El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REPORT
SHOWS GROWTH OF GATTLEMEN
CONTINUED From Page l.

7 1t showed $50, 6S6-1S received during
/ the year, and So, $500 expenses, witt
I conditions in the association during the
past 10 years and is a document con
! tanning several thousand words.
Many New Members
Three hundred and eighty new mem.
: bers have been admitted during the
year
The report discloses the fact that the
association is redOubling its efforts tC
suppress cattle thieves, and within the
/ past i months eight convictions for
this crime have been secured out OF
q cases
Danger OF Free Meat.
1t is declared that the greatest
menace before the cattIemen is the
proposed free admission of meat and
probably cattle from other countries.
A review OF the work Of the leglsla.
tive committee is then given.
Cattlemen Represent $4,000, coo.
The value OF cattle on the assOcia-
tion's books is declared to amount to
$45, 100000
Railroad rate cases that the associa-
ton has had before the interstate COM
merce commission were reviewed and
promise Of relief was held out. but it is
strongly urged that there be no laxa-
ton in the fight for better rates
Through the executive committee, thu
thanks OF the association were ex-
tended president McFadden and other
officers OF the organization. The report
was adopted unanimously, and presi-
dent McEaddin then announced the fol-
lowing as members Of the resolutions
committee Ed @. Lasater, chairman;
James Callan, Joseph +. Green, NJ
O'Connor, George B. Hendricks and F.
S Hastings The committee was called
to meet at p. m at the Paso- del Norto
hotel 10 receive such resolutions as
might be presented
Handsomely Dressed Women.
A feature Of the great thrOngs now
IN the city, and especially Of the open
farara ion il
sututed by the large number Of hand
somely dressed women in attendance
The FL PasO theater this morning Dre-
scented more the appearance of contain
ing an audience gathered to witness a
snow, than OF a crowd assem- bIed to
transact important business. Many Of
the gowns worn by the women present
were almOtS regal. while hardly a fem
lnlne visitor present was not bedecked
with Jewels, denOting the preat prosper
10y InaI the cattlemen and their families
nave enjoyed in recent months.
On account Of the presence here OF
so many women, social features have
already begun TO consume much of the
time OF those attending the convention
winch VIII open its second days bust
ness session at the FL PasO theatar
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The visitors are taking this afternoon
to themselves for their own entertain
menI Ienlght they will be the guests
Of FL PasO at a concert at the Ell Paso
theater.
Capt. }. B. Giuett Joins the Crowd.
Capt ! B. Giuett is in town from
Fort DAVIS, Texas, where he has a
ranch of so sections, which means SS
400 acres Of grazing land he mas
about 1000 head Of full bred Hereford
cattle on the range and is taking some
more down At the Santa Fe stock
yard he is exhibiting IS head of fun
bred Hereford bulls, which he is TAX
ing from Kansas City down TO his
ranch. They cost him about S25O
head, but look to be worth the money
Capt Gillett was city marshal of III
PasO in 1882, when there weren't anv
paved streets or brick buildings and
gambling was wide open. He first