The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-09
.GATHEEN 10 MEET
From Three States at Ell Reno,
February 1914.
1T WILL BE A HUMMER
What Secretary Billy Bolton
Says of 1t.
IN WILL BE A HUMMER

Some years ago the fairy form Of Bin'
Bolton was often seen on the streets OF
Wichita. but now that he IS a resident OF
Oklahoma and the publisher Of a great
livestock journal, he is seldom in the
city. and has troubles or his own. Bin
is secretary Of an active organization OF
stockmen. embracing al the southwes-
tern range country. including southern
Kansas. Oklahoma and northern Texas.
combined under the name OF the Okla
homa Livestock association. The organ
ization numbers eattlemea owning herds
TO the aggregated value OF more than
SSeoo.oeo. maintains system OF brand in
spection at ali the great markets and
keeps close watch upon the federal and
territorial quarantine lines.
At the Carey hotel last night Bolton .
was busy telling group OF cattiemeas
about the coming convention OF the ass0-
citation at Ii Reno. on February Is and
Il. next.
Yes said he, this IS cur sixth an
nual convention and II promises to be the
best in point OF attendance ever helj
The conditions are more favorable il
many respects than a year ago. as W.
have had the mildast winter on recos
50 far. The late fan rains did not ses-
ously injure the range grass. and "a
very mild weather has more than bal-
anced conditions favorable 70 the cow
man. This being true. there Is an in
creasng demand for steer cattle FOR next
summers grazing and his demand viii
be supplied by the trading AZ the con-
ventlon.
Again. this is the first time the con-
vention has been held away from wood
ward, and hundreds OF cowmen IN tho
Indian Territory and north Texas will
be present for the first time
How about the railroad Sates7''
Half rates from everywhere on their
lines has been announced by the Santa
Fe and by the Rock Island and BY the
Choctaw. The Fort Worth and Dehve-
has advised that the same rate viii -
given by its lines as on others. ther-
fore il is safe 70 count 4. as well as g.,
Frisco. on the same kind OF deal FIR 4
Woodward we expect 20 run SPECIAL
train. leaving there on the morning %
February = and reaching ~ Reno IN the
evening OF that DAY. Returning. the
train viii leave FL Reno on the morning
OF the 18th
'E3 Reno promises TO take care OF thrcs
thousand people and Il Will surely have
an opportunity 70 do so. Special delega-
lions are coming from Wichita, Kansas
City. ST. Louis. Chicago and Fort Worth.
in addition TO the thousands from near
by points and from all over the range
territory.
The program is now being arranged
and will be superior in every respect
Professor Curtis. dean OF The Iowa Agri-
cultural college viii give special atten-
ton "a future conditions Of range stock.
The Oklahoma Agricultural college vii
furnish several important papers. one %
which will be an illustrated lecture on
Types Of Cattle
Governor Barnes Is scheduled 20
speak on livestock Condition IN Okla
homa.' and a number % other topics VIII
be treated. such as Texas Fever by
Colonel Albert Dean Of Kansas City:
Backlog. by the Pasteur Institute peo-
pie: Lumpy Jaw etc.
"Omcerz FOR the next year and reports
for the past year viii occupy the atten-
ton Of the members. Taken ali IN alb.
the convention promises 10 be one Of rare
value % the cattle industry % Kansas.
Oklahoma and Texas"
Mt Bolton Is working energeticaiiy for
the success % the big convention and
was here last evening % meet NJ Q.
Campbell. chairman. and Taylor Riddle.
secretary Of the Kansas livestock Fon8-
mission. a meeting II the western
states boards viii be held al II Reno
during convention dates. which include
Arizona. New Mexico and Missouri. IN
addition 10 Oklahoma. Texas and Kan
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