The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09
ROUNDING UP CASH
Hard Work BY the Livestock
Committees.
MANY PEOPLE COMING
COLORADO SENDS HER FAMOUS
MILITARY BAND.


ingly busy spot yesterday. Chairman
Smith was in town, Jesse. who is fast
becoming famous as the head of the
rawhiding push. otherwise known as
the finance committee of the big con-
ventiOn.
Mr. Smith's coming was not uneX-
pected, and the sUts. are ali keen on
the scent for money with which to
bring off the January affair with cred
it 10 the town and state. but there was
just trif.e more movement noticed
among the touchers yesterday, than
has been in evidence for several days.
Various business houses were seen
during the day for she first time and
others were sC.oCited who had been
previously approached for donations,
and the committees generally report
growing generosity on the part of city
establishments in the contributions
made for the gcod of the movement
All Plugging aard.
Chairman Katz OF the special inter
eSts committee. Devine on business
blocks, Warren on ha DWARF and fur
na5ure, Haywood on saloons, Rudy on
restaurants, Hartenstein and Stand
fast on BARRIERS, Parsons on mixed IN
terests. OglesDy on implement houses
and Cushing on clothing houses, with
members of their respective commit
tees We're all plugging hard To make a
showing nj Monday nights meeting.
Chairman Hautz on hotels, has been in
Idaho looking after Evans-Sn der ueI
affairs for several days but came back
last evening and takes up his work
again Monday morning He also comes
in for a new batch by succeeding Mr.
F. B. ChOate as chairman Of the sub
committee on hotels. one of the most
important appointments made by the
arrangements COmmIttSS. The intend
ed departure of Chairman ChOaIe for
Pittsburg makes his resignation I'M
peTative and his associates on the COM
mittee as we'll as every one connected
with the convention movement deeply
regret it,
The mercy for the entertainment and
show, anu such advertisement of these
features as viii attract the estimated
1900 10 5000 people. is not
coming in a s rapidly as the leaders ex-
pected, so they say. But they are go
ing ahead with such preparations as
are necessary to cover the programme
already outlined, believing that as peO-
pie are educated to a comprehension of
the size of their undertaking they viii
provide the means requisite.
Some Holding Back.
Many of the business interests Of
the town, and outside of it, have con-
JribUted TO the fund with great liber-
ality while others are slow to respond"
said Chairman SeaVey last night The
latter turn our committees away empty
handed, or with sun,aU donations, the
size of which cut under the commit
tees rating to a Sickening extent OF
course these tuTn-dOWnS are 2 scOur-
aging to Us. but 1 believe we will even
,. I'll.
ness interests to feel with US that when
5000 people spend $50 apiece in Salt
Lake within weeks time, nearly a
half a million OF money, every citizen
viii get a piece of it if he is doing
business, and the man Woo works BY
the day viii not be excluded from the
benefit. The event will make a big
week of an otherwise duh one and a
good business month of January when
ordinarily little could be expected from
it, Our people win believe this present
~. The crowds heading this way TO the
viii force the conviction on
them. Wen get the money we need
and are going ahead in that expecta-
ton"
The various committees meet at
tomorrow night again as
usual to report progress and probably
make further plans.
Fine Cattle Coming.
Applications for space to show cattle
were made by three new exhibitors
Yesterday, II. a. Kearns Of Gunnison.
Utah. and two prominent breeders in
colorado.
The success achieved in Chicago by
T-ah. Idaho and Colorado breeders at
me greatest exhibition of live stock
ever held, is intensifying the feeling
II our people TO show their fine stuff
and nearly all of them who have good
stuff are putting it in shape 20 make
displays.
More detailed reports from Chairman
John Sparkle. Seeley and 9th I
'rs on bhe prospects for exhibits and
selling fancy cattle are expected Mon 1
lay night.
Senator Smoot of Provo. DR.. Sawyer
# Evanston. James Harmon Of Ameri- 4
an Fork. Joe Coumeril of NewIaUds. 3
ohm Porter and Mr. Ferguson of Deeth. }
New, and several other prominent cat
lemen were visitors at headquarters
yesterday from outside Of the city.
Famous Livestock Writer.
Joseph E Wing, one of the most bril- !
liant livestock writer's connected with ]
he Breeders Gazette. was in the city
or few hours yesterday on his way
asst He called at National Livestock /
headquarters ans reported that
-
where he has recently been travelling. /
here is an unusual amount Of interest [
q the coming convention, and the at
enhance from these sections viii be /
cry large. He also stated that after 4
lis return to his home in Ohio. after |
he Fort Worth convention. he was /
uTprised to find 50 much interest there /
n what the convention had done, and 4
e was asked hundreds of questions (
bout the work accomplished. Mr.. /
Wing believes there will he a good rep
eSentatiCu here from the country Iy- /
lg east of the Missouri river. and that 1
he convention viii be one Of the larg- /
st ever held in the interest of this in /
ustry.
He Is a strong believer in organiza- /
ion and thinks every county in every
.vestOck state should have its local as /
ociatOn. all of which should combine /
1t0-a state, and they to affiliate with /
he national organization.
Benefits of Organization.
Mr.. Wing was requested to dictate /
omeJhing on the benefits of organiza-
ion and the impression formed by at
ending the last convention at Fort
oTtn, and the following is what he /
cd To- say
Doubtless some may ask, What is
national convention of the livestock
Ssoclations anyway II is a gather
lS OF stockmen from all over the Unit
q states Their proceedings partake
I the nature Of "a school where they I
stem TO speeches from the Wisest and
he wittest and the most learned on
u topics that concern most the stock
lan and their interests. It is great
7rmers' institute. And il is a parlfa-
lent where any delegate may intro
Uce a resolution and have il discussed l
? Us more 70 Is the meeting ground Of (