The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-14
STOCKGROWERS
JOINT CONVENTION AT WORK
Reorganization Committees Appointed
Tribute to Late Secretary
c. r. Martin,

President Frank ]. Hagenbarth
opened the joint convention of the Ma
tional Live Stock Association, the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association and
the Insterstate Cattle Growers execu-
tive committee at 10:4O O'Clock yester-
day morning in the Tabor Opera house.
Mayor Speer made the address of
welcome.
You are in the Denver corral and
while we have you here we want to
brand you Denver, Colorado" he
said. After the mayor had told of his
early ambition and failure to become
cattle king. Fred p. johnson said
that the governor of Colorado could
not be present because of the Inaugural
ton which was taking place.
G. ]. Gavin of Ration, New Mexico,
responded with a bright speech in
which he said: your state is the great
est, your climate the grandest, your
cattlemen the wisest and your politics
the d-dest in the country"
The convention took highly important
action in the appointment of commit
tees representing every different or
ganization interested in live stock, for
the purpose of determining whether a
great central organization of all inter-
ests may be effected.
This is the nearest approach to a
union Of interests that has ever been
accomplished by the live stock men of
the country, during all the years when
it has been deemed advisable to cen
tralize the various organizations in one
body. Each separate organization
named men in whom it had implicit
confidence to act on the general confer
ence committee.
In a tribute to the memory of the
late Charles F. Martin, who was be-
loved by stockmen all over the coun-
try, Hon. John w. Springer brought
tears to the eyes of many friends of
the late secretary. The address was
eloquent and touching, portion of it
being as follows:
"Over every stockman of this Union
a shadow has fallen, for prince has
been beckoned over the range, and the
chair of our late secretary, Charles F..
Martin, stands before us, draped in the
emblems of mourning From the morn
ing of our history as a national asso-
citation, no other name was ever sug-
gested for secretary of this great or
ganization, and verify his works live
after him.
And his last letter was written to
our beloved President, Theodore
Roosevelt, which l was commissioned
to deliver in person. My reception
was genuine .and hearty, and l earn
estly called the Presidents attention
to the three requests of the stockmen
of the Union, with an urgent appeal to
him to incorporate all our requests in
his message to the Congress now in
session. He listened to the reading OF
the letter and to my appeal, and |
said:
"'Mr. Roosevelt, this is the last
message from our faithful secretary,
who has finished his labors and gone
to his reward And this big-hetrted,
range-educated President said: Mr..
Springer, leave this letter with me;
shall not forget the interests of the
stockmen of this country And he
kept his word, and all three of our re.
quests were granted and urged upon
the attention of Congress in a ring
ing message such as our people will
never forget"
Mr.. Springer suggested the erection
of granite monument in memory of
Mr.. Martin.
The annual address of President F..
! J. Hagenbarth was read and was list.
tened to with great attention.