Arizona republican., 1913-01-15
GUESTS
 HEAR SPEECHES
Last Evening i'll the High School Auditorium; Dr. Ramsey, Prof. Thornber and Harry Wclch In struct and AmuSe

The stockmen closed their first day in Phoenix with d .odeo in the high school auditorium. where large number of the visitors was rounded up tu hear Dr k A Ramsey Prof. J. J. Thornher, and Harry Wech.
 Dwight E. Heard int oduceG Harry N-elch of the Board of Trade. as the first speaker. During the earlier part of his talk Mr Welch contented himself with gi,-iug the city's guests foretaste of the joys in store for them on Thursday. when they will toW' the valley in automobiles. Views of the Granite Reef dam, and other valley scenes were thrown on the canvas The speaker also took his auditors on picture journey to Roosevelt and the Grand Canyon, de scriping the sights en route.
 Prof. J. J ThOrnber of the State | niver sity. was next on the program l The professor Is d wanderer in the silent pIaces;" he has visited every grazing section in the state in the 1 interest Of the university and the stockman. The lantern slides that ac- companied his talk showed forage 1 plants in great variety Alfilaria and | winter wheat WGe mentioned, but most of the time was devoted to . l discussion of the cactus a-S q fordge l plant. Prof. Thornber says that th' 1 cactus growth is increasing con 1 stdntly. and is in no danger of being 1 destroyed by over feeding. The plant. | bear fruit season after season, anc | if not removed, this fruit will re- 1 main on the cactus for seven or ci8h | years. retaining it's full nutratiV, l value. Some varieties of cactus yiel;
 as much as I5G pounds Of fruit an nualIy The possibilities of thi
 plant are unlimited. It can store ul fruit in good seasons to be used il | bad seasons, when other forage i: 1 scarce"
 U,. R. A. Ramsey of the Nationa | Bureau of Animal Industry, won thu 1 hearts Of the Fhocnjcian quarter o l lis audience by opening his addres, with ., most favorable comment upOI the domestic science department O 1 the high school. He said: Il wa. certainly delighted with the work il ! this dcuartnnent. l have seen de partments of this kind in man, schools and colleges. hut here you g a step farthc- than the others. Tn girl from this school will be d bette cook than mother ever was. For on thing. she'll be better than mother because father didn't provide tn right kind of stuff.
 Dr Ramsey then went on to sho' how the government is improving ol fathe.'s methods in the economics
 and sanitary preparation of meats fo the market Many views Of mCder
 sanitary packing plants were shoNT
 and others hy mo means so inviun&
 of old fashioned slaughter house
 like father used to make Min
 hundred and forty establishments i
 260 towns and cities are now opeIat
 ing unde, government supervision and many others have city inspec ton.
 The last part of Dr. Ramsey's lee ture was delivered in the Fmpres l Theatcr, as it was impossible to or crate T moving picture machine wit safety in the high school auditorium I 1 After the discussion of meat inspeC , ton. therefore, the audience adjourn
 ed to the playhouse, there to see th . Texas feve- tick on the warpath. IT
 government m;tde film showed Il