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Show STEWART HOME FBI MiNGMEETIl Says. Accomplishments There Will Bring Decidedly Better Sheep Conditions. Overjoyed at tho spirit of enthusiasm manifest among the sheepmen of Wyoming, Wyom-ing, despite the unusually bad conditions and outlook of the sheep industry, C. B. Stewart, secretary of the Utah Wool-growers' Wool-growers' association; returned to the city Monday alter atlondlng the Wvomlng oolgrower.-' convention hold at Sheridan Sheri-dan last week. "They certainly know how to do things in Wyoming," said .Mr. Stwart. "Tho sheepmen were aroused to the utmost enthusiasm en-thusiasm and they did things whleh will mean much better sheep conditions if everything works as It should work. The (juestlons of wool tariffs, uniform sheep J laws in tho western states. Interstate transportation or sheep and manv other' things were threshed out at the conven- ! tlon In encouraging fashion. "One of the main speakers was A. K Potter, associate forests of the United States, who fpoke on the relation of tho government forest service to the sheep Industry. Mr. Potior spoke in such a manner that the sheepmen believe the 'government Is changing Its grazing policy In favor of tho sheep Industry. "There wus considerable talk about, the winter ermna. a new grain, which Is to be grown on scml-nrld lands for the feeding feed-ing of sheep. This grain has been tested' and. It Is thought, will soon lake the place of com In the feeding of shcop." Mr. Stewart announced the date for tho annual men Ing ot the Utah Woolgrowors' association for Docornber .10 and .11 nt Salt .Lake. The growers will go from here directly to Portland to attend the convention of the. national association. Among the speakers at the local convention conven-tion will be A. F. Potter of tho forest srvlce. which fact will make the local convention of more than passlnr Interest. |