The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
men OF THE RANGE
HAVE HIGH OLD Time
GRAND BALL CLOSES SESSION.
Many New Members Enrolled and
New Officers Elected for En-
suing Year-A Most Inter-
esting Paper.

association was 10 be held in the
dIsCii.t court rooms thursday too
late Ior publication OF proceedings
in last week S issue and the report
is there lore made complete at
this time.
The evening session was called
to order at 4:30, when resolutions
were read and passed, after con-
siderable discussions on the ques-
tons involved in those documents
which were of most importance TO
the association and its members. AT
the conclusion of this part OF the
proceedings it was voted that the
executive board be given power to
collect dues and assess -4-i mbers oil
the association when such assess
ments became necessary.
Officers for the ensuing year were
named as follows: J. b. killian'
president: J. +. Gallup. vice-presi-
dent; J. F. Kistler, treasurer; Geo.
c. Wilson, secretary.
Executive board. Z. Hanson,
Hotchkiss; Frank Gilpin, Eckert; h.
Il. Stockham, VIM. Schoolfield, c. L
Mower, Delta; VIM. Ternahan,
Whitewater; J. S. Maupin, Delta;
Bert Shreeves, Escalante; II. F.
Thornley,. olathe; h. S. Kelso, Del
ia; Alex Calhoun, Naturita; Marion
Ray, Nucla; VIM. Gilbert, Delta;
John Holland, Whitewater.
Advisory Board-Jno. Holland, IL.
F. Thornley,. Alex Calhoun, Marion
Ray. r. S. Kelso, J. E. Hanson
c. K. Mower, VIM. Ternahan. II. E.
Stockham. VIM Schoolfield.
Committee on Membership-C. f.
Mower, r. S. Kelso. Bert Norton,
VIM. Ternahan, j. ID. billiard.
At the close of the regular bust
ness session the executive board met
and named r. S. kelso chairman OF
that board and Geo. c. Wilson sec
retary.
New members of the association
were enrolled at follows: h. f.
Shreeves. b. n. Crawford. Thomas
Jones. Jake Clark, C. II. Stewart,
Fred King. Chas. Lippert, VIM. Stell,
a. w. Jarrett. !. II. Williams, En-
nett Meyer, VIM. Emmett. Frank
Gilpin, j. l.. Hallock, IA. S. Bush
nell. ]. A. Williams. w. +. School
field. J. ]. Travis. Fred Maupin, p.
j.
Ramskill. T. L. Jaques, F. w. Trech-
ter. Tom Dewar, G. X. Brown, VIM.
Lawron.
The closing feature of the meeting
was a grand ball in the evening,
which was we'll attended and all had
a glorious time until the small hours
of the morning.
One of the most interesting pa
pers read at the afternoon session
and from the pen of A. r. de Ric-
qules of Denver. is herewith present
ed. in full:
1t is with the greatest regret
that | have to give up attending
your convention, but having bad
lily sprained knee which has confin-
ed me to the house, it is of course
impossible to come. l was anxious
to have the opportunity of making
you a little plain talk-face to face
about live stock matters, about
your special business. yourselves and
to present some ideas gathered to-
gether during the past twenty or
more years that l have been out
with its many sides.
| First, as TO the prospects OF
continuation of your business, of
producing cattle on n profitable bas-
is: Comparative figures show that
for 1910, in the United States, there
are seven per cent less cattle, that
is store cattle, available for beef
or breeding purposes for food ami
mails than during 1901. and the pop
ulation has increased ten per cent.
Our ninety or more millions of peo-
pie have such start now, repro
ducing their own kind and will in
crease so fast. that l believe the
cattle will not be able to catch up
to former ratio of supplies. In 1S-
oil we had nine-tenths of a beef pro-
ducing animal to each person in the
United States; in 1910 this fell to
seventy -five-hundredth of an ami
90 so If we have fairly good times
in the country and don't get free
meat from South America. there
should continue on basis where
there will be profit In the busi-
ness for all of you.
The United States is. however.
\ fast passing into condition that
always accompanies increased popula-
ton; namely, that the land in the
country becomes so valuable for
homes. for agriculture with attend
ing intensive farming. that people
cannot afford to own and hold 1t as
grazing or pasture lands. We are
rapidly reaching that condition.; 1t