Billboard advertising (July-Dec 1895)

28 BILLBOARD ADVERTISING is the Official Organ of the OHIO Bill Posters' Association. FAIR NOTES. A UNIFORM TERMINOLOGY In State and County Fair Premium Lists. In the preparation of a premium list for a fair or an exposition it is found neces- sary, for the sake of convenience, first to assort the premiums offered into several large groups, and then to divide these large groups into smaller sub-groups. The first division naturally gives us a group for horses, another for cattle, another for swine, still another for poul- . try, etc. A further division gives us sub- groups for the different breeds, varieties or kinds. This system of grouping and sub-group- ing is a ■universal one. In all fairs we have first the large group and then the smaller sub-group. In all fairs there exists the necessity of designating the main groups by some name, as also does the necessity of designating the sub-groups by some name. In the premium li^ts of the Cotton States and International Exposition, Canada's Great Fair and Industrial Exposition, -the Great Inter-State Fair at Trenton, N. J., as also in the lists of the Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana State Fairs, these maingroups for horses, for cattle, for sheep, for poul- try, etc., are termed departments. Mich- igan, Iowa and Minnesota term them divisions. In New York, Illinois and Nebraska they are termed classes; while in Maine and Montana they are given the double-header of class and department. The sub-groups, as for instance the sub- groups for "Jerseys" and for "Poland China," are called in the pr emi u m lists of the Great Inter-State Fair at Trenton, N. J., Canada's Great Fair and Industrial Exposition at Toronto, and in the pre- mium lists of the State Fairs of Wiscon- sin, Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota, classes; in New York the same idea is expressed by the word section; in Illinois and in Nebraska by the word lot; in Ohio by the words entry book; in Maine by the word No., and in Georgia by the •ward group. The foregoing illustrates briefly the varied terminology now in use in the pre- mium lists of oar large state fairs and expo- sition. An examination of the premium lists of county fairs reveals a still wider breach in the use of terms. ^This marked diversity in the use of terms, even in adjoining states, to express exactly the same idea, makes it almost impossible for fair managers to correspond intelligently with each other, or with ex- hibitors, and leads to much confusion in numerous ways. Why use the -word de- partment in one state, class in another, and division in another, to express one and the same, idea? Why should that part of the premium list corresponding to a section in the premium list of the New York State Fair be termed by the Wiscon- sin State Fair a class, by the Ohio State Fair an entry book, by the Illinois State Fair a lot, by the Maine State Fair a No., and by the Cotton States and Interna- tional Exposition a. group? At the recent annual meeting of the Western and Eastern Fair Association, held in Chicago on the 19th inst., this matter was acted upon and a uniform terminology was adopted to be used in the premium lists of all the state fairs. The words chosen by this Association are "Department," "Class," and for such fairs as desire a further division, " Prize Number." The* "Department" will be lettered, while the "Class" will be numbered. There will be, for instance, a Department "A" for horses, a Department "C" for sheep, a Department "D" for swine, etc., etc. There will be for