El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-17
ChaperOnes Party OF Bulls.


Of the outfit
ChaperOnes Party OF Bulls.
Judge O. H Nelson, Of Amarillo,
chaperOned a party Of bloOded bulls to
the convention. Judge Nelson was one
Of the striking figures at the Panhan-
die convention last year, with his fun
ny stories and funnier speeches He
owns a big bull ranch south of Ana
rillo, which he bosses when not attend
ing cattle conventions.
Al POpham, Of the Papham- Wilson
ranch at Amarillo, is mere spending a
part of the Wad of money as big as a
bale OF hay which he got for 5000 steers
that he sold recently. He also owns the
old Riggs ranch in Reeves county.
J. NJ. ROhnstadt Of Tucson, came
over Monday to represent Arizona at
three ranches south Of Tucson and is
one Of the pioneers Of the Arizona
range country. Richard Brady, of Tue
son, is another AriZonian who rode over
in the covered cars for the convention.
R L Uden, industrial editor Of the
San Antonio Express, IS here for the
convention
Special Trains Arrive.
With every seat occupied, the first Of
the special trains arrived from Fort
Worth over the Texas & Pacific road at
$3.50 a m Monday. It was a jolly crowd,
coming to attend the cattlemen's con-
vention, and everyone on the train had
some interest in cattle.
Immediately after this train had IN
loaded, the Santa Fe train from the
north pulled into the union station and
discharged its cargo Of live ones, who
smiled at the sunshine and the deco
ratiCnS of bright COlOrs and the vel
come extended by FL PasO.
Mayor Bill Davis, of Fort Worth,
who has dealt in cattle all his life
was the most important man aboard
the 7. & =. special He learned the
business from the ground up at the
Fort Worth stockyards- and then took
to feeding cattle Of his own besides
dealing in them in commission bust
ness. He is the reform mayor Of Fort
Worth and said to be the most popular
man that has ever held the job.
A Second Special Train
At 1890 a second special train came
in over the Texas & Pacific from Fort
Worth. 1t consisted - nine. cars and
all were comfortably filled There was
one car filled with Midland, Texas, folk
and others picked up along the route
r T. Hume, who lives at Thurbers
in Erath county. is In town. He is in
terested in cattle ano spends his spare
time conducting a coal mine. j. E
Lattimer, from the same place, whose
activities are along the same lines, came
with him.
J. ii. Parramore, another member Of
the executive committee is here like a
duck He comes from Abilene, which
is in the dry belt Of Texas, He raises
cattle in Texas and New Mexico and
has followed many a chuck wagon
across the range
StIII PeddIinE Bulls.
H u. Crowley who used to be secre-
tary and general manager OF the Cattle
Raisers' association, also came in on
that train. He is general livestock
agent for the Chicago, Rock Island &
Gulf railroad and says: Il am still ped
ding bulls" which means he deals in
cattle.
A. F. Crowley, vice president Of the
National Livestock Commission cOmpa-
ny. is here from Fort Worth. He Oper-
p of f.
ton county, but spends much time in
Fort Worth, looking after the commits
sion end of the game.
Former President Arrives.
James Callan, eXpresident Of the Cat
tie Raisers' association and a distant
relative Of mayor G. Z. Kelly, of FL
PasO, is here for two purposes One is
to attend the convention and the other
is to celebrate St Patricks day with
mayor Kelly. He has ranch interests
in Menard county
Leon Gross is not as big in stature
as his name would indicate but he is
some pumpkins in Fort Worth. When
he is down there he spends his time d.
recting the affairs Of one of the lar
gest dry goods establishments in that
city He has clothed more cattlemen
and their families than most other men
in the country.
mittee, runs a big ranch of his own
down in Hood county, and has another
in Ward county, on the Pecos He is
one of the big guns in the cattle in
Senator G. p. Reynolds and his broth /
er, w. W. Reynolds, are both here The
senator deVOtes much of his time to /
cattle affairs i nthe state senate, while
his brother looks after the Big X /
ranch, at Kent. Texas, and both Of !
them are capitalists.
Holds Nightly Roundup.
J H. Maddox holds a roundup each /
night in Fort Worth He calls his cow 1
punchers together and cleans up the /
streets in good fashion Officially he is 4
street commissioner Of Fort Worth
Pete CcOggins, one Of the biggest /
ranchers in the state, not in size him I
self. but the dimensions of his ranch |
operates at Snyder. Texas /
He is here.
Texas, is here for a brief stay, while /
others are looking after his ranches in /
Ienard county, Texas. and up in Okla 1
lOma
Lee l. Russell. vice president Of the
Texas State bank. at Fort Worth has (
-anch interests scattered through Ne
lard county, Texas. and Oklahoma.
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