Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-20
400 ATTENDING
36TH MEETING
ON IN HELENA
Stockmen Given ROYAL
Welcome to Capital;
Governor Is Present.
Many Features Offered
for Entertainment Of
Visiting Delegations.
BY W. w. MOSES.
Staff CORRESPONDENT,

Staff Correspondent.
Helena, April 19.-With over
400 registered many of whom,
however, not members of the
association but here to mingle
with the stockmen of the state,
he seth annual convention of
the Montana Stockgrowers as
sociation got nicely under way
with a running start Tuesday
morning with an opening ses-
sion which was honored by the
presence of the governor of the
state. The forenoon and after
noon sessions were we'll, though
not largely attended, but were
replete with features which
made them interesting to both
stockmen and visitors.
Considerable interest is being Great
ed by the contest for the next con-
yention place. Miles City, Butte and
Dllion are active contenders. In view
OF the fact that Miles City was for
years the regular meeting place and
that the convention of two years ago
was held in that city there appears
to be a disposition to give the 1922
convention to Butte, it being feared
that Dillon would be unable to proper
ly care for the attendance. Butte is
well represented at the meeting with
Great Falls and Miles City coming
we'll along in line. The Miles City
people are represented by a party of
about 30 which arrived early Tuesday
morning in special sleeper attached
to regular train.
Alfalfa High Signs
Throughout the business section of
Helena the silent policemen at the
street intersections have given way to
bales Of alfalfa, each bearing a well
coming sign or some suggestion for the
eve Of the visitor. A series of special
stunts was conducted on main street
in honor of convention visitors by
Helena organizations and the fistic ex-
hibitions at the shrine ampitheatre
Thursday night was classed as one of
the biggest of the entertainment
The convention was called to order
by the president shortly after 10 a.
NJ. The invocation was delivered by
the Rev. L. w. Smell of st. Peters
Episcopal church Helena, and was
followed by brief address of well
come by Mayor John Dryburgh in
which he informed the visitors that all
the rules and regulations of the city
might be considered suspended while
they were in Helena and that he de=
sired all should thoroughly enjoy their
stay in the city.
George L. Ramsey, president Of the
Helena Commercial club. after refer
ring to the livestock business as the
most controlling industry in the state.
brought to mind the leading figures in
the history of the industry in Mon
tana. referring to them by name and
characteristics and mentioning with
them the spectacular characters of the
state who had taken some part in the
livestock game.
When Roosevelt Joined.
He recounted some of the interest
ing facts of the early days, including
the organization of the association and
told Of the admission to the associa-
ton Of the late Theodore Roosevelt
upon the motion Of the Marquis DE
Mores and Of the fact that upon list
Of subscriptions for a legislative fund
appeared the subscription Of Roosevelt
for $40.
H. b. Mitchell of Great Falls re-
sponded to the addresses OF welcome
ON behalf of the association. He
stated that at no time in the history
of the stock business in the state did
there exist an occasion which should
so require the throwing off of cares
and worries as the present He re-
ferred to the recent most trying times
of the livestock industry in Montana
and expressed himself as not entirely
convinced that the stockmen were yet
clear of their troubles.
e. A, Phillips, secretary OF the asso-
citation. reported that the membership
On April i. 1921, was SS4 but that Of
this number only 400 had paid their
dues for 1920. Applications for mem-
were received during 1V2O from
80 persons.
Az to finances he showed the balance
April l, 1920. to have been $l,lOl. "A;
receipts, $2,721.50; disbursements S2.-
O36,07, leaving a cash balance April 1,
1921, of $1,845.67.
Heren Makes Report.
r. Heren, chairman of the legis-
iatiye committee, said he had little to
report. that the live stock laws Of
Montana were the best in the west and
he would recommend very little change
In them under the existing range con-
ditions of the state. He told of what
changes had been made in laws affect
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