The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
Expected That 5000 Delegates
VIII Be in Attendance at
Convention.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
FOR CROWDS OF VISITORS
Sheep Exhibition viii Be One
of Features of Gathering of
FlOckmasterS.
Special To The Tribune.


number OF delegates who viii attend the
annual convention OF the National Wool
growers association vary Some say
there will be 5000 sheepmen and those
interested In the wool industry here and
some say there will be 250O, But. TAX
ing Judgment from appearances this
evening II Is, safe prediction that
there VIII be at least 1000,
The convention win open at 10 o'clock
tomorrow forenoon. The sessions will be
held In the Ogden thcatcr on Twenty
NTH street The house can seat 1000
comfortably. II is probable that an over
flow meeting will be held, but definite
arrangements for this have not been
made. owing TO the uncertainty as TO the
number OF wool men who Will be here.
City Gaily Decorated.
The city has been decorated for the
occasion most profusey. Great Amgrl-
can flags are flung from the high build
ings. and an enormous number OF vari-
coiored lights gives the streets n beau
tiful appearance tonight The Titan
Light and Power company has given the
decorations committee authority TO use
the committee has not been slow 10 take
advantage OF this generosity,
The committee on decorations Is com
posed Of F. a. Burt, chairman; T. Il
Carr. J. s Carver, Joseph Mcfarland,
j T. Hurst. c. d. Ives and Gus Wright.
In addition 10 the decorations to he
seen In the business section OF Ogden,
a number OF the handsome residences.
for which this town is noted, have swung
the national colors.
Meeting the Delegates.
The reception committee IS the inn
portant committee in connection with the
Convention This committee meets ev-
cry incoming train and escorts the dele
gates to the various hotels. after TAX,
Ing them TO the headquarters in the Reed
hotel The committee has divided Its
forces for the purpose of meeting IN
coming trains Under this arrangement
the following holds good:
To meet each train from l2:55 p. NJ.
Chairman; j. l. G Read. Charles Zeimer.
Farland. C. S. Marshall. Charles Schmaltz,
a. G. Fcll and Angus T. Wright
To meet each train from a, nj. until
1905 p. m:-Carl Allison, chairman; j.
w. f. volker. Joe streng, l.. II. Be
craft, John Pingree. DIR. n. NJ. Rowe, b.
p. Crtchlow. F. NJ. briggs, NJ, S.. Brown
ing. c. S. Potter and Judge j. "A. How
To meet each train after midnight and
until early morning-T, J. Keo6h. chair
man: Joe Thomas. Joe Streng, ex Mayor
a. l.. Brewer. l.. II. Becraft, j. c, Rich
ards and Hugh c. Wood.
High School Cadets Help.
Under the command of Captain Kneass:
the High School Cadets are rendering
valuable. service in receiving the strans-
ers in the city. The cadets know every
part OF the city, and they hive been
armed with lists Of places where ac-
commodations may be had. To these the
least three bands have been engaged,
and they have done their part toward
showing the woolerowers that the town
is glad 70 have. them
The Elks' club is Keeping open house,
and so is the Weber club. There are
.v1-<, ha aI
phcy, with their friends. win be taken
care Of by tho Masonic lodge here after
the regular meeting Of the hodge at q
smoker
At the Sheep Exhibition.
Tomorrow and throughout the meeting
the presence OF thousands. This will
be the midwinter, sheep show. held in
ton. The show Will be. held on Grant
avenue. Already hundreds OF prize sheep
are here. Some OF these animals are
Psricuar sa anna Called the Tunls sheep eeYe' that
has back as broad as n cellar door
and walks with the easy grace Of
this sheep that when he can't get any
thing TO eat naturally he lives on the
excess of accumulated fat on his
launches. Judging from his appearance
he ought TO do right well on that. for
there Is plenty OF fat there. The exhibi-
tion is In charge OF a committee of
WNltQ J. w. llGrrlnEtOn is chairman.
The Wyoming state fioclSs have some
Of the finest stock in its collection. In
Guided In this lot are specimens OF these
ry I'm, Cheviot Black Faced Highland.
Dorset Southdown. Shropshire. Hamp-
shire. oxford. Cotswold, Romney Marsh.
Lincoln and Leicester breeds.
Handsome Badges Worn.
Handsome badges with appropriate in
scription are furnished the delegates on
their arrival at the Reed hotel. The en-
velope In which the badges are con-
tatned has also within 4 a copy OF the
gives complete information about the
convention and who tho "hIg" speakers
are to be and what they are to talk
about.
Owing 10 the fact that number Of
the trains are belated on account OF the
storms the arrival OF visitors has not
been so prompt as the schedules called
for. Tho railroads. however. are doing
everything in their power 10 bring the
shecpmen here as soon as they possibly
can.
The big Wyoming and Colorado dele
cations arrived here late this afternoon,
The president OF the association. +. III,
Gooding Of Idaho formerly governor Of
that state. Is here ready 10 sound "the
alarm" tomorrow morning.
Special From Omaha.
a special train Will bring a big dele
cation from Omaha over the Union Pa
ciHc. This delegation Will stop at Cbey-
enne. where they win be Joined by other
woo,growers from that state, The Omaha
men are coming with moving picture
outfit Before they LEFT South Omaha.
the greatest range sheep market In the
world perhaps. they took a number OF
fIms. These will be enrolled" at Chey-
enne for the entertainment OF the Wyo-
oming sheep people. and also viii be
shown in ogden. The party that left
Omaha included:
J. A. Shoemaker OF the Union Stock
Yards company. Frank Strykcr. secretary
OF the Union Stock Yards company: j.
Nj Guild. commissioner of the Omaha
Commercial club, Charles II. King OF
the Omaha Wool Storage company: Scott
Kenworth ard j. l. Paxton OF the Pax
ton Ecke-man Commission company
Billy" Farrar Of Wood Brothers Com
mission company: Nat G. Houston ,ot the
Great Western Commission compa ny; NJ.
C. Wllkerson. Smith Brothers Commits
sion company; G. n. vanAistine OF the
Grand Island Stock Yards company
Ralph Jennings of the Fremont Stock
Yards company; George Brockelhy OF tho
w j. Perry company Gene Malady OF
Thuc, Brothers s Melady; kid" Kyle
OF the National Commission company
John Smith OF w. r. Smith & Son; Bruce
Mccullough Of the South Omaha Journal
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