Show GATHER IN ANNUAL SESSION SHEEP OWNERS FROM EVERY SECTION DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST legislative campaign will be oh dl reeled toward obtaining classification i of public domain has been good year for Sheep men salt sa I 1 alake lake city the clity second annual tho the national wool growers association was held in this city january 13 14 and 15 more than a thousand delegates bel being present including sheep men government experts wool buyers representatives of livestock companies railroad live clock agents and others interested amany subjects of interest to wool growers crowds were discussed in ills his annual address frank J president of the association outlined the developments in tile the sheep industry since the last convention fourteen months ago and from these summaries ho he deducted conclusions and presented suggestions and advice which received the enthusiastic approval of tho the wool men mr air hagenbarth declared the past year had been a profitable ono one for or the sheep industry but advised the owners to prepare during good times for the perlou merlou of depression that would surely follow I 1 the homestead bill now before congress Is in the opinion of mr air hagenbarth a bad piece of legislation at the second days daya session stimulation of interest in operation cooperation co ormed formed the chief subject addresses advocating affiliation with the national wool warehouse storage company were delivered by john 1 D It holiday oliday president of the company com fank IL gooding former governor of ct idaho J E H bowers of helena mont blont james 11 maylo of salt lake ind and F P J hagenbarth president ot of the national Wool growers a association asso cla resolutions in which aid ot of the government is sought in financing a campaign against rabid coyotes and the spread of hydrophobia in western states wro presented at tho the closing session it was decided that a mammoth ram sale and sheep show would be held in salt lake from september 4 to 9 inclusive executive officers were directed to make arrangements for the sheep show allow and to select a suitable site in salt balt lake the show will be given in salt lake in connection with the annual convention of the association which this year is scheduled to take place in september in connection with a vigorous legislative campaign which will be directed toward obtaining classification pt tho the public domain in order that ranges be given better protection the establishment of a nonpartisan tariff commission and matters kindred to ahe he gheen industry a committee ot of five ave was selected in order to give members of this committee every opportunity port unity to convince congress that it lawes owes early attention to sheep conditions nearly was subscribed before the close of the convention as a working fund it was announced that it Is the intention to swell this fund to the three executive officers of the association were reelected elected re just before the convention closed they are frank hagenbarth spencer idaho president M 1 I powers flagstaff ariz western vice president and A J knollin Knoll Un ollin ln connected with the unto union n of chicago eastern vice president S mccrure Mc ciure salt lake and frank D miracle All helena mont were reelected re ye elected secretary and treasurer respectively ively at the meeting m of tile the executive board which followed the adjournment journ ment ot of the convention |