Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-18
Of the club are reserved for wives OF
visiting delegates

| Of the club are reserved for wives OF
visiting delegates.
The idaho and Montana DELEGATIONS
we're delayed by the storms and tie.ups
on the railroads. The larger portions
| OF these delegations reached salt Lake
| last evening but at yesterdays session.
the hall WAS filled to its doors
The four extremities on the four
points Of the compass are represented
at the convention. z. Harker has come
clear from Cardston. Alberta, Capauh
Max. Durand has journeyed from away
down in Los Penos, New MeNico'
James Cotton comes from san Frau
cisco and Frank p. Bennett from Bos-
ton, Massachusetts. Delegates from
points as widely scattered have come
in since these mon registered. G. *.
Packard as an illustration, II here
from New York.
D. u. Cutler general livestock agent
OF the Chicago & Northwestern ct
Chicago, is attending the convention.
"All railroads are maintaining that tho
sheep business from the west Is one of
the most important forms of traffic they
have. The Northwesterft is putting
every effort forward to handle sheep
movements quickly and In up-to-date
shape. AT meeting In Chicago some
announced that on our heaviest divi-
slou--the Iowa division--no car had
ever grown over four days old between
shipping point aud destination We
handled between $4,000 and 1000 sheep
every day during the season last year
and many words of praise have come
Into our freight Offices from shippers.
Well to show you how interested the
Northwestern il in this convention,
may say that we have besides c. A.
Walker, our local agent, and myself
the following representatives present
Frank Walters, general manager OF
the lines west OF the Missouri river;
G. F, Miller, general agent at Omaha:
T, s. Rattle. general agent and Warren
McCloud. travelling agent, both OF Dem
Yer, and II. w. Edgerton. formerly
agent In this city and now at Boise
Idaho. That's going some for one road
don't you Think" Mr.. Cutler asserts
that the sheep business of the North
western increased something like 30 per
cent in 1906 over the records for the pre-
vious year. His road, he explains.
handled 100000 pounds of wool during
the season.
Salt Lake smoke builders have con-
tributed 1900 cigars for tomorrow
nights 'smoke-fest" at the CONNER
cial club. Delegates viii be provided
Havana, Colorado Madura and quiet
thought-producers line and no one neett
go without cigar who loves his Lady
Nicotine.
Marcus Harris Of the b. Harris COM
pany OF st. Louis Is attending the con-
yention, I'VE confine our buying to
Utah and Idaho" says Mr.. Harris.
The past year was the heaviest in the
history of the house; some 100000
pounds of wool moving 10 our markets
from this territory. The prices paid
for wool last year were too high, as a
rule. but we viii get Utah's offerings
at any price"
NJ. b. Irwin, traffic manager of the
st. Joe stock yards, and J. B. Kerr,
general western agent for the same
company, have opened headquarters In
the Kenyon hotel, room l6, and every
body is invited to call on the "show-
me" boys. Mr.. Kerr lived in Salt Lake
representative for the NJ, x. Parsons,
B. f. Saunders and q number of other
buyers. equally as prominent. I'VE are
here boosting for St. joel" say Mr..
Kerr and Irwin and they are certainly
fulfilling their mission.
DIR. l.. Clark of Denver, animal In
IONA aud Nebraska bureaus, is here.
Dr. Clark attended the Rock Springs
convention and while there talked upon
the subject, Are present regulations
In the bureau of animal industry best
for the eradication of scab?" DIR. Clark
Is a friend of every sheep man in the
west, and Is a good fellow from boot
tips to hat-crown.
George Elder general livestock agent,
and John Petrie general freight agent
of the Burlington. are attending the
convention. George Petrie, a brother
of the burlington man, is here In the
interests OF the st. Joe and Grand
Island.
7. u. Pendergrass and another stem
ographer are taking the proceedings for
the National Woolgrowers' association.
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