Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-07
Pocos Valley Metropolis GaiIy
Decorated in Honor Of Visit
orSi Ideal Weather Follows
Sand Storm,
OPENING SESSION OF
CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Annual Address Of President
Slaughter Re lew of Business
of the Year Governor Curry
to Address Gathering,


Roswell y M4 Aprii 0.-The tenth
annual convention of the Panhandle
cattle growers association was caied
to order this morning at ten O'Clock
in the new National Guard Armory
With somo three hundred delegates
present President George NJ. 'laugh
ter called the convention into session
and Immediately introduced Mayor g.
A. Richardson of Roswell. who de-
livcred "a brief bat very cordial ad-
dress of welcome. Captain T.. +. Bulac
OF carlsbad. who rs a favorite orator
with the cattlemcn, responded in their
behalf The remainder of the ses-
sion WAS devoted to the annual adj
dress of the president
Nlr Slaughtcrs address was a re-
Wow of the year IN the livestock husi-
ness i'm thc Panhandle and eastern
New Mexico, with "a look back at by
gone days and "a prediction as 10 the
future The address was received
with frequent applause The conven-
tion adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing at 10 q, M when Governor Cur
.rN viii deliver an address to the cat
tlomen many of whom are his per-
soual friends of early days before
the Farmer had found his way into
tho Pc .os valley or the Pnuhandic
Following the morning session the
delegates ana the hundreds OF visitors
accompanying them devoted thcmscl-
Ves exclusively to the task of having
good time As if IN honor Of the
opening Of the convention the wind
storm of the past few days subsidized
ana ideal condition prevailed.
Roswell is bcdocked and adorned
with all manner OF flags and lights
and banners The streets are throng-
ed with gaily dressed women ana men
ALLl lLnad brimmed hats The mer-
I7-G0-T0Und' rfo 1I1,,yssiy.SSy yeet, -,,-~ttie
shooting l.ArN the festive hambur-
rcr stand line the sidewalks, Bands
ro playing. fat cattle are paradcd up
mn down main street Carnival con
litons prevail aud the man who is
not having 4 good timc has no one
but himself to blame. There are an
sorts of umusl mcnts for an sorts OF
people BiR touring cars are carry
ing crowds Of sight seors around the
city and through the farming districts.
Tho RoHWcll military school played
base ban this afternoon with a team
from Ochitrne. Texas. easily defeating
the Texans Tonight the military
school presenting comic opora in
the new Armory
Following The governors address to-
morrow the delegates viii be taken IN
autos through the hig orchards Eighty
autos VIII make tho trip. THURSDAY
VIII Doc the blk daN The big feature
of tho big day viii hr a Wild west
show with au sorts of tho spirits of
the open range. the day closing with
70 grand barbecue Amarillo arrived
n special train this morning four
hundred strunl Every man, woman
and child wears "a huge yellow badge
ANA caoh one busy roofing Tor Am
arillo for 1910 II looks now as II
Amarillo had cinch ON the next
meeting Touight's trains brought
uoarly thousand people to swell the
crowds already large ana by Thurs
lav tho fun expectations of the Ros-
we'll people as 10 attendance viii have
bccn fulfilled An of the big commls-
sion houses from Kansas CITY Dallas.
Fort Worth and houston are repre-
srutcd and e1ch fiiIu is passing around
badges $50 that the average delegate is
decorated from belt TO chin The cat
.lcmcn are not talking much bust
ness They are here 10 have a good
time and thcy are having II. There
yu Doe numh,r of Important sales OF
bloodpd cattle at nearby ranches to-
morrow and Thursday