El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

had been delivered. Mayor James
Rooney, whom everyone calls jim
mic" out here, was too i'll to be pres
ent at the opening meeting ana he
delegated attorney W. A. Hadden to
make the address of welcome He IN
vited everyone to make himself or
herself thoroughly at home IN Fort
Stockton and the surrounding country
and in the name Of the mayor who
was at home in bed, he delivered the
keys to the city, the quit claim tue
and the warranty deeds to all OF Pc
COS county which would be available
to the editors in fulfilling their fell
purpose of having the time Of their
west Texas lives.
Praises FIT. Stockton.
In responding to the address Of well
come. which was a formal one and
which was delivered in a most informal
way, NJ. NJ. Mcfarland. of Alpine, re-
sponded for the visitors and made the
speech that each would hav tried to
make a he had the ability. Fort
Stockton is noted for its hospitality"
he said, "and the hospitality OF the
good. old southern brand which is fast
going out in this as in every other
section of the south and southwest
We. the visiting delegates, wish to
thank the people of Fort Stockton for
this reception and entertainment In
speaking Of Fort Stockton 1 cannot
fail to say something of the man who
put Fort Stockton on the map. L re-
Ter u ALLLuI T. sui ell LnC 54CdLCo~
financier of the age, who was the only
nan who ever built a railroad through
three states and settled the country
along the line. He did it without
the aid of Wall street n he was
bounded to his financial doom by the
worst set of financial pirates who
ever scuttled a ship. He has left a
chain of cities along this line which he
has built from Kansas City to Alpine,
which is a monument to himself that
will not 500 be forgotten" The ad-
dress and his loyal tribute to the
genius Of Arthur Stilwel was ap-
plauded by the members present
The Presidents Address.
President G-etzendaner hen delivered
his annual presidential speech, which
he was careful to label, as he had been
the PRINTING. That did mo- Hinder the
Uvalde presiding officer from deliv-
ering a rapid fire Of logic about tbs
newspaper situation in the southwest,
which was as timely as 1t was terse.
The keynote of his address was ooper-
alton n he made the keynote the
theme of a harmony which would look
rood set to the music of the l~inotypeA
ITO get this convention, Fort Stock
ton built IS miles Of first class rail-
road" he said in his Introductory ad-
dress. ITO have a place for US to meet
the people of Fort Stockton spent $780,
600 in building a fine building Of brick
and stone with a bronze dome But the
contractors did not get it finished In
time for this meeting, so it is to be
given over to Pecos county as a county
courthouse.
4C-OOperatIOns the Keynote.
"This association was organized for
a purpose and that purpose is coopera-
ton. The newspaper editors should
meet for the better success Of their
communities and of their publications
The commercial secretaries should meet
for the same reason. Towns should CO.
operate in advertising. A little town
over here advertises It's advantages and
some other little town does the same.
The result is lost while if 1t was done
On a cooperative basis it would mean
what advertising upon cooperative
basis has meant to California They In
California say in common they
have and the united voice reaches 10
all parts of the United States That
is what we in southwest Texas should
do We ought to cooperate in telling
about our country and its
We should cooperate to get better leg
islation. We Of west Texas cOOperated
and got better mining and irrigation
laws. That shows what cooperation
can do and what we could do If we
would stand together.
Marketing, transportation, bonuses
for the construction of railroads and
the development of lands may all be
done better by cooperation than they
are being don now. Another way 10
cooperate IS 70 d4Ldn6C 70 AAahO 1~SC
annual meetings a part of the Work
year calendar and attend at any IN
convenience or cost. 1 would person.
ally rather miss an issue of my paper
than one of these meetings
Barry as Next President.
Unanimous opinion selected judge
Barry for the next president Of the as
ISOLATION and San Antonio for the next
meeting place of the association. by
the usual custom of the association
the secretaryship for next year Went
to San Antonio as this will enable the
secretary to keep in closer touch with
the association affairs. J. B Butler
of the San Antonio Express, is repre-
senting san Antonio at the meeting and
was named the next secretay- MT.
Butler was formerly employed on the
FL Paso Herald but is now editorial
writer on the Express.
Judge Ed R.. Kone, commissioner OF
agriculture or Texas, was one Of the
notable who was here early for the
meeting with the big Texas cowpunch-
er hat, thin summer suit and the Ed
Kone inc OF talk. He gave an ad-
dress Friday evening on Agriculture.
What the big Texan does not known
about agriculture, especially in his ma
tive state, could be engraved on the
head of a pin without crowding. When
he struck the hambe of commerce
exhibit Thursday afternoon ne asked
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the acre, what it graded, how many
cuttings and the market price. 1t is
not a four flush with judge Kone, for
he is really interested in the develop
ment of his state. He is a fine ex-
ample of the practical politician who
is directing his political ability in the
right direction. He pays little atten-
ton to legislative scraps, preferring to
study agriculture on the ground and
live stock on the hoof. He will not
discuss politics. either county, state or
national, but he will talk agriculture
by the hour and he knows wha he is
talking about Incidentally he paid
Fort stockton and Pecos county a high
compliment while he was here by say
ing that this section is the best farm
stock proposition in the state.
The Kentucky Editor.
Next to judge Kone, judge z. Barry
is about the most interesting character
to be found in Fort Stockton or here
abouts. He is a Kentuckian and is
proud of it He owns a splendid
printing office, issues a neat newsy
paper, the Pioneer, which is devoted
body and soul to the upbuilding of
Fort Stockton, owns the block in which
his office is located, has a new Walter
Scott press, a Gordon jObber and a
foreman who was imported from Ken
lucky along with the presses and
plant. Upstairs in the Barry block is
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