The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-12
TALKS
Of CONVENTION
National Livestock President
on the Scene.
ROOSEVELT COMING
If HE POSSIBLY CAN
jim Leary'S Scheme for Hand
ling the Crowds.

Governor Roosevelt viii visit our con-
vention if he possibly can" said John ".
Springer, president Of the National Live
stock association. yesterday. at the
KnUtsfOrd. Mr. Springer came in yester-
day morning from Denver, full OF enthu-
sfasm. and convinced that the approach
ing convention of StOckmen will be the
ISOLATION Speaking o. the probable visit
OF Roosevelt. he said. 4 was with him
ton to visit our convention. but cannot
say for sure whether or not he VIII be
here 1 Left him at Meeker. Colo. and he
Is TO Join party at Rifle for little
get away from the party be will come
You know Roosevelt Is an old CGttleman
himself, and nothing would please him
more. he said than TO come over and see
tho boys H. this convention I hope he
viii come, and believe he viii if he can
shake the fellows he is with.
Pleased With the Outlook.
Mr.. Springer expressed himself as de
OF the convention He had much TO say
in praise OF the local managers, of the
arrangements made, The way the COnVeu-
ton has been advertised etc. Nothing
could please me more he said, than
the way the press mas treated us. It has
shown us every courtesy, given us uu-
limited space. and 7 am not far off when
say that when the convention assem-
bles every city in the country viii know
that We are having d convention. And
what is more. nearly every city in the
country Is interested I'm us. When "a live
stock convention strikes a town the peO-
pie generally know IL, Tor men come from
are men who have money. and am dog
goned' If they don & spend IL. zoo. Why
down in Fort Worth last year, when we
had our convention, there were any num-
Der Of merchants VINO approached me
men who had donated from So 20 Sl60 for
the convention, and said that when We
rnsafrr in
would have thousands for us. and they
want us 10 come again. you can bet This
is only one of the evidences of the i'm
preston livestock men leave wherever
they go. but il Is the same all over"
Referring To the attendance of the COM
ing convention. he said that If indications
count for anything there viii be about
5000 livestock men here in the next two
or three days.
Leading Question.
ON the question of leasing arid lands by
Stockmeu AR Springer said- ut Is one of
the many questions 10 be discussed by
tnlS convention and enc which hope VIII
receive definite consideration. For some
years past We have been working 10 get
Dill formulated to present 10 congress, but
So far have been unsuccessful II seems
that no TWO states can agree on the ques-
ton. and then the small cattle owner
seems TO hold that 30 Is the big concerns
thar want the measure passed. There is
nD foundation Tor TINS. ana am sorry
that any have this impression. for thu
b.E cattle companies have neNc~ asked TOT
a. cent from the government, and don
want TO now iH fact. IL Is not they VINO
want the measure passed upon down. IN
Texas they realize the Importance or IT,
but out here iH the mountains there Is 50
much worthless range land that the stock
man as a TUlp Is still a little leary or II
However. tne question viii come up IN
the convention, and these little items con-
corning 10 viii be explained away Last
wear at Fort Worth committee con-
sisting of one member from each state
was appointed 20 investigate and II pos
sible draft a bin 10 submit 10 tnls con
venti0n This committee viii meet in the
KnLtsford next Sunday afternoon. Ihere