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Show rams ever exhibited in the world. All of these Cooper sheep were brought direct from England, where they won at all of tho leading shows. Will Be Large Attendance. According to hotel men. the Wool Growers' convention is attracting the biggest convention crowd in the history his-tory of Ogden. Whereas, on previouK occasions of this nature from 1.000 lo 1,.V0 visitors have attended, it is said that moro than 5,000 people will come to Ogden before Saturday night, when the convention doses. Although the opening will not. take place until Thursday morning, the hotels ho-tels are jammed now, and it is practically prac-tically impossible to secure accommodations, accommo-dations, because all of tho rooms are either occupied right now or aro being be-ing held on advance orders, which arc pouring In from all parts of tho country. coun-try. Invading the Homes. So crowded have conditions become that. H. P. Jennings, acting secretary of tho hotel committee, has started to compllo a card index, whereby tho sheepmen will bo assigned to rooms In lodging houses or private homes as fast as they arrive. In this way, v Isltors will be able to look each other up easily during the week, Ono of tho most interesting papers to be read before the convention will ho that of Dr. Isssa Tanimura of Japan, Ja-pan, who Is coming here at the suggestion sug-gestion of D. O. Lively of tho Portland Port-land Union Stock Yards company, with Dr. E. C. Joss of tho bureau of animal industry. Japanese to Address Convention. Dr. Tanimura will discuss tho proposition prop-osition of American sheep breeders sending their flocks to Japan, where, ' It is said, thero aro rich opportunities for developing and sustaining a great 6heep industry. Dr. Tanlrnura will accompany the Oregon delegation as its guest. After ! delivering h!s paper here, he will go on to Denver, whoro he will address the Livestock convention, afterwards going east to study Bheop and gojtt I raising in tho eastern schools. I FIVE THOUSAND AT CONVENTION That is the Number Estimated Will Ee in Attendance During Wool Growers' Three Days' Meeting -Sheep, the Finest in the World, Are Arriving Ogden Show Equals That . u Held in Chicago. '"3 lrfo srjld a portion of his crack Cotswolds to J, R. Allen and Bros., of Draper, and a number of Shrop-shlres, Shrop-shlres, including the champion ram at Chicago, to I. B. Perrlne. of Twin Falls, Idaho, so that a west will shortly benefit from the bluest blood in these two breeds. W. A. McKerrow, of George McKer- row & Sons, of Pewaukee, Wis., is one of the first to arrive, bringing along 40 head, .divided into Oxfords. Shropshlres and Southdowns. which were champion flocks of all three ! breeds at the Seattle exposition. The McKerrow have shown the champion ! Southdown and Oxford flocks at the I International show for four years j straight, indicating the high class of sheep In those two breeds being shown here now. Mr. McKerrow has sold Iho champion Oxfords of the In-ternntlonal In-ternntlonal show to A. J. Knollin. of I Soda Springs, Ida. j From Michigan. i A. A. Wood & Sons, of Saline, Mich. Monday night brought In a magnificent flock, embracing bead. TTItn tho crack flocks' of east Snd west arriving by the carload on every train, and the most prominent breeders breed-ers of the world crowding the hotels, the Forty Sixth National Wool Growers' Grow-ers' convention, which Is to opeu here Thursday morning, promises . to he the most important of Its kind ever held in this country. -Already the sheepmen are gathering pi headquarters In tho Reed hotel, and from their gossip It is evident that the sheep show Itself will be satisfy-Ing satisfy-Ing to the most fastidious fancier of the woolly tribe. It is keeping within, the bounds of conservatism to say that the show will be a record one for quality, as the finest flocks from all parts of the country will meet in competition. Some hot contests for tho biggest prizes are anticipated, as great rivalry riv-alry his existed for a long time between be-tween several flock3 representing world-famous houses, and knowledge of this fact is sure to create the main Interest of the whole convention and concentrate the crowds at tho rlug side. all Rambotilllets. including 23 rams and 10 ewes, which won 9 out of 10 firsts and the ram championship at Seattle, besides taking the ram cham-' cham-' pioitshlp at the International show at Chicago. Utah will benefit from this grand blood, as Senator John Seely, of Mount Pleasant, has purchased Wood's prize yearling ram, tif.t tootv i first at Seattle, for 5500. I Ernest Rob-son. son of Col R. S. Rohson, the famous breeder of Elder-ton, Elder-ton, Ont., has brougbt in DO grand Lincoln, of which 42 are breeding ewes from 1 to 2 years old, bred to imported Marrls' rams, 14 ewe lambs. 