The testimonial to Mr. William Henry Soth-
am was then introduced, and the following
amounts, making a total of $535, were pre-
sented to him: T. L. Miller Company, $100;
C. M. Culbertson, $100; J. M. Studebaker,


$100; T. C. Ponting, $25; William Powell, $5;


Edwin Phelps, $25; William Hamilton, $50;
Thomas Foster, $50; A. H. Hood, $5; W. S.
VanNatta, $10; Earl & Stuart, $20; O. Bush,
$5; A. D. Raub, $5; G. 8. Burleigh, $5; John
Gosling, $5; (f 156) Thomas Clark, $10;
Price & Jenks, $5; Charles Gudgell, $10.
The subject of the members of this Associa-
tion making up a purse of $2,000 to be offered
in premiums for Hereford cattle to be exhibited
at the next Fat Stock Show was introduced by
T. L. Miller. It was clearly shown how such
an amount as this offered in prizes to Hereford
breeders, in addition to the amounts offered by
the management of the show, would bring out
and encourage the feeding ofa very large num-
ber of Hereford steers. The result of this ap-
peal was the circulation of a subscription pa-
per, of which the following is a copy:


We agree to pay the following sums, pro-
vided two thousand dollars is raised, towards
prizes to be given for Hereford cattle at the
Fat Stock Show in 1883, the classification to
be made by a committee to consist of C. B.
Stuart, T. E. Miller and C. K. Parmelee, and
such classification to be published as early as
possible.
There was about $1,500 subscribed to the
fund, and the committee was instructed to use
every endeavor to make the sum up to the re-
quired amount. The meeting then adjourned
to Wednesday, November 22, at the same place.
