, 1908-01-10

lue duuleuCe anu OF the Hell
ena special. DIR. Wilson said further.
that President Delfelder being a bach
elor and very bashful naturally, he
had requested Dr.. Wilson to ask the
lady reporter" to extend a special in.
vitation to all ladies' to be present at
the session, single ladies' being espec.
tally urged to attend" In Dr.. Wilson's
own opinion, the session tomorrow af-
ternoon when he is to deliver his ad-
dress will be of particular interest to
the better half of creation. DR.. Wilson
also asked the reporters to give
especial prominence to the presidents
address and to say in its headlines that
the speaker is susceptible and open 70
engagements. Before hearing this
able effort, which is reproduced in full
it was voted to secure the Helena spec,
ial and to defray any deficiency which
may occur from the association treas
ury. President Delfelder spoke as fol-
lows:
Presidents Address.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-The vel.
come so generously extended you by
Prof. Towar for the mayor of the city
of Laramie, and the greeting so enthus-
iastically accorded you by Mr.. Gramm,
representing the Commercial club, and
President Tisdel of the University of
Wyoming, indicates very clearly to
each flockmaster that the people OF
Laramie fully appreciate what the wool
growers have done for Wyoming. l
want to congratulate you for being
wool growers; for what you have &C
complished, and for what you are do
ing to develop the resources of our
country.
Fought and Won Battle.
Since time immemorial no class of
industrial representatives were ever
entitled to greater credit for what they
have accomplished than the wool grow
ers of Wyoming. You have fought INC
won a battle that has few precedents
in either present, c~onsecrated or pro-
fame history. To begin with, the bust
ness had a very doubtful termination.
You invested your bottom dollar, left
your homes and dear ones, NJ risked
your lives to take your f1ocks to the
towering mountain tops, far above
timber lines, among banks of perpetu
al snow, where the presence of domes-
tic stock was unknown in the summer,
to the barren, wind-swept hills, grassy
divides and s%ucculent salt sage fiats
in the winter, deprived of all social
advantages and Injuries of the civil.
lized world, with nothing to break the
monotony of your tedious hours but
the distant howl of the festive coyote.
Built UP an Industry.
Under such strenuous circumstances
you diligently cared for your fiocks
while they gathered the forage, that
for ages had gone to waste, and gave
it a commercial value. By your untir.
ing efforts you unconsciously built up
your industry until today it surpasses
all others in the state. With your ac-
cumulations you built up comfortable
homes for your families, schools.
churches, financial institutions, mer-
camille establishments; have given per.
manent employment to more people.
created a greater market for the farm.
ers' produce than any other industry
in the state.
Justice the Watchword.
The privations with which you have
had to contend in the past have been
numerous. You have been pushed,
prosecuted and assailed on every hand.
but, like the shepherd of yore, JUS
tice has been your watchword and vic
tory your reward. In startling times,
when the dark and gloomy clouds we're
floating o'erhead, and your vitality
was taxed to a point almost beyond
human endurance, you faltered not, but
were ever true to your trust, and by
your conservative business methods,
answering determination, and I'M
daunted courage you have reared an
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