Show GREAT GRAT BATTLE MAY Of BE ENDED Traditional Warfare Between n and Forestry De Department Department Comes to Truce and Better Peeling Feeling Prevails UTAH MAN MAY BE CHOSEN FOR PRESIDENT War Between President Good Gooding Gooding ing and Secretary Walker Stirs Delegates and Conven Convention tion ion Politics Grow Warmer WOOL STORAGE QUESTION Prom From a Staff Correspondent Ogden san Jan in the traditional traditional warfare between sheep inter interests interests ests and the forest service widening of the scope of tIle the storage warehouse for wool a show that sets a new mark markin markin in the tho world of sheep factional strife between the Gooding and Walker forces for control and a big chance for Utah to get the presidency and Salt Lake to become permanent head headquarters headquarters quarters and convention were verc the features that marked the opening of the National Wool Grow Growers ers convention at Ogden today In aU all the speeches in aU all the un undercurrent undercurrent of comment it was shown that a great change in sentiment has come over the wool growers and that the attitude toward the forest ser service service vice has not enly been modified but it has actually been switched until the barriers are practically torn down and the sheep industry and forest bureau are on speaking terms tenus once v For the honor of entertaining the annual meeting of 1911 three other cities are Portland Port Portland 1 land and Bois Idaho The two lat latter latter ter are the most active and both are equally co confident of success The Portland delegation arrived late on the ground but soon made its pres presence presence ence known While the formalities or of welcoming addresses ad addresses dresses and addresses were vere transpiring at the Ogden theatres theatre out arn ng the delegates there spread a factional strife over oer the next presidency of ii tile the association until tonight fter Vie HIP close of the business seSsion open T ar was declared upon Fred W Yo Good lug ot of Shoshone Ida pre i ent of the and Oregon and Wyoming OI growers boldly offered to support a man for the presidency providing delegates would In turn support S Walker Valker of Cheyenne W Wyo o for rtE ass secretary E H Callister Mentioned On in top of this offer ennie the men mentIOn tIOn or of the name of E IL H Callister in collector at Salt Lake Lale as the next president He Is a prominent man president p of the Utah wool growers and well known throughout the association Mr Callister who was ming with the delegates an all day would not IlOt say tonight whether ho he would allow rame iame to be used as a candidate I Th old od strife between President Good GoodIng Ing hg and Secretary Walker came to a focus I tonight upon the cam for the elec election I tIon ot of new officers that will wUl toke take place Saturday the final day of the conven convention tion President Goodings friends openly asserted that they would back him for reelection to a third term and would run Secretary Valentine of the Idaho Wool Growers association for secretary against tUe Incumbent Mr Ir Walk Valk tr N The coalition between Gooding and Valentine hastened the overtures ot of the Oregon and Wyoming delegates who said that It if Utah Would agree upon a candi d dt tp from this state the they would throw their solid support for this candidate for Continued on Page Seven SAlT lAKE MAY BECOME CONVENTION CITY Continued From Page One president and for tor Walker for reelection as secretary Emissaries ot of both factions were busy all day while the business of It the convention was being held It Was point pointed ell ed out that Utah could secure for Salt Lake a permanent convention city as aswell aswell well as the permanent headquarters for forthe forthe the n national association which Is the largest stock association In the world backed by immerse Immense wealth Among prom promInent prominent financiers the feasibility of build buildIng lug Ing u a big storage warehouse and scour scouring Ing plant In Salt Lake has been seen seon since Salt Lake stands In the very con cen center conter ter of the five million sheep of the tho In Intermountain flock Belated trains delayed the opening ses session session sion or of the convention and the morning was devoted to the sheep show Later when the delegates from the north northwest northwest west arrived Ogden extended herself to entertain a great army of wool grow growers ers era and when at t 23 President Fred W Gooding called the convention to or order order I der the Ogden theatre was comfortably filled and thousands of other delegates I I and ond visitors Interested In w wre re scouring the town In search of lodging or entertainment Delegates Heartily Welcomed The Weber club and other organizations led In the entertainment Co a band met all I Incoming trains high school schoot