Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-05
THE CATTLEMEN
Completion of the Terri
tOriaI Organization
The Magnitude Of the Business Shown
by the Gathering at the Legislative
Council Chamber Yesterday.

terday. About half the members of the
association arrived Sunday and the rest
mostly from the southern part of the
territory, came in yesterday. Nearly
all the larger cattlemen or the compan-
les were represented. There were no
members from the counties of Apache
and Mohave and the industry in Yuma
was represented only by one of the in
spectors The association met in
the legislative council chamber at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t was
thought that the business of completing
the organization would occupy two
days, but part of the work was settled
by earlier conferences.
At the time of the beginning of the
organization it was in the minds OF
some of the members for the associa-
ton to ally itself with the National
Live Stock association, which has form
ed q junction with the National Wool
Growers association and which will
shortly meet at Portland. Ore. There
was also the possibility that the ter
ritoria.l organization would embrace all
the live stock interests of the territory.
II was. however, decided in the prelim-
mary conferences of Sunday night AMI
yesterday morning that for the present
at least the association should a first
ccnfine itself only to the cattle inter-
ests of the territory.
The fees and assessments of the ma
tiOnal association were believed 10 be
higher than the members of the Arl-
IONA associa ton would care to under
take at the present time. Each member
is required to pay annual dues of $50.
beside an annual assessment of fifty
cents on each 10000 head of stock.
whether cattle or sheep.
All this having been disposed of there
was not a great deal to be done when
| the association was called to order by
Judge F. r. Monk, the temporary pres
ident elected at Tucson. The articles
of the association had been adopted
and a committee consisting of w. H.
N'Kittrick, Frank L. Proctor. j. J. Vos-
burgh. NJ. a. Perkins and w. w. Cook.
had been appointed to pdepare the by
laws OF the association. That report
was made At once and the bylaws Were
adopted. =
Under the regulations any bona fide
cattle owner may become a member of
! the association upon the payment of an
initia ton fee of IS and assessment of
one dollar annually. The membership
quickly exceeded seventy. Among
those who contributed to the Golfers OF
the association was Governor RrOdie.
The governor addressed the associa-
ton at the morning meeting and other
speakers were Chairman W. S. Sturges.
/ Of the Live Stock Sanitary Board, J. ].
| Riggs, of the board. Judge j. n. POr-
| ter, of Globe banker and cattlemau,
and Judge Page, the first magistrate
rnder whom conviction was obtained
for a violation of the present stock law
of the territory.
| an adjournment was taken until the
| afternoon for the election of officers.
The bylaws required that all officers
should be elected by ballot but the only
person who cast the ballot was the sec
rotary and he did it by sleight of hand
for nobody saw him do it, though they
| heard him told to do so. The election
was as harmonious and as unanimous
as all the proceedings had besn
The officers are: w. H. M'Kittrck.
! president: James f. Bark. first vice
president: NJ. A. Perkins. second vice
president. o. II. Christy, treasurer. On
taking the chair President M'Kittrick
said: 81 could take up a great deal of
precious time telling you what I am
going to DO. I'll tell you a year from
now what we have done. We will pro-
coed to business"
The choice of Mr.. Heffner for secre
tary was a reelection. The members az
The executive committee. three from
! each county, are:
Cochise: w. H. NeeI. F. B. Moson.
IT. K. Street.
Toconjno: c. ]. Rabbit. w. NJ Rod
en-. Geo. Black.
ella ]. N. Porter. A. ]. Howell.
VIM. Colcord.
Graham. G. A Olney. ]. V. Parks.
A. w Hanson.
Maricopa: w. P. Sears. w. w. Cook.
.. J. Chandler.
Molave: John Crozier. Henry Love-
don. G. A. Bonelli.
| Navajo: r. G. Cresswell. Frank Wal
lace. Barnett Stiles.
Pima: f. L. Vail, NJ G. Samaniego,
n. w. Bernard.
Pinal; Chas. Bayless. Jas. Bark.
John Brannaman.
Santa Cruz: F. L. Proctor Colin
Cameron, Geo. w. Atkinson.
Yavapai: p. A. Ceilings, John Duke
l.. L. Harmon.
Yuma: Burt Dunlap, S. b. Seely, r.
Westfall.
The regular business having been
disposed of there were addresses. most
ly confined to the opinions of the mem
bers regarding the operation of the live
stock law and all the opinions We're
favorable. On the subject of the rust
lers it was stated that though they
were damaging enough they were less
a menace to the cattle interests of the
territory than many respectable peo-
pie who sought to shield them. The
time was coming when every mar
would have to array himself either or
the side of the outlaw or on the sidG
of the law.
Mr.. Riggs said that the board anC
the rangers on whom the board was
depending largely for the enforcement
Of the law had found obstacles placed
in their way by people who ought IL
sustain the law. sheriffs. justices al
the npaea and