Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-05

DOUGLAS, Jan. A. Special to the Review) Intimatine that it was poss ible that a quarantine would be plac- ed all along the Arizona-Sonora bor- der on cattle should conditions con tinue as they now exist. United States Collector of Customs Charles ! Hardy for the Arizona district, made l it plain, yesterday. before the Arizo- | ma Livestock Association. that closer cooperation was necessary between the customs department and the cat tlemen
 l Hardy is the collector Of customs at the port of Nogales but his juris- diction extends all along the intena- | tional border to and including Doug las He appeared before the Asso- | citation at it's afternoon session and ! warned the cattlemen and shippers that conditions must improve in or, der to allow the stock to pass the l boundary unmolested
 The collector stated that there was great deal Of smuggling going on ] from the state of Sonora into the | state of Arizona. He insisted that a great many head of stock, smuggled in this fashion. came from districts which were under quarantine Should this state of affairs continue, avered Hardy, it would be necessary for the United States department of agricul- | ture to place a quarantine upon a part of the state of Arizona as well as upon that stock from certain parts of Sonora.
 1 Tie speech Of Hardy was the most important single feature of the first days session Of the Arizona Cattle mems Association which is now in l session in Douglas and will continue for two days more One of the larg- ! est crowds in the history of the Asso- citation is in attendance. Douglas is crowded with cattlemen and every preparation is made for their well fare and entertainment.
 l The session opened yesterday morning with a concert by the excell- ent Ninth Cavalry band. This was followed by the opening ceremonies at the Columbia theatre where the l proceedings of the Association are being held. Judge Albert NJ. Sames, on behalf of the city administration, made the address of welcome. I Charles P Mullen, prominent cat .tleman of the Salt River valley and president of the Association, then oc- cupied the stage He spoke of the ] work done by the Association during ! the past year and outlined the work of the organization for the coming year After Mullen had completed his address the Association adjourn ed its meeting until o'clock yester- day afternoon.
 The first speech during the after. noon session was that of Collector of Customs Hardy The collector was followed by brief addresses by ! pr. Williams and G. w Barnes, both of the University of Arizona. T. H. ! Williams, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific at Tucson, was the next speaker
 He told of the necessity of closer co-operation between the cattlemen
 and the railroads and invited ques
 tions from any and all of the cattle
 men in Douglas He stated that he
 would remain in the Shelter City for
 several days and would be ready. at
 any time, to respond to questions or
 listen to grievances by the stockmen
 Deputy District Forester Knipe
 representing Chief Forester Graves also addressed the Association Co operation was the theme of the for
 est officials remarks He asked thai
 the cattlemen assembled prepare any
 any question they might have rela
 tive to forest affairs, submit them tC
 the forest reserve committee of the
 Association and thence to him. H,
 stated that he would answer then
 later in the session.
 Col Henry A. Jastro, of Bakersfield
 California and president of the Kmei
 ican National Livestock Association
 wired his greetings to the Association
 and his regrets at not being able (,
 attend in person. Owing to the fac
 that Governor Hunt Mulford Winso
 and C. M Zander were taking thei
 oaths of office in Phoenix. they wer
 also unable to attend. They sen
 their regrets. W. P Geary. anothe D scheduled speaker, was unable to b. i present because his presence wa T necessary in California on rate cas COUNTY GENTLEMEN MEET k The meeting of the Cochise count e Stockgrowers Association was COT p yened yesterday morning in the Elk ,. building William Riggs presiden lit of the Association, presided J. I Il Hood, secretary. was also in attel n clutchlng in her hand a .3s callbr e revolver
 IS Deputy Coroner l.. T. Forensen wa