Show ail Situation Wrecks W Convention NATIONAL MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY Five Hundred Delegates Delegate Anxious to Get Home Before Five hundred sheep men and from various parts of the Western Vestern sheep states stood around nervously in the coliseum at the state fair grounds for a a. half hour this morning and discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed tho the outlook for a convention of the National Wool Vaal Growers' Growers I association association asso asso- I elation called for 10 A few minutes after arter 10 o'clock Frank Prank J. J Hagenbarth president of the association took the chairman's place on the platform and instead of delivering tho the address of welcome that had been scheduled called the th meeting to order and suggested that that the postpone their conven conven- tion The reason given was the imminence imminence nence of the railroad strike It was pointed out that if the convention were held the would likely be bo tied up in Salt Lake indefinitely The atmosphere was charged with apprehension and worry The sheep sheep- men wanted to have their little tea party but they also wanted to get home The debate was not of great length Someone presented a motion that the convention adjourn until January January Jan Jan- ua uary at a date to be fixed by the executive executive executive ex ex- i committee and this motion was put by President Hagenbarth There were about who voted aye If anyone voted no he must have done it in a whisper whisper whisper whis whis- per for the ayes seemed to have it according to President Hagenbarth And thus was the convention convention convention conven conven- tion called off President Hagenbarth had prepared a perfectly good speech for the occasion occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion of the opening of the convention convention conven conven- tion but he will have to revise it for forthe forthe forthe the opening of the January convention convention convention conven conven- tion or write a brand new one The ram sale being conducted under the auspices of the association in the coliseum at the fair grounds is attracting wide attention among the The sales of yesterday the opening day were greater than had been expected and high prices were paid for the blue blooded and aristocratic aristocratic aristo aristo- cratic rams that were put on the auction block The aggregate of sales yesterday was in excess of Among the topnotch prices paid yesterday was 1000 for a Rambouillet ram bought by John Seeley of Mount Pleasant from the Butterfield Live Stock company com corn pany for another Rambouillet ram rant and for a Hampshire ram which is the highest price ever paid in America for a ram of this breed The showing of blooded rams Is said to be the finest that has ever been made in the West |