El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-28
WANTSPRY0R To
HEAD GATTLEMEN
Texas Cattlemen's President
Talks of the Coming
National Meeting.

Alpine, Texas, oct 2S.-J. D. Jackson
president Of the Texas Cattlemen' s
association today in discussing the
coming convention Of the American
National Livestock association in Fl
Paso. said he hoped TO see a large
attendance of Texas cattlemen- Mr.
Jackson said.
Il am glad the Fl Paso chamber of
commerce has secured cheap rates TO
the convention L am sure that we VIII
have a great convention, and I agree
with A. ". Reeves that many cattle
men have not given the American
National Livestock association the sup
port they should This association
with the Cattle Raisers' Association Of
Texas. has just won the greatest VIC
tory before the interstate commerce
commission that has ever been won ana
saved the cattlemen and farmers mil
lions Of dollars. But the interstate
: commerce commission has allowed the
railroad company to file application TO
reopen the case on livestock livestock
products. and grain Just why these
commodities should be singleu out IS
more than we can tell This has dis
turbed commerce all over the country
on account Of unsettled freight rates
The attorneys for the Texas Cattle
Rafsers' Association and secretary Tom
linson, or the American National Asso-
citation, have been in Washington for
some time and have filed a splendid
protest against the reOpening of this
case and are making a hard fight
Pryor For President
st note that Mr.. Reeves says that
J. H Nations is spoken of for president
OF the American National Livestock
association. AIr. Nations is an able
nan. and one Of my best friends. but
he is serving his first year as presi-
dent Of the Panhandle outhWestern
association and Will succeed himself for
another year. If he will accept it. / do
not believe that he will permit his
name to go before the convention as
president Of the American National
talked to almost every member OF that
association at the San Francisco con-
vention and nearly every man expressed
himself as wanting to offer the presi-
dency to Col Ike T. Pryor. OF San
Antonio. who is the very best man in
the United States for this position He
served three years rs president Of the
Texas Cattle Raisers' association and
I think made one of the best presidents
il ever had. present incumbent not eX-
cepted. As Col Pryor is now first vice
president of the American National. he
viii surely be In line for the presidency
at our next meeting
Texas Has Big Vote.
There are some individual member
ships to the American National. but it
Is composed mostly Of other livestock
organizations. each OF which is entitled
TO delegates, according to the number
OF its members. The Texas associa-
ton and its members pay the American
National $500 per year. and viii be
entitled to about three times as many
delegates as any other organiZat ton. as
1t has over $500 members in good stand
ing.
col Pryor is just recovering from an
operation for appendicitis at the Johns
Hopkins hospital. Baltimore / an sure
that he will be offered the presidency
OF the American National Livestock
association without opposition His
standing in Texas. Washington and
elsewhere and his recent appointment
on the tariff advisory board. with Thos.
A. Edison and others Of his standing.
makes him a man that We cannot afford
not to honor with this position. if he
VIII accept II"