0 ram lambs. 4 yearling rams, and 2 2-ycar-old rams, all In good condition. condi-tion. This flock won both championships champion-ships In ewe and ram at tho Canadian National exhibition, at Toronto, and also at the Ixindon fair. V. S. Arkell. representing Peter Ar-kell Ar-kell Sons of Teeswaler, Ont.. Is showing 3K head of Oxford Downs that have never been beaten, and this fine ilock from the Cummerbill farm, including 20 rams, annexed numerous blues at the midwinter show at Gue-lph. besides cleaning up the fall shows at Toronto and Loudon Represents English Interests. One of the most widely known figures fig-ures is W. G. Cavnn, manager of William Wil-liam Cooper & Nephews, of England and Chicago, who is showing three whrjlo carloads, including 140 head, of the finest Hampshlres, Cotswolds, I Lincolns, Oxfords and Southdowns. These sheep have gone before all of the leading shows, Including the International In-ternational at Chicago, and have won more than 500 prizes already this season, sea-son, breaking the world's record for wins. This flock is declared to be the greatest collection in those five tueds vcr gotten together by one firm. They took 62 prizes at Chicago alone, beating the whole world, so that the fact lhat (buy will appear h. re makes it certain that the Ogden show will rank at the top of all na. tlonal sheep . exhibitions in the history his-tory of this country. ' The Coopers are ahowins a fine Ten of ewes in Hampshires. which took the first, second sec-ond and third prizes at Chicago; also the best pen of Hampshire" ewe lambs ever seen In this country; the reserve re-serve grand champion wether over all brads' at the International show, and one of the fluent fleeced Cotswold Equals Chicago Show. It Is enough for the sheepmen to say that the winners of the international interna-tional show at Chicago, held In the first week of December last, will be hero. This means that the Ogden show will have the finest sheep in fill breeds ever gotten together under one roof in the world, as the international sbw at Chicago Is declared to havo been the most important of that series ser-ies ever held. As far as Hampshlres are concerned, the Ogden show will be one of tho strongest ever seen In America The Rambouillets, Oxfords, Cotswolds, Southdowns, . Lincolns, Sbropsbires, and in fact all entries, both single and carload lots, arc highly high-ly representative. Five Thousand Corning. More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the show, according to Jesse S. Richards, secretary of the exhibit committee. He said this morning that sheep are nrrlvlng by the carload on every" tmln. Up to noon today, about 600 sheep had arrived, and these wero all pi-iced lu their allotted jK-ns in good order. Visiting exhibitors say that the Auditorium Aud-itorium makes ono of the best show buildings that they havo ever seen, and particularly pralae the clean sweep if view allowed across the entire en-tire pavilion, owing to the absence of pillars and other supports. The old postofflce building has been sot. aside as a Cotswold exhibit and the finest specimens of this breed will bo bhown there exclusively. Oregon Special Train. A teb'graui received at convention headquarters this morning from Daniel Dan-iel P. Smythp, secretary of the Oregon Ore-gon Wool Growers' association, stales that Oregon Is sending an unprcce-d"iitodl unprcce-d"iitodl large delegation and the im niber will arrive on a special train Thursday ! A largo number of breeders were ! busy all day, panning their flocks. I l. W. Harding, of Waukesha. Win., I arrived today with fin head, about 1 eq-.ial'y divided between Cotswolds, ' Hampshlres and Shropshlres. This j iio-k Include the champion Shrop- jMt; rum at the International show, 1 "Hutta.V the champion Co'avold ram a Td ewe, and a Dumber of winners at j Fall i.ilrs in Hampsbires, including I recently imported ewes. Mr. Hard- |