instance a Class " 10" for Jerseys, a Class " 14" for Holsteins, etc. Each animal or article in a class may be designated, if desired, by a "Prize Number" which, if used at all, should commence with number one and run consecutively through the pre- mium list. The adoption of this uniform system by the state fairs is a great step in the right direction. County fairs ought, one and all, to fall into line. Secretaries of all fairs, both State and County, should send to T. J: Fleming, Secretary of the Western and Eastern Fair Association, Madison, Wis., for a sample page of a premium list under the new rule in order that all premium lists, published in 1896, may accord with the uniform plan recently adopted. Arthur Babbitt, AssHSec. Wis. State Agr.Soc. Dates for State Fairs of 1896, have been recommended by the Western and East- ern Fair Association, as follows, which, if adopted by the different State Fair Boards, will avoid any such unfortunate conflicts as occurred this year: New York, August 24th to 29th. Ohio and Nebraska, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5. Michigan and Iowa, Sept. 7th to 12th. Indiana and Minnesota, Sept. 14 to 19. Wisconsin, September 21st to 26th. Illinois, September 28th to October 3d. Missouri, October 5th. Biiaboard Advertising is read by showmen, fakirs, privilege men, horse- men, aeronauts and exhibiting adver- tisers. It pays to advertise a fair in Bit.i.board Advertising. Don't forget that, beginning with the January issue, Billboard Advertising begins to publish the dates and official rosters of the fair list for 1S96. Send yours in now. This is one of the strongest and best advertisements a fair can have, and it costs absolutely nothing. Procrastination is the thief of time. 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Terms cash in advance. ©' k NLY a syndicate plan allows one to issue a cred- itable original periodical at a nominal price like this. 1 have studied and observed in this field for years; and am convinced that the clap-trap,"cheap" forms do not pay. Progressive, tntelligent merchants everywhere are invited to write me NOW. First come, first served. Mention the title: "Home Stories"- For MANUFACTURERS wishing to keep in touch with their trade or the public, I get out exclusive individual periodicals. Ask me for sample of "HARNESS Talk" written up for Graf, Morsbach & Co., of Cincinnati. I am also permitted refer to them. BOSTON BANK REFERENCE: Beacon Trust Company. Address promptly, €liftOlt $. Wady, muter, 27 mmm street. Boston, mm. Poultry Shows. NOTE —Unless given, the secretary's address corresponds with that of the show. ALABAMA. Montgomery. Alabama Poultry Association, Dee. 10-13. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco. E. H. Freeman, sec'y. Santa Ciara, Cal. Dec. 11-17. Oakland. I K Felch, judge, F Mecklem, sec'y, 417 Sacramento street, San Francisco, Cal, Jan, '*"' COLORADO. Colorado Springs. F W Hitchcock, judge, r M Hill, sec'y, 602 I£ast Kiowa street, Jan. 1-4. Denver. I .K Felch, judge, John Heir, sec'y, Jan. 6-12. CONNECTICUT. Seymour.