Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
CONVENTION NOTES.

Dr' G. F.. Rork. of PocatelIo Ida
formerly government sheep inspector
is at the convention. Dr. Rork is now
with the Paxton Eckman Chemical
company of South Omaha
At a caucus of the Utah delegation
held Friday morning. E. L. Clark was
named as national committeeman for
the Utah association. to succeed J.
e. Austin
w. S. Hansen. representative in the
legislature from Boxelder county has
fine Rambouillet rams on exhibit
ton at the fine and fat sheep show
]. S. Carver, of Ogden, who is chair
man of the pure food bureau and also
OF the state Retail Grocers associa-
tion, Is an active member of the re-
ception committee
Dan Latimore of Mountainhomo
Idaho. is in attendance at the conven-
ton. Mr.. Latimore says winter con-
dftfons are not extraordinary in his
section OF the country. although the
present snowstorm may work some
what of a hardship on the central
Idaho flocks
j. L. Kerr. formerly a resident of
Salt Lake City, but now connected
with St Joe. Mo, stockyards. is busy
pinning badges on the delegates to
iUS COHNeutlon. hcTT Is well
known In Utah and says he Is glad
every time he gets back to the old
stamping grounds"
Upon learning that clifford Pinchot
had been reported removed from the
position of chief government forester.
c. B. Stewart secretary of the Utah
association, introduced n resolution
asking that a western man be named
as his successor. The resolution was
received with cheers and went through
with a whoop.
John H Mackey. county commits
sioner and sheepman of Salt Lake,
was In attendance at the convention
today, He took part in the delibera-
which George s. Walker was endorsed
for reelection as national secretary.
md leaving the permanent headquar-
ters question open to the decision OF
the convention.
Frank Cranney. Wand Wilford Gran
ney. ranchers and sheep owners of
| Star Valley. Wyo.. arc interested visi-
| tors at the woolmen's meeting These
! gentlemen report that sheep in Wyom-
Ing are doing WELL and that as high
| as 20 cents has been offered on con-
tract for the coming seasons wool
| clip. Lorton Cranney. of Willard. who
| also owns ranch in Star Valley. is in
| attendance at the convention.
Mayor Bransford, Secretary Joseph
| f. Cainc of the Commercial club and
| F. c. Schramm came up from Salt
| Lake today to help the Utah delega-
| ton pull for permanent headquarters
| Of the National association for Utah,
| capitol After conference, however.
| II was decided not to press the mat
| ter for the present. and to throw the
| strength Of the Utah delegation for
| Portland for the 1911 convention
| A. r. Haywood. president of the
| Weber club. which organization Is
! sponsor for the entertainment of the
wool mems convention, said today that
he was much gratified at the way
things have been conducted. I'VE are
delighted with the conventioH and
everybody In ogden has done himself
proud in helping to ententertain the
| crowd" said President Haywood. I'VE
have been able TO handle every de-
lceate and every visitor and believe
the convention and the entertainment
have been cminently successful"
The committee on auditing the ac-
counts of the secretary of the Ma
tIonal association reported at Friday
session that 1t had gone carefully
over the accounts and found them
to be correct The committee recon-
r1ended that the annual dues of men,
bers Of the association be raised from
SIS to $40. as the sum realized from
this source was found to be wholly
Inadequate with which to carry or
the business OF the association. The
auditing committee consists of A. n
Allen, JOS L. Asbridge and ]. n
Burgess.
Whom the matter of voting for Of