Show VILL GET IT Stockmen Alm it Sure to Fluid Next Conference in Salt Lake l THREE CTES COMPETE Kansas City Chicago and > Capital of Utah I TWO FIRST NAMED NOT IN I IT I Everything Indicates that Salt Lake I will Win on the First Ballot Arid Land Leasing Proposition was Beached by the Convention at Fort Worth Yesterday and an Animated Discussion Followed Dougherty of Nebraska Wnntland of Salt Lako and Strickler of Wyoming Favored the Scheme Callister Moyle and Mackay of Salt Lake Wood of I Idaho and Harris of Colorado Oppose Op-pose Delegations from Utah Idaho and Colorado are Pretty Solidly Against the Proposal TRIBUNE SPECIAL Fort Worth Tex Jan 17The next meeting of the National LiveStock association as-sociation will certainly be taken to Salt Lake If hustling on the part of Utah Idaho and the Mackay and KInney delegations dele-gations of Wyoming men can force the selection Committees were appointed at the first caucus to work on other delegations and they have labored energetically en-ergetically ever since PLEDGED TO SALT LAKE The result so far as known Is that Salt Lake 110W has lea d to hcn p 1 the first ballot U7S vo csK Hv f ra vote of the convention Is CSO with Kansas Kan-sas City a leading contestant and Chicago Chi-cago an active third bidder The latter lat-ter delegation Is now urging that the city olfcring the largest sum of money for entertainment of the next meeting be selected as the meeting place but if such a proposal Is formally presented It will be promptly tinned down MAY WIN ON FIRST Both Kansas City and Chicago claim Texas while many delegates of the latter lat-ter State have assured Utah friends that they are for the great lake first last and all the time Salt Lake could have won out at any time snce the convention in the thlid ballot and tonight onyenton < night It seems probable she will win on the first LEASING ARID LANDS The arid land leasing resolution was reached today by the convention at 230 under the piogrammo and n hot discussion dis-cussion followed until adjournment just before C Mr Dougnei ly ot Ogaiiala Neb C 13 I Vmitlaml representing the Board of Trade at Salt Lake and Strickler of Wyoming made the principal princi-pal 1 speeches favoring lea ing and Were vigorously opposed by I Callistor Mo3lc and Mal lc of Salt Lake Vood of Idaho I Harris of Culonulo Moyles time was extended by a vote of the convention and John C Mackay nb leader of the opposition will close In a strong speech tomorrow SOLID AGAINST LEASING The proposition that Congress legislate legis-late so as to lease arid lands Is being ably presented under well arranged plans but the Utah Idaho and Colorado Colo-rado delegations are pretty solidly against them and If Texas will keep out of the light the resolution seems certain of defeat Chairman Jesse I Smith claims tonight J75 oles against leasing The State of Texas casts 1CD votes She Is not interested as she owns her mvn lands and IB not likely to take sides between her honored guests RAILROAD VOTE NEUTRAL The railroad vote will also remain neutral so Col Tuttle of the Oregon Short Line thinks and all the live stock exchanges propose keeping their bills out of time mess These noncombatants noncombat-ants rcducct the total vote of the convention con-vention to such numbers IU ought to insure the success of Utah Idaho Wyoming and New Mexico sheepmen TO VISIT GALVESTON All or noarly all Utah delegates will make the excursion to Galveston Saturday Sat-urday and miny want to go to San Antonio also In the meaiulmc they fire enjoying Texas hospitality and plugging for f better State |