The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-17
End DAY OF
CONVENTION

President Bugbee called the second
days session of the Panhandle Stock
mems Association to order at 10: 80
this morning, the large basement aud
itorium in the Baptist church build
ing being well filled at the fall of the
gavel. Today's session was taken up
entirely with speech-making and jol-
LITIGATION, for the work of the meeting
is more along lines of sociability and
conviviality than dry, routine work
in the convention hall.
T. T. D. Andrews was called upon
for a speech on "The Necessity of
Central Feeder Market for the Pan
handle of Texas and New Mexico"
He said that the day is rapidly COM
ing when the need of such a feeder
market will be felt by every stock
man in this section. The rapidity of
the coming of this necessity has be-
come greatly accelerated during the
past few years, and is now almost
here. Mr.. Andrews spoke of the need
of central market where partly fat
tened stock could be sold before the
now the case, and which now works
loss and hardship on the stockman
of the Panhandle. The speaker diverg-
ed from his subject long enough to
pay Roswell an appreciative tribute,
admitting that George Slaughter and
his associates had made every prom
Use good, and more. He closed by elo-
quently eulogizing the pioneer wom-
en- of the border, and was cheered
until the rafters quivered.
Col C. C. Slaughter made an i'm
promptu speech, first stating that he
could not make an address, and tnen
proving that he was altogether too
modest by painting beautiful word
picture of Roswell and the Pecos Val
ley. A facetious stranger, Mr.. Waters,
if he had some real estate in the Pc
cos Valley, and the Colonel answered
"Yes, but not a foot of it for SALE
The Colonel said that the alfalfa of
the Pecos Valley is the best feed in
the world and that it can produce the
best beef ever marketted-he was sat
isfied that it could. He expressed him
self as being in line with President
Bugbee in the matter of withdrawing
the attacks that are being made on
the railroads, and closed with a few
of his pioneer days
which proved intensely interesting.
E. F. Crawley. secretary of the
Texas Association, in few minutes
talk. told of the work of his assoc1a-
tion before the Interstate Commerce
watch has succeeded in
getting a rebate of 81 per car on ship
ments of cattle over lines where ex-
cessive rates have been charged. The
rebate is to cover period of several
years. All cattlemen having such
claims are requested to file their data
with Secretary Crawley for free col
lection through the Texas Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Andrews arose again to rec
the entertainment to be Civ
en- under the direction of Miss Edith
Rodkey, in the Baptist auditorium to-
night.
w. B. Slaughter urged all members
to be present tomorrow morning, at
which time the next place of meeting |
will be selected. He asked for votes |
for Dalhart.
Secretary Brainard made a stirring |
plea for new members, after which |
the convention adjourned until tomor-
row morning at nine O'Clock.
Big Crowd at the Barbecue.
Fifteen hundred people, it is esti- |
mated, took free dinner at the con-
vention free barbecue at the Slaugh |
ter rancn east of town today. The peo- |
pie went out in every conceivable |
way, except by steamer down the ir-
rigation ditch, some walking, and a !