Arizona republican., 1905-01-27

would be safe in the council.
 The next speaker was Colin Came 1 ron who was introduced as the dean of the live stock interests of Arizona and his subject was the Safety of the Long Eared Calf" MT. Cameron felt that it's safety depended very much on the legislature. He believed thac no calling demanded such persistent and continual work as that of the cat tleman with all his industry unless the long cared calf shall be protected, he must fail. He said the legislatures Of the past had done much but there was still more that could bo done He call ed attention to the many enemies of the stockmen and said that it was fact not generally known that even the thieves are well organized for their own protection.
 What l know about the House" was the subject to which was attracted the attention of ". T. Webb, speaker of that body. He said he hoped that dur iuS his remarks the members Of the house who were present would keep their seats and keep their coats on for
 he didn't propose to tell all he knew. He said he felt hattared at the posi- tion he held for except the chief eE- ecutive he didn't know of anything in the world quite so important as the speakership of the house. He spoke in q humorous vein much of the time and said that if he could read their thoughts ariglt. the members of the house would deal fairly with the long cared calf. He said the present live stock laws are due largely to the wis dom of the governor. the sanitary board and the association which stands behind them and by reason of these laws it is a fact that notwithstanding the industry of the lawless element. when the long cared calf becomes a long horned yearling the brand of the right man quite frequently is placed upon him.
 Secretary Nichols was asked to an swer the question. What's the mat ter with the Cattle Growers assoail- Jion?" He said there was nothing the matter with it, nor with the sanitary board. the governor nor the legislature. He spoke of his former association with the board, his interest in the cat tie business. and congratulated the as sociation on it's prospects for needed legislation.
 J. V. VicHers of Cochise county re- sponded to "The Range" which he said was both ancient and honorable judging by the frequent reference to it in holy writ. The green pastures and still waters were often the setting for biblical stories and cattle on thousand hills" is a familiar expres- sion. He believed it was an honorable and a pleasant business then as it is today. Concluding he said the gentle men in charge were certainly making the present occasion a pleasant one.
 B. A. Packard was called upon to tell about the "Rodero." He was in trCduced as from both MaricOpa and COchise counties. He said he was to- tally U1prepared to make a speech as he had hurried over from Tempe feel ing all the time that something was . going to happen. lie said he had spent much time in this county and hoped to spend much more here but had never lost his interest in Cochise where he was first engaged in the cattle busi- ness.
 LeRoy Anderson was requelted to speak on anything he wanted to. He said he would respond for YavaDai, . though he felt there were older citizens present who might have been more fit . tingly chosen. He pledged the interest of the Yavapai members of the legis- . Iature in the cattle legislation and guaranteed that they would he found fair in all things, concluding his re- marks with a funny story that brought down the house.
 General T. F. Wilson of Tucson re- ! sponded to the County of Pima" He said it was a great cattle country with some of the best ranges in the world and that it had more of them until they were taken away to form the county of Santa Cruz. together with a lot of MT. CamerOn's long cared calves. MT. Wilson next remarked up on the appearance of the gentlemen assembled as being second to no aggre- ] gation he had ever met and the inci- dents of his life had brought him to banquet rooms in all parts of the world l He paid a notable tribute to President McKittrick who had never been known to run except in one instance and that was when they were on the range to- . Sether and the captain had been fright ened and stampeded in the night. through the snoring of the speaker.
 Dr. 4. J. Chandler spoke at some length on How to raise good calves" ! dwelling upon the necessity of good breeding. Arizona pastures ought to send the best cattle ii the world to all parts of the world and would do so when the range cattle brought ta the valley for pasturing were of prop CT breeding. He spoke of the variety and quality of feed that is raised here for pasturing purposes as unequaIled anywhere.
 w. S. Sturgis made answer to the subject, "The Live Stock Sanitary Board" He spoke of his connection with it, how he had at first declined the tender of the governor by reason of his remOteness from railroads or cities, and later accepted it, hoping that he might be of some benefit to the industry. He said the board had worked hard and the terms of the members were fast coming to an end.