Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01
J, Sparks, Kirk Armour +, :. B.,
Sotham and Others viii Exhibit,
FAMOUS HERDS OF STOCK.
Interest la the National Live stock
Convention IL Manifested Through
out the Country.

John Sparks. OF Reno, New. who owns
one OF the finest herds Of thorough
bred cattle In the country. will ship
his show herd 10 Salt Lake for the
cattle show, which will be held during
the week OF the National Live Stock
association convention here.
Mr. Sparks is al present breaking the
journey 10 Chicago in this city, and Is
stopping az the Kenyon. During the
time he viii spend In Chicago az the
fat stock show, which is scheduled for
next week he will do his best 10 pre-
vail upon the Armour company to place
their splendid herd OF pedigree Here
fords upon exhibition here II he Is
successful Ia this direction. Salt Lake
win have the privilege OF seeing the
finest bunch OF cattle on this cOnti-
nent Neither Mr. Sparks nor Kirk
Armour WIN oter any OF their animals
for sale, but the mere fact that they
win be In this city during the conYen-
ton viii be a special inducement to
breeders to come here and feast their
eyes upon fancy stock.
Ia speaking as TO the general in
terest displayed among the stoekmeu
OF Nevada In the impending conyen-
lion, he states that the growers OF
Nevada are working like beavers TO
make the occasion an unqualified sue
cess, and large delegation from Ne.
yada may be expected to be on hand.
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sHORTHoRN EXHIBITION.
In addition to the herd OF John
sparks F. +, h. Sotham OF Chillicothe,
Mo, president Of the American short
horn Breeders association has signlfed
his intention OF bringing several car
loads OF pedigree stock for show and
sale. Lowe q Dewitt of Denver also
have sent word to Secretary Martin to
the effect that they will have a bunch
OF fancy cattle on hand TO gladden. the
hearts Of the stockmen; then there will
be the local breeders, who will enter
their animals for the show. These en-
tries viii include White & Sons famous
Hereford bunch Of cattle.
Chairman J. c. Leary. who returned
from visit to Heber City this morn.
ing brings word that number Scat
tlemen who reside In that county have
sgnifed their desire to purchase from
eight TO ten fancy stock In order to
improve their herds.
ALREADY SECURE ROOM.
The outlook for the convention gets
brighter every day Secretary Martin by
every mail Is receiving letters from the
various breeders and associations
throughout the country. By this morn
inB's mail he received communication
from +. NJ, Stewart, secretary OF the
Western South Dakota association,
wherein he states that he has engaged
thirty rooms at the Kenyon in advance
for some OF the party that Is coming.
In this connection It is expected that
there will be a big delegation from the
Dakotas generally owing to the fact
that the Burlington Alliance line has
been opened and the stockmen will con-
sequently not have to go round Via 81.
Paul In order TO reach Salt Lake. Cen
eral Agent Vallery OF that line in Den
Yer has already made arrangements for
a special train with ditto rates for the
occasion, and II promises to be loaded
down to the guards with Opulent oattle-
men.
The Oklahoma Live Stock association
this morning put In an application for
rooms for seven delegates and their
wives G.. Howard Davidson the we'll
known csttleman from the State Of New
York, also this morning sent word that
he was coming in the private car OF
the Union Stock Yards company while
Charles Baker. secretary OF the Chicago
Live Stock Exchange. writes 10 the et-
feet that some forty cattemen may be
expected TO be in his party, and that
they contemplate going on to the coast
after the convention.
In this connection the railroad men
are working up excursions 70 San Fran
cisco which will undoubtedly be taken
advantage OF by the visitors and the
residents OF Salt Lake.