Arizona republican., 1913-01-13
MANY PROMINENT
 MEN ALREADY HERE
Many Meetings Scheduled for Today; Executive Committee, Arizona Cat tie Growers and Joint Conference

The b3ttalions of cattle men from all over the United States have be- gun to take Phoenix by storm Yes rerdav they arrived in droves. The advance guard of the New MeXic" men was led by Col. w. H, H. Jack of Folsom, member of the New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board. Col orado was soon on the ground with C B Rhodes of Orchard, Col. member of the executive committee of the National Live Stock Assoc'3 tion California was not far behind with President Jastro of the asso citation who is heavily interested, not only in California, but in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, as well. k. T. Oliver of Fl Paso indicated that the Lone Star State will be here for the convention
 Thee are several hundred cattle men in the city already. The Ari zona cohorts showed up Saturday with. big crowds from COcOnino and the northern counties, with repre- senlatives from the south and east. The corridors of the hotels are al ready crowded with big hale-fellow- well-met- men from everywhere, al most Mny of these men are regular attendants of the annual conventions fud look forward every year 10 meet in@ their fellows at the convention.
 Want Convention.
 Even though the convention has not opened there are a number ot cities pronounced candidates for the Lext meeting. some of the cities a' 2 always candidates every year, but others of them do not appear with the same regularity. Albuquerque. the metropolis of AriZonIs s1i,er state. will be on hand in force with q strong delegation of the Conner cial Club. led by H. E. Henlng, the seCrS tary, to make the strongest SO V Of bid for the next session Of the convention Oklahoma City wants It. Denver is going to make bid for il. Los Angeles has been mentioned. end Fl PasO. Texas is in the race, Au this means that work for the next session will be lively and compe ution keen. There are probably other cities that will invite the convention when the time for nominations arrives.
 Visitors Register.
 Today the registration and badge bureau. together with the information bureau will be opened at the Adams Hotel in charge of Assistant Secretary Stewart of the board of trade. Here every cattleman who arrives is expect ed to register his name and address lie will be supplied with the official badge if d delegate and visitors badge if q visitor
 The special cars of delegates will begin arriving today. There will be one from Texas with the Fl Paso dele gation, one from California, one from Wyoming and one from Oklahoma. and probably one from Colorado, one from Kansas and Missouri. In addition to this there will be q special ear from Chicago.
 Meetings Today.
 Although the convention proper does not begin until tomorrow morning, to- day will be busy day for the cattle men In addition to the executive com mittee meeting in the morning at the board of trade rooms. there will be a conference between a committee each from the Arizona Wool Growers con- vention and the Arizona Cattle Growers convention to consider the proposition of the Arizona delegation on the lease law proposition. In the afternoon and at night also there will be the conven- ton of the Arizona Cattle Growers as- sociation for the purpose of electing the delegates from Arizona to the con NentiOn.
 Entertainment Features.
 The ladies have not been left out of consideration in the plans made for the entertainment of the visitors. There will be reception for the visiting ladies at the Woman's Club on We'd nesday afternoon. Here the Arizona ladies will meet and entertain the wis iting ladies.
 The program of entertainment for the many visitors is attracting great deal of attention. The idea of the old fashioned cowmens barbecue at Gran ite Reef has struck them with great deal Of interest and many have an nounced their pleasure that the bar becue is a part of the big doings.
 Wednesday evening the big banquet at the Adams Hotel will be held Here there will assemble three or four hund- Ted cattlemen from all over the United States to hear speeches from the best of Arizona's aftertlinner speakers, and responses from the best speakers oi the National Live Stock association.
 Complete Arraneem ents.
 Yesterday in order to assure them selves that there would be no troublf