Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-06
CONVENTION IS OPENED
PRESIDENT HERRING IN ANNUAL
ADDRESS RENIEMS GROWTH
or ORGANIZATION AND
HISTORY,
TERRAZAS is HEARD
Amarillo Delegation Still boosting
for Honor Of Entertaining Con-
Vention In 1913. With Good
Chance of Winning.

Special to Daily News
FL Paso. Tex. March The Pan
handle Cattlemens Association Is
now a thing of the past. having ceas-
ed to exist today when resolutions
were offered and passed changing the
name Of the association to the Pan.
handle and Southwestern Cattlemen's
Association.
The action proceeded the address
by President e. T. Herring. who ad-
vooated that business men enter poll
tics IN order TO get a square deal:
projections for the producers OF
wealth in the country, and not more
than two terms for president
General Luis Terrazas OF Chihua-
hua. Mexico, the largest Individual
cattle owner in the world. addressed
the convention in Spanish speech
translated into English. for the bene-
fit Of the American cowmen, Gov
ernor Mcdonald of New Mexico and
staff attending.
In his thirteenth annua. address
the president reviewed the history OF
the association. and spoke OF the
growth and the possibilities Al
though AZ the Dalhart convention the
organization refrained from enter
ing politics. the president referred 10
, politics and advocated that all busi-
ness men enter politics for their own
protection lie declared they should
support men OF principle and admit
ted that he had not voted a national
ticket for so long that he DID not
know whether he was a Democrat or
a Republican he declared that mem
bcrs had a chanC, IN the selection
OF good men and that they should go
INTO the legislatures OF the states and
congress- by seeing men OF courage
Installed
Starting with twenty-eicht mem-
hers. he said. the association has
crown In thirteen wears 20 a member
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four hundred thousand cattle listed
on the organization books. aud the
association feels proud Of the growth
land success.
nlu Jackson who made the ad-
dress On behalf Of the FL Paso cat
tlewcn. declared that althouch the
eo'o-s selected hy Amarillo were yell
Tow and that some fun has been polk
cd 90 'he fact, De forud that the
co'ors had proven p Yard wide and
solid rolt
Iudse browning OF Amarillo was
called from tho audience hy the
president and invited 20 SIT on the
platform with other members
T. p Crowley addressed the con-
ttg'iev r Neh7'f 1f tho visiting cow
wsn Hc DECLARE vi paso TO he tho
r .cat'le eeutgr for the association AMI
expressed hearty CONGRATULATIONS 10
, 30 Pasorr- 'r c,tcndne q welcome to
3D. members of tho association
Hon Claud p Uudspeth addressed
, the convention and declared that FL
Paso Is the center Of the COW trade.
, flc also spoke on imnortatlons from
/ NcNiro. and later amalcamation OF
, the association with the cattle rails.
, ers association OF Texas He de-
4 clared that unity would mean that
T, there would be strength which ncith-
a er orpanization could hope TO affect
alone
, AZ II O'Clock the convention al
q iourned 20 meet again AZ o'clock
tomorrow morning During the even
i, ing boxing matches we're pulled off
in the Chamber Of Commerce rooms
for the visitors and NAV forms OF en-
!. tertainment INDUCED In Music was
furnished throughout the day by tn,
Fourth Cavalry band and Reyes Mex
lean band
Amarillo Is still boosting for tho
convention next year. Much pro.
p grcss is being made in that direction.
/. Almost every member of the associa-
3 tiOn Is wearing an Amarillo badge
q and all are heinc urged 10 vote Tor
it that city on the final day OF the con-
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