Round em up

 The Fort Worth Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show has grown over 107 years from a one-day affair into a 23-day extravaganza, running through this weekend at the Will Rogers complex.
The first Stock Show was in 1896 when Fort Worth was on the verge of becoming a major player in the world market.
A quest for better meat at the nation’s tables prompted early-day ranchers to originate the exposition in March 1896 and laid the foundation for an event that exists as the oldest such exposition in the United States.
Approved as a Stock Show attraction, an indoor rodeo was born at Fort Worth in 1918. Adding the contest also served to call attention to the name change of the livestock event to the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show.
Fort Worth residents lay claim to hosting the “World’s Original Indoor Rodeo.” The initial Fort Worth Rodeo featured men and women contestants vying for a total purse of $3,000.