Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17
GETTING DOWN
TO BUSINESS.
StOckmen Meet in City and County
Building,
DISCUSS SOME MEASURES,
Whereby Salt Lake city VIII Enter.
tain Delegates TO National Lave
stock Convention.

Everything points to the fact that
the convention TO be held I'm Salt Lake
city by the National Livestock aasOcia-
ton will be the most successfui from
every standpoint OF any as yet held.
As each year rolls round, h is found
that there is increasing interest mani
Tested In the objects and aims Of the
association, with an attendant larger
assembly Of delegates from all over the
country 10 take part in the discussions
on live topics that are brought before
the notice Of the convention That there
viii be big crowd In this city during
the week set apart for he occasion
next January goes without saying FOR
there Is already interest being displayed
at this early date. The railroads here
are doing all I'm their power 70 help the
entertainment committee along. The
hotel Keepers ana merchants, too, are
waking up to the fact that the stock
men are coming to town with their
pockets full Of money, and are asking
no fayors from anyone except that they
be extended the glad hand.
The forerunner OF the convention ar.
rived in this city last night In the per.
son Of Secretary Charles r. Martin Of
stockman leaves town, In the middle Of
next January Secretary Martin viii
make his headquarters at the Knuts.
ford. H. Is enthusiastic IN regard to
the outlook for the assembly here Of
no less than 1000 visitors on that occa.
sion. He arrived here last night I'm
order 10 participate In the mass meeting
Of citizens here this afternoon.
The meeting In the supreme court
room was called to order by J, c. Leary
at 1880 this afternoon who, In a brief
speech, said in part:
1.-THE newspapers of the city have
given this meeting, and the purpose for
which II has been called, such generous
notice that / shall not consume much
of your time In a statement OF our de-
signs. | ain anxious TO impress. how
ever, upon each person present the
fact that we are at the commencement
OF an undertaking which IL Is going to
require quite little labor 20 credltably
carry out, and TO remind you that we
have but two months in which to ad-
Vertise our fiesta, arrange for the re-
CeptiOn Of our guests, plan 10 entertain
them ana procure the means neces.
sary "a pay bills.
In view of this | wish to make some
remarks which win carry additional in
formation concerning the National AS
sOciatlon, and this years convention,
which has not been printed locally. In
order that each one here may share
the responsibility | feel as q citizen Of
salt Lake and a western man In the
maintenance Of our deseryedly high
reputation for progressiyeness and hos
pitality'
The speaker then proceedd 20 enter
into a dissertation upon the former con-
Ventions that had been held by the as.
ISOLATION which represented 81 600 O0O.
600 In cattle, $SO,0OOOOO In sheep and un-
told wealth I'm horses and other stock.
In order TO entertain the several thou.
sands Of delegates and friends who
would come here In January. Mr.. Leary
stated II would be necessary TO have
funds After carefully going over the
and comparing previous SINH .
lar occasions. he said he thought that /
the money required for free entertain. /
ments, advertising and kindred ex- /
penses would come within the $500 I
limit The speaker said that F.
he had no fears as 10 the outcome and .
enumerated cases wherein money had
been forthcoming without solicitation /
ANNaHl9 a 'lAN'h lbl cow liolll Nldl tAuD- ]
nson q Co. OF Chicago.
After urging the necessity OF appro-
pirate decorations for the occasion He
stated that the guests would have 10 be
housed during the week they were I'm
The city. This of course they would
gladly pay for he said. but az the same
line there would be. considerable work
attached 20 hunting up suitable rooms
IN the part Of the committees
At the time this report closed the
natter Of the final selection OF COM
nIttees TO look after the successful out
'ome OF the occasion was under discus
ion
Among those who were present at the
meeting We're:
Governor II. NJ Wells. James G.
cary. Jesse Smith, president Utah
Noolgrowers' association; Mr.. Boley,
american Fork; c. Ira futile, J. II,
White, Frank II Rudy, James H.
ioyle, w. II. Streeper, Centervlne.
BENZ b. Haywood. Thos Nlpper. Seth
2igby, VIII Righy. Julian Houtz,
ames Devine. +. II. Callister Charles
Martin, secretary Of National Live
took Association. Frank Plaisted Ar
hur Pratt. Gustave Kroeger. Francis
3. Choate, Henry Harker. Jos. Coum- !
all, Jno. c.. Shea. ". T.. Hubbard J.
}. Reeves H. II. Lawson. u. Hudnall. !
bishop Gregory. A. G. Cleveland Ne
ada, Donald Rose, J. d. Wood. c. +.
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