Show MONTANA CATTLEMEN W WELL ATTENDED conal convention ution AT CITY A comparison of notes show that losses of f stock on oa this tha aalee were not as severo severe AS ne exported ported antics anaconda mont april 20 the t twelfth elath annual meeting of oc tile tho montana stock grower convened this morning at miles allies city tho the attendance and interest ex admed all expectation and comparison of notes among tho the cattlemen has in reSul resulted tod in optimistic prophesies relative to this years business from reports made to tho the convention ind and lefts alth leading catt cattlemen lemm it appears that hit nilo tha he must winter minter on the iho has been a most severe ever ono one uio the actual I 1 leonsca havo have not henn beall so HO heavy or gendral gen penar iral tl as 88 alas lias been bea reported the cattle took look tile tho M minter inter in x bollent condition tho the december balim bliA d which abich lasted labout about three hrco ecka in ili most mont localities too took nil all tho the rot fot orr off them luid and caused considerable loss joaa to young youn cattle and trall trail stock tho the llarch blizzard was the ono one which did tho the areat ent harm ui an the stock was waa in ila no conola tion to stand it 11 tile tha northern coun countries countr trien lon fact choteau in tho the dakota blizzard belt surfaced tho a evereett bloink hore here and in ili daacon on oil tha lie da kota line tho the snow wui was very deer U for or wee bocka it is in reported that the losses loaf amount to ift 40 or SO id pt por arnt nt especially union 1 amit cattle being lit in tits diio bdate 1 in it western Chot Cho wui teno totoni teton gus and cascade counties li it la 13 found the tant tile tha leases are not nearly a 0 o great as 03 lc it m as uc at first t thouy hught h ht in tion teton jt it ill not reach lench 10 per contin forgan and tho the eon ern part pact of cheteoui tho the losa less Is id rn r at 15 per iw cent ot at the iho out ou talde tildo chuo hu an fn in cancace county tile the juss I 1 la not 6 exir cent sanco ca tile present set BI lit in cattle have Im improved moved 1 in nil all parts of 0 tho the simi arid and tile ibo cattlemen are ar that otero in IA g L sm leuon n of ff good KOO business and high alirna of them very fw few trail mitts will tw be brought in I 1 ihla his year on account or of tho the high the th outlook la 14 go 0 o favorable for fee took in tor ls that bit mony money in bodig being invests in tile the industry and eom oaf inigo of ofir arock ork I 1 iivo ve token tuco jn ill fam inurn lure of vital tok mra aro reported thin cuir theta than ever r before tho he colv convent loa wui got cot dobao work tom tomorrow to mirrow 1 r A 2 4 j |