, 1907-12-13
SHEEPMEN
ARE COMING
FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF WYOMING TO BE HELD IN
THIS CITY NEXT MONTH.
Invitation List Includes Members of
Congress- from This State and a
Number Of Federal Officials
Sheep Show Embracing Largest
Variety Ever Shown in Wyoming.

The fourth annual convention of the
will be held in Laramie, Wyo., January
10 and IL, 1908, says George s.. Walk
er in the Denver Republican. Great
interest is being taken in the meeting
which promises to be largely attended,
The following have been invited to
attend and many of them accepted the
invitation:
Hon. James r. Garfield, secretary OF
the interior; Hon. James Wilson, sec.
rotary of agriculture; DR.. Clifford Pin.
chot, chief of the division of forestry
Hon. George B. McCabe, legal head Of
department of agriculture; Hon. A. d.
Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
Industry; Prof. G.. NJ. Rummel, animal
husbandman, bureau of animal indus
try; Prof. e. l.. Shaw, assistant ANNA,
husbandman. bureau Of animal indus
TRY; Senators Warren and Clark ana
Representative Mondell and Governor
Brooks of Wyoming.
National Wool Men Coming.
Representatives of the National As
s~ociation of Wool Manufacturers, and
many of the officials of the National
Association of Wool Growers are ex-
|pected to attend this meeting, since the
national association will meet at Hell
|ena, Mont, the following week.
Among the subjects to be discussed
are the 2S-hour law, government con-
|trol of the range and the administra-
ton of forest reserves.
The proposition to hold wool Il
ton sales in this country similar TO
those held in London will be taken up.
The manufacturers will also talk to
the growers on the subjects of grade
of wool, Irvine and paint used, and 9th.
er matters Of mutual interest. Dele.
gates will be present from Omaha and
Denver to talk to the sheepmen on Gre
ating a home market, or rather a range
market, for wool.
Field Pathological Bureau.
The proposition of establishing at
some point in the range states of a
field pathological bureau Of the depart
|ment of agriculture will also be dis
cuSSed.
A sheep show will be held in connec-
ton with the convention which will be
unique in that more types of sheep
will be shown than probably have been
gathered at any similar show in the
history Of the business in Wyoming.
The only flock Of sheep owned by the
government is kept at Laramie by the
University of Wyoming agricultural
college and experiment station.
There will also be wool securing and
block demonstrations, exhibits of wool,
grain and grasses, pea and alfalfa fat
tened sheep and lambs, etc.
Special Train to Helena.
Immediately after the convention,
the delegates will board a special
train and go to Helena to attend the
lforty-fourth annual convention of the
National Wool Growers association.
The leading subjects discussed al
Laramie will also be discussed at Heie.
ma and committees will be appointed
to go to Washington to work for the
passage of a speed limit law, and tc
take up with congress problems oil
forest reserve grazing and admins
|tration of the federal domain, etc.
The sheep show will also be held at
the Helena convention. which has beer
called by President Warren to meet
January IA, Is and 16.