represented nearly near-ly two-fifths of the show. The Red men are sore over this slight andi we think they" may well-be, yet, they'll recover. ": ' - ' To Treasurer Geo. F. Stricklcy falls the highest honor of the show, namely name-ly winning the Sweepstakes Cup. To Ed Best belongs all the glory in the Rose Comb Red Class. He showed a nice bunch of them, and made a cleanup. Some sore spots were made as usual, us-ual, which of course are to be expected. ex-pected. Dr, Plummcr was, however, always there with words of counsel, and ever ready to right a wrong, which made for him new friends ana at the some time did credit to the Association. Would it not be a' good plan to make the President of the Association Associa-tion general superintendent of the show-room with full authority to direct di-rect all matters, as things now are tverybody is boss, and no one is boss, all of which results to the disadvantage dis-advantage of tho Association. If tho Association is to go ahead, discipline and business methods "must prevail |