The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-13
VANGUARD WILL
ARRIVE TODAY
Thousands of StOckmen Are
FlOcking to Utah.
FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR BIG EVENT
Magnificent Livestock Exhibits
Are Arriving.

The vanguard of the thousands Of
delegates and visitors that viii flock TO
Salt Lake and the national livestock
convention during the week viii ar
rive today. Tomorrow men and women
will stream from every train that pulls
into the city. This condition VIII con-
tinue without cessation untid Tuesday
night, and all during the convention
the ranks of the hosts of visitors viii
be recruited by belated straggiers and
people from the state bent on days
outing.
The first to arrive viii be the Chica-
go contingent, or rather the first sec
ton of It. This should reach the city
this morning, and its headquarters will
be at the Knutsford. 1t may be fol
lowed by the Texan delegates These
were looked for over the Rio Grande
Western last night, but they failed 10
put in an appearance. Colorado del
egates will arrive tomorrow morning.
Already the streets are beginning to
take on q holiday glow. At o'clock
Monday morning every business house
in town that possesses strip OF bunL-
ing VIII be bedecked in its gayest colOrs
and lays viii be raised on every flag
pole 'Shis hour was decided on at the
meeuiI z of the arrangements commit
| tee last night for the city's DOMINIC Its
gala day attire, and before Monday
morning every business man will be
| notified of the fact and requested To
! fling out his bunting,
Ex-Governor Roosevelt and his hunt
/ ing party are now at Keystone, thirty
six miles northwest of Meeker, Colo.
They have made their headquarters in
| a log cabin on a ranch owned by
Z A ND HlH
Of this city. If President Springer
! plans do not go awry, Mr. Roosevelt
VIII be in Salt Lake this week to add
the lustre Of his presence to the attraC-
/ ions Of the convention.
Wyoming Legislature Coming.
1 The wyoming legislature viii be here
I Tuesday morning as the guests of the
convention management J g LeaLIy
wired an invitation yesterday morning
/ 90 the legislators. a few hours later
/ ne received q call from Cheyenne over
/ the IOng-distance telephone Chief
Clerk Perry of the Wyoming senate
/ was on the other end of the wire He
/ thanked Mr.. Leary and said that n spa-
/ ciaI train over the Union Pacific with
! the legislative party would leave Chey-
enne Monday morning, run To Ogden
where d stop would be made. and then
the party viii come through to ogden,
/ arriving there at $50 Tuesday morning.
\ committee of five headed By o. j.
( Hatch will meet the visiting SOlonS
/ either in ogden or when they arrive a {
salt Lake, and bid them welcome on
behalf OF the stOckmen- In addition u
| this, Mr.. Lawson Is arranging for d
/ party Of distinguished citizens to meet
/ the legislators, many of whom viii be
/ accompanied by their wives.
A special dispatch to The Herald an
I nounces that the celebrated Cow boy
band of Pueblo. thirty strong, left Den
yer last night for Salt Lake. Prepare
tions have been made to meet il here
with the local military band and escort
it through the city
Fine Stock Arrives.
The exposition grounds on Seventh
South and Seventh East streets yes
terday assumed the appearance OF
prize stockyard by the arrival Of two
OF three herds Of cattle for the exhibit
The cattle are all Of standard breeds,
and if no more were to arrive they are
! a sight worth the attention of every
man interested in the business. Four
carloads Of Herefords. the property of
George Adams of CrestOnc, Colo, was
the first consignment TO reach the city,
and the cattle We're quickly uniOaded
at the temporary station of the Rio
Grande on Eighth South and driven I'd
the exposition grounds
On the same train car of JEFF Dill
3
IN, apparently none the worse for their
Journey from Nebraska There were
also two cars OF short horns from g.
: Barclay & Son of West Liberty, Ia.
The Matthew exhibit of forty young
/ bulls from Delta, Colo, and the HdT-
ris shipment from La lara, Colo, con-
siSting OF 100 cattle. arrived during the
/ day and were sent out to the Union
stock yards to put up until Monday,
when they will be taken TO the expos
/ tiOn grounds.
Chairman Dick Hudnali. who rounded
Up the bunch came in with them, and
ne was engaged the biggest part of the
day seeing that the stock was well
cared for and in making d, few addi-
tICual preparations for the exhibit
There is no doubt. he says. that the
exhibition viii be one of extremely
rare quality.
Today the stock viii begin to arrive
in earnest Four cars from the east
are due to arrive during the day. to-
getlier with seven or eight cars of
( Utah exhibits. The Allen sheep from
l Canada have been reported passing
Cheyenne and viii probably reach here
| tonight or Monday.
Street Decorations.
A whole lot Of decorative work was
done yesterday by the cammittee and
several firms around town Strung
across Main street from the Kenyon to
the White House corner is an illumi-
/ mated creation. the word Welcome
appearing in inCandesCeut lights. The
current was turned on last night and
the effect is beautiful.
The Utah Light & Power company
put uD its big Illuminated flag at the
| head of Main street and several stream
/ ers of cOlored lights running from the
| flag 10 the tops OF business houses.
Many stores are ready to put up
elaborate decorations on Monday. and