Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-03
EFFECTIVE
QUARAN TINES
Cattlemen Want the SAM
tary Board to be Given
Greater Power.
THE VIEWS OF ". H. GREER
Preparations for the Meeting Of
the New Mexico Live Stock
Association at
Deming.

largest cattle ranches In the vicinity {
be here for several days to urge muc
needed legislation for the cattle inter
ests and, incidentally, to boom the frs
annual meeting Of the New Mexic
Livestock Association for which Dem
ing is now making great preparations
The legislation desired is that b.
which the Cattle Sanitary Board cal
more effectively establish and maintain
quarantines. A meeting Of that organ
ization will be held here tomorrow. TIL
laws authorizing the establishment an,
maintenance of quarantines are suffi
cient and cover the ground, but there il
no provision for money with which t,
do this and 1t is this condition of affair."
that cattlemen want remedied. It |.
proposed that the board tomorrow rec
ommend to the governor the issuing O.
bonds which will be guaranteed by thu
territory and which will be paid by the
proceeds arising from the taxation o.
cattle. The sum so raised will be ample
for present needs and it is expected thai
legislation will be suggested along this
line by the governor SO that there may
be general provision for raising mon
! ey in case of necessity.
The specific case which Is causing the
cattlemen some anxiety is lest the Tex
as fever may get into New Mexico from
Arizona. For over year quarantine
has been maintained against the state
| of Sonora Mexico, by both Arizona and
New Mexico. Arizona has constructed
but the Cattle Sanitary Board Of New
Mexico has had no funds with which
to establish more than paper quaran-
tine ard the money to be raised Dy this
issue of bonds is to be used in the con-
struction of an adequate fence. The
cattlemen also desire that the law be so
amended as to provide means for the
raising Of money in the event of any
emergency in the future.
Mr.. Greer is enthusiastic over the or
ganizat on of the New Mexico Live
stock Association. At the close of the
meeting IF The National Livestock As
sociation :ecently held in Kansas City,
about twenty-five New Mexico cattle
men met and perfected the organiza-
ton. W. H. Jack of Silver City, was
elected president; W. c.. Barnes Of Dor
sey, secretary; and Mr.. Greer is a MEM
ber Of the executive committee. 1t was
decided to hold the first meeting at
Deming, the last week of March. This
will follow the meeting to be held at Ell
Paso and among those who promised to
attend are President John Springer of
the National Livestock Association,
Vice President Paul Morton Of the San
ia Fe railway, H. A. Jastro Of Califor-
mia, and others prominent in the busi-
ness. 1t is expected the meeting will
last three days and an attractive pro-
gram will be prepared as there are
many matters of interest to be consid-
cred. This will be the first meeting Of
people of Deming have taken hold Of
the project with energy and enthus-
iasm. Denling is so situated as to have
direct rail connection with Arizona and
Texas as we'll as New Mexico, and Is
particularly favorably located for the
holding Of the first meeting as a large
attendance is assured. The executive
committee will meet about February 10
and will select delegates from the diff
erent parts of the territory. Governor
Otero will be requested to appoint dele
gates and the counties will also select
county delegations. A general invita-
ton will be extended to the cattlemen
Of Texas, Arizona and Mexico to par
ticipate and 1t is believed the invitation
will be generally accepted. No efforts
will be spared to make the meeting one
Of pleasure as we'll as profit and the
hearty cooperation of the cattlemen OF
Texas, Arizona, Mexico and New Mexi-
CO is expected to result in great good to
all.
The present condition and the out
look for the cattle business of southern
New Mexico was never better. when
1 left there a day or two ago." said Mr..
Greer, ut was raining and cattle ana
range were looking fine. The opening
of the California market was godsend
to the cattlemen of the southern part or
the territory and in fact it saved them
this year. We sell to the jobbers who
take the stock to Colorado and other
points and fatten them and then ship
to the eastern markets. This year, on
account of the drouth in Colorado and
other conditions on the feeding lands,
there was no demand for stock. Cali
fornia buyers then came in and the
sales to them kept up the prices and en-
abled the cattlemen to weed out their
stock so that we did not feel the
changed conditions regarding the east
ern markets. The advent Of the Cali
fornia buyers gives us the benefit Of
competition and makes us more inde-
pendent"
.what do you think Of the drift fence
agitation"
'The drift fence is all right" replied