Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-21
SHEEpMEN MEET TODAY
Executive Committee Of National WOol-Grcw-
ers Association in Session This Morning.
Decides 60 Select Hoard Of Control TO
look After business and Get
10 In shape,

On Saturday afternoon the executive
committee Of the National Wool Grow
ers' association was appointed upon the
names turned in BY the various States
as follows:
Washington, S. J. Cameron; Missouri,
Harold Carlisle, New Mexico, Harry W.
Kelly; Montana, T. c. Powers Nevada,
Thomas Nelson; Colorado, j. L. Mas
sey; California, Harry Quinn; Ohio,
Dwight Lincoln; Idaho, A. J. KnolIin;
Oregon. D. p. Ketchum; Arizona, h. S.
Gosney Michigan, Ex-Governor John T,
Rich; Wyoming, b. p. sncw; Utah, II,
A. Kearns.
At 1850 this new committee met be-
hind closed doors in the Assembly Hall
with Vice President Bennettln thechair
and Harold Carlisle officiating as Sec
rotary During the course Of the meet
ing the committee authorized the APP
pointment Of a board Of control by the
president. The question OF an official
organ for the association game up for
consideration with the result that the
National Shepherds Bulletin, Mr. Ben
netts paper was selected The con-
stitutlon and bylaws adopted on sat
urday also came In for a share Of crlu-
cism with the result that IL was deemed
necessary 10 call a meeting Of the eX-
ecutiye committee to draw up a new
lot Of bylaws which win have the con-
sheraton Of the convention at the next
annual meeting. The executive COM
mittee also came to the conclusion that
in order 10 better perfect the organlza-
ton throughout the country that IL
should bee split up into local sub-commlt-
tees. IN order that an matters In the
districts In which their lab0rs were IN
evidence should have consideration in
the national assembly Of sheepmen,
which is an annual event
This morning the c0Iamittee met
again IN the Office Of A. j. Xnolliu in
order TO wind up the business and tie
M the ends that were left uncompleted
on Saturday night. There were pres
emit at the gathering this morning: j..
II. Kirkpatrick, +. Z. Bennett A. j..
Knollin. H. A. Kearns, Harold Carlisle
and Jesse NJ. Smith, who had been In
vited 10 attend in order 20 discuss some
matters which were before the COM
mittee. The business this morn
ing consisted Of the selection OF
II. Carlisle as the secretary OF the pro-
posed board Of control. His duties VIII
be 20 write 20 the members OF the vari-
Gus associations connected with the
wool industry throughout the United
States. and generally attend 10 the
pile OF business which viii come up II
was decided that the board Of control
should consist ~ the president. vice
president and three members, who viii
be named by the president az q later
date. The business Of the board OF
control win be On COndense the bust
ness. so that Il will not be too cumber-
some for the executive committee TO
handle TO raise funds for the exploit
inc Of the official organ OF the assOcia-
ton: 10 see that there Is an official or
gan for the sheep industry In every
state In the Union and 20 do all IN its
power by divers means for the upbuild-
ing and furtherance NJ the National
Wool Growers association as a body
IN America.
When seen after the meeting, the
members who had been In attendance
expressed themselves as being very
pleased al the steps that had been
taken today towards the cooperation
among the sheepmen OF the country TO
look after their interests Mr. Knollln
stated that It had been decided that
the policy OF the executive committee
during this first year Of It's existence
would be towards the upbuilding Of the
organization and strengthening OF Il
In every way possible The board Of
control he said, would take up a la
Dor with the smaller associations Of the
various states with the end in view that
they In turn would become affiliated
with the State associations who would
be presented IN the deliberations OF the
national association. thus insuring an
Irresistible combination Of the sheep
growing interests OF the country.