The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
INTERESTING SESSION PROMISED
AT JANUARY BREEDERS AND
FEEDERS MEETING.
FIRST ON SUCH BROAD LINES
EVER HELD IN THE UNITED
STATES so FAR AS
KNOWN.
Similar Trend During the Week
Following.

An enthusiastic meeting of the coun-
CT! of arrangements. representing the
citizens generally, the chamber of COM
merce and the Commercial club, met
at the club yesterday afternoon to ar
range foR~the American Live Stock
Feeders and Breeders convention call
ed to meet at theNstate capitol Jan.
Hip, next. -
Executive Manager McGinnis report
ed that the work was already we'll I'M
der ayseWithza promise of one of the
most successful meetings affecting the
live stock industry which has ever been
held, in the country.
Extensive correspondence has already
been had with representative feeders
and breeders OF the United States and
Canada, which establishes the fact
that it will have the hearty co-opera-
ton of stockmen. in both countries.
The members in attendance were II.
A Boardman. j. II. Cornish, Thomas
Try pe, f. w. Randall Thomas Shaw,
C. P Slime L. A. Webb and David r.
McGinnis.
The council decided to call for the
dppOllllilc VI lWSulE uclcSdlGS IL jill
each state and territorial cattle, horse,
sheep and swine breeders association,
each state sanitary board, each state
agricultural school and each live stock
transportation company and each as
ISOLATION of fine stock breeders and
each livestock Journal in the United
States and Canada. In addition, every
live stock feeder and breeder and all
persons interested, in the live stock in
dustry, no matter on how small scale,
will be" invited as a delegate.
The object of the council is not only
to secure the attendance of large feed
ers and breeders, but also 10 have pres
ent as delegates every farmer and other
person interested in breeding stock not
only from the Northwest, but from the
country at large.
The programme will be of exceptional
interest. Experts in every line of feed
ing and breeding have already signified
their intention of being present. Among
them will be Thomas Shaw, who will
be the leader in discussing the ques-
ton of The Folly of Selling Young
and Lean Cattle from off the Farm. ,"
]. E. Breathour, the swine expert of
OIl., llcto OGCu NV tICu ~
speak Jointly with Secretary Wilson, of
the agricultural department, on The
Bacon Hog" o. c. Gregg has been
asked to lecture on THE Growing Dairy
Interest"
C. D. Gffllan, one of Minnesota's
most successful cattle feeders, has eX-
pressed a warm interest in the conven-
ton and will speak on the important
,I1, of 'fFTa Pastures - II
+. B. Sotham,s the great Hereford
breeder, Of Chillicothe, Mo, win lee
ture on Future Methods of Beef Max
ing" and among the invitations sent
cut will be one to Mrs. Virginia Meri-
deth, of the state school of agriculture,
to speak upon subject to be assign
ed, and to A, 3. Stickney, Of st. Paul,
to discuss Marketing Livestock to
Geo. McKeFroW, of Wisconsin, TO
What Extent Should Farmers Keep
Sheep" and to eX-Gov. Furnas, of Ne
braska, why Grain Farming and
Stock Raising Should go Together"
Jas. j. Hill will be invited to speak on
some subject related to livestock.
The council elected Theodore L.
Schurmeier chairman of the general
committee and instructed the executive
manager to invite the co-operat ton Of
the JobberS' union.
o., Letters We're read from Hon. Jno. Is.
Conner, of the bureau of statistics, OF
Indiana and T.. E. Orr, of Pittsburgh,
and other distinguished stCckmen from
other states, accepting invitation to
be present. Letters are being received
frcm as far West as Portland, Or, and
it is possible that quite a delegation
will be present from that state
President J. c. Cufl'yer, of the Mime
sofa Stock Breeders association. and
Secretary Wilcox. have been written to
In regard to appointing delegates from
the Swine Breeders and Sheep Breed
ers' associations from each Of the seven
eongre ssional districts Of the state, and
the same has been asked for from other
states.
National conventions have heretofore
been held embracing individual breeds
of livestock, but the coming convention
is the first ever held in this country
embracing all branches of the livestock
Industry 1t is, indeed. not improbable
that its deliberations Will result IN the
formation of a national organization.
Immediately following the announce
ment of the convention at st. Paul
the people at Denver, Colo, issued
call fora convention of nearly similar
character to occur the week succeeding
the present convention. 1t is anticipat-
ed that each meeting will be helpful
TO The other, as many intending dele
gates have written to Mr.. McGlnnls
that they would attend this convention
and the other one the succeeding week.
ST. Paul will have the honor of orlgl-
mating the movement.