Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-11
Executive Head Of the National
Live Stock Association Here.
CAME IN THIS AFTERNOON.
Says salt Lake II Going 20 Have the
Biggest Live stock Convention
Ever Held la the world.

Hon. John w. Springer president Of
the National Live Stock Association OF
America, arrived In town from Denver
this morning and at once began to get
in touch with the work that had been
done towards making ready for the IN
nux Of visitors. which viii begin on
Sunday, and continue until the conyen-
ton is called to order on Tuesday morn
ing. During the process he was loud IN
his praise Of the work that had been
accomplished by those who have had
this important business In hand to the
extent that Secretary Martin and Chair
man Leary blushed a roseate hue with
conscious pride, when they were given
to understand that on no occasion here
tofore during the life Of the association
had things been worked in such a mar
monious. systematic and thorough man
ner"
When approached at the Knutsford
this afternoon, Mr.. Springer had just
arisen from the table, and was In the
best OF humor in fact. 1t is said, he
a. never otherwise. BY way OF intro
duction he proceeded to state that he
was an old-tlme newspapernan ana
consequently had a fellow feeling or
sympathy for the boys
well. what can ! give you that can
be Of interest 70 the publicY' was the
first sentence, and then without any
further solicitation he proceeded 70
roll out not less than four solid coll
umns Of nonpariel
How does IL look? Well | can tell
you that Salt Lake is going 10 have
the biggest Live stock convention that
has ever been held I'm the world. Every
body is Interested Men are coming
from Canada and Mexico where they
are watching the work OF our assocla-
ton with vivid interest Yes, sir, they
an want TO come In and we have been
receiving applications for membership
from ali kinds Of countries until Il be-
gins 20 look that We will have 70 turn
il into an international affair They
are trying their hardest TO be admitted
but Of course We haven't got to that
stage yet
Continuing he said, "Of course / am
not In a position 10 say definitely Just
how many people will be here next
week, but II the weather holds as good
as II was when / left Denver ! have
no hesitancy in saying that there VIII
be fully 1000 visitors here during the
next week They are the right KIND
too. | can assure you. | was only re-
Gently in Chicago where / had charge
OF the international Live Stock show
there. and ! took Marshal Fields around
and showed him a few things. Well, he
simply threw up his hands, and turning
to me said, L had no idea. Mr.. Springer,
what you had In store for us ! am
afraid that we did not give much to-
wards helping this thing out but
the next time that you bring show
To- town you can put me down for 81
900 subscription just TO keep the ball
rolling They all tell the same tale,
he added. "aud IN Kansas city few
weeks ago the leading men there told
me THAI they would sooner have a con-
Vention. or meeting of big cattlemen,
any day than a national convention,
for the cattlemen spent the money with
a lavish hand Bankers all tell the
same story. and affirm that the amount
of he deposits that are made at tn
financial institutions run into the hun
dreds Of thousands.
Mr.. Springer was very enthusiastic
In regard 20 the decorations that are
ar r~e- In the Assembly Han
and went TO the extent OF pronouncing
uI.st that had ever
been undertaken on a similar occasion.
He says that he has already suggested
that a flashight Of the convention IN
full swing be taken, and that hundreds
of tinted copies be struck of and sent
broadcast over he land as souvenirs
OF Salt Lake and tho convention.
Coming down 10 the subject OF the
Grout bill he launched into the history
Of the proposed measure and then pro-
ceeded TO state that he thought chat thu
measure would be defeated "We in
tend to defeat II or so busted in the at
tempt" he said with his characteristic
smile. and then he sauntered of to reg
lister few suggestions with the Office