Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-04-21
Billings Convention Is
Advised It's Wasteful
to Ship Far East; Rift
Caused by Royal Goat.
Great Falls Delegation
Fares Well in Honors:
Montana Expert on
Feeds Give Pointers.
BY John A. CURRY
Special to The Daily Tribune.

Billings, April 2O-The stockgrowers
special from Great Falls carrying the
northern Montana delegation to the
| stockgrowers convention here. arrived in
Billings before O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. The hour being too early for form
al reception upon the part Of the people
Of Billings, the delegates rustled break
fast at the cafes of the city and got back
Hook EN- Cow boosters from South
st. Paul when they arrived at 9 o'clock.
Local Men on Committees
In the committee appointments made
by President Huidekoper at the opening
session the stoekgrowers special party
Jared well in the committee on resolu-
tion, w. *. Flowerree. Shirley $. Ford
and Harry &. Mitchell of Great Falls.
and Russell Thorpe and Levi Bnrd of
Browning, were named. The president
named Fl. F. Lee of Great Falls. to the
nominations Of officers committee and
at it's first session Mr.. Lee was made
chairman. That the committe will make
oily one nomination for president and
that it will be Major Huidekoper for
reelection.
Billings has been treating the Great
Fails people most Hospitality, automobile
owners having cars free to the visitors
on every corner and no opportunity being
missed to make the people from the nor
ther part of the state certain in that
Billings is glad that the delegation came.
Had to Throw Goat Out
The only unscheduled incident to break
INTO the program this afternoon
came when the Maid Nancy the
Ex-Crown Princes goat. carried by
the South st. Paul forces as mascot.
came walking down abe aisle of the con-
vention hall while DIR. w. J. Butler was
speaking leading Nancy on string.
They were headed for the speakers rost-
rum, the goat keeper talking to himself.
Opposition was encountered when
Pdes,dent Hudekoper yelled. ''Three or
four of you throw that fellow and his
goat out of here. Stock Inspector Frank
Lavigre met the goatkeeper and his
charge at the platform entrance and =.
mixnp followed. but it took four men
to throw them out. The goat was caught
in the jam and added few remarks to
the general conversation, but there were
no casualties
Better Breeds Urged
breeding better grades of livestock was
advised for western growers by most
speakers today. Besides Governor sam
'. Stewart j. NJ. Burke. of Helena.
chairman OF the state board of livestock
commissioners: DIR. ". !. Butler
state veterinarians: i. II. Roberts
representing the Spokane Union stock
yards: NJ. Carey. state council for the
National Livestock shippers Leagues
made addresses.
Figures showing the DEVELOPMENT Of
the livestock industry in Montana
since the early days Of the open range
and the cattle 'baron'' were quoted by
Commissioner Burke In 1857 cattle
shipments from Montana totaed 20,
Oso. Mr.. Burke said, while in 1917 the
shipments reached 1913 .O5G. and in 1919
set record with GAL, S37.
Nearly 1000 There
DR.. Butler discussed livestock ra.ions
and advised against feeding cut hay alone
or mixing cotton seed cake AMI alfa-
liza. Corn should be fed with alfalfa.
and cut hay or other fodder fed with
cotton seed cake. DR.. Butler said
The great waste entailcd by west
ern stockyrowers marketing at far
Eastern points and buying meats ship
ped from packing houses remotely
situated was pointed out by Mr.. Rob-
erts urging support of packing houses
located closer home.
The convention will conclude with
election of officers and selection Of
next years convention city Nearly
600 delegates are in attendance.