El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-05
Personalities Striking In
the Gathering Of CattIemen
Many Among Delegates Meeting


pedal men at the convention who has
history as long as the pedigree OF
FLOODED horse as Snerl1I OF ION
Green county in the old days, he has
been in more gun fights than the orig
inator Of Nick Carter novels could
think OF In year But Mr.. Johnson
prefers to be known as a cattle IN. man 4
and successful one at that That
IS mostly unpleasant" he says in re-
ferring TO the days when he was keep
ing law and order in Tom Green county.
He was sheriff from 1882 to 1892, which
Is some strenuous career in a Texas
county Johnson has the smooth skin
and the curved jaw which marks a
really dangerous man with gun from
the individuals with the retreating
cnins who think they are gun men As
g member Of the sanitary board, Mr..
Johnson has done a valuable service
for the state cattle industry, although
II IS necessary for his friends, TO tell
anything Of his work. whether as
sheriff or san Angelo cattleman-
Banker Here.
Cat1emen make bankers and bank
ers make cattlemen. For this reason
the banker and the cattle man is as
closely allied as three Llen In 9. boat
T.. Z. Baldridge, president Of the Wagg-
ner Bank ana Trust company Of Fort
WORTH and q member OF the executive
committee OF the Cattle Raisers' asso-
citation OF Texas, IS here for the conVen-
ton In addition to these hOnOrs. he Il
member Of the directorate Of the
Fort " Orth chamber Of commerce, one
Of the uvest in the state and is one
Of Fort Worth's big business getters
" lille here he will do some Of his Ia
nous boosting for Fort Worth and will
represent his association in the open
conferences for the merging Of the
Panhandle with the Texas association.
r. r. Blsbee Of the oklahoma City
although he says the town was named
for him, or he for the town, he is not
sure which
". J. Bryan a Guest.
stop the press until ". !. Bryan is
PACED no, not the windy ". J. It's
W j. Bryan Of Abilene, state senator
from that district and q stockman who
owns considerable cattle in his own
right He and ". L. Gilfillan, vice
president Of the Austin National bank,
are here TO attend the convention Mrs.
Gilfillan accompanied her husband and
is taking a prominent part in the
social events Of cattlemen's week
o1ST., Z, W CSi.1t le member Of the
booster, even II he is decorated with
Oklahoma City adVertiseme nts- As the
manager OF Sulzberger & Sons com
pany he came here recently, picked out
q site for q nice, nifty $40, 900 packing
plant for the FL Psso branch Of the
Sulzberger company and placed his
O. K upon the contract for the con
struction Of the building.
Ex-PreEfdent CalInn.
Presidents, past presidents and pres
idents TO be Of the cattle organizations
are thick around the Sheldon. James
Callan Of Fort Worth is an added starter
IN the past presidential handicap AS
an express, Mr.. Callan Is but a year
ling, for he was a full fledged presi-
dent until Ed Lassater swiped the hon
or OF presiding over the Texas Cattle
Raisers' association. In addition to be-
Ing a past president Of the Texas asso-
citation, Cellan IS vice president OF the
Wagner Bank and Trust company Of
Fort Worth, thereby showing that cat
tie raising is not such poor business
II i Is attended to properly. He has
10000 acres in Bernard county which
Re calls q little ranch and which Is the
frOic ground for 1000 bank notes IN
the persons Of as many fat steers, TO I
-omlp and play and multiply after the !
Biblical edict
King OF the CatfIemen.
Cattle is king this week and the king
II the catLemen, Clebe Merchant, Is /
'ullng the roost from his throne in one Il
y the sheldon hotel easy chairs
This Is no joke, for to see ire bie
men who are attending the convention
making g fuss over the veteran cattle
nan would have made a national presf-
ent1al candidate green with envy
Clabe Is only term Of endearment
hat the cattiemen have for Mr.. Mer-
liant, whose initials are G. W Re is
rom Abilene Past rs he wears a