Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-24
Central New Mexico CstAe
and Horse Association Doinss
Whore on Earth Did the a Aociation Get All It's
Cash7 Good Work vAuue By Association
During Last year. Reception
OF Governor.

San nsrcisl, N. NJ, MsrcA s8-The
annual meeting Of the 0ssnrai New
M~zico yIorsa and catt1e Protective
as~sciauos opened hass Today under
mosa suspicious circennstancss.
4 iarue ana very representative
nsmber a cattle owners ~ 10 a.
tAsdsse< whsn Chairman r. w. Med.
Nv called the meeting 10 order at 10
q n.
TIA meeting eas held IN the opera
houae ana the building. both outside
and Inside, IVES handsomely decorated
with bunting
Many Of the stores and residences
are Tying flags and decorated with
The national coIors, while across the
main street hAngs . huge garrison
tlag.
Chairman Medley asked Hon. VIM.
q. Mcdonald 10 preside over the
meeting. which be accepted in Z neat
speech.
A address Of welcome WAS made
on behalf Of the city By Mr.. Charles
". l1allit, who spoke very forcibly
and pleasantly upon the pleasure n
rave ne people II 1an llarcial n sn.
tertain the association.
~. McDonald, o. behalf Of the o..
e~ocis4ion. ackuoWledged the speech n
sveSy happy manper ana Wal follow.
~ w Nditor McCufeheon. pf The u.
dvstStal' Advertiser With 1 few -
nesks % the cstiJs business, Nan
s1fsrc5ai's pretty iris a1d cher k1p,
dred topic6.
n double QuArtette Of San MarciaIa
bent singers then gave Z very pleas
Inc selection, which was heartily en-
eOfad, ana the encore va even more
enjoyable than the first selection.
After the usual routine business Of
such ! satherfng the meeting adjourn
On 70 2 ~ a.
A. the afternoon session the secre
tary and treasurer presented the 70
ports, which made = most excellent
showing for thu association.
a most nnheard Of condition Wal
the fact that the treasurer reported
cash on hand 70 the amount Of 0vel
four hundred dollars.
Ia twenty-five years u cattle asso
station work ! do not remember. Il
have W. heard i treasurer Of a cat
w asnociatton report anything but I
hugs deficit
At certainly reflects credit on thu
officials and executive committee.
"A large number of new member,
ERE voted into the organization AND
nearly every one presens came up ant
paid the dnes for the new year.
N now executive committee wa
then selected, consisting .of the fol
lowing we'll known cattle raisers:
WIN. Gardiner III MAgdalens; VIM
q. Mcdonald az Carrixozos w. II
Epachman III San Acacia, VIM. r
Sanders o. Msgdaiena; Z. W. Medic,
Or Burley.
This executive committee Will se
lect i chairman and secretary for the
coming year at IT. meeting tomorrow
After the general meeting adjourn
Cd the new executive committee met
ana diecuxsed many matters 81 vital
interest to the association and made
plAna foT carrying ON the work Of the
body for the coming year
During the past year much good
IN been accomplished BY the ASSOC
citation /. Many caoes Of cattle ateal-
~ bave been unAarthed and prose-
eHts1 W III officialt and il = safe
~ ~ that s0corro county owes much
~ ~ freedom from stock stealing
tlnt II % prevalent IN other portions
Of the territory TO the action and en-
ersetic work of the association.
The reports 81 condition 81 Ill
kinds 81 i've stock Ia this portion Of
the territory are excellent. Cattle
have Wiutersd n fine shape with bosi.
lively 10 loss. calves are already COM
alDg md promise ! heavy crop. while
hnysrH Of young steers are numerous
and prices much above last years.
Sales 70 far In the vicinity are on
: basis u ~. ~ and ~, and those
who hsve not already contracted
seen IN no great rush to sell believ.
inE that in time prices viii even be
better.