Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-02
CATTLE GROWERS At ROSWELL
Favor Single Statehood OF None "a
VOT a Lease LaW-OppOsed 10
ROpIng Contests
NEXT CONVENTION At CARLSBAD

upoa thg request OF thr people Of
Roswell. another session Ui ibg Cattle
Growers convention was held We'd.
uosday afternoon che turnout of
l1gaI business men was ucJlcr than
che day before. and there were sew
sral women boz tho audience Vice
President vs. Mcdonald off Curlol0
bad arrived aud presided uo made
am address. reviewing conditions OF
tho market and cot tho range. ATOMS
the same lines that Secretary 49, G..
Barnes had spoken tho day before
The principal business of the Of.
terupou was the election 1i aMcom
and tho adoption OF resolutions The
following we're tho oflcoIH chosen to
sory. during thc ensuing yolr
President ~. g. Mcdonald of car
aTdso nrst vice rros.deu. BE- A. elem.
ems of NaeJaloua s,couu vice prcs,
Icnt. % g. henson oft Carlsbad see.
rotary. W G. Barnes of Dorsey. oN.
scutIyo committee. w. S Hopewo.l OF
santa Fo. j. D. Hiuklo of RoswolIs D.
o. stuyvpsant of Folsom Ion o.
Brown Uf uom.ng. w. % Jack Of ST.
vor City.
The convention chen elected % J..
UarDrmlu 0i Roswell. ~ g. Barnes 0
Dorsey and w. e. Mcdonald 0r CARR
fnHu IuIpEatr. tI rU il Denver f0 con.
'ar with uoloaf0s from other west
.u states and territories and wl,h
representatives. uI western railway
limos. regarding .Hr speed Hf stock
trains tbo return pass privileges of
st0g. shippers and other matters
A set of resolutions introduced hg
Secretary w. G. Barnes caused con.
siderable discussion. especially an
1uispokeu plank .u favor of single
statehood There was u1 question
over tHo preference of sIuglo 0r Joint
statehood. bat over the pr0prioiy and
fho ethics OFF the convention express.
.ng an opinion upon the subject Pow.
arful addresses we're made hy Jerry
simpson. @. A. Richardson w. &
Barnes and others r. was clearly
pointed out innt tho question of state
hood Is not political hut ono that a.
foctcd an the people. especially tho
taxpayers and that gs th0 stock grow
yrs paid ouD.hali of all tbo taxes Do
View Mexico they had "a ..ght 90 OK
press tFgIr preference In The matter
especially since the politicians are
hedging ON tho subject and are about
to selI the heritage of the people of
New hry.go i1r % mess of political
Dotlgo Tho statehood resolution
passed. by tho republican convention
AZ las Vegas although f0r single
statehood was designed as an "Al
phouse and CASTOR. or 'attor you my
. dear congressman resolution.
General r. r. Benson said that y
Now Mexico and Arizona are Joined
chicago OF Philadelphia would Doe Oh,
most convenient point for the capita
/ n the combination.
Tho strongest kind of single state
hood plank was adopted only W C.
. Mcdonald of Curlzuzo voting against
] TO- The resolutions iu fuIl are ne '0l
lows.
Resolved, That $50 ar. unaltorabIl
opposed 40 tho union of New MeXic,
with an. other state or territory. thai
! union with Arizona is neither dosira
bic nor practical rqd that We. 90,
stock growers of New Mexico. repre-
souung onohalf of Dos taxable .ntor
esis stand for single statehood o
none
"Hesolvcd. That the New MgKlcD
Cattle Growers association of Noy
Mexico fayors the leasing of the puh
Iir lands of the UuIgd States unde
such regulations aud restrictions al
may by congress be deemed wise Bnt
necessary. and urge upon congress
some Immediate action 20 that end.
Resolved That the Cattle Growers
association Of New Mexico o. oppose,
20 tho so.oalled "rup.us contests" al
now held 40 fairs and carnival
throughout the west and urge up0I
tho officers of th.s association thu
preparation OF a suitable law. cover
Iue such contests for passage by tbl
coming territorial legislature nn,
thrs pat stop 10 these affaIrB which
. are o. detumrnt alike 10 the eattl,
AMI the owners"
Carlsbad vas selected as the uey
! place of convention nf the ass0cIa
ZION Zoo March 1905