, 1903-01-06
EVERYTHING READY
FOR THE MEETING OF THE MA
TlONAL LIVE STOCK ASSOCIA-
TON NEXT WEEK.
Hotels Have Booked Reservation for
One Thousand Delegates and Wis
of the National Wool Growers As
ISOLATION To Meet Afterward.

Kansas City, Jan. 6.-The local com.
mittees having in charge the entertain.
ment Of the National Livestock conven-
ton, which meets here on the 18th,
have announced that every thing is in
readiness Tor the big meeting.
The leading hotels have already
booked reservations for something over
1000 delegates and visitors, but accom-
modations are ample, SO there will be
no difficulty in securing rooms. Infor-
nation bureaus will be established at
tho Midland and Coates house, from
where visitors can be directed to hotels,
boarding houses or any place they de-
sire to visit.
The business of the convention,
which will be held in the Century thea
ter, will be of vital Importance to those
engaged in the industry. Speaking OF
this meeting today, the secretary said:
The officers of the association hope
that the delegates are coming here
solely to attend to business during the
day and will forego all amusement I'M
til evening. We will earnestly request
them to attend every session of the con
v%ention, being in their seats promptly
at $50 a. III. and remaining until even
ing adjournment"
The entertainments provided for by
the various committees surpass any
thing of the kind ever given the asso-
citation. They will all be held in Con-
vention hall. This will be handsome
ly decorated and all features OF the pro-
gram have been arranged for the
special entertainment of the visitors
At the grand ball on Wednesday it
is expected that the grand march will
De led by Governor A. B. Cummins Of
Iowa; Governor A. M. Dockery, Mis-
souri,; Governor Richard Yates, Illi-
nois; Ex-Governor E. P. Savage, Ne
braska; Governor ]. w. Bailey and ex-
Governor w. E. Stanley, Kansas and
Hon. c. H. Grosvenor, congressman
from Ohio
In addition to the social functions
and business Of the association there
will be several sales of %pure-bred stock
during the week Several of these are
from the finest herds in the country.
On Saturday following the adjourn
ment of the National association the
annual meeting of the National Wool
Growers association will be held in the
Century theater. Senator Francis E.
Warren. president of the organization;
S. N. D. North secretary of the Nation
al Association of Wool Manufacturers;
DR.. D. E. Salmon, chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry and other promin-
ent speakers will be present.
The Frisco system has ordered from
the Pullman company the finest carr
in the service for the excursion to New
Orleans, which will start from here on
the 7th. The train will run as a spe-
cial and will be a solid vestibule Of
sleepers and dining car, and will be the
~handsomest that aver left this city.
The citizens Of Memphis and New Or
leans are making great preparations
to entertain the excursionists. At the
latter place the Progressive union,
Livestock exchange, packing COM
panies and other commercial organiza-
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tended making the celebration cover
several days. 1t is expected there will
be about 400 in the party. and it Is
possible two trains will be required.