The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-30
Organization Which Is Much
Needed by Utah Wool
Growers.
WILL BE DISCUSSED AT
THE COMING MEETING
FlOckmaSters of State viii Hold
a Conference at CONNER
cial Club.

1t now seems likely that as An out.
growth OF the numerous meetings of
ilockmasters incident upon the prepara-
tions being made for the national con-
vention, a new State organization which
is very much needed by the Utah sheep
owners may be formed. The old Wool
Growers association was of too loose
construction to carry forward the work
for which 1t was formed. 1t had
numerous and active membership. aud
accomplished a great deal Of good for
it's membership. 1t lacked cohesive
ness. however, centralized control too
much and was burdensomo Of malnte
nance TO its membership. \ still more
obJectional feature Of construction was
the unlimited lack of liability attaching
TO membership therein. Movers for re-
! construction arc urging a new organiZa.
tlon on the corporate plan, and as the
association is needed always, aud par.
ticularly SO on the coming of the ma
tional wool growers. it appears pretty
certain now that complete organiZa-
tion viii be effected on the 9th in con
ference week. 4 big crowd viii be on
hand TO discuss the project in any
event, as well as make every necessary
arrangement TO have big convention
and a grand sheep show in connection.
Arrangements Near Completion.
The preliminary steps that have al
I ready been taken by the Utah wool
growers, the Commercial club aud
others who are interested in the CON
vention of wool growers, which will be
held IN this city next January, have
been reported from time to time. The
arrangements for the meeting of the
sheepmen of the State, to be held at
the Commercial club on October 6, are
rapidly being completed, and q. list of
prizes has been made up to be sub
mltted to this meeting by the commit
tee, which IS composed of John c.
Sharp, John z. Austin, James II. Moyle,
c. 3. Stewart and j. G. Leary, which
met Saturday in the wool growers
rooms IN the Constitution block, and
prepared the following premium list for
the exhibition;
Best five Shropshire rams, l TO 5
years old, first $50 second S25; best
five Shropshire ewes, ! to years old.
first $25, second SIS; best I've Lincoln
rams, to } years old, first $50, second
Sg5; best five Lincoln ewes, ! to 5
years old. first s25, second SIS; best five
Merino (Ramb) rams, l to 5 years
old, first $50, second $685. best five
first S25, second SIS; best five Merino
French rams, l to 5 wears old, first $50,
! second S25; best i've Merino French
/ ewes, TO years old, first S25, second
SIS; best fifty band all.around range
! ewes, any age or breed, first $50, second
| s25; best fifty band all-around range
| lambs, any age or breed, first $50, sec
ond S25; best fifty band all-around fat
| lambs. any age or breed, first $50, sec
| ond S25; best fifty band all-around wool
| lambs. any age or breed, first $50, sec
| ond S25; best eighty band fat yearling
wethers, any breed, first $50, second
| S25; sweepstakes, best ram Of NUT
Ton breed, first $50, second $25 !;
sweepstakes, best ram Of wool breed,
first $50, second S25.
In addition TO the foregoing list OF
cash premiums, which the committee
| will recommend Offering, numerous cups
OF beauty and value will be hung up by
! local merchants on the classes enum-
Grated, and special exhibits to be desig-
mated later; and additional cash prizes
are also Forthcoming from breeding as
sociations, live stock commission com.
panies and union stock yards between
here aud Chicago,
The committee g appeal for premiums
on classes Of their own preference made
10 Col ". q. Skinner of the Chicago
Union Stock Yards company, and Mai.
George W. Ballantine, vice.president of
the Denver Union Stock Yards com
pany, was generously responded to with
promptness, and other markets will un-
doubtedly be as liberal in their offer
! ings when they are heard from by the
committee.
Will Be Submitted TO Convention.
The above premium list will be sub,
mitted to the general meeting Of sheep
men and others which is called for the
9th of October, at 2 p. m, in the Com.
mercial club parlors, as well as place
for show grounds and necessary con
structlon up town at a CONVENIENT place
Tor the display Of sheep exhibits.
The latter will be numerous and en-
brace the best rams, ewes and lambs
of the Northwestern ranges, as no range
State will be barred from competition
and efforts are being made to procure
such exhibition rates as will enable
showmen TO exhibit here and subse-
quently 20 after the Denver purses Of
the Western stock show, to be pulled of
at the Union stock yards there between
the oath and 30th OF January. Elab
crate arrangements are being made for
the latter, and $4,000 in prize money
Will be hung up for Western exhibitors
1t is estimated that $500 will be re
quired from Utah sheepmen to make q
creditable showing here of intermoun
tain flocks. This in addition to the fund
agency Of the Commercial club for the
reception and entertainment of dele
gates and visitors, and at the meeting
yesterday systematic raid for the re
quired sum was planned By the com
mittee.
A full report Of all work will be
made TO the general meeting on Octo
Der 6, which, it is expected, will be at
tended by every sheepman Ill attend
ance upon conference.
Oak and Mistletoe.