Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-28
Ell PAso READY.
Arrangements for Largest Gathering
of Cattiemen Ever Held in the
Southwest-Most Diversified
Entertainment Fixed Up. =.

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From the Ell Paso News.
Chairman H. C. Myles. who has
been an indefatigable worker for the
entertainment of the delegates to
the convention of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' Association. has now COM
pleted all the arrangements for the
convention.
The convention will open at 10 a.
m. on March Tooth in the opera house,
on South Ell Paso street.
Opening Prayer.
Rev. Henry w. Moore, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, will open the
convention with an invocation to all
mighty God. Following this, the com
bined bands, COncha's and Wilson's,
of fifty pieces, will render, the Amer
lean national hymn, MY Country 'Tis
OF Thee Mayor Hammett, in be-
half of the city council and the peo-
pie of Ell Paso, will then present to
President Mckenzie of the Cattle Raj
sers' association the keys OF the city
and the freedom of it's homes and
buildings.
Advancement for Entertainment.
The programme for the entertain
ment of the visitors will be more
diversified than has ever been offered
the cattlemen. Every one of them
will be taken care of. The ladies
will have a grand ball at the Sheldon
on Thursday, March 18th; he stays
will have a smoker at the Natatorlum
: on the same night, and on Wednes-
, day and Friday afternoons there VIII
: no a first class bull fight in. Juarez.
Mrs. B. F. Hammett has been ap-
r pointed chairman of the ladies re-
Iception committee. She is planning
IA grand reception for the ladies' dur
. ing one of the afternoons of the con-
yention. This will De an informal
affair. in name, but in reality will be
g extremely elaborate. This will rroD-
ably be held at the Hotel Orndorn.
:. Cattle Roping Contests.
, Each morning of the convention
/ from 10 to IL o'clock there will be
II held at Washington Park, d the
If managemen of Sheriff w. H. Boone,
a roping contest and brOncho busting
exhibition. This will be a very en-.
y Pertaining feature and n which VIII
% he q great attraction for the conven
h ton. On the last day of the conven,
ton will be held the second n ias'
9,r,,;o ccss;rn at which the 0facers
a : he elected for the ensuing year
N ard the place of the.next annual con
n fteESl ii bEO
! ~-avaral cities oontesting for It. name
!, ~ Dallas. Fort Worth and San An
gelo. There will be a ~sprightiy con
I'd fest for the honor n an excltlns
le vote is looked for. :.
st Special arrangements TOT the IS
:. ~centinn of the ladies will be mad
!" and their presence will be considered
a compliment to the visiting cattle
is men. If the plans of the entertain
m ment committee hold out there VII
m be some very distinguished guests
at the convention.
President Diaz invited.
Foremost among these is Presiden
Diaz. who has been rendered a spe
he c;al invitation. Other invitations
ct very handsomely engraved, have bee
IN sent to the governor Inc e~x-governO
Of Texas. the State legislature, an
y. the governors of Chihuahua, New Me-
nm leo and Arizona. No replies to tn
invitations nave as yet been received
ed In the opera house a special o WI
be reserved for h guests or mono
and special arrangements made &c
7, their entertainment.
inc The Big Cattle Show.
) a The cattle show will be the b1gges
thing of the kind ever held IN IN
tn west, either in the northern or soutl
~ ern part. Five hundred cattle Will 9
-, exhibited and of these more h ~
no head Of thoroughbred registered st0c
It's are already enrolled in the entire
One hundred head of these will arriv
az from the Fort Worth fat cattle shoN
- Magnificent prizes will be offere'
a~ggregating in value $4,000 cash, b.
sides these there will be a sWee.
led stakes, two handsome silver cups, va
lie, ued at 500 each, made in New Yor
tba The first is offered by Senator Turne
for the best bull of any breed, tt
W. second by H. c.. Myles for the be-
lrs. COW of any breed. These priezs wi
og- create great interest, as only WHINE
Of prizes can compete,
ing Tue rhor,as McKe
age 20 .rha hern will he stoutlv buj
and it's dimensions are ESQ feet
col- length by 54 feet IN width. 1t tax
ace up the side of the square on Cam
"a bell street east of the Sunset stable
from Texas to st. Louis street
lon There will be two openings, n
each street. The building will be br
ave liantly lighted and well aired al
ad. separate stalls will be provided
the stock. On the outside of the ba
'es' will be stock pens for the grad
ell cattle.
}. Among the entries for the cat
has show which are especially nOtewOr
noe is the 3-year-old Angus COW. own
by George Elliott of Midland, viii
took the sweepstakes prize over
shcs lreeds at the International Livesto
lo;p avhihit at ChicapO LAST December