The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-31


dominant and parsniount. and ogden
| herself the
EMBODIMENT OF HOSPITALITY
| Every heart In tho city warmed 10
jtne shepherds. and every door in hotel,
! home, hall club or Office swung wide
| for their entertainment. For one full,
round, eventful week there was one
thought, one impulse upperrnost in
| the mind OF every citizen OF the beau
| tiful mountain town, and that was TO
make the show an unparalleled sue.
cess and every exhibitor happy.
The sheep were admirably housed
| in the bic coliseum and comfortably
quartered on the ground floor under
| a flood Of light from the arc lamps,
that enabled perfect inspection by
visitors and judging well into the
night and under profusion OF bunt-
Inc and rich color schemes overhead
| presented beautiful and impressive
scene to the 5000 pupils and teachers
| of The city schools and the other thou
! sands OF visitors from near and far, all
intent upon a review o. the greatest
sheep show yet seen west OF the Mis-
! sssippI. and all delighted with the
achievement OF such. an impressive
assembly of great sheep in the heart
of the iatcrmountain country. 1t was
oCDEN'S SHOW
| and every man. woman and child
heart In the kindly city filled and
thrilled with pride as the story of
the biggest sheep show OF the year"
went round and round TIL every soul
was atlame with the civic pride 1t had
touched TO profoundest depths Any
city In the land might be proud OF
the achievement, Chicago. st Louis,
Seattle, Buffalo. Columbus, Omaha.
had none of them ever seen so many
show sheep-all good ones-assembled
In one exposition,
Dick Stone concludes his report as
follows;
The brightest reflection of success
was Illuminating all connected with
the show. and as the bright golden
sunset died away on the evening
breezes OF this show could not help
but think what pity il is that bright
events are like dreams-so soon for
gotten. But never will / forget the
royal treatment ] received at Ogden
at the hands OF the different clubs
and individuals while there. God bless
them. old and young, and may we live
10 see another such show at Ogden
the Queen City of the Mountains, and
may II be soon. | already yearn to
return and greet those grand young
sheep men OF the West Farewell,
Jesse Richards! Farewell. Fred Her
rington, Farewell. Hugh Wood. Fare
well 10 YOU ALL | will think of you
always and on the other side OF the
Great Divide. Success to YOU all
Commenting on the convention =.
self. the magazine says;
The forty-siXth annual convention Of
the National Wool Growers Associa-
ton was held at Ogden. Utah. Janu-
airy 6, { and s. with a large attend
ance of flockmasters from every Sec
ton OF the Union. The heavy storms
kept hundreds of sheepmen in the
West from reaching Ogden. For ten
days blizzard had been raging from
the Mississippi Valley 10 the coast,
and in some sections of the far West
railroad traffic was entirely suspend.
cd and many wool growers who would
have attended the convention were
forced 10 remain at homo and take
care of their locks In spite OF these
handlcaps the hotels were filled to ov-
erflowing and It was necessary for
many OF the delegates and visitors 10
find quarters In the homes of the citi.
zens, which we're thrown wide open
for entertaining the guests OF the
second city In Utah. For four long
days and nights the hospitality of Og-
den was unbounded The governor
mayor. commercial clubs, churches
and all the local and social organiZas
tions opened their doors and hearts.
and every hour was filled with func.
tiOns for the entertainment of the
sheepmen. The wool growers owned
ogden from the time they were met
by the reception committee until the
departure of the last outgoing train
No expense was spared in entertain.
Ing the guests The famous chorus.
500 strong, from the Iormon Taber.
nacle came down TO sing for the shep-
| herds Every conceivable form of en-
tertanment was provided by the Og.
den people. Social functions boxing
bouts. vaudeville, smokers and lnnum.
| erable club dinners 6lled every spare
! moment of the visitors outside of the
regular sessions OF the convention
| The recent tariff victory in Washing
ton and the prevailing good sheep
times had put the delegates in fine
humor. The convention itself was a
memorable one. Subjects of vital in
terest TO the flocBmasters OF the coun.
/ try were discussed bv mon of aat,onaI