Show UTAH STOCK MEN tile cattle growers in Convent convention lon in fit salt lake shortly after eleven ym t erlay morning quite a number of delegates and stock men from dif df f farent cr n t parts of tho the territory met at tho the opera house and proceeded to form a temporary organization 0 on n motion of mr J C rich mr 11 J faust was elected temporary chairman and in a brief and aird pointed address ho lie explained that th the object of the convention was to u unite nite the stock interests of the entire territory and adopt such meas as are necessary for mutual protection and success he refers refer red to the fact that similar associations ass ocia tio had been f formed ormed in adjoin adjoining ua states and territories and had resulted in much good by their efforts many stock thieves had bad been driven from their borders and had bad taken refuge here where they aro are committing depredations on our cattle and horses one of tho leading subjects for the consideration of the convention would be how to get rid of these thieves another important matter to bo be discussed is the making of arrangements by which blooded stock can bari be purchased without paying mid clemen exorbitant prices the brand book that exists in the territory also needs the atten attention tiou of the convention and it will doubtless be necessary lo 10 0 o make many changes alter after music by the band mr J Q knowlton Kuo was elected temporary secretary and mr charles french temporary assistant secretary I 1 the names of stock owners pres ent were then enrolled with the secretary after which the convention proceeded to effect a permanent organization mr abram hatch was elected president of the convention and returned thanks for the honor aon con berred upon him A J stewart was elected first vice vice president flet and aaron farr fari second vice president J qa Q Kowl knowlton tn and charles french were elected reelected permanent sec secretary y and assistant secretary respectively and C J brain was elected shorthand reporter on motion of mr J 0 rich the fl ol lowing ling committee on order of business was appointed by the chair and ins instructed to report at the hc afternoon session 11 J faust james A bean NV 11 D woolley and J grich G rich the meeting then adjourned until ti 12 2 debrei news 1 |