The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25
WOOL GROWERS
BIG CONVENTION

Active preparations for the enter
tSinment OF the visiting delegates tc
the National Wool Growers conveu
tion' which is to be held In this city
January b. and s. 1910 are now under
| %ay.
II VIII be remembered that a dele
Gaion from the Weber club was sent
10 Pocatello last spring to do what
1t could towards securing the annual
meeting for Ogden. After hard
llght the efforts of the committee was
crowned with success and It was an
hounced that the forty-siXth annual
convention would be held here.
AS soon as the verdict was rem
dered n committee was appointed OF
Weber Club members and this commit
tee set quietly 10 work TO make ar
rangements for the entertainment OF
the visitors while in Ogden
Committee Announce Plans.
For the last three weeks this COM
mittee have announced plans as far
as they have been completed 4 large
list of premiums have been decided
upon and more money Is to be spent
on this meeting than on any meeting
previously held
In connection with the convention,
there will be Mid-Winter Sheep
show. Secretary Wilson OF the Ag-
ricultural department has consented
TO ship the government experiment
al herd from Laramie. Wyoming, TO
show at the Mid-Wlnter show.
Fine Sheep Exhibit.
This herd Is composed OF 25 differ
ent breeds Of fancy and show sheep,
and will go a long way towards max
ing the exhibition successful
Besides the government herd, the
exhibitors at the Seattle fair havc
been communicated with and every In
ducement win be made them to ship
their sheep here after the close OF
the show there Several OF these eX-
hibitors have already promised their
support.
To Advertise Extensively.
The convention and sheep show is
to be extensively advertised, there
by announcing that ogden is on the
business world map.
Thousands of little stickers are TO
be distributed among the business
men of the city and they will be
asked to stick them on every letter
that is sent out from the city. Large
posters viii be made and sent out to
all parts OF the country and every
travelling man that comes into the
city will be given pad OF these
stickers to paste up wherever he hap
pens TO stop.
Committee to Raise Money
The finance committee Is seriously
considering the best way to raise
$4,000 and in few days 4 campaign
Will be started to raise that amount.
Every indication points TO the most
successful convention ever held by
the sheep men. Every citizen of Og-
den should get out and boost, as it
means much to the city and TO the
merchants and stockmcn OF this sec
ton
The largest list OF premiums over
offered at a Mid-Winter show will be
offered by the local committee.
Tho prize list for Cotswolds. Lin,
coins. Shropshires, OXfords. Hamp-
shlres, Dorsets. Rambouilletes, De-
LANES and Merinos is as follows.
Lot No. Pen OF 5 rams, l year or
older, first $50; second, SIS; third $40
Lot No. 2-Pen OF five ewes, l year
or older, first s25, second SIS, third
S5
Lot No. 3-Pen OF five ram lambs
spring 'O9. first SIS, second 10. third
ribbon.
Lot No 4-Pen of five eve lambs,
spring 90, first $40. second $40. third
ribbon.
Lot No. 5-Pen of one ram, any age.
diploma
Lot No. 6-Pen of one eve, any
age. diploma.
For fat sheep the following prizes
will be given;
Lot No. Pen of five wethers, l
year or older. first $50, second S25,
third $40
Lot No. 2-Pen of five wether lambs
first $50 second $50, third $40.
For dogs
Lot No. Scotch collies. l dog
and l bitch. first. SO; ribbon.
Lot No Highland Bearde d
Scotch, shepherd, L dog and 1 bitch,
first. $40. second ribbon.
Lot No. S-Best broke sheep dog,
first, $40, second, ribbon.
Besides this the Woolgrowers' as
sociation offers two $50 cups for the
best Fine wool flock, consisting of
one ram. two ewes. and four lambs
and also for the best Coarse wool
flock with the same number of sheep
as in the Fine wool flock.
The management has been assured
tbot IN addition TO the above DriZes
several special trophies VIII be given.
Entry blanks have been furnished
TO all the large shcepmen In the United
States and the entries will be closed
December 10. 1909.