Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-07
The Territory Was Well Repre-
sented at the Convention Of the
Livestock Association.
ADDRESS BY L. 0. FULLEN
Hon. Solomon, Luna Put in Some Good
Work for New Mexico Interests-State-
hood Resolutions We're Adopted and
the Leasing Proposition Ignored.

/ ton of the National LIVESTOCK aSSocia
| ton at Chicago, which met this week
|Among those in attendance at the ses
sions of the convention were Hon. ant
Mrs. Solomon Luna of Los Lunas; Mr
land Mrs. Harry F. Lee of Albuquer'
Ioue; Sheriff and Mrs. T. 5. Hubbell o1
Albuquerque; Mayor and Mrs. A, G
Heard of Carlsbad; Colonel j. Francis
co Chaves of Santa Fe; Hon. Frank A
HubbelI of Albuquerque; L. o. Fullen
of Carlsbad; c. J. Gavin of Ration; Will
liam Mcintosh of Bernalillo; Harry
ALEXANDER OF Al2mogordo, who repre-
sented the Ell Paso and Rock Island
route; Hon. William Barnes of Dorsey;
IW. S. Praeger of Roswell; G. s. Onder-
donk of Lamy; J. S. Howry of Liberty;
IC. b. Willingham of Mcmillan; Don A,
Sweet, traffic manager of the Pecos
Valley and Northeastern railway; Earl
| Wilson of Dawson; George Slaughter
of Roswell and Harry Kelly of Las
Vegas.
| A resolution in favor of statehood
/ for New Mexico was adopted by the
| convention. No resolution as to the
proposed national lease law was adop-
| ted, which is a victory for those who
oppose such a law for those in favor
| of the leasing project were confident
that they would carry the convention
| in favor of the proposed leasing legis-
lation.
Hon. Solomon Luna was especially
energetic and diligent in looking after
the interests of New Mexico and it's
stockowners in the convention and In
the committees.
The following witty address was de-
livered by l.. o. Fullen, publisher and
editor of the Carlsbad Argus and post
master of Carlsbad, Eddy county;
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention: New Mexico is here from
"away down west" From the Land of
Manana as 1t is sometimes hailed.
And prophetically, too. For all the
richness, beauty and greatness of the
present day is as nothing compared to
the day to be-the morrow -day-the
dy paint the stalwart breast of our
rugged guardian, Old Rocky, and
few glints Of which careful search will
reveal concealed in the pockets of the
individual members of this delegation,
who if properly approached can doubt
less be induced to part with them.
Along the line Of the stock interests
New Mexico announces pleasing and
substantial progress. AS sheep pro-
ducer she continues to lead all other
states and territories. Her f1ocks are
increasing, and the strain of blood
shows marked improvement. More of
her people are identified with this in
dustry than with any other one inter-
est, and as a consequence when sheep
and wool are high, New Mexico pre-
sents glad smile. She is smiling now,
gentlemen, although there are those
who regard present conditions as any
thing but favorable for the sheep in
tercst.
True the drouth of the past summer
in the feed producing states has had
the effect of curtailing the feeding OPP
erations of our Colorado neighbors,
with the result to New Mexico that
many sheepmen carry their lambs into
the winter, and those who did sell re-
ceived price below that Of former
years. But the yearling mutton mar
ket of the coming spring time prom
ises we'll, and the New Mexican is not
dismayed.
In cattle, there is much that pleases
and but little to vex. Range interests
have not suffered from the operations
of the past twelve months. There has
been some controversy with the gov
ernment concerning the maintenance of
drift fences, but truce now exists. IT
is true that few of our cattlemen re-
fused tempting offers for their steers
during the months just passed, but
they are scarcely to be blamed for this
for reports floated down to them from
out the parched districts of Kansas |
that things were dry up there; that |
there was much stock, and it was dry; |
and as pulpit, press and campaign ora
tor had pointed out to these same cat
tlemen the hideousness, the grand lar
ceny, of "watered STOCK" they very
naturally concluded that if stock with !
water in it was such fearful thing, |
stock "unwatered" must indeed be
about the proper article, and prices
would soon soar. So they waited. Some |
of them are waiting yet, gentlemen,
and will continue to wait until the |
spring time comes.
So much for experience; but the man |
who would pave the way to Office by |
portraying the iniquities of "watered |
stock" should seek other fields than |
New Mexico, for there he will find but |
few ears that will bend to listen. But |
these are all temporary matters. The |
like his brother. the sheep
man, will have his fresh inning when |
the spring grasses grow. The perma-
nent fact which stands forth promi- |
nently and positively, is the evolution |
which is rapidly taking place in the /
livestock industry throughout the en-
tire southwest. The Hereford. the
the Durham, is supplanting |
the long-hofned, dun-colored. aborigi-
mes. The alfalfa breeding farm Is
this about. The range busi-
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