The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-20
.IHB STATEHOOD QUESTION.
Sprung at a Meeting of Ogden's
Trans-Mississippi Delegates.
NO DECISION REACHED.
The Mountain Stock Growers
Convention Will Meet Today.
Preparations fer Entertaining the Crowds
of yisitors-Meeting of Ogden BUSH
ness 1Icn-A Series of HoIdups-
\ Budget from PROVO.

OGDEN, Utah, April 19.-At a meeting
OF the delegates to the Trans Mississippi
congress held tonight, Judge Bishop was
selected chairman and B. G. Mosby secre-
tary. Many matters of Importance were
discussed and details as to the proper en-
tertainment Of the city's guests were
formulated and approved.
4 heated discussion ensued when dele
gate sprang the Utah statehood question,
but, on account of the absence of num-
Der of delegates, the matter was laid over
tfl Friday night, when the delegation
viii meet again and settle upon the
policy of the delegates on this all-im-
portant question during the congress.
Messrs. Wedell, j. w. Pierce, Charles
Beggs, j. j. Brummill and j. d. Gill
were appointed a committee to secure
rooms for the accommodation of dele
gates. Headquarters viii be opened at
the office OF the Reed hotel, where ali
those having rooms are requested to list
tisein at once. The committee will meet
IA the morning at II O'Clock at the Reed
hotel
As the time draws near for the conven-
ing Of the twentieth annual session of the
trans Mississippi commercial congress
the interest being displayed from the out
SIDE IS becoming greater. and the people
OF Ogden are awakening to the import
aDce of the occasion. The mass meeting
Of Tuesday night aroused the people to
the necessity of acting and it is expected
that there viii be ample accommodations
for the city's guests.
CALIFORNIA; BIG DELEGATION.
The California delegation, 100 strong,
telesraphed Tuesday for hall for con-
sultation and they have been granted the
use of the city hall. This delegation will
reach Ogden early Monday morning.
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING.
Tomorrow night at the city hall will be
held a business mems meeting, which
was adjourned from this evening. The
committee TO formulate the proposition
for the establishment of the CART patent
sash and door factory, have completed
their work and will present the same to
the meeting tonight. The proposition
was drafted by o'clock, and by O'Clock
20 per cent. of the 100000 capital stock
had been subscribed. This is a flattering
beginning. The meeting tonight will be
largely attended by citizens. and all who
are inclined to subscribe to the capital
stock are especially urged to be present.
THE sroCKGRowERs' CONVENTION.
tomorrow morning the second annual
convention of the inter- mountain Stock
growers association will be called to or
der in the Grand opera house, and the
city is fully prepared to extend the hand
of welcome to the delegates. Several del
egations arrived this morning, among
them being two from South Omaha. Other
state delegations and territorial members
OF the association will arrive on the early
morning train. The Grand has beer dec
Grated with flags and banners.
FOUR HoLDUPs.
Four holdups have occurred in Ogden
during the last twenty-four hours. and
tonight the police are making q thorough
search of the city for the perpetrators,
with seemingly little success. In no case
did the robbers get any cash.