The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-05
INTEREST CENTERS
IN SHEEP SHOW
First Consignment of Fine and
Fat Sheep Will Arrive OH
January Is.
FINANCIAL END Is
UNDER DISCUSSION
Complete Entry List Shows In
teresting Group of Well
b. known Sheepmen.

Eheep show, January II, Is and l9,
looms nearer, the committee members
themselves are getting even more en-
fhusiastic. for if ever the affairs of
utah sheep men hooked good, 1T is at
This present time. The postman, these
DAYS, who handles the mail for the
Commercial club. is getting round
shouldered delivering sheep mail. So
riouslv. the past weeks have seen scores
pf letters addressed to Ed CaIlister.
pecretary of the show, from the far East
nsking questions concerning the display.
Most of the inquiries are from manu-
facturers, mostly from men who make
sheen shears and the like, and there
will he a great display of these articles
at the show. according 10 the interest
that has been manifested all over the
East by manufacturers
Thursday afternoon the committee at
large held meeting, Mt which the fnan-
rial part of the show was under dis
russion. The exhibit is bound 10 cost
pretty penny, for besides fitting up
the hall, the sheep are to be fed hay
Iluring the three days show. al the
expense of the show people.
Tuesday morning, January ID, will see
The first consignment of sheep arriving.
a spur of the railroad runs right close
b the exhibition hall. so that there
will be no difficulty in quickly trans
ferrine the punches from the cars TO
the harms that have been fitted up. On
Wednesday morning they will be taken
Into the exhibition hall, and in the ar
ternooD the prizes will be awarded, so
that Thursday prizes and sheep Will be
ready for inspection by the public,
Importance Of Show.
The Importance Of this show is rea-
1ized when one considers that between
two and three thousand iockmasters
will be in Salt Lake during the con-
vention Of the National Wool Growers
association. which Will be held during
the same three days as the sheep show.
The show was primarily intended 10 be
one of the features in the good time
of the wool growers. but its importance
as showing the growth Of the Utah wool
industry has become more and more ap-
parent Most OF the entries are of Utah
stock, though a consignment OF sheep
is now on lis way from Chicago.
Among the visitors TO Zion City for
the convention will be a great many
men who are contemplating entering
the wool growing business. and this
exhibit will have particular interest for
them.
Already the committee members are
wearing the badges Of the Utah dele
CATION. and these badges have a story.
The picture of the sheep on the button
is the same that has heen used seven
wears for the Utah delegation at the
Nat1n03J cU1NPnIlO0S, anu llS Commit
tee proudly declares that there ism Z
another such a choice bit of stock in
the country. The prizes for the show
are exciting a great deal Of comment
and are unusually handsome. Every
possible class has been considered and
it is case of every exhibitor having
run for his money. The list of prizes
as they stand 10 date are as follows:
List Of Prizes.
Bekt 5 Rambouinet rams, 1 10 ) years
old. $50. Second best SIS.
Best Rambouiliet ewes, l 10 ; years
old SIS. Second beet. SIS.
Best 5 Delaine rams, l TO years old
$50 Second best. $25.
Best ; Delaine ewes. to years old
SIS. Second best, SIS
Best > Cotswold rams. 1 10 years old
$50 Second best. SIS.
Best ) CotswoId ewes. TO years old
$50 Second best. SIS
Best . Lincoln rams, 10 ) years old,
$50 Second best SIS.
Best Lincoln ewes TO , years old
S25 Second best, S15.
Best : oxford rams, ] to , years old
$50 Second best. SIS.
Best oxford ewes. / TO 3 years Old
s25 Second best, SIS.
Best Shropshire rams / to 5 years
old. $50. Second best, s25.
Best Shropshire ewes. / 10 3 years
old SIS. Second best SIS.
Best Hampshire rams. I 10 5 years
old. $50. Second best. S25,
Best Hampshire ewes ! TO D years
old SO Second best, $l0.
Best Southdown rams. ! to . years
old, $50. Second best. s25.
Best Southdown ewes 1 10 years
old SIS. Second best SIS.
Best Dorset rams, ! 10 years old
$50. Second best, s25.
Best Dorset ewes, / to 3 years old
$50 Second best, SIS
Best 30 band coarse-wool ewes. any
age or breed. $50 Second best. s25.
or breed, $50 Second best, SIS.
Best 20 band ail-round grade ewes, any
age or breed. $50. Second best. SIS.
age or breed. $50: Second best, SIS.
sest 90 a. bend fine wool lambs. any age
Best 30 band, all-round grade coarse
wool lambs. $50 Second best s25.
Best 80 band all-round grade fine-wool
lambs $50. Second best, s25
Best 30 band fat yearling wethers $50
Second best. SOS.
Sweepstakes. best 5 rams, any age or
Sweepstakes. best ewes. any age or
breed, cup.
Sweepstakes. best so band all-round fat
lambs, any breed. cup.
Entries Now Complete
The entries are now complete and
ehow an interesting group Of we'll
known wool growers, who are putting
mp some particularly fine specimens OF
stock. The bunch of entries complete
read as follows:
W. .. Candland. Ramboulllet rams
"; s. Hansen. Rambouillet rams
John Fl, Seely. Rambouillet rams
John II: Seely. Ramboutllet ewes
W s. Hansen, > RambouIllet ewes
George Daybell e Son, Cotswold rams
j. r.. Allen, Cotswold rams.
A., W. Allen & Bros Cotswold rams
j. r. Rawlins. Cotswold rams
Edwin Bennion. 5 Cotswod ewes
George Daybell g. Son. 8 Cotswold ewes
j. r Rawlins. Cotswold ewes
a. w. Allen e. Bros. Cotswold ewes.
]. K, Allen. Cotswold ewes.
A. J. Knollin Shropshire rams.
A J, Knolin. ) Shropshire ewes
George Daybell & Son, 80 coarse wool
ewes.
A. W. Allen & Bros, 30 coarse wool
ewes.
J. K. Allen 30 coarse wool ewes
j. r. HaWlius. 30 coarse wool ewes
John FL Seely, 30 llne-wool ewes
W. $. Hansen 30 fine-wool owcs