Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29
Forecast of What the Convention
VIII Bring Forth
81, 100000 TO BE SIGNED FOR
Cattlemen Want Young Steers ana
Are Coming TO salt Lake 20 Make
Their Purchases,

heretofore lIc annual 'Ni' 'iN''t' ''
the National Live Stock Association
has been the occasion OF vast amount
OF trading between the range men OF
the north and the breeders from the
southern States salt Lake city during
the week beginning January IAN.
promises to break al previous records
as market for young southern steers
and # will be no great surprise II con-
tracts FOR spring delivery amounting
10 !2.5O0.OOO will be signed up during
the seven days the stockmen are here.
The demand Tor steers this year VIII
be greater than heretofore for several
reasons. The AsiatiC orders at the IA
clae coast markets during the past
twelve months has been so great that
the territory usually depended upon 90
SIMPLY them has been completely DEE
nuded OF all desirable cattle, and the
railroads today are called upon to carry
stock TO these western markets from
Wyoming. Montana, Utah and even
western Colorado, In numbers hereto
fore unheard off, The demands made
upon the northern and western terri
tory by the eastern markets have been
equally as pressing, with the result
as one Montana man expressed IT, that
there are no cattle In our country
The mail OF the National Ass0cia-
ton as well as the general committee
In this city is daily burdened with let
ters containing the same Information.
All Of them ask: "Will the southern
breeders be al your meeting? II they
are coming up. we vii be there 20 talk
business and make contracts for this
year"
Mr.. J. NJ. BOardman one Of the lead
ing cattlemen Of Montana, I'm a recent
conversation. said "Our State has not
over 10 per cent Of the cattle on the
range that Il should have. The per-
centage has been growing less for two
or three years past, and our grasses are
going 10 waste because OF lack OF stock
to eat Il. We have held of buying
because we thought southern prices too
high, but as present indications are
that they will be maintained for some
years 10 come l believe the feeling TO
stock up again Is becoming general
among our people. II we canot make
contracts for steers al Salt Lake In
January we will be compelled 20 90
into New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Texas and pick them up as we
can"
Among the buyers who have signihed
their intention Of being IN Salt Lake
City 90 attend the convention as well
as for business, are: G. w Price, j. NJ |
Boardman, J. NJ. Holt Conrad Kohrs,
Paul Mccormick, j. r Murphy, Thomas |
NJ. r.. Miner and Pierre
Wibaux, Montana l. NJ. Humphrey J. |
D. Seltz Noah Newbanks w. ID. Dris- !
kill G.. +. Lennon. h. HalcOmb, James
Phillips, Harris Franklin NJ. G. Con- |
ner and r. VI. Stewart, South Dakota; |
N. X. Parsons, W. l.. White b. f. |
Saunders and Geogh Bros, Utah VIM |
Hanley, John Gilchrist and Brown |
Profit
over 300 head OF pure bred and high |
grade cattle have been entered for the |
which will be held during |
that week This stock Is from Missouri. |
Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa Ne
braska and Utah Most Of II will be
offered for sale at the close Of the show
and Il will therefore attract consider
able attention from the breeders OF this
and adjoining states.
CONTEST FOR THE SADDLE
Developments in the saddle contest
for the most popular stockman IN Utah.
at ten cents a vote. Is beginning to
warm up in a fashion calculated 10
cheer the finance committee The
reckless way In which people are begin
ming to plunge In behalf N their IA
Yorite Is having the effect u rolling !
" d.. mha .La..fl
an extent. onsettug the SHORTCOMINGS |
or some Of the prominent merchants
and business men IN this city who have
not toed the line In the matter OF do
nations to the cause Ia a manner pre-,
Veiously calculated. The entertainment
OF the thousands OF pilgrims who win
be within our gates within the space
OF the next three weeks will cost
money; while they expect nothing be,
yond the extension 81 the glad hand
on their arrival, nevertheless their en-
tertainment cannot be run on hot air
FUNDS nave 90 be provided. and the
committee Is TO be congratulated on
having hit upon the happy solution to.
wards the raising Of O portion Of funds
sun lacking. Up 20 the present time |
ne saddle contest has netted the sum !
lt $ll5SO. ana the contest has not yet
properly commenced % warm up Just
rs soon as the Utah stockmen com.
nence coming to town. IL Is estimated
nat the dimes and attendant votes win
begin 20 roll In at n lively rate. As
.hings are AZ present T. O.. WINNER !
sands az the head OF the list with M
votes This does not ~ necessity !
mean that WINNER win be- the winner |
Col Z