El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-05
THE PANHANDLE GATTLEMEN MEET
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our country. our representatives should
1 be impressed with the fact that We are
! producing at a cost beyond that Of
/ other countries. I am in favor Of pro-
I lection for the products Of our country
This Is the end of the second term or
/ my presidency and viii not be can
! didate for third term believe IN ro-
/ tation in office, precedent which ny my
! predecessor has set and which 1 VIII
not violate. 1 thank you
Committees Named.
At the conclusion OF the morning
| session president Herring announced q
committee on resolutions, composeQ O
w. B. Slaughter, w. Z Isaacs ana ,e =, D
J Irving; an auditing committee COM
posed of E. H. Brainard, L C. Brice ana
p. H Land bergen was also ammo 4nCe9-
FL PasO has real friend IN W ..
/ Slaughter picked for the next president
! of the association. At the CONCLUSION OF
1 the morning session Mr.. Slaughter an
nounced that a picture would be mace
Of the officers and members IN front or
the theater by Homer Scott I'VE owe
something to FL PasO and they are do
ing their most to make US have a pleas
ant time. II we do not have 1t, 1t Is our
fault and not theirs. Anything We ask
they viii do for US and we appreciate
it."
The report Of secretary William Har-
reH was tabled as q printed report IS 10
be forwarded 10 all the members.
The convention adjourned at 1l:3o a
Name Is Changed.
Col W B. Slaughter offered an
aue9dment to the constitution OF the
Pe.shs ndle Cattlemen's association as
soon as the meeting was called to or
der, whereby the association would De
known in the future as the Panhandle
and Southwestern Stockmens aSsocla-
ton. The amendment was carried
unanimously.
PRAYER by Rev. L. r. 1IilIican opened
the meeting and mayor Kelly, who was
on the program for the speech Of well
come pleaded a sore throat and judge
A 5. J. Eylar took his place
A WecOme was extended TO all OF the
cowmen, their families and their friends
by Judge Eylar for the people OF Fl
Paso. In excusing the mayor from
changes Of government across the river
and every time there is a charge, mayor
Kelly has to yell and It keeps him con-
tinually hOarse,"
I'VE welcome the coWmen to FL PasO
because we have the COW country right
in this section with FL Paso right in
the midst OF IT," he said we ere now
the leading cow city Of the state and
have surpassed all OF the cities Of
Texas which were at one time called
the COW cities.
IF you want to see a lot Of people.
1 would tell you to go to China; but II
you want TO see a lot OF men you
should attend the meeting OF the Pan
handle Cattlemen's association"
Judge Browning, Of Amarillo, was
then spied by president c. T. Hening
in the audience and was invited to take
his seat on the platform with the other
members.
The Fl Paso cattlemen had Dan Jack
son as their speaker and he extended
q welcome 20 the visitors II behalf OF
the local men. He said: cat Dalhart
there was something said about flirt-
ing Nth FL PasO to make he change
Har n7Hn HnrA hat
Ell Paso has its brand on the Pan
handle Cattlemen's association The
door OF this city has been taken off its
hinges and the keys to everything
turned over to the cattIemen.
The colors which are worn by the
Amarillo delegation caused q great deal
OF amusement because they are yellow.
but I have found out that which was
proved to be yard wide and OF solid
gold.
q Paso promised to list 10000 cat
tie If the convention was held in this
city this year, and only yesterday the
count was taken and ii was found that
the FL PasO delegates to the DaIhart
convention has secured the entire num-
Der, ana so this city has made good in
all Of its promises to the cattlemen.
In 1914, when the stockmen return
TO FL Paso, this city may not be from
tier town as 1t Is today; It will be as
far from the border as Lubbock was
from the railroad five years ago"
CrOviey's Response.
r. E. Crowley responded for the Wis
iting cowmen and said: ''El Paso has
shown during our stay here that she
wants the cattlemen to come to this
city. At the Dalhart convention, / said
that If you want TO boost and build a
city. you should take the convention TO
Amarillo. but II you want to get cattle
and go 70 a cattle center, 30 TO FL Paso.
and my prophecy as proved true. FL
Paso is the center for the cattle coun-
try Of west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
and northern Mexico, and this center is
fast moving into the interior OF the
United States as the border draws away
There isn't enough words in the
English language for this bunch Of
cownen IN Fl Paso today to express
their appreciation for the hearty well
come extended by this city to the mem
bers Of the association"
FL PasO, Cattle Center.
subject OF state senator CIaud B. Huds-
peth's speech Ell Paso is the cattle I
center because it IS where the cow
man has been driven from his other
grounds and is making HIS last stand" /
he said. Agriculture has taken up the /
land IN the eastern part Of the state /
tnat at one time was given over
completely to cattle grazing and the /
big cattle cities like Fort Worth have |
become agricultural centers with the /
men OF the community dancing with /
hayseed on their coats instead Of with i
their spurs on as they did when It was |
a cattle center
Last year there were nearly 200. 900 /
head Of cattle imported through the FL /
Paso customs port from Mexico ard /
this does not come up 20 the number I
Of cattle imported the year before. /
nearly so percent OF total fmportations
into the United States for the year. !
With statistics like these, I am then
asked to explain Ell Paso rs a cattle center.
inside Of two years FL Paso viii be the /
only cattle town in Texas nd the center,
of all the stockmen's associations Of I
the state lie urged the amalgama4ion
Of the Panhandle ASSOCIATE ton with the
Texas Cattle Raisers' association. and
explained that In the union there
would be a strength that neither or
ganizatiOu alone could ever OBTAIN.
Gen. TerraEas Speaks.
Gen. Luis Terrazas, who was present