Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-28
SHEEP GROWERS WILL
HAVE BIG CONVENTION
Arrangements Include Three
Days Session. Hundreds
Of Delegates.
ALARGE EXHIBIT or JERSEYS

Great preparations are being made
Tor the convention 70 territorial wool
growers 10 be- held Ia this city during
the wees O. ino twenty sixth annual
fair. and Sd Promises 20 eclipse. in
point az dcies1ies and interest. any
convention ever Hald Ia New Mexico.
Hon. solomon Luua is in receipt of
letter from Governor hagcrman. On
which the latter states that DE % iu
receipt of numerous letters Of inquiry
which shows that the matter is being
taken seriously an1 that all the 200
delegates appointed hy himself win hg
/ .n attendance, 0r Che major part Of
thCm.
lu addition % the governors dele
gates iO tho convention the county
commissioners ul each county In the
territory Wil. appoint seven delegates
from their respective counties to rep
/ resent them at the convention and
each commercial club ln Che territory
will Send delegates.
There are 2,2uO snocp men in New
| Mexico who have registered marks.
end about 800 additional who have
come Ia or started operations since
| the above liH was compiled go that
ln an there are about $500 wool grow
I ers IN this territory, orch OF whom
/ viii DO extended an invitation 90 be
present and participate Va the conven.
ton.
Tho Elks' theaier, wherein viii be
held the sessions Of the convention,
has been secured for Tnoadpy Wed.
nosiay aud Friday. September rs. 80
and 2i, by those having the c0nyoa-
ton arrangements IN charge and
these dates VIII prevail for the cone
yention
On the opening day the delegates
will organize, committees viii be ape
pointed and other business transacted
On the second day the committees
will report and papers bearing on the
wool BrOwiuH Interests viii be- read
the nnal business Of the convention
being wound up on Friday.
a number Oi prominent wool gr0w-
ers Of this territory, Arizona, Colo
RADIO ana Wyoming viii be invited "a
be present ana address the conYen-
ton, OF read PAPERS. and & is thought
that some ol thc foremost officers oil
J the National Wool Growers asaocia-
ton on the United states VIII be o.
I NtNNNNNMtNs
The Roswell sheep mon have re-
] Gently perfected a local organization
and in a letter 30 Hon. solomon Luna
one % the Roswell growers state
that large delegation VIII be- sent q
j the Albuquerque convention.
! This convention, in some reanec.
b Will be- one OF the most important Il
e the welfare and interest % the terri
d tory nt large ever held. iuaHmuch "a
! many matters relative to the interest
3 ct the wool eruwers which. aside ctoi
q mining, ia New Mexieos leading in
q dustry. wIll be taken up. disousaa
= and acted upon
q Preparing Jersey Exhibit.
q g. II. Checker. superintendent Of "a
+ stock exhibit Tor the coming lair
o making strenuous endoavurs i0 has
e the Jersey exhibit here che most al
% iraetiye ever offered cattle breeder
e Ia this pari OF ne United States ur
e dcr the arrangements now cunton
8. plated iarger purse for Jerseys wi
Is be hung up Than " offered anywhel
Do or nt any fair outside OF Now Vol
q state a total 0f $500 IN prizes wi
ia In an probability be- offered Whi'
n win exceed hv several hundred 90
r lars the purses offered for the san
ciusa az the hlg Illinois state fair.
any uf the others. Mr. Giecklcr hl
received communications from a nun
Der of large Jersey raiaers who a
contemplating entering their siui
here