The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-11

most successful convention ever held
by the Panhandle stockmen and the
hospitality of Amarillo and the man
ner in which the crowd has been han
died and entertained has been COM
mended by all. The next convention
will meet in Daflart for a three days
session beginning the first Tuesday
in March, 1911. There were no other
applicants for the meeting place, h
contest which was threatened having
failed to materialize. Headquarters
of the association will remain at Am
arillo, where the executive commit
tee will hold its regular session and
wnere the Office of the secretary will
be maintained.
Today's session was devoted almost
strictly to business. and president
Geo. slaughter again demonstrated
his ability as a presiding officer by
conducting the proceedings to a con-
clusion without hitch and with the
regularity of clockwork. L~ong-wind-
ed speeches were eliminated and
there was no discord
Resolutions Adopted.
TIE resolutions committee reported
early. A resolution expressing the
sorrow of the association for the
death of p. b. Fuqua of QuanaA, who
died last March, was adopted by ris-
ing vote.
A resolution was adopted urging
cooperation VITA the census enumer-
ators in the proper rendition of cat
tie and the furnishing of complete
information.
Charles Goodnight. owner OF the
only herd of B~uffaloes in Texas, who
has decided to establish a ranch near
COaamla, Mexico to diversified farm
ing, was given Godspeed and the good
wishes for his success by the associa-
ton in a resolution. He was charac-
terized as N of the greatest prac-
teal farming demonstrators ON the
plains of Texas and was commended
to the Republic of Mexico as one of
the best citizens of the Lone Star
State.
New Members.
New members were admitted as
follows:
John Jones, l. T. Lester. NJ. v.
Brownfield, j.. NJ. Higginbotaam,
Frank Thompson, Tom Renfro, III.
e. Crowley. J.. A. O'Den, ]. NJ. Shelton.
avery Turner. John c. Knorpp, Otis
Gober, w. ]. Miller, j. ID. Hagler and
son, wsn. Zumyalt, Sam c. Weeks and
r. l.. McMiren.
A. S. Stinnett read a paper on the
subject of What the Panhandle
Packing House Means to the Stock
rnen-of the Panhandle" in which ne
gave a detailed description of the new
packery and told of it's great value to
producers of live stock and to the
community at large.
Choosing Officers.
When President Slaughter declared
nominations for the Offices to be IN
not be a candidate for reelection, (.
s. Brainard. of Canadian took the
ioor and expressed the hearty thanks
of the association to Mr.. Slaughter
for the able manner in which he had
for two years and the great
progress made. He also thanked the
city of Amarillo for it's hospitality
and expressed qualification that
The Dallas News, which he termed
the greatest newspaper below the
quarantine line inad sent a repre-
sentative to report the proceedings of
the convention. He closed by nomi-
mating c. T. Herring of Amarillo for
tae office of president.
Mr.. Herring was described as
known and honored in his own
town, and in New Mexico and Okla |
homa, and held in high esteem in
tho -aorEaf nanforc 80 tho nD.frx 4nA
by nen Woo transport cattle ON the |
transcontinental lines of railway. The |
was made by w. M. Horrell
and Mr.. Herring was elected by &C.
The new president in taking the
chair, expressed his appreciation of
the honor conferred. saying ne had |
not sought it and for tnat reason it |
was appreciated the more.
For first vice-president Joseph Z.
Ray of Roswell was nominated by |
w. b. Mcdonald, seconded by George |
and elected.
For second vic~e-president Pat Lam
dergin was nominated by w. III. Fu-
seconded by w. B. Slaughter, |
and elected.
Lee Bivins was Nominated for |
treasurer by w. B. Slaughter, second |
ed by William C. Isaacs. and. elected.
j. Fl. Avery was nominated by CT
Coffee for reelection to the ONCE of
secretary. seconded by James Min |
kle and elected. Mr.. Avery accepted
the ONCE in a neat speech. character
izing the Panhandle association as
greatest ~cattlemen's Organization
i'm all The Southwest
While no o members had been
received during the last year than
dnrin9 the preceding wear ne aid