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Show vl! IS READY FOR LieTOMETliS Utah Flockmasters to Hold Convention Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 15-16. HOUSTON TO BE GUEST Arrangement Committee Is j Swamped With Orders for Hotel Reservations. Tn connection tvith the holding of the nntional conventions of the American Amer-ican National Lh Stork association and the National "Wool Growers' association asso-ciation in Salt Lako during the week of January 1, the L'tah wool growers .ill also hold their annual convention tJrt the Hotel Utah on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15 and 10. The programme 1'nr this convention, at which all the wool growers of this stato are expected to bo present, was announced yesterday by C. B. Stewart, pccvetarv of t.h Utah associai ion. The sessions of the t'tah wool growers will he hrld at the tamo time as the sessions of the National Live Stock association, on the two dates mentioned, but in (liferent (lif-erent convention halls on the mezzanine mezza-nine floor of the hotel. The L'tah wool growers vill be called ;to order at '2 p. m, on Tuesday. January l., by the president, John W. Thornley. The programme for that afternoon is as .follows: A nnual address by president, J. AV. IThornley; secretary's report, J. B. Stewart; ' Present Conditions of the .Sheep Industry' J. W. ScpIv, viee president; "Destruction of Predatory 'Wild Animals. " (Jeorpe K. llolman; "Dipping Sheep Annually," K. C. Parsons, Par-sons, vice president state live stock board; "Work of State Live Stock Inspector," In-spector," Dr. J". VV. Hoggan; general 'discussion. r On January 36. the L'tah wool men will go into session at JO a. m. and the following programme will be carried out : "Meat Conservation," F. J. Hagen-barth Hagen-barth ; ' ' Lnif icntion of Wool Growers and How Best to Get the Jieal Value of Your I'Joeeo." J. L. Holman, Boston; l" Present Needs of Sheepmen,'"' Dr. H. W. Howe, Ogden ; ' ' Trails and Other Difficulties of Sheep Men, ' ' Wilford Jay, Parowan; "Forest Reserves." Homer Ho-mer K. Fenn, L'nited States forester, Ogdrn; "Salt Lake Stock Yards," J. U. Man.lerfield; "How to Get the Most Profit Out of a Herd of Sheep," W. A. Crane. Houston to Be Present. "y Assurance that David F. Houston, -jecrr-tary of agriculture for the United states; Joseph P. Cotton, director of .the meat division of the federal food administration, and United States Senator Sen-ator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming, will lie in attendance upon the conventions -of the American National Live Stock association and the National Wool Growers' association to be held in Salt Lake January 14 to 19, inclusive, -was received here yesterday when E. C. Parsons Par-sons of tho arrangements committee received a letter from Secretary T. W. , Tomlinson of the live stock association j Asking that he make reservations at the ' Hotel Utah for these distinguished men. Whether or not Mr. Houston will make an address at the conventions is not indicated, but every effort will be made to have him address both conventions, con-ventions, and it is expected also that Senator Kendrick will talk to both con- . ventions. Pinchot Detained. A wiro yesterday from Secretary Tomlinson of tho live stock association advises that Giftord Pinchot, who was scheduled to address the live stock convention con-vention on the subject, "The Federal Hoard of Farm Organizations," will not be able to be in attendance upon the convention on account of other business which will detain him in Washington. Secretary S. W. McCluro of the wool growers ' association receive I a wire vestcrday announcing that Dr. II. A. rauer, expert agent of the United States tariff eomissiou, will be present at the convention of the National Wool Growers' association and will deliver an address on the subject, "The Future of Wool in the United States." a subject sub-ject considered of great import to the sheep men of the country. fcv Dr. Banner, whose home is in Aus-O Aus-O rnlia, but who lias become an expert P1' TTt the employ of the tariff board, has made r careful study of wool conditions L throughout the world and is said to be w possessed of more real facts and infor- mat ion relative to wool conditions throughout the world than most any 1 other man. In view of this, assurance y that he will be here at the coming convention con-vention is highly gratifying to officials of the association. Tho local arrangements committee for both the live stock ajid the woo growers' grow-ers' ermventious are being swamped with orders for hotel reservations during convention con-vention week and tho committee feels assured now that the coming conventions conven-tions will both be the largest that have been held in yeas, in point of attendance. attend-ance. |