The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
the STOCK BREEDERS BEGIN
The Opening Session of he Fifth
Annual Convention Was Held
on Tuesday Evening.

OA 4U0SQ8Y evening".
AS this season of the year rolls
around it is the time for the gatber-
ing of the breeders of the state for
the convention of the South Dakota
Improved Live Stock Association,
and the delegates were greeted by
the same old kind OF cold weather
that they have encountered for the
past five years. 1t seens proverbial
that cold weather must set IN lust
as these men meet ia Mitchell. Up
to the opening day the weather had
been pleasant and mild, but TODAY
the thermometer took a drop to IL
degrees below zero, the coolest of the
season. The last of the stock for
the sale reached the city Tuesday
evening and everything was in readi-
ness for tie opening sale OF swine
today.
The delegates met in the rooms of
the Mitchell Club Tuesday evening
for the opening session, and there
we're fully 200 breeders presenJ and
those interested in the development
of the stock interests. Previous to
the program the Dakota Wesleyan
University band played d concert OF
a half hour for the entertainment of
the stockmen and they showed their
hearty appreciation of the efforts Of
the young men.
1t was $3.50 O'Clock before Presi-
dent E1ion CALI d the assembIage to
order and he introduced Mayor Bran
son to deliver the address OF welcome.
he mayor said i'm part: "l welcome
your president for the splendid
work he has done in the past five
years that he has heen your presiding
officer; l welcome your secretary.
whose untiring efforts have been of
so much value to the association,
aud 1 welcome you men who are
engaged in the development Of one
of the %grandest industries of the
state, an industry that has added
1874, 600, 600 to the wealth Of our state,
and when l see the familiar faces
here year after year, I realize that
you are the best men of the state in
your line of business. You must be
So Or you would not come Le,e every
year to learn ..of the :.things which
will be beneficial to you in your
work. Here you are learning to so
cultivate your hocks and herds that
when you ship them to the eastern
market they will not pe found want.
ing in being graded against the stock
OF youl neighboring states. This
will be the last time that | shall
address you as mayor OF this city,
and, | want to assure you that YOU
will always have my best wishes for
the future. and in parting 1 urge
you to buckle or your armour and do
we'll the things you have to do"
Tue mayors address was received
very cordially for the many good
things be said to the stockmen.
Owing to the illness OF P ".
Peterson, OF Vermillion, Hiram
Rodee, of Forestburg, was called
upon to make the response: Mr..
Rodee raid tie citizens of Mitchell a
very glowing compliment for the
hospitality that she has always ex-
tended the stockmen as they gathered
here every year, and the stockmen,
he said, have come to understand
that Mitchell's hospitality is not one
OF emptiness, but that its citizens
have a real interest in the develop
ment Of the interests OF the associ-
alton. The successful individual, he
said, is a who helps Others at the
same time he is helping himstlf aud
that is just the wav with tut, city.
Its citizens have taken a ii arked
interest in everything they under
take and success ever fails to crown
her efforts. as Is witnessed BY her
corn palace and other kindred in.
dustries.
President Erion delivered bis
annual address. and took. occasion to
congratulate the stocklnen on the
great growth which attended the
association in the FIVE yeats Of its
existene. He touched with interest
on many features and his talk was
very much appreciated.
Prof. Wilson, the secretary-trea.
surer, made his annual report show.
ing what had been accomplished in
The year and the great amount of
correspondence that be had carried
on with the members. He reported
that there were 349 members in the
association and that all but IS OF
them had paid their assessment or
dues.
In the absence or J. W. Kirk. a
paper was read by Secretary Wilson
which was written by DIR. E. l.
Moore, Of Brookings college, on
The Vaccination of Cattle Against
tuberculosis which containod