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Show IHEP CONDITIONS ARE SATiSFACTORY i Secretary of "Wool:roverst Association As-sociation Says There Have Been No Losses. MEETING JS SCHEDULED FOR SALT LAKE MONDAY Lip and Leg Disease Will Be Chief Topic to Re Discussed 1),V Members. C. B. Stewart, secretary of the State v ooigrowcrs association, anu ur. .v. Young, state veterinarian, returned Tuesday Tues-day evening from Richfield, where they nddressed the sheepmen of Sevier county on subjects alfecling the Industry. The chief object of the yisti was to discuss with the flockmastcrs of that section the necessity for concerted action in an effort ef-fort to stamp out the lip and leg disease. dis-ease. Alter the merits and benetlts Incident to membership hi tho association had been pointed out to the mooting. Mr. Stewart says, every owner in attcndar.ee joined the organization. "The trouble ban been," said Mr. Stewart, Stew-art, "that the sheepmen down there have not understood the purposes of the association, asso-ciation, and what It is doing and trying to do. As soon as these are explained to them they are eager enough to join, Sevier Growers Interested. "Our meeting at Richfield was a fine a Hair. The attendance was good and everybody ev-erybody was enthusiastic. Dr. Young gave a clear talk on the Hp and leg dia-easc dia-easc that we arc fighting, ami he. made the owners- see that tho only way we can slop the spreud of this epidemic Is by harmonious action." "I low arc conditions among the floelcs generally in that part of the state'."' "Well, i have no hesitation in raying the conditions are good; in fact, they can he said to be excellent. Although the weather has been terribly cold and the cold has been long continued, there havo been no losses. Tim only effect has been on the younger lambs. These have been pinched, but that Is all "I have reports from flown as far as Modena. and theso advices aro that the situation is good. "Today I got word from Keg mountain, in Tooele county, on tho desert. The j word from there la that while it has been unusually cold, there have been no losses'.." Meeting in Salt Lake. There will be a meeting of the directors direct-ors of lh" Woolgrowers' association Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon In Mr. StowarfR office of-fice in the Judge building. At that meeting meet-ing plans will be perfected for a meeting meet-ing of the entire association next Monday. Mon-day. It is expected that tho meeting bore will be attended by a great number of woolgrowers from this state ami alto thul some will come from Ogden. where the national association convention will be held for three days, beginning Thursday. Thurs-day. At the Salt Lake meeting the Hp and leg disease will be discussed In particular, particu-lar, but topics of general interest to the sheepmen will also bo on the card. The Oregon Short Line will run a special train to Ogden Friday evening on account of the entertainment In honor of the delegates to the national convention. conven-tion. The train will leave Salt Lako at 7 o'clock. |