Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07

LIVE STOCK CONVENTION.
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Secretary Martins daily mail is be-
coming larger every day each and
every letter being full Of cheering news
TO the promoters OF the fourth annual
convention
Five hundred promotion commit
tees have been appointed. ranging lH
size from three 10 fifteen members, ac-
cording 10 the size Of the city. These
committees have been appointed I'm an
the large towns between the. PatAc
coast and Ohio. and embrace an the i've
stock States The duty Of the commit
tees Is TO spread advertising matter re-
r1rdiug the coming convention here.
They are doing their work well and
numerous newspapers throughout the
land have published the official call in
full
Already the various railroad COM
pauies interested In the coming live
stock convention here are talking IN re-
gard to special trains, In addition 10
the cheap fares ana extra trains which
win be run through for the occasion the
Union Pacific, Burlington and several
other big lines have signided their in-
tention Of having special cars with rall-
road officials on The spot by the time
the convention Is called To- order
There viii be a special trair run from
Denver over the p. q r. o. and r. c.
W, which will carry the Colorado dele
gates A feature OF the train will be
the big brass band from Denver which
viii accompany the party.
General Passenger Agent Fisher OF
the Colorado & Southern says that he
viii bring along a special train from
Texas points which viii bring $50 dele
gates.
The contemplated live stock show
/ which win be one Of the features OF the
convention week win be a hummer
from present indications Utah and
Idaho breeders VIII b., well represented
while some fancy cattle from outside
States VIII be an addition TO the show
which will essentially be the finest that
/ has ever been held n Utah from the
standpoint OF pedigree stock. The
| NeWcOmb herd OF Ga lOWays, which se-
cured a first prize at the International
| show In Chicago this week VIII De
seen here. and &c goes without saying
/ that the fact that they We're raised
! by Dr. Mclean on his ranch at la
/ lara, Colo. viii add interest 70 the
( occasion The manager OF the ranch.
| d. T.. NewcOmbe, has written TO the
| doctor 10 the effect that he will be here
| with his famous calves, 80 the people
| here may expect n treat. As has al
| ready been stated before the famous
! herd Of John Sparks will be on hand,
while the Herefords Of Kirk Armour.
| win I'm all probability be placed on
/ exhibition al the same time.
! Ia speaking about the Mclean herd
| the Denver Times to hand has the fol-
/ lowing TO say:
THE dispatches say that Daniel r.
/ NeWcomb OF La lara. Colo, secured
! first prize In the range-bred calf class.
! His exhibit was a bunch OF twenty
! Galloways that had been bred from
registered bulls and high-grade COWS.
| His competitors were from the largest
| in the world that range in Wyoming
and the Texas Panhandle but the
/ Judges were unanimous IN awarding
| them first premium. Besides this win
| ming. these calves also took first and
| third prizes in competition with calves
! from Colorado and western Kansas and
/ Nebraska. and sweepstakes IN cOmpe-
/ tition with Texas, Colorado and Wyo-
/ ming His cash prizes amounted TO
/ $500
Mr.. Newcomb has been breeding
] Galloway cattle In the San Luis valley
FOR about ten years. He has an ideal
! location for the purpose. and as he Is
/ a student OF this particulaHbreed. he Is
| making q success Of his enterprise.
| Hundreds OF his products are spread
| over Colorado, Texas Wyoming Kan
! sas and Nebraska and last year after
| his first prize winnings az the Denver
| range cattle show, where he swept ev-
erythlng before him, he built up a
| paying trade In some Of the States east
| Of the Mississippi"
The citizens Of the Utah metropolis
are awaking 20 the importance and
magnitude OF the approaching meeting
of the National Live Stock association
I'm that city. and the indications are
now that the good people OF that state
are going 20 set a pace Tor hospitality
10 stockmen that viii make other cities
afraid to tackle the Job and hope 20
win out with credit says the Omaha
Journal Stockman. All kinds Of schemes
are being planned TO give the visiting
stockmen a good time. and II has even
been suggested that the waters from
the hot springs be plped over 20 the
lake and the salt waters thus heated
10 a point that win make bathing pleas
ant. The Mormon" Church has con-
tributed the use OF the Tabernacle. one
Of the wonderful buildings OF the world
and In this one evening WIN be given a
grand concert. Backed by the great or
gan and the musical talent Tor which
Salt Lake rs famous, this win be a rare
treat. There viii be one evening OF
opera by home talent q grand reception
az the Knutsford hotel a smoker and
Dutch lunch q trip 10 the great mines
no Park city a trip % the beach at
salt Lake. a ball and numerous other
attractions All Of these entertainments
are not "a interfere with the regular
business Of the convention, so It win be
seen that Salt Lake win be busy
place during the convention
Committees are In charge OF the work
OF finding plenty OF accommodation Tor
the visitors. so with the large hotel ac-
| Commodations OF the city. there Will be
| plenty OF room FOR all who come. Like
Denver Salt Lake Is so used TO taking
] care OF an army OF tOurletc cVOrv vcar