-'- G H Weaver, sec'y, Dec. 25-27. Derby. F B Zimmer, II P Scudder and N A Nichols, judges, E M Hunt, sec'y, Dec. 24-26. DISTBICT OF COLUMBIA. National Poultry Show, Washington. Geo E Howard, sec'y, Feb. 14-18. Washington. National Poultry and Pigeon As- <*>ciatton. Jan. 14-18. GEORGIA. Cotton State Exposition, Atlanta. C. A- Collier, sec'y. Dec. 5-12. ILLINOIS. Danville.' Vermilion County Poultry Associa- tion, Jan. 6 to 10. Rockford. E. J. Hartwell, sec'y. Jan. 21-25. Lanark. Jan. 14-19. ■ INDIANA. Indiana Pigeon & Pet Stock Association. Frank Krdelmeyer, sec'y. Dec, 2-6. Kokomo. E. E Sanders, sec'y. Dec. 16-2.0 IOWA. Ccaar Rapids, Cedar Rapids roultry association Dec. 30 to Jan. 4. Iowa State Poultry Association, Ottumwa. Shel- labarger and Eniry, judges, W. S. Russell sec'y. Dec. 2-7. Sit. Pleasant. W. S. Russell, judge. C. R Doe sec'y. Dec. 10-14. ' Hampton. Holden and Hersey, judges Paul Jones, sec'y, Dec. 30-Jan. 4. Sioux City. Big Four Poultry Association. Dec 0-14. Burlington. Hawkcye Poultry Association C K. Doc. Sit. Pleasant, Iowa, sec'y. Dec. 10-15. KANSAS. Parsons. J. W. Wale, judge. J. R. Alexander, secy. Nov..12-15. Topeka. Theo Ilewes, judge, I) A Wise, sec'v Jan. 6-tl. " ' KENTUCKY. Louisville, The Kentucky Poultry and Pigeon Breeders' Association, Dec. 18 to 20. Covin K ton. Kentucky Poultry, Pigeon and Ken- nel Association. Nov. 30-Dec. 5. BILLBOAB ^DVEBTISINGJSB^^ ALL OVER THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD. 29 "sec'y^jan. J* 5 ""* jud Z e ' I)r J F McArthur, *&$L Poetry c1„r U Sec P 7^? *"^^. NEBRASKA. T ju C 3ge! eh Nov A k?o Daf ° e ' Sec ''- C - A ' Smry A ^'y"- D«. t^"- JudKe " H J' F - w ^' "SEtxZ P " " arris - iud * e - H ' G "*<»y. -«'y. B Dec!^'? 7 f y A Emry - iudge ' E B Greer . se <="y NEW JERSEY. G H r fckeSstck PO c It ^', a, !. <1 P, '« eon Association N J Cke N?v 20-J: W ' J° hnson ' »«■*. Cranford NEW MEXICO. ^TI^X^"' JUdge ' A F ° VeraaD - NEW YORK. ^3??u n d g e Wm No?; ££ Jr ' ~* '" y " «* "r^'sec^tec'. S* ^^^ W " * »"' Rochester. H. P. Schwab, sec'y. Dec 16-21 ^^be^an"""™' 1, JUdge - S K Wilco *' Hamburg, E C Pease, sec'y. Jan. 6-10. New York Poultry and Pigeon Association Madi son Square Garden. New VorkcUj• H VCraw- ford, secy, Montclair, N J. Feb i5 v, " ra ™ ^o'to"^' TStasviUe Poultry Association, Dec. M t a .on in Dec C wET C ° Unty P ° ultr >' Associa " °lflct-A^ t a , t1on Ne Dee Y0 2o. , 2S POUltrJ - a " d ™ B, ja S n ha T- t ° D ' F " B - Zimer ' G, °«rsville. judge. Troy. John H. Duke, sec'y. Jan. 22-27. WORTH DAKOTA. G iud« F °M% h D K Holden ' ° w atonna, Minn., judge. M. E. Harbin, sec y. Dec. 4-6. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord.^ New Hampshire Poultry Association. OHIO. Cleveland and Ohio State (Columbus), Cleve- land Pierce. Butterfield, Bridge, Barker Murphy and Weston, judges. \v. S. Rowe' sec'y. 18 Rerscheuer St. Dec. 4 to li. Kowe - T ^- S !?J^ P , OUl i , " v , aud P'Seon Association. East Liverpool. J. a. Slclntosh, secy. Dec 4-14 Tl £?-y. J b£ t ™T eU ' jUdSe - D - S ' Bi »«. A meye1;se?;. r Se? U 26f 3 I ? 5eld ' JUdgC> C S ADg]e " Dayton I K Felch, judge. C H Clark, sec'y, i-,6 Hawthorn street. Dec. 26-31. *' ° Findlay. R M Wise, sec'y, Jan. 1-4. Washington C. H. W R Dalby, sec'v, Jan. 4-S, Bloomington. J B Peele, sec'y, Jan" 6-10, Toledo Fanciers' Association. - John Davidson dog judge; sharp Butterfield. poultry judge ; MASSACHUSETTS. Amesbury. I. K: Felch, judge. E. J. Graves. Northampton. C II Tuttle, sec'y. Jan. 7-10. Boston Poultry Association, Boston. C SI Weld. secy. Jan. 14-1S. West Midway, Dec. 10-12. MICHIGAN. Saginaw. Butterfield and Tucker, judges \ K Herbert, secy, Ionia, Mich. Dec. 10^13! ' ' Concord I. K. Felch. judge. Jas. A. Tucker s>ec y. Dec. 23-25. ' Slate Show, Jackson. Bridge, Butterfield, Sew ell. Tucker, Shier, judges, K W McKenzic sec y. concord, Mich., Jan. 7-12. ' f.raiid Rapids. Hewcsand Tucker. judges,AIice M. Mason, sec-y, Jan. 20-24, ""cvfjan. fjl^ 80 "' jUd8<r • GC ° W I ' rec » 1 «"' Concord, Dec. 9-10. U r n n & In 8" am County roultrv Association. •-. i'Miaw, sec'y. Dec. 17-20. Vpsilanti. Jnn. 1.4. MINNESOTA. ^'inoua. Winona Poultry Association, Jan. I3 MISSOURI. ' M ^ 0 "" n . e "«' ,, • Kans »» City. F. M. Slut*. iT >•,■"•»» Chestnut street. J. W. Wale W S '-"-sell. Sharp Butterfield, J. II. Drevei ste'dt li'rim. , "" ,,C S t - "• W , Ku4 '" «»'• » T ifeVn : "CK, judges, Nov. 27-Dcc 2. "'eu^sec'y'- Dec.'