Arizona republican., 1913-01-17
CONVENTION
 FINEST EVER
Delegates From All See tions Declare Sixteenth
 Annual Livestock Con vention Best Ever Held
 in History of Association

The session of the American Ma 1 tional Livestock association which | closed yesterday was in the opinion of l the delegates the finest convention ! ever held by the association in the 1 sixteen years of it's history. Of all 1 the more than 600 delegates who came ! to attend the sessions. there has been , heard nothing but praise for the way in which the whole affair has been managed. nothing but wonder at the resources of the Salt River valley, nothing but appreciation of the hos pitaHty which was extended to the visitors by the citizens of Phoenix nc less than by the Arizona Cattle Growers From President JastrO down to the youngest member the talk is just the same. although il may be expressed little differently It conveys the same spirit. The visitors have been amazed, delighted and the workings of the association have been materially as sisted by the recently closed session. The following short statements will give some idea of what the members think President Jastro. California-'I knew Phoenix could do it."
 J C Underwood, of Wyoming-"I have been 10 many a convention but never tO q better one"
 sam IT. Cowan. of Texas. attorney for the national association-"One of the most useful meetings l ever at tended and one of the most delight tW-"
 John w. Springer. of Denver. treas urer-'I have had the time of my life. If l wasn't tied down in Denver l would come here to live"
 L. c Brite. Maria. Texas-"Texas couldn't have done better in enter taining a convention
 J M Wilson. Alpine. Texas.-"The best convention I have ever been to. and I have been going to stock con Ventions for twenty-five years
 C E. Rhodes Of Orchard Colorado We did not expect Phoenix to do so wonderfully well when We were in vited to come here in 1911 but every promise MT. Heard made us has been more than fulfilled"
 Col. W. II. H. Jack of Folsom. \. MI can go back home feeling il was good to have been here
 Ed C. Houghton, CorraHtOs. Mex Fl PasO will have to hump when they get the convention to beat this" C. E. Fuller, TOnto Land and Cat lie Wouldn't have missed it for the world"
 r M. Potter of Peabody. Kansas Arizona has won our hearts with her splendid reception"
 Isaac Baer of Meeker. COlo.-"PhOe- nix can have the convention again"
 NJ K Parsons. Utah-"Next to Salt Lake, Phoenix is the best there is"
 II Glazbrook. Higbee. Colo.-"This is a city of live ones"
 A r. Stryker. secretary South Omaha Live Stock Exchange-~The most instructive entertaining. and satisfactory convention 1 have ever been 10 in my life"
 Fred Bixby, Los Angeles - It couldn't have been better"
 Albert J. Nisbet. Union Stock Yards. Denver-'I am most glad I came. have enjoyed very minute of my time" C. M O'Donei, Bell Ranch. x. NJ T never expect to go to a better con- Vention."
 Burton C. Mos5man. Kansas City A splendid time"
 F. H. Crabbe of Flagstaff-"Three great days for Arizona"
 J H. Armer. Lubbock. Texas - Tt was worth coming q long way to at tend"
 D. F. Clark. Portland. Ore-T am tickled to death with the whole af- fair"
 w. J. Cox, Fl Paso, Texas - T wouldn't have missed it for anything
 A F. Potter. assistant chief U. s forester-"I believe the convention was a very profitable one"
 c. c. Joy, Alliance, Neb.-"Perfectly fine a pleasure to be here"
 B. G. Schutt, Fort Worth. Texas T am certainly glad I came"
 J. w. Cureton, White Signal, N. M -"I never thought a convention could be so worth while"
 J. H Parramore-'I said last veal this would be a hummer I'm going back to Texas satisfied I have been tC the best one of the whole outfit o1 conventions"
 Robert H. Crews, secretary New Mexico sheep sanitary board-"PhOe- nix is certainly a surprise to me, ant this convention was the biggest sur prise of all"
 c. M. Dwight. Casper, Wyo. = "A most profitable time
 Secretary Tomlinson-"I am perfect ly satisfied"
 President Mullen, of Arizona C