The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-15
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC AND LARGE.
LY. ATTENDED MEETING IN
HISTORY OF BODY.

HISTORY OF BODY.
Many interesting and instructive Ad-
| dresses Made-Endorse State
, Dog Bill Now Pending.
The Tri-State Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers association opened in
two-day annual session yesterday
morning in the assembly room OF the
Wheeling Commercial association. with
the biggest attendance. the largest dis
play of wool and the most enthusiasts
tic gathering in the quarter OF CEN
fury history OF the organization. More
than a hundred prominent sheer, men
from Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and this section Of West Virginia
are present. The unusual amount Or
interest manifested in the meeting IS
due principally 10 the high price the
sheep men are receiving at present
for mutton and fleece; the highest
market price for the past % years.
\ resolution was passed endorsing tho
bill now DCoding in the West Virginia
legislature TO better protect sheep
against dogs.
The session convened yesterday
morning at 1890 o'clock with Presi-
dent R. L. Munce, of Canno1s6urg. Ia.
presiding Following a business SEES.
sion. the wool displays were CLASSIFIED
by the judges. The officials and
number of members Of the association
were guests of the Open Forum lunch
commenting Of the Wheeling CONNER
cial association in the Hotel WMdsof.
Several members Of the sheep Or
ganization and national men spoke, H.
Guiding Frank kleinheinz. instructor
in animal husbandry, College or Asrl-
culture. Madison. Wis: B. .: Server
son, associate professor OF animal nus
bandry, Pennsylvania State college.
State College, Pa: V. 0. McWhorter.
of the United States agricultural de-
partment, Washington. D. c.; DIT: Z.
A. Louder, veterinarian or the west
Virginia university, and l.. HorK-
heimer. local wool dealer
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
BY a general discussion and brief ad.
dresses were delivered by several or
the members, followed with several
verbal reports being received, The
principal address was by Frank Klein
heinz, Of Madison, Wis. who gave q
most interesting and instructive talk
on Care and Management OF the
Farm Flock" The discussion was. led
by J. W. kale, of Lore City, 0. DIT.
Louder, of the West Virginia univer-
sity, spoke on Keeping the FLOCK IN
Health" He brought out number
of instructive points in telling what II
meant to all sheep men to keep their
flocks In the best OF condition. Many
made notes from the talk Tor future
reference.
DELIGHTFULLY."- spent at q dinner any So
cial meeting held in the !: w: ~ ~
DR.. McWhorter delivered a orieL lG IN
on Future Of the Sheep ana Wool IL III,
dustry as Indicated by Statlstlcs. ne
nroved nv government figures that the
Sheep industry was progressing ID lniS
country very rapidly; that 1t would
soon rank with the larger sheep couh,
tries of the world, and that to-oa!
America was second to no country III
the fine grade Of wool produced.
Later. in the Commercial Assembly
room. DR.. McWhorter gave siele1p,
ticon talk on sheep in general; ne
showed the many different breeds ana
the manner Of handling sheep, LOT
shearing and properly attending tneI mem
He stated, In the course or ms la1ks
that there is to-day fifteen millions OF
acres of undeve1oped land in Pennsyl-
vania alone that can be used at ptac-
ticallv no expense for sheep breeolns.
Sheep-KilIina Dog Resolution;
resolution wa s unanlnouslS
adopted endorsing the Pendlns uos
bill in the West Virginia leglsia.u ae
to give better protection LOT s anca
reads: ''Resolved, that the Tri-State
sheep Breeders, and Wool Growers
association endorse and urge the
massage Of House bill No. 80. now
nendi6g in the West Virginia legls-
iature in giving better protection 10
sheen and persons from dogs; ana
that better bred dogs can be encour
aged" The resolution was signed by
e NJ. Hogg, W. N. Cowden,. y. RI:
Redell and ". H. Sill, members OF
the Special committee. A copy OF
the resolution was forwarded TO the
legislature. In explaining the per.
son" feature Of the bill an otllciai OF
the association said that in the coun-
try badly bred vicious dogs had De-
come a menace to human beings as
well as sheep and that higher oreo
dogs do not attack sneep anu onis
persons when provoked.
The following wool growers nave
samnles on display in the assembly
room for public inspection. and a
snecial Invitation IS extended 10
school children. to inspect the ex-
" Charles E. Crothers. Taylorstown.
Pa: Joseph Barron. slippery Rock;
o, F. Drenford. Lee r. Scott. Kay
Strosnider, H. McCarty, of ClaysylIle;
Jehu Parsons, D. NJ. Campsey, ,ClaySs-
Vile: George Luse. E. D. Maple, Al
bert Weaver, Waddington Farm; Asa
Gsenberg, williamsburg, Pa: R. ?.
Berry, Washington. Pa. j: B; Hen
derson. Hickory, Pa; R. l., Munce'
Cannonsburg, Pa; Biddle and Pat
terson, Greene County; Lee r. Scott,
Burgettstown. Pa; Harry Kent, }. W.
The session will close today: 4
number of prominent sheep authori-
ties and we'll known breeders are on
The speaking program. Several addl-