Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-03
SOCORRO SHEEPMEN,
They Organize the ''Sheep Breeders
Association Ct the ella River
Reserve.
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING.

Last Saturday afternoon The Citizen
gave a brief account of the meeting of
sheep raisers at Magdalena, but was
unable at that time to give the par
ticulars of the meeting.
a correspondent, writing from Mag
dalena, under date of February 81. to
the Socorro Chieftain, says:
The sheep and wool growers of So
zorro county assembled here today and
effected IN organization to be known
as tne sheep Breeders Association
of the ella River Reserve The meet.
ing was called to order in the knights
of Pythias hall at 1890 a. M, by Capt.
NJ. CoOney. There were present about
forty men interested in the sheen in
dustry and several others were repre-
scented by proxy. Hon. Solomon Luna
was elected president, and Hon. Frank
A. Hubbell secretary and treasurer.
President Luna made a brief but grace
full address in accepting the RESPONSE
bilities of presiding officer and stating
the objects of the proposed ~organiza-
ton and the bearing of the ella river
forest reserve regulations upon local
sheep growers.
The president then appointed a COM
mittee on organization and bylaws as
follows: solomon Luna, of Los Lunas;
Frank A. Hubbell, of Albuquerque:
Manuel S. Pine. of Mangas; Jose Gar
cha, of Magdalena; NJ. Cooney. of So
zorro; Montague Stevens, Of Datil:
Pedro Sarracino, of Frisco. Adjourn
ment was taken until 4 o'clock D.. m. to
give this committee time to prepare
their report.
When the meeting r~eassembled John
5. Mactavish, Manuel s. Pine and Alb
ran Abeytia were introduced as a COM
mitee from the Cattle and Horse Pro
tective association, who presented
some matters of mutual interest to the
two organizations.
The report of the committee on or
ganization and bylaws was adopted
after careful consideration. Under
this report the conduct of the affairs
of the association for the ensuing year
was put into the hands of an executive
committee consisting of President
Luna. Secretary Hubbell, Montague
Stevens. Abran Abeyta and Pedro Sar-
racine, this committee having under
provisions of tAe bylaws very full
powers.
On the assembly's giving considera-
ton to the recent action of the Interior
department relating to the grazing of
sheep on the ella reserve, the delicate
and difficult nature of the mission Of
Solomon Luna and Frank A. Hubbell
to Washington in the interest of the
sheep owners became apparent and the
effective and valuable results of their
labors met with many expressions of
appreciation. A formal vote of thanks
and congratulation was extended to
those gentlemen.
President Luna briefly stated the
status of the ella reserve as affecting
the sheep interests: From April 1 to
September l of each year 200 900 sheep
will be allowed on the reserve, prefer
ence being given to stock owners con-
trolling range adjacent to the reserved
district. The government will treat
with the sheep growers organization
rather than with individuals, as tend
ing to avoid delays.
The total number of sheep allowed
on the reserve was apportioned to the
owners present and those represented
by proxy in an equitable and satisfac-
tory n Much correspondence
and delay were thus saved to individ-
uals.
The association will exercise a care
lul SupeTNlSlOH over llS members as
well as over other sheep owners to see
that the regulations of the interior de,
partment are fully complied with and
that the reserve is properly protected.
After the appointment of a commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Luna. Hub
bell. Cooney, Aragon and Stevens to
confer with the committee from the
Cattle Growers association, the meet
ing entered upon business of a general
nature.
At 6 o'clock adjournment was taken
sine die and the largest and most sue
c~essful gathering of sheep growers
ever held in New Mexico finished the
laborS of its first meeting.