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Show SHEEP SHOW AND FAIR AT OGDEN The Sheep Show and fair at Ogdetv are attracting the attention of people peo-ple at a distance and many favorable comments arc belDg made, one of the most encouraging of which is the following fol-lowing from The Fair Journal, published pub-lished In Chicago: The Intcr-Mountafn Pour-State Fair association, which held its first, annual an-nual fair at Ogden Utah, in 1 has just elected new officers for 1910. con-slstine con-slstine of Dr. H. M. Rowe. president and manager; M. S, Drowning, vice-president; vice-president; John Plngroe, secretary, and A. P. Blgelow, treasurer. All these men are prominent business men In the city, and all are director? of one or more banks and may be said to represent the wealth of the inter-mountaln inter-mountaln country. The fair given last year was a big success, even (hough the fair was held in a rainy week. This year the fair will be given from September 21 to September 20, both d.ivs Inclusive. In connection with the Pour-State fair will be an international in-ternational sheep show and pure-bred sheep auction. Ogden CIt Is tho center of the largest sheep growing community in the world, and the Pour-State fair intends in-tends to have all the brecdeis of pure bred sheep brlDg their best stock to the International Sheep show, and those who feel disposed can have their stock sold at auction. On January 7. this year, the International Inter-national Wool Growers association held Its annual convention In Ogden, at which tife-the greatest sheep show ever pulled off In the Cnited States was held Sheep were present from Canada, England, France. Germany, and from different parts of the I'nlted States. Pefore the International Wool Growers adjourned the- approved of the action of giving an annual international inter-national sheep show in Ogden during the last week in September to enable the wool growers from the Intermoun-triin Intermoun-triin country to pick their pure-bred stock "before the breeding season be-sns The Four-Stale fair also gives a big trotting meet during tho fair. Purses arft offered all the way from $.iflo to $1,000. Running races will aim be given each day after tho close of the trotting races. It Is conceded by all horsemen who have ever visited tho Four-State race track at Ogden that It is the fastest half-mile race track west of tho Mississippi!-iver. Interest In Poultry. The poultry department of the Pour-State fair will also be a special feature. Exhibits are expected from all over the country. The live stock and poultry exhibits are open to tho world. Dr. H. M. Howe, president of the Four-State fair, was formerly one of the ilKht hand bowers of Secretary Wilson, the doctor being highly con-neeted con-neeted with tho bureau of animal industry in-dustry of the department of agriculture. agricul-ture. He Is one of the best Judges of live stock and horses In the nation, and is specially adapted to bao i charge of a big fair. |