The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-26
Hen of National Reputation
Have Praise For the
Exposition
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DRAWING Many Buyers.


BUYERS in large numbers was made
evident ON the first day, when sheep
owners from three states contract
ed for 200 head of the finest bred
rams.
John Carmody OF Lander Wyo.,
who Is accompanied by A. Johnston,
travelled 500 miles TO be present. An
urgent message said he would return
by the next train TO be here for the
FIRST day of the auction. which com
mences Wednesday
Came to See; Remains to Buy.
Henry Baer of Millvillo. Cache
county. came to see. He has re-
NAMED to buy. declaring that the
display of blooded rams is beyond
his expectations.
William and Anton Jensen OF Ge-
Dcva, Utah. are taking home with
them several head Of exhibition
ahcep.
Chris Jewel oil Rock Springs, Wyo.'
is here TO buy and yesterday he was
negotiating with several owners.
Heavy Sales Looked for.
The heavy sales are looked for
with the arrival OF large delegations
OF sheep owners from Nevada. Wyo-
ming and Idaho. who delayed coming
until the show was well on and all
herds in place at the exhibition. and
the two owners OF flocks totalinS
10000 head feel that they are well
rewarded for their long trip.
Some Early Purchasers.
Wilson Bros. and Abraham Hansen
of Ricbfield. Utah, were among the
FIRST purchasers and they are going
home highly pleased Wilson Bros.
bought 30 Cotswolds-
w. y. McGnl of Ely. Ney, one of
the big wool growers OF the Sage
brush state. was called home by ur-
gen. business, but VIII return We'd
nesday
or the exhibitors of Cotswolds and
Dartmores. John Rawlings of Forest,
Canada. has $50 head and they are
beautiful specimens of those breeds.
In Rambouillets, A. a. Wood &c Son
OF Michigan. w. s Hanson of Col
liston, Utah. Butter6eld Livestock
company of Weiser. Idaho. and F. S.
King of Ogden have a display that
makes clear why Rambouillets have
made such headway in the west in
the last Is years.
w. +. Renk of Sun Prairie, Wis,
is here with Hampshlres and Shrop-
shires, and in his group Of wonderful
ly developed animals is the winner of
the royal prize in England and an
unbeaten Hampshire ram
George McKerrow & Son are re-
cciying congratulations on their
Shropshires, Hampshires and Ok
lords.
Remarkable lincolns.
f. w Patrick and Ernest Robert
son have a Canadian importation of
Lincolns of remarkable quality.
In addition to their RambouiIlets
the Butterlield Livestock company
have American Merino5 and Delaines.
II is this breed of sheep that is now
being exported to South Africa from
this country and winning fame for
American breeders.
l.. NJ Hartley of Iowa has several
hundred head OF sale Shropshire rams
and his sheep are receiving the at
tention of buyers.
An Assured Success
As an eastern visitor said. on view
ing the great show;
This exhibition IS assured sue
cess because the best stock IN the
world has been brought to the very
doors OF the western Sheepmen. and
to paraphrasc, the owners OF herds
are no longer tempted to buy by cat
a!ogue'
The sheep are here for inspection,
and as result many a sheep own
er, undecided in his purchases, will
be led into buying a superior grade
OF stock, which eventually will bring
a rich reward in a higher grade Of
range sheep. The stimulus to the
sheep industry which this exhibition
will give can scarcely be estimated.
Compared With Last January Show.
Some people who have visited the
exhibition pens recently and who also
saw the show here of last January.
say that they can see no particular
difference between the sheep that
We're Shown n that time and the ones
to be seen now The sheep breeders
and the flockmasters say that this is
true and that IL is not true. At the
show in January some of the best
sheep OF the whole world were In
evidence, but there were not nearly
so many of them as there are at this
show. And the sheep that We're in
ogden then were all show sheep and
had taken prizes in some OF the