The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1895-03-21
$. E. N. NJ. stockgrowers' Association.
REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The Southeastern New Mexico Stock
Growers Association held its first an
nual meeting in the court house at Lin
coin, New Mexico, on the second inst.
The president being absent, Mr.. s. J.
Slane, vice president, called the meeting
to order. There was very good attend
ance. Several important amendments
to the bylaws were adopted enabling
the association to hold regular meetings
in the counties of Chaves, Dona Ana
and Socorro, and provision was made to
elect a second vice president from each
of these counties whose duties will be
to preside at all meetings whore the
president or first vice president are alb
sent. The secretary and treasurer read
year. Financially it appeared that the
association was in satisfactory condi-
ton.
In explaining the circumstances which
led up to organizing the association, he
said that matters became very serious
toward the end of 1893 aud the winter
Of 1894. Cattle men had displayed an
apathy, as rule, regarding the protec-
tion of their of their own herds that was
after his own interests better and more
economically than by being a member OF
an association, and as a result thieves
had things pretty much their own way
At last however it btc came apparent that
in order to put stop to stealing, which
was assuming alarming proportions
a united effort must be made, and in re-
sponse to notice signed by some half
dozen leading cattle men calling meet
ing Of all interested, which was pub
lished in the local newspaper, twenty
members were enrolled and the present
, association organized.
Since then the membership has in
creased to forty nine (49), representing
: over one hundred thousand head Of stock,
and applications were being constantly
received for admission. The graat sue
cess Of the association was largely due
to the valuable services rendered by It's
attorney, Col A. ]. Fountain in his able
prosecutions Of cattle thieves
No fewer than fifteen had, during the
| preceding twelve months, been sent to
the penitentiary through the efforts Of
] the association. OF these it may be well
! to mention few Of the more notorious,
and their sentences
Juan Bernal, convicted at Lincoln, re-
, ceived term Of nine years; George
Craig, ditto, one year; Henry Brown con
t victed at Socorro, five years; Slick" Mil
t ler, convicted at Roswell, ton years;
r Doc Evans aud Abrn Miller, convicted
at same place, two and ten years respect.
, lively.
Besides these large number OF in
dictments we're still pending in several
8 OF the southern counties. The associa-
Q tion has also to it's credit the new braud
/ law just passed by the last legislature
:. which reylses aud alters the entire sys-
tenn OF brands and marks in the territory
4 1t prohibits tho recording OF moro than
+ one brand in future by any person, com
i. pany or corporation, and prescribes that
! no other than this shall be Kept up; the
increase from all cattle owasd or con.
g trOllad by such person, otc. SHALL be
g branded by and with one and the same
\ brand; in fact, it carries into effect the
zone man one brand idea"
!, 1t takes tho recording Of marks and
i brands out OF the hands of the county
II clerks and places this henceforth Will
the territorial cattle sanitary board. II
also provides for tho acknowledgment
before an Off 'er authorized to admins
s ter oaths OF all bills OF sails. and coutalnt
| many other meritoriOus provisions. 1hii
bill was sent upon request, to Arizona
i, and, It is understood, was in substance
adopted.
IS The election nf officers Tor tho ensuing
h yeur was next proceeded with, and thf
following gentlemen we're duly elected
President, A. VI. Richardson, manager II
Captain Land q Cattle company. Whit,
j Oaks, New Mexico; frat vice president
j. " Tully, Fort Stanton, New Mexico
a second vice president, for the county o
:, Chnyos, w. G.. Urton, mauager Osss
II Land & Cattle company. Fott Sumner
y New Mexico; second vice president To-
! the county OF Dona Ana. Col. Z. Mother
sill. manager Detroit & Rio GrAnle Cat
tie company, Engle. New Mexico; sec
y :, ond vice president, for the county OF SO
d zorro. B. l.. Orick, manager Magdalcn;
Land Il Cattle company, Magdalsnn. New
Mexico; secretary and treasurer. Jame
It Il. Cree, Fort Stanton. New Mexico
D Executive committee The president
. vico presdents, the secretary ex-ofiicir
:. :. and Hon. J. f. HinkIe. W. G. Mcdonald
S. r. Gray, W. II. Guyss aud VIM Slane
IL The new members elected Mt this meet
" ing were w @. Urton. Fort Sumner
!. n. NJ; j. +. Beatty manager Now Eng
land Land 4 Cattle company. Fort Sum
d nor. N. NJ; y. L. Oricl, Magdalenn, n
ID NJ W. u. Slaughter, manager 4 morical