El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-17

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| is going after the 1914 convention and
/ is ready TO lock horns with Fort Worth
in a friendly fight for the next conven~
/ ton city.
! from Douglas, Ariz., for the convention.
/ Mr.. Slaughter is another who has made
I the cattle business Of the southwest its
! greatest industry
+! Holds Informal Reception
! W w Turney, VINO is a member of
I the executive committee for the Texas
/ association. held an informal reception
l in the hotels Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
{ Turney viii have one of their popular
/ receptions for the wives OF the cattle
men Wednesday evening.
/ H. Burnay, an associate Of 5 h
] Bowman, in the cattle business. ar
rived Monday.
For well dressed women the eastern
fashion fixers could get few pointers
| from the wives and daughters OF the
Texas cattle men. The women VINO
are seen in the parlOrs and lobbieS OF
the hotels are as styliShly dressed as
any to be seen on Fifth avenue, New
York, on Easter Sunday
Retiring, Gradually.
J.tD. Hagler, OF Fort Worth, says he
is retiring from the business and only
owns a few thousand cattle along the
s. p. at Alpine, Marathon and Sander
I son He does not intend to retire until
/ they carry him out feet first, he says,
/ but he is reducing his herd 50 he can
/ spend part OF his time at home with
the folks in Fort Worth.
Capt. J. B. Gillette, city marshal of
Fl PasOs in the days when city marshals
I We're oyerWOrked by the gun men, is
here with his wife and son, Milton,
from his cattle ranch in Jeff Davis
county Capt Gillette brought along a
car load of fine cattle. Just to show
what he can do in Jeff Davis county.
They are or exhibition at the Santa
.Fe StOckyards.
G o. Goldsmith and family are here
from their Midland ranch to attend the
convention and visit their FL PasO
friends.
Russell Boys Are Here.
Dick Russell and Lee Russell, known
all over east Texas as the Russell boys,
are here for the roundup. r r. Rus
sell makes his home at San Antonio and
Lee Russell has his home ranch at
Menardville- r. R is president of the
state Bank & Trust company, of San
: Antonlo' and the two own about all OF
ALenard Val verde, Edwards counties.
J. Pennington, Of Del Rio, left the
Del Rio National bank long enough to
attend the cattlemen's convention.
r. w. PrOsser Of the Camp Hudson
( ranch, in Val Verde county. is another
of the Del Rio crowd. who came in on
the G. H. Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Collyns. Of Fort
Worth. and their Parker. county ranch,
are here for the social events Of the
convention week
T. b Jones found that Val Verde
was not Dig enough for his herd, so
ne spread out into Chihuahua where
he has a big ranch in addition to his
Val Verde county ranch.
j. R HamilsOn is a sheep man among
catuemen- He owns an even A. 900
sheep, having cut down his bunch from
$4,000 recently. His home is in Del Rio
The friends OF c. B. C"Cape') Will
ingham, one OF the old timers, VIII re-
gret TO learn that ne is suffering from
a severe at > ok OF rheumatism. He has
Just been moved from the hospital to
the home of his daughter Mrs T N
Waller. 1872 Arizona street Cane %
as he IS Familiarity known by thousands
OF coWmens was Tor Is years manager
OF the famous Turkey Track ranches
IN the Panhandle and New Mexico, but
Tor FOUR or five years has been ranch
ing and mining in New Mexico He
was a member Of the executive COM
Ike Pryor Is Here.
Ike Pryor. Of san Antonio, and Ike
Pryor, IT., Of Fort Stockton. are both
here for the convention. No cOnVen-
ton would be complete without Ike
EryOrS presence and Ike, jr.. is being
trained in the footsteps of his famous
father Mr.. Pryor. is considered one
Of the closest students Of cattle con-
ditiOns in the southwest, and his
speeches on cattle conditions are
printed in all Of the big publications
Of the country. Mr.. Pryor is at the
Nose Drachman, Of Tucson. is q mem
Der OF the Arizona delegation to the
cattemen's convention.
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white and red Of the cattlemen's con-
Eention make great color scheme for
the opening day of roundup week. All
OF the delegates are wearing green car
nations IN their buttOnholes, along with
the official badges and a lot of souvenir
bells, badges and buttons.
President Is Big and Busy.
Al Mcf addln, president Of the assO-
citation, is the busiest man at the con
ventiOn. His headquarters at the Paso
del NOrte are bCmbarded every two
minutes by delegations OF arriving cat
t!emen calling to pay their respects.
Mr.. McFaddin is a born executive and
he is not a bit ruffled at the honOrs
that are being paid him. He is a big
man with gold trimmed glasses and a
coal black mustache and hair He
stands six feet in his boots and is a big
man physically and mentally, the Vic
Jcrla delegation from his home town
say.
If president McFaddfn is a big man
what would the man from Mars say
about J. A McFaddin, father Of the
president be is as big as a circus
giant and makes his son look like
dwarf when they are STANDING. togeth-
err Mr.. McFaddin, ST., is easily the big
Gest man at the convention and he may
be seen navigating through the hotel
lobbiess a good head taller than the
crowd His home is in Victoria and he
is here to see his son preside over the
great cattle meeting.
Fort WOrth's Headquarters.
OAL ~ OLLAl mas established neaQUuaT-
ters on the sixth floor of the new hotel
IN charge of James Mitchell, who is
chairman Of the chamber of commerce
committee. The Fort Worth delegation
is the livest yet in for the convention,
ana as soon as 1t arrived and the mem
bers had safety razored their faces,
they got busy boosting for Fort Worth
as the meeting place for the 1914 con-
YentiOn. Chairman Mitchell is the per-
sOuincatiOn of what he says is the Fort
Worth attitude. "Dignified activity in
the interest Of Fort Worth for 1914 is
our working rule" Mr.. Mitchell said
Monday morning. There will be no
stunts or shows put on by our $50 dele
gates. We represent the Fort Worth
chamber Of commerce and as such feel
that We are expected to present Fort
WOrth's claims in the most attractive
form There are no plans or promises
for the 1914 convention. Every one
knows what Fort Worth will do by
what she has done"
Mayor W. d. (BuD Davis. of Fort
Worth, is the orator of the Fort Worth
delegation. He viii deliver an address
Tuesday at the opening Of the conven-
ton and Will also present Fort Worth's
candidacy for the 1914 convention be-
fore the convention.
Others of the Fort Worth delegation I
are sam Davidson. a member of the !
executive committee of the association I
j. Z. HOyencamp. treasurer of the /
ShorthOrn Breeders association; Leon
Gross. president of the Washer Bros. !