The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Idaho and the northwest. Chicago
will send two special cars loaded
with delegates and hooters for
the next convention. St. Louis will
have two cars. Kansas City is re-
ported as preparing to send
couple, but it is believed a special
train will be required to bring in
this delegation and those that will
Join it from Kansas, Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory.
The entertainment committee, of
which B. B. Paddock is chairman,
has an elaborate program for the en-
tertainment Of the city's guests dur
ing that week. On Tuesday evening
a smoker" will be rendered gentle.
men only at the hotel. Knights of
Bovinia will take charge of the visi-
tors and entertain them with
parade, to be followed by grand
oall. 1t is understood that this
feature of the week s entertainment
Will surpass anything ever attempt
ed by the citizens of Denver. This
order was organized here last wear
for the purpose eff entertaining live
stock conventions. 1t is purely
social lin its character and includes
in its membership many of the
wealthiest and most prominent citi-
zens of Fort Worth.
Thursday afternoon is the time
set for visiting the range stock
exhibition at the stock yards.
Thursday evening the commercial
club will entertain the visitors and
their ladies at the club rooms, with
an elaborate reception,
Arrangements are now being
made for special excursion train
from here to Waco, Austin, San
Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Gal
weston. The Missouri, Kansas &
Texas and other railway companies
have already announced an open
maximum rate of IS to those desiring
to visit the annual meeting OF the
Texas Live Stock Association, which
convenes in San Antonio on the 22nl
OF January. AS San Antonio is one
OF the most interesting historical
cities III America, there is no
doubt but that large numbers will
take advantage of this rate. AS
most of the visitors will have a
twenty day limit to their ticket,
they will no doubt prefer to spend
most of this time in the south and
thereby escape the cold season of
the North, and rate has been ask
ed for which will permit them to
take up most of this time seeing the
leading cities and towns of Texas.
The annual meeting of the associa-
ton has become of such great i'm
portance that number OF cities are
already IN the field as candidates for
the convention of 1901. Among the
cities are Chicago, Cleveland, New
York City, Kansas City, St. Joseph,
Omaha and Denver.
The exhibitions of range stock
which was given at Denver in Jan
uary in conjunction with the con-
ven ticn was one of the most inter-
esting AID successful live stock ex.
hibitions ever given in this country.
A similar exhibition will be given,
and from the number of entries al
ready received by the committee,
the success Of the exhibition is as
sured.
There will be no lack of accom-
modations for those visiting Fort
Worth on this occasion. In addi-
ton to the large hotel capacity, the
citizens will throw open their homes
to anyone failing to secure rooms at
the hotels. A committee on rooms
has been organized and every room
in private residences or blocks will
be registered with this committee.
Its headq quarters will be in a most
convenient locality and should any
stranger fail to get in one of the
hotels, he can be driven to desir-
able room without cost, by simply
applying to this committee. The
citizens announce that there will be
no trouble whatever in comfortably
caring for all who come, as they
expect to make this meeting one of
the most notable ever held in this
city.