cadets ush ushI ushered I ered cred visitors to all parts or of the city the streets were decorated In gala attire au autos autos tos were at the disposal of the guests everything that those trained In hospi hospitality hospitality could Invent was brought Into to make mako every visitor feel quito at home The annual convention opened with music by concert band followed by an Invocation by the Rev William W V Fleetwood ot of Ogden I The Th addresses of welcome by Governor Spry Mayor Glasmann and A R B Hey Heywood Heywood wood president of at the Weber club put putI I tile delegates In the best of humor and when Representative Peter G Johnston I of Blackfoot Ida responded In place ot of John W V Hart who Is acting governor and who could not leave Boise Dolse on that account the good humor Increased From the tho very veo beginning of President Goodings annual address It was seen that the great association of wool growers had voluntarily abandoned its Ita hostile attitude toward the forest reserve resene policy of the government A year ear ago at Pocatello It was with great effort that resolutions that were actually offensive and Impertinent nent were modified and even eyen then tI tire sentiment was so strong that these reso resolutions resolutions were characterized as all too tame by the delegates who felt that the forest service was encroaching upon the liberties of the sheep men This year at Ogden the tho sentiment was reversed and better feeling was shown Aid for the President President Gooding evoked a round ot of applause when lie he said that ho believed a better understanding had been reached and he suggested the passage of a law authorizing tue tho PresIdent of the United States to appoint a committee ot of five from among the great stock associations whose judgment In national resources would be given as much weight as the forestry department President Gooding urged the convention to exercise all its political Influence to attain Its desires lIe He announced that the establishment or of ora ofa a national warehouse had been a great groat success and suggested the enact enactment nent by congress ot of an amendment to the law which would provide for tor a hour speed provision In the tho transportation lion tion of livestock to market No less notable than the address of the president was that of A J Knollin east cast castern ern em vice president or of the association who brought a message to western wool grow growers growers ers of the situation In the eastern states His address was filled with suggestions trade conditions and knowledge or of affairs that held the attention ot of the conven conen convention tion for nearly an hour Frank E Gooding former governor ot of Idaho and a brother or of the president offered a motion that the president ap an appoint point Q a committee of five to amend the bylaws of the assoC It Is believed that a considerable portion of the dele delegates gates want the laws amended so that Instead of charging a fixed membership fee It will be possible to charge dues against on the basis ot of the size of thir flocks Other are also contemplated and a light Ight will be started In when the matter Is brought up While the are 1110 at 11 attending the convention back on their ranges are many suffering Buffering from hunger because ot of the severity of the winter witter and there Is a current of uneasiness uneasiness ness among the visitors They want t ti get back to the flocks This uneasiness I caused one delegate to move that ali ail committees make their reports tomorrow Instead of waiting till tile the last day of o othe the convention when whan oUter other Important matters are at hand Committees Are Named I PresIdent Gooding appointed the follow followIng lug Ing committees H Allen Alien Wyoming S J M 11 Webster Idaho E J Jeremy Utah J JN 1 N Burger Oregon C W Griswold Ne Nevada Nevada vada H II H Hicks California A Blackmore Wyo Wyoming ming F E A Van Idaho L E Clark Utah K O 0 Washington Dan P Smythe Oregon Thomas Nelson Nevada Chars Charles Keane California W Perry Wyoming p pG PG G Johnston Idaho J S Os tIer Utah F M I Washington J Dobir Oregon C H Duberg Nevada C Ji Kimble Following the appointment of the corn com committees the actual work of framing moves that will crystallize on the floor of the convention Was b begun gun In earnest Utah wool growers named L R Ander Anderson AnderOn I son On of Mantl Manti pre president of the state board boar of commissioners loners as chairman Of the Utah delegates Wyoming delegat met mel at the Reed hotel directly alter after tho th session and gave more weight to th boom for a president from Utah whit while Oregon delegates put their heads and decided to join Wyoming and Utah At night other were held tb Idaho delegates getting together to t for formulate mutate a plan of campaign for the r days of the session selon |