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Ready for Crowds toThrong Its Doors

of ThoseHave Livestock In-dustry at Heart

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and Fort WorthLent Aid to Pack-

era in the Work

nd of this week will we theS touches placed on the greatslock yards. Krom theade for theammoth struc ture, th.

of Its kind In the Southwest,rk has-progressed at a ral e thatthe expectations jit evenwere under contrac t to havleted In lime for the Nationaland Breeders* Show, whicharch 11 and dote* March IT.building was started thereons of "doubte contractors would be able tome to bo"Ued for this-when the recent financ ialept the c ountry. thse fearsBut tbe Stock Yardswas nevertheless confident Inhe undertaking-, andhe building; was unin-J, and pushed with even grc.it-

y there Is little to be done beforebe ready for the final ac cept-direc tors. It will be fln-Marks Ndw Eracompletion of the Coliseumorward stride In the .le-cnt of the l ive stock Industry Inand not only Forttion of "the coun-f the building and gluds tomore Interest In the breedingon tfte farms as wellglad ofe that Fort Worth has beenalJins toward the funds for

new Coliseum rltal s In magnl-tockg Jn Chicago, which has so longlded a the greatest buildingkind In the country devoted alclusively tn the live stock inand the shons are to be opmuch after the manner -S. 'B..-BurnettMarlon- Sansom. W.; B. King. CharlesK. Hicks. Sterling P . "Clark. J. W.Spencer. Stuart llarrlsou^and. J. F.Hovencatnp of Tort Worth. 'H. E.Singleton. McKlnney: G. E. King.Taj tor: Georse.nillott. Midland, andColonel Ik e Pryor, San Antonio.. Stockmen InterestedWith tH se men at the, helm of theorganization. It was decided that thelaViran for outside 'subscriptionsshould begin. President Burnettstarted the' hall rolling by addressingIdlers to the leading cat IP-men-of thesouthwest, telling themof the objectsof the.assoclafloiuand-requestlng membership subscriptions. The responsowas such as ^\ns u credit to thestate! and 'demonstrated the .enthusiasm with whlchr the matter wasgrasped by .the breeders. At the sametime there were many outside Subscriptions volunteered. They couldseo lhat the permanency of the stockshuwsi In Fort Worth would do'morethan liny other one agency-for the Industry. Among the first .to volunteertheir-subscriptions were Ihe following:Roval A. Ferris. Dallas: J W. Corn.Bear Creek; Chaile* A. Culberson. Dallas; J. C. Brown, Granbury; SenatorJ. W. Bailey Gainesville: Roy A. Burnett. Benjamin: Genirge S. fterry. Meckel; Dr. W It. Clifton. Waco; J . U.Green. Gregory: V. O. lllldreth. Aledo;J. .V Kemp. Wichita Falls; o. L.Miles. Fort Smith. Ark.: Sak Meyer.San Angelo; Al McFadden. Victoria;1. T. Prior. Sau Antonio; M. Sansom Jr., Midland; Dos- Swearlngen.(juanah; Richard Walsh, Clarendon.Fort Worth MembersThe complete list of Fort Worthmembers, us RhOnJt by the records. Isas follows:J. H. Armstrong, George Armstrong."A. tc L. August. Arlington 'HeightsRealty Company, Xeal P. Andeiaou,Alta Vista Creamery Company. J. T.

Anderson. Willard Burton, Q Bone. S.H Burnett. R. R. Urnwn. S. B. Burnett Jr. . Boin.ir ft Wilkinson. T. I*Burnett. K K Ralifrldge. WilliamBriCP. M M. Barnes. A T. Byers. Burton-Peel Dry Goods Company, W. J.Boaz. Jatk Burk. 11 K Bevvley. W.J-aHalley, C. U Brown, Ceoige BarscCommission Company. J. F-. Butr.George Ueg?s & Son. Dr. Frank Itovd.J. B. Burnside. August Busch & Co.Sterling V. Clark. J. D. Collett. WINnam *',II ;.. J. W Condon. .Mai(inCasey, Cassaday Southwestern Com-mission Company. G. S. Carmatk,Cowan & Burnev. \V. R. Connell. I*1).. Cobb. C. W Childress & Co. Sterling P . Clark .!>.. Carter-Hunt Company. Conk .v; Simmons, F. A. Crowley,

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UNTILMARCH 1stVERY dollars' worth of merchandise inour house will be offered atMARKED COST TO REALIZE CASH. Anticipating our usual heavy spring business, we placed with the nulls and importers large orders for spring goods several months ago, before the panic came and upset thecountry.*,Thousands ofdollars' worth of these have been received and more are" coming', givingus too large a stock under the present business 'conditions..:: :: Tounload and reduce ourstock toproportions inkeeping with present business conditions, we have determined to throwour entire stock on the market at actual cost for the next two weeksnothing reserved.NEW DR ESS GOODS AND SUITS, NEW WASH GOODS, NEW W HITE GOODS, NEW LACES ANDEMBROIDERIES, NEW HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR, NEW SHIRT WAISTS AND SKIRTS, CLOTHING, SHOES AND MEN'S FURNISHINGSALL AT COST UNTIL MARCH 1.

The Knight Dry Goods Co.:405 and 407 = HOUSTON STREET=405 and 407

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