The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-24
CATTLEMEN
IN SESSION
Large Delegation | aves
Guthrie for Convention.
PROGRAM IS ATTRACTIVE
Broncho Busters and Roping
Experts viii Contest
PROGRAM is ATTRACTIVE

Guthrie, o. T. Feb. Pa large dele
cation of business men and farmers left
here this morning for Oklahoma City to
attend the cattlemens convention. The
delegation from this city will present the
advantages of Guthrie as the place for
holding the next convention.
This is the tenth annual convention of
the Oklahoma Live Stock association and
during that time there have been great
changes in Oklahoma. 1t is, not many
years since this territory WAS occupied
with great cattle ranches, but now the
cattle are owned very largely by small
farmers and breeders of fine stock. The
cowboy with his jingling spurs and lariat
has passed into history here the same as
in Kansas Oklahoma Is no longer 4
frontier cattle range and the average
citizen of this capital city feels so out
ragged because Oklahoma is not state
that he refuses to write 20. T." in his
date lines.
Some of the people who left here to
attend the convention thought it would
be more of a fine stock show and sale
than an old fashioned cattlemen's con-
vention and that there would be some
policies on the side in the way or
maneuverng for positions.
Oklahoma City, O. T.. Feb. pa year
ago Oklahoma City surprised the members
Of the Oklahoma Live Stock association
by seemingly unlimited hospitality The
,e l,a "a
began here today continuing three days
and the local entertainment committee has
undertaken to excel last years record.
Many cattlemen are here together with
commission dealers from Kansas City,
ST. Joseph Chicago and St Louis
Several troops OF the Eighth cavaery
from Fort Sill and the regimen band
are here to participate in the street parade
and give field maneuvers More than 300
head of high grade heifers, Shorthorn and
Polled Angus cattle, owned by breeders
in Oklahoma, Kansas. Missouri and Texas
are at Colcord park to compete in the
prize contests and to be offered for sale.
Broncho busters and expert ropers
from New Mexico, Colorado Texas, IN
dian Territory and Oklahoma will COM
pete for prizes. The roping contests will
BE- held tomorrow. The first prize it $500
The broncho busting" will take place
Thursday. The first prize is $3.50
President George Carr of Day county. a
typical cowman, who has been on the
southwestern range since 1869. made his
first public speech today. The meeting
was adjourned early for the street parade.
Wednesday addresses viii be made by
Governor Ferguson. Colonel Albert Dean
of Kansas City, on "Splenetic Fever"
Thomas Morris. Guthrie, Live Stock
Conditions in oklahoma" c. NJ. Thacker,
Niangum, How Oklahoma Can Best be
Protected From Splenetic Fever w. w
Farmer Shattuck. Value of Oklahoma
Live Stock Association to the Farmers"
The addresses Thursday will be:
,Scabbies in Cattle j. f. George, Lib
eral. Kan; Live Stock Transportation,
II \. Tice. Arkansas City. kan; Use Of
Dipping Yats," G. NJ. Moore. Kansas
City; "Glanders in Oklahoma DR. l.. ].
Allen, Oklahoma City; Winter Feeding
and Marketing" NJ f. Word. Grand;
oklahoma at the Worlds Fair" J.. L.
Wenner.
Guthrie, Iawton. FL Reno and Hobart
Will send delegations to capture the next
convention. oklahoma City, as a host, is
supposed to have withdrawn from the
contest. but it is believed that the town
will be in the race