El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-17
j. 4. nations ON
EXECUTIVE BOARD
81 Pasoan Honored by the
American National Live
stock Association.

Phoenix, Ariz, Jan. 17-After the
most successful session in the history
of the American National Livestock
ssoeiation, the 500 delegates who at
tended the sixteenth annual convention
of that organization are. leaving
Phoenix by every train.
President Jastro in appointing the
executive committee named the fol-
lowing among others, including J. II.
Nations, of FL PasO:
Arizona-Charles P, Mullen, Hugh
Campbell, l. l. Harmon, James A.
Johnson, NJ. A. Perkins, f. A Coalter,
W. H. Neel.
New Mexico-H. W. Adams. W. Il
Jack, George w. Baker, c. w Mer-
chant, W. c. Mcdonald, George H.
Webster, J. II. Cureton.
TeXasSJames Callan, John Lander
gin, Ed c. Lasater, J. H Nations, J.
H. ParramOre, Julian NJ Bassett, W.
D. Reynolds, S. B. Burnett, A. B. Rob
ertson, Al Popham.
Forest Service Upheld.
a highly important report was sub
mitted to the convention by the COM
mittee on forest reserves and grazing
lands and adopted as read. 1t declared
that the administration of the national
forests by the government had proved
to be Of great advantage to the stock
industry and that there seemed to be
no foundation for recent charges made
against the forest service. These
charges" asserted. the report, seem
to nave been made up out Of whole
cloth"
Probably the most important recon-
mendatiOn of the report was that the
forest service permit StOckmen to form
associations and assess themselves to
pay for drift fences, pipe lines AMI
other Improvements on forests. The
Lever leasing bill was approved with
an amendment to conserve the inter-
ests OF persons who have used areas
of grazing land two years or more.
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joint committee from the Arizona Cat
tie Growers association and Arizona
Wool Growers association and later
approved by the executive board
Last night, after the close of the
convention, more than 300 delegates
gathered in the Adams hotel to enjoy
a most excellent dinner, hear some
good music and listen to a series Of
exceedingly merry speeches
"ArizOna and Texas"
One of the features Of the banquet
was the reply of Sam COWan, of Fort
Worth, to Milford WinsOr of Yuma,
Arizona. a member of the state Iani
commission. Mr., WinsOr talked On
"The Resources Of Arizona Flowers
blossomed along the highways and by
WAYS of WinSOrs SOnOrOus Verbiage.
He reviewed briefly the various indus
tries that contribute to the wealth Of
Arizona and declared that the resources
now developed are only a minute frac-
tiOn of those lying dormant.
1t CHANGED that Mr.. Cowan was next
on the program His talk was mainly
a reply to WinsOr, and what he did to
the Arizona orator was sufficient de
told some things about Texas that
caused some of his hearers to suspect
that he was eXaggerating. IF WinSor
spoke the truth" said COwan, "sena-
tors Henry Ashurst and Mark Smith
should be recalled, for they don't know
what Arizona has" The address was n
clever piece of chatting that kept
everyone, even Winsor himself, laugh
ing.
Heard as TOastmaster.
Charles p. Mullen, president of tho
Arizona Cattle Growers association,
introduced Dwight B. Heard, who had
just been reelected vice president OF
the national association, as toast
master Of the evening. A group over
in the corner began For He's a Jolly
Good Fellow" and there was a storm
of applause lasting several minutes
Governor George Hunt, who respond
ed to the toast of Arizona" was in
troduced as "an old Arizona cowboy"
The governor paid a high tribute to
the cattlemen.
The cowpuncher is progressive"
gets caught. Those that get caught
/. here in Arizona make the very best
road builders we have"-a twit on his
convict grading camps.
President Jastro spoke on "The
American National" He urged all
stockmen to fight hard for the legis-
latiOn they desire for the upbuilding
Of their industry. IF you in Arizona
have anything you want to ask of your
legislature, don't ask it-demand it"
he advised.
J. Fred CIeaveland, of Phoenix. re-
spOnded to the toast of Our Guests"
Charles B. Rhodes, of Colorado, paid
tribute to the women He told funny
stories. scintilIated epigrams and kept
his audience on the verge of apOplexy-
w. P. Geary, chairman Of the Ari-
IONA corporation commission, talked
on the livestock rate question.
John ". Springer, of Denver, spoke
on the subject of mavericks"
J. H. Parramore. of Abilene, Texas,
who had so delighted the delegates in
the convention with his native Texas
wit made one of his Characteristic
little speeches. Attorney general
George Purdy Billiard, of Arizona,
closed the program with an address
on Livestock and the Law"
Between the numbers there were
songs by a quartet composed Of Tom
Trent. Maitland Davies, Winsor Day
and John Armstrong.
Excursion and Barbecue
Early this morning an automobile
trip to Granite Reef began. Granite
Reef Is % miles east of Mesa and a
big concrete weir dam was built there
to divert the water from Salt river
into the canals on the north and south
sides of that stream.
No less than $50 automobiles were
donated by the citizens of Phoenix for
the trip In each one some person who
explained the valley was included.
For three or four days q corps OF
experts had been on the ground bar
becuing a dozen beeves. Most of the
Arizona cattlemen turned walters and
served their guests, not only with the
barbecued meat, but with other viands-
Strike Threatened at Boston.
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