The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21

| sas. It used to be held at Fort Worth,
Texas and only once was held at Kan
sas City. The meeting at Wichita.
which viii be held on April q, must not
! be confused with the session Of the Ma
tional sanitary commission, which will
be held next year at Nashville, Tenn,
and which convened last year at Louis
vile. and which Incorporates all boards
of the union east of the Mississippi
river as well as west
Mr.. Bolton is lsvishly enthusiastic in
his predictions Of the splendid success
, Of the eighth annual convention of the
association, and his address Yesterday
afternoon before the assembled Elk
change at the stock yards gave renewed
vigor to all the interests there, not only
to those who had representation at the
last meeting at Woodward, but likewise
to the newer firms who have lately es-
tablished commission and brokerage Of
fees at the Exchange. Certain it is that
,--e impetus which Mr. bred Dold start
ed this year viii bear fruit in the con-
vention next to come. and Wichita will
renew her long ago established reputa-
ton for hospitality and cordial welcome
TO an Eagle reporter Mr.. Bolton said
last night:
Wichita win make more substantial
progress as a livestock market during
the next three years than any five years
of its history to date
i am returning from a ten days trip
to st. Louis and Kansas City and stop
ped off here today to confer with the
Wichita stock yards people concerning
al ants
vention Of the Oklahoma Livestock as
sociation, which meets here early next
year.
1T might be supposed that it is too
soon to begin preparation for this event,
but it has been my experience, as sec
rotary OF the association. that it is best
to outline the plans at once and then
work in the detail necessary to insure
success. This afternoon 1 called at the
Livestock Exchange and talked the mat
ter over with Messrs. w. NJ. Paugh. w.
*. Dulaney, Ed Healy, c. P. Johnson,
A. 3. Moore and others and later on an
informal meeting was called and a com
mittee composed of one member of each
commission firm. Superintendent w. R
Dulaney and -1anager Fred bold and
VIM Brown of the packing houses was
selected to confer with the Wichita
Commercial club and arrange for hold
ing a show of range cattle. including
feeders, stockers and fat cattle at the
time Of holding the next convention. In
addition to this, auction sales Of regis
tered bulls and heifers viii be held
Superintendent Dulaney says every IA
cility viii be afforded for the protection,
care and show of cattle and everybody
win be made welcome The program of
the convention viii be arranged so that
the afternoons may be devoted by mem
bers and visitors to cattle trading and
inspection of packing plants. roping and
riding contests. operation of dehorning
chute, etc.
The value to the city of wichita, as
wen as TO tire livestock markets here. of
the holding of this convention. cannot be
over estimated. AT your street fairs. for
instance, the value is received princi-
pally in the attendance Of the people
and there it ends. This is different, in
that it viii produce results which viii
continue for al ltime to come in the way
81 increased shipments to your markets.
-'The Oklahoma Livestock association
is composed not only of members from
that territory. but also includes mem
bers from Kansas. from the Panhandle
Of Texas and from eastern Colorado as
we'll The organization is seven years
Old and is no longer an experiment. hav-
ing demonstrated its value to its mem
bers directly through enforcement of
quarantine protection and inspection of
brands Mt the markets and on the range.
Therefore. the holding Of its next an
nual convention nj Wichita is a matter
of far reaching Importance to the bust
ness interests of this city as wen as con- /
stituuns a decisive factor in the devel-
opment Of the livestock markets at
Wichita"