The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-11
From the Herald's correspondents)

(FrOm the Herald'S Correspondents)
FarInington, Jan. 10.-The Utah Live
Stock association held its annual meet
ing Ter the election OF officers here to-
day. E. p Allison, president of the
association, presided at the meeting,
and there was a fairly good attendance
of stockmen from Davis county. James
c. Leary and Mr. Hudnol, of the Colo
RADIO Midland, were present from Salt
Lake. The fact that another Utah live
stock association was brought into eX-
istence in Salt Lake last Thursday,
was called to the attention of the
meeting and a general discussion fol-
lowed as to the advisabiliry of making
the two organizations one, and if so,
which one2
John w. Thornley, favored uniting
with the temporary organization made
in Salt Lake, and continuing the Davis
county association as an auxiliary of
the other.
There was vociferous objection to
this plan, the members of the local as
ISOLATION being almost unanimously
opposed to yielding their right of prior
organization to those who led the Salt
Lake movement.
Thomas J. Steed and Jesse NJ. Smith
advocated maintaining the original as
sociation and extending the member
ship so as to embrace the stockmen of
the whole state
J. G. Leary urged strongly the neces-
sity for unity of action. The stock
raisers' interests, he said would be
better attended to by having a strong
state association. In matters of legis-
lation, shipping rates, etc, IL was i'm
portant that the interests of StOckmen
should be represented. He, as chair
man of the Salt Lake organization, in
vited those present TO unite with men
III he To in
of a strong association.
After a lengthy discussion it was
agreed that the matter of electing Of
fcers for the ensuing year should be
deferred until after the April meeting
of the Salt Lake association, so that
in case the two were united, there
would be no friction and no clash of
authority.
The election of delegates to the Den
yer Live Stock Growers convention
was then proceeded with, and the fol-
lowing persons We're named: Ephraim
P. Ellison, Grin P. Hatch, John Ford,
Jr., William Moss, John w. Thornley,,
j. NJ. Secrist, Walter W. Steed, Jesse
NJ. Smith, W. H. Streeper, H W.
Haight and E. B. Clark.
The plan of attending the convention
at Denver in body, which was pro-
posed, met with unanimous favor, and
accordingly all delegates will meet in
Salt Lake, with those from other points
in the state, on the morning Of the
23rd inst, when credentials will be is
sued to them, under arrangement, by
the officers of the proposed state asso-
citation. The transportation committee
of the latter Will also be looked to for
transportation for the trip to Denver
and return to Salt Lake.
A motion that all back dues be paid
to the secretary Immediately after ad-
journment, prevailed and was generally
responded to.
The singular coincidence of two state
associations of the same name and or
gained for the same objects being in
existence, is accounted for by the fact
that there has been but little of a tan
gible nature done by the original asso-
citation since it was formed on Jan. H.
1896, and when the necessity arose for
the appointment of delegates to repre-
sent Utah in the Denver convention a
few stockmen were called together in
Salt Lake and delegates We're chosen.
those who participated in that meeting
having no knowledge of another asso-
citation being in existence The promot-
ers OF the original state association
were Davis county men, and although
their bylaws in printed form have been
sent broadcast over the state. it is evil
dent that very many stockmen knew
nothing Of their being organized. There
is every prospect that the two associa-
tons will be united, and it is conceded
that great good viii accrue to cattle.
sheep and live stock men generally.