The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

er they pay; ask Hon. VIII 3. Powell
of Pennsylvania; ask Mr. W. s. Van
Malta of Indiana; ask any delegate of
an eastern state, and he will tell you
what / have told yOu-that it is worth
many times what it costs to attend the
convention.
4 met men in Fort Worth from the
sagebrUsh; men who came in ignorance
of what to expect; came because they
did not care to stay away, intending to
use their influence to further some one
particular purpose. These men were
the most enthusiastic of them all. They
went home and told their neighbOrs
what they missed. They will go again
and take their neighbOrs with them
One man said to me: Next year my
foreman shall attend every session, and
every man who can be spared from the
ranch shall go with him. never
dreamed that there was so much to be
learned, and I have had the best time
I ever had in my life
I think one Of the most impressive
thoughts one has at these conventions
is that we are brothers. To sit beside
the man from Montana, to see across
the isle the man from Kentucky. in
front of you the man from Pennsyl-
vania, the speaker himself being from
Texas. all knit together by ties of COM
mon interest and sympathy-what a
rich experience it is TO a man. 1t is
worthy of note, however. that of the
original thirteen colonies only three are
represented in this congress These
three are New York, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina This is not as it
should be. Where are the men Of
Maryland Of Virginia. of West Nir-
ginia2 There are many good stock
men in these and others of the original
colonies whose interests and welfare
would be fUrthered by coming in with
us Let us hope the day will come
when not one Of these glorious states
VIII be without representation. and the
last shadow Of sectiOnaIism and jeal-
ousy shall have passed away
Tickets For Entertainments.
In order that the delegates and visit
Ors to the city may not be crowded out
Of the various entertainments by per
sons not entitled TO participate in these
functions, the local entertainment COM
mittee viii have a book of tickets
printed, one coupon emitting the holder
to performance. All delegates, on ar
irving in the city. viii be requested to
register with the secretary of the as
sociafion at the Knutsford hotel on
Monday. Jan. II, and during the re-
maindeT of the session at the main en-
trance of the Assembly hall When
this is done the secretary of the local
committee viii furnish the delegate or
visitor with his badge and book of
tickets. with his name written there
on This viii prevent the confusion and
dissatisfaction which would occur We're
some system of this kind not adopted.
The railway associations granting re-
dUCed rates to the convention have
designated Mr.. c. II. Griffin as joint
agent to execute return tickets. All
these certificates must be signed by c.
T. Martin. secretary Of the association.
on Jan. II or is. or they viii not be
honored by Mr. Griffin. This is a very
important matter and should not be
overlooked by those purchasing half
rate certificates.
Word was received at headquarters
yesterday that the Denver delegation
viii bring on their special train the
band Of the First Colorado National
Guards. Besides being one Of the best
musical organizations, it has a national
reputation. 1t having marched at the
head of the Colorado regiment playing
"A Hot Time ia the Old Town when