^.""^ *"**<■ C < C ' »<*" W. Louis J. y. IHcknell, II. A. nridjre D T i' d'»!ei ,Ch c t ^ Wn " a,,d V - W ' ifltehSck; J«fcT»ta" d£™U.' COr - STC >'-" ; "' <;rso '« "»- '•'"c'TnP.t 0 ' Hew "' J ud B e - C. H. Hinds, PENNSYLVANIA. Pituton. F. P. Cosper, sec'y. Dec. 17-21. Erie. Northwestern Pennsylvania Poultrv As- sociation, Jan. J Erie. Northwestern Poultrv and Pet Stock A<t sociation. Wm. Gerke. sec'y. Jan. iS-iJ- TitusviUe. C. E. Hayes, sec'y. Dec. 10-13. Scranton. Dec. 15-1S. RHODE ISLAND. Rhode Island Poultry Association, Providence, H, S. Babcock, secy. Dec. 10-14. TENNESSEE. West Tennessee Poultrv Association. Tackscn C A Emry, judge, H M Dawson,secy, Jan.c-io." Nashville, A R Gray, sec'y, Jan. 14.1s. Chattanooga. Chattanooga Poultry Association Geo. M. Clark, sec'y. Dec. 17-21. TEXAS Dallas Exposition. Dallas. C. A Cour secV Oct. 19 to Nov. 3. • . J ■ Fort Worth. D. O. Ltvelv, sec'v. D. M. Owen judge. Dec. 10-12. State Shows Galveston. J. O. McReynolds, sec'v Neches, Tex. Dee. 17 to si. "' UTAH. Salt Lake City, J w Haslam. secy, Jan. 6-10. VIRGINIA. Roanoke. J. II Drevenstedt. judge. Frank \ Lovelock, sec'y, Salem. Va. Dec. 4-7. WASHINGTON. Tacoma. Thcoxlore Sternberg, judge F * Row- sell, sec'y, Dec. 31-Jan. 4 Seattle. I K Felch, judge, W B Goodrich. <sec'v Jan. 22-2.S. Spokane. Jan. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Vancouver Poultry Association, Vancouver. Cor S>plce, sec'y, Jan. 7-11, Conventions, etc. Flower Shows. D Kal.' 7 ' Reform Press Association, Lawrence. D Jtengor?'Mt nnUal meetin =- Maine s ^'= Grange "lyracusetN^ 16 Daitymen ' s Association, at D SlSn!ore.^ National Reform Association, D Maine° ' 9 State Grange Association, Baagor, D t^n'gs?Ar t k ern EducationaI Association, Hot D cfnnl a i nd:!7- ° hio Academ y of Science. Cin- ^men^cin^naWo ^^^^ American Show- Ja buterl; Cinc\n , n , a a t" 0 Snlo ASS0Ciati0n ° f DUM - J Me£4°n 8 ts' S Na SuT s : ^^ ° f C °»-^°" Jan. 7 to 9. Farmers' institute, Springfield 111 J Mich 5 aDd l6 " Far » ers ' InstitSte^linJw, Ja B n oni^el%utotMin t n rnCUrHDKASSOCiation ' Jan. 21 to 30 Winter Carnival, St. Paul, Minn Feb. 17 to 22. Spring Carnival, Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 27 to 20. National Educational Association convention, Jacksonville, Fla. association ^f-ii-'" 3 " ^t he Christian Endeavor Union of aiichigan. State convention at Ionia A nir^lis K Mfn h n UOfPythiaSEnCam P m ™ t ' Mi ''- Sept. National convention United States Letter Carriers, Grand Rapids. Mich. Robert Mil"" San Francisco, Cal. Horse Show, Dec. 3 to 8. Council Bluffs, la. Southwestern Iowa Horti- cultural Society. Dec. t 6 to 20. *">ra- Sigourney. la. Dec- 4 to 6. Adrian, Mich. Dec 3 to 5. Expositions. Atlanta, Ga. 1895. Sept. 16, to Dec. 31. Baltimore, Md. 1896. Indefinite. Dallas, Tex. 1896. Oct 12 to Nov. 15. MontreaLCan. 1896. Indefinite. Nashville, Tenn. 1896. Sept. 1 to Dec 24; St Louis Mo. 1896. Indefinite. Oakland, CaL 1896. Indefinite. Cleveland, O. 1896. Indefinite. Mexico, Mex. 1898. Indefinite. Foreign Expositions. Paris, France. 1900. April 15 to Dec. 31. Johannesburg, South Africa. 1896. May 1 to June 30. Chas. P. DeGarmo, Director General. P, O. Box 1939, Johannesburg, S. A. 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