The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-03
ASKS ALL WICHITA
Texas CattIeman Invites All
Wichita and Oklahoma
TO Fl. WORTH MEETING
Association Represents Capital
of S2O0,0O0,000.

Mr.. J. g. Martin, who owns 5000 cattle
in the country west of Fort Worth, in
Texas, and has a range as big as half
of sedgwick county, passed through Wich-
tia yesterday on his way to Chicago. Mr..
Martin says he has never stopped off in
Wichita, but has heard a great deal of
the town, which, lee-says, has a reputation
all over the south, and especially Texas,
for bright, hustling business men, hilari-
Gus, big-hearted elks, bright newspapers
and fine sports. Mr.. Martin invited all
Wichita to the Texas Cattle association,
and he says the same invitation has been
extended to Oklahoma and Colorado.
THE Texas Cattle Raisers' association
will hold its twenty-fourth annual session
in our city on the 18th and 18th of the
month. The association represents more
invested capital than any commercial or
ganization in the world Mr.. Martin said.
1t is conservatively estimated that the
membership of the association has prop
erty, including cattle and ranches, valued
at over 500. 900, 900.
The meeting each year of this organi-
cation is looked forward to with a great
deal Of interest by the cattle men not
oniy of this state, but the livestock men
OF other states as well.
The attendance at these gatherings each
year has always been very large, and
numbers of visitors from outside states
have been present.
1t is generally conceded by livestock
men IN Texas that the session this year
will DE the largest within the history of
the organization. A large number of let
tiers have been received from persons in
different states, reservlng rooms, expect
ing to be on hand Each days mail is
being flooded with applications for accom-
modatlons, showing beyond any question
Of doubt that the gathering this year viii
exceed anything in the nature Of a con-
vention ever held in Texas.
Fort Worth is prepared to take care Of
every visitor: the number of hotels has
been increased, and the citizens of the
city are prepared to accommodate fully
3001 people. A rooming committee has
been appointed, Of which Mr. w L. Lyon
is chairman, and he is now busily en-
gagged listing rooms Of citizens who have
agreed to throw open their rooms to ac-
commodate the crowd Delegations VIII
be there from New York. Chicago, Kan
sas City, st. Louis. ST. Joseph. Denver,
Omaha, Wichita and all over Oklahoma,
and other points, arrangements having
already been male in some Of the cities
named for private cars.
The citizens OF Fort Worth have ar
ranged different entertainments during
The convention. They will include a ball
which will be given in a large hall that
Will accommodate LOO couples. by the
Mystic Knights of Bovinia. a social order
which bears the same relation to the live
stock men that the Hoo Hoos" does to
the lumber men. This ball viii be given
on Tuesday evening, and viii be fo' Flowed
by a smoker on Wednesday night
Arrangements are now being consumat-
ed for big parade on the night of the
l4th. 1t Will be patterned after the Mardi
Gras given at New Orleans and promises
TO be a most brilliant procession. In ad-
dition to these attractions, the different
club rooms of the city will be open to the
visitors, and they will be shown every
courtesy possible.
The ladies of the city will arrange en-
tertainments for the lady visitors.
A fat stock show, which no doubt viii
be the most successful exhibition Of the
kind ever given in this section of the
country, viii be held on the 18th, 14th and
18th. Premiums will aggregate something
over 5000, and already all available space
has been taken at the stock yards. where
the exhibition is to be held. The citizens
Of Fort Worth are determined that this
exhibition shall be the biggest Of the kind
over held and it is expected that this at
traction alone viii draw many people from
other states.
We hope to see a big delegation from
Wichita and from all over Kansas and
Oklahoma. We have already received
word that a number are coming. but we
want more. Wen take care of all Of you
Fort Worth and Texas feels a great in
terest in Wichita and Kansas. and we
hope some day 10 see your grain for Eu-
rope coming down that way instead Of
going east.