The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-04-30
AT THE CLUB

A Smoker" was held at the Com
mercial Club last night to celebrate
the securing of the 1909 convention
of the Panhandle stockmen for Ros-
we'll, and the election of George NJ.
Slaughter to the presidency of the
same association. The early part of
the evening was devoted to cards.
billiards and pool, there also being
refreshments on tap.
President Robert Kellahin finally
called the meeting to order, stating
that it had been thought proper to
celebrate the good things coming to
Roswell and to thank those persons
who had worked so earnestly to Sc
cure them. The convention had been
w-ested from our enemies at Anna
rillo. He used the word enemies be-
cause Amarillo had done her best to
secure the convention. The confidence
of the people of Roswell in the little
band of boosters who went to Amaril
10 had been well bestowed. They had
hot only secured tne convention for
Roswell, but they had also secured
the presidency of the association for
one of our most honored citizens.
Roswell was under no debt of graf
itude to Amarillo, said Mr.. Kellahin,
hence we will endeavor to show them
in 1909 that we can improve over
1907. Then Amarillo will have to hus-
tie if she wants to keep in the pro-
cessioa
Mr.. Kellahin then called upon May
or Richardson to speak for the city.
In his response, Mr.. Richardson
said he wanted to express the appre
citation of the people of Roswell for
the efforts of our friends not only
from within the city, but down the
valley, from Hagerman, Artesia, Lake
wood and elsewhere. They had rec
ognized the Importance of securing
the convention and had acted prompt
ly and freely.
From all reports there had been a
strenuous time at Amarillo, and Ros-
we'll had won fairly and on fair
count. The convention of 1909 will
fix the future home of it in Roswell.
The membership will be increased
greatly, not only from the Pecos val
ley, but along the New Mexico line
and reaching out to the west of us.
He understood that there was a move
ment on foot to take in a portion of
Arizona. With these sections and our
good friends in Texas outside of Am
hn f1rtr of tha
vention will be settled here in Ros-
well.
The citizens of Roswell said Mr..
Richardson, appreciate the selection
of one of our citizens for the head
of the association The convention
of 1907 had won friends for Roswell,
and the convention of 1909 would win
many more and it would be much cas-
Ter in the future to make our fights.
An early start should be made to
take care of the convention, and ne
was glad to pledge the assistance of
the city government to make it the
banner convention.
George Slaughter was called upon.
Two years ago, he said, he had work
ed hard and successfully to bring the
convention to Roswell. This year he
had not been needed. The bunch of
boosters sent up to Amarillo had
made him pruod of them They knew
what they wanted and went after it
in a clean but determined manner.
He had attended these conventions
q
a better and cleaner bunch of boost
ers. He was also gald to say that the
fair people of Amarillo, the business
men admitted this.
Speaking of the Stockmen's AssO-
citation, Mr.. Slaughter said it was
nine years old. To conduct such an
organization costs money. Inspectors
were maintained in New Mexico and
the COW men here were wanted in the