The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-08
WDDLGR0WERs MEET
IN CONVENTION TODAY
Subjects of Vital Importance
to Industry Will Be
Discussed.
WANT TARIFF SETTLED
Strong Effort Will BE Made to
Bring 1912 National Meet
ing to Salt Lake.

The Utah Woolgrowers association vii!
open It's annual state convention here
with the session beginning al q clock
this afternoon In the erillroom Of the
Hotel t:ah Many men prominent in the
affairs OF the wool Industry OF Utah
arrived in the city yesterday and num-
her Of convention badges were issued at
the office Of Secretary C.. f. stewart In
the Mcintyre building.
Hundreds Of shcepmen from every
part OF this state and from ncighborinS
states are expected 10 attend the con-
yention and plans for thcir entertain
nent will probably be completed at a
meeting OF the directors of the associa- -
ton. TO be held in Secretary S,ewart's OIL
fec this morning.
4 banquet for tomorrow nigh, is
planned as the final entertainment fea-
lure OF the convention. The officers az
Gasfer 9f asioFS,s president, n John Il seey, vice
president C. r. stewart. secretary and
treasurer, John G. MachaJ, E:nos Ben-
ni"n; W;llord Day I,niann TnHmas W, '9nss 3[ss.
ler, ~ r. Aagard. J. X. Allen. l." X
Anderson. ]. s. Ostler, ". 4. Crane, s.
T. Rigby. j. c. Robinson. Jr
Want National Convention.
4 strong effort Will be made TO bring
the 1912 annual convention ol tne Ma
tional woolgrowers association 10 Salt
Lake In order 10 put in as strong a
bid as possible il will be urged at the
meetings Of the state association that
where the national convention takes
place December IL To Il. II VIII a. lso
he decided what stand the Utah dele
CATION is 10 take on several questions
Of interest ia be brought up at the
Omaha meeting.
The subject of national forests win be
the sessions. u. IL Clarke. supervisor
Of the Wasatch national forest, Will set
forth the governments Views on The
question and the subject will be discussed
j. X Henrle Of Garfield county. This
subject and that Of the BIRDS and anil
mails of the forest. will be discussed by
Professor j. II. Paul Of the University
OF Utah. Professor Paul will cnumerate
the useful and the undesirable birds
and will explain how tne former can be
protected and the latter eXterDlinated
The programme FOR this afternoon s ses-
sion is as follows,
Music.
Invocation .... .Rcv. T. B. Short
Soprano solo ....... Miss Iretia Fife
Welcome address. Governor William Spry
Annual address. President L. II. Callister
Annual address 80. :...::.-..,
Address. Tho Sheep Industry. Past
and Present. in Southern Tltah. I.,iel.I r., :.
ADDRESS. The Outlook of Our Indus
try. ..... ..,.....lIn lInos Bcnnion
Address. Diseases in sheep--care
and Treatment Dr. A. G. Young
Tariff Puzzling Question,
Wilford day. one OF the pronineni
years experience in the industry In the
Southern part OF the state, arrived in
Salt Lake Yesterday and registered at
tho Cullen Mr.. Day said that the con-
cr Inc. Sb1 raising blJciDeSS had
not been at all satisfactory for several
months because OF the unsettled condi
ton OF the tariff,
Until the wool schedule is settled and
revised one way or the otncr. and the
discussion regarding it auieted down.
the people engaged In sheep raising can
routine Of carrying on business in a
profitable wa,-." said Mr.. Day. 'fiow-
ever, hoping that the matter Will inaii
be settled in Il satisfactory manner. II
may be stated that the outlook for the
sheep raising industry In Utah is good.
bearing In mind that those engaged in
cred some nard times with constantly
increasing success
Mr Day Is well qualified 10 comment
on the m1ch;@iscnssed question .,fi Of dip
favor VS of of this method Of riddIng sheep Of
line scapics, Mr.. Day refers 10 his ex-
perienc1 in serving on the state board
governor after statehood TO investigate
and look after the interests Of the sheep
raising industry. The board appointed
inspectors to report Oh the condition Of
1ne docks and ordered an immediate dip
ping. This was in the month OF March
and MANY OF even the most conserva-
tive sheepmcn protested against the dip
ping al that SEASON because nj the fear
that the treatment would be. fatal 10
great numbers az sheep Contrary 10 this
the dipping proved Of the greatest BEN
iii and was repeated In the fall Al the
time the inspectors reported that s5 pei
cent OF the flocks were afflicted with the
%cabies. After tne second season ut
dipping the condition was exactly re.
Versed, evidences OF scabes Being found
In nnlN 5 per cent Of the flOCks affect ed