Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07
/; LIVE STOCK CONVENTION.
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Secretary Martins daily mail Is be.
/ coming larger every day. each and
every letter being full Of cheering news
| 10 the promoters Of the fourth annual
| convention.
Five hundred promotion" commit
/ tees have been appointed ranging In
size from three to fifteen members. ac-
/ cording to the size Of the city These
| committees have been appointed IN an
| the large towns between the. Pa.dc
/ coast and Ohio. and embrace an the live
/ stock States. The duty OF the commit
/ tees Is to spread advertising matter re-
f'rdlng the coming convention here.
/ They are doing their work we'll and
numerous newspapers throughout the
/ land have published the official call In
/ full
Already the various railroad COM
| panies interested in the coming live
| stock convention here are talking In re-
gard to special trains In addition 20
the cheap fares and extra trains which
viii be run through for the occasion the
Union Pacific. Burlington and several
other big lines have signlhed their in
tontion of having special cars with rail-
road officials on the spot by the time
the convention IS called 20 order.
There VIII be n special train run from
Denver over the d. q r. @. and r. G.
W., which will carry the Colorado dele
gates. a feature Of the train viii be
the big brass band from Denver. which
viii accompany the party
General Passenger Agent Fisher Of
the Colorado & Southern says that he
viii bring along a special train from
Texas points which win bring 2j0 dele
gates
The contemplated live stock show
which will be one Of the features OF the
convention week win be a hummer
from present Indications Utah and
Idaho breeders win be well represented
while some fancy cattle from outside
States will be an addition 10 the show
which will essentially be the finest that
has ever been held In Utah from the
standpoint OF pedigree stock. The
Newcomb herd OF Galloways, which Sc
cured a first prize az the international
show in Chicago this week, viii be
seen here, and II goes without saying
that the fact that they We're raised
by DR.. Mclean on his ranch at La
lara, Colo, win add interest to the
occasion. The manager OF the ranch
ID. +. Newcombe, has written TO the
doctor TO the effect that he will be here
with his famous calves, so the people
here may expect a treat As has al
ready been stated before the famous
herd Of John Sparks will be on hand,
while the Herefords OF Kirk Armour
Will, In all probability be placed on
exhibition at the same time
In speaking about the Mclean herd
the Denver Times to hand has the fol-
lowing 10 say:
THE dispatches say that Daniel +.
Newcomb Of La lara, Colo. secured
first prize In the range-bred calf class.
His exhibit was a bunch OF twenty
GalloV avs that had been bred from
registered bulls and hlgh-grade cows.
His competitors were from the largest
in the world that range In Wyoming
and the Texas Panhandle. but the
judges were unanimous In awarding
them first premium. Besides this win
ming, these calves also took first and
third prizes in competition with calves
from Colorado and western Kansas and
Nebraska, and sweepstakes In compe-
titiOn with Texas, Colorado and Wvo-
ming His cash prizes amounted to
$500
Mr.. Newcomb has been breeding
Galloway cattle IN the San Luis valley
for about ten years He has an ideal
location for the purpose, and as he Is
a student OF this particulaHbreed he Is
making success OF his enterprise.
Hundreds OF his products are spread
over Colorado Texas. Wyoming. Ran
sas and Nebraska and last year. after
his first prize winnings at the Denver
range cattle show. where he swept ey-
erything before him, he built no a
r4uNrfuU frnda ir Coma ~ The gtr4.. 49,.
OF the Mississippi"
The citizens Of the Utah metropolis
are awaklng 20 the importance and
magnitude OF the approaching meeting
OF the National Live Stock association
in that city, and the indications are
now that the good people OF that State
are going 10 get pace for hospitality
90 stockmen that will make other cities
efraid TO tackle the Job and hope to
win out with credit, says the Omaha
Journal -Stockman. All kinds Of schemes
are being planned TO give the visiting
stockmen good time. and Il has even
been suggested that the waters from
the hot springs be piped over 10 the
lake and the salt waters thus heated
10 a point that will make bathing pleas
ant The Mormon" Church has con-
tributed the use Of the Tabernacle ono
OF the wonderful buildings OF the world
and in this one evening VIII be given
grand concert Backed by the great or
gan and the musical talent FOR which
Salt Lake Is famous this viii be a rare
treat. There WIZ be one evening OF
opera by home talent. a grand reception
az the Knutsford hotel a smoker and
Dutch lunch. a trip 20 the great mines
at Park city, a trip 10 the beach at
Salt Lake, ban and numerous other
attractions. All Of these entertainments
are not 10 interfere with the regular
business OF the convention, so Il win be
seen that Salt Lake will be a busy
place during the convention
Committees are In charge Of the work
81 finding plenty OF accommodation Tor
the visitors. so with the large hotel &C.
commodatlons Of the city, there viii be
plenty OF room for all who come. like
Denver, Salt Lake is so used to taking
care Of an army Of tourists every year.
that little party Of 1--WE or six hundred |