Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-02
President of Panhandle and
Southwestern Association
Outlines Work of Body at
Commercial Club Meeting.
ALBUQUERQUE SHOULD
BE PART OF TRIANGLE
Big Drive for Membership
From New Mexico Principal
Object Of Gathering of Of
fiCiaIS in This City,

the imperative need of the cattle
men of the southwest for protection
from thievery and depredations was
the principal theme of notable od-
dress made yesterday afternoon bv
President j. H. Nations of the PAN
handle and Southwestern Cattlemen's
association. at meeting of business
men held in the parlors of the Com
merclal club. With MIR Nations on
his visit TO this city were Vice Presi-
dents A. T. Wilson and r. DE Grafton
RED, and Secretary William Harrell.
of the same organization.
The object OF the visit of the off
clals OF the cattlemen's association
was to confer with the citizens of Al
Duquerque with view 10 securing "a
larger membership for the associa-
ton from New Mexico. The matter
Of ARRANGEMENTS for the big conven-
ton to be held here next March was
touched upon, but the main interest
of the officials is to assure the en-
rollment of a large membership from
the Sunshine state in order that all
southwestern cattlcmen may have
adequate protection.
Max Nordhaus, vice president of
the Commercial club, presided at the
meeting yesterday afternoon and I'M
troduced the speakers Mr.. Nord
haus, in opening the meeting, stated
the purposes for which it had been
called and with few brief introdic-
tory remarks introduced President
Nations
Mr. Nations made 1t clear at the
outset that the officials Of the cat
tlemens association had not come o.
look after matters Of entertainment
for the visitors next March, but 10
see to the more important matter OF
securing new members for the organ
i2ation. He explained in detail the
need of greater protection for the cat
tlemen and the necessity for a fuuC
sufficiently large to permit Of tn,
employment of inspectors and de,
tectives who would operate outside
the territory covered bv the associa-
ton and run down cases Of theft ano
Of lost cattle. Mr.. Nations told OF
the stranger in the west in by-gonC
years who refused to put a twenty
dollar gold piece into something thai
was liable TO run off on four legs
and reminded his hearers that the
cowman of the present day has from
$40 to $40 in something that may not
only run off on four legs but that
may be stolen by any daring thief
that comes along
OF the greatest interest TO the peo-
/ pie of Albuquerque was the state
ment by Mr. Nations that if New Mex
leo cattle -raisers would come for
ward to the support Of the associa-
ton in the proper manner at the
present time it undoubtedly would
mean the establishment Of a cattle
mems triangle i'm the future, Will
Albuquerque, Amarillo ana El PasC
as the points of the triangle, and that
the meetings Of the association would
alternate between those three cities.
A. y, McMillen. responding for thu
people of Albuquerque echoed what
MIR. Nations had said regarding tho
need of greater protection for tht
cattlemen, and promised to eXert
himself to the utmost to see that q
big drive for membership planned tC
be conducted from this city was sue
cessful He believed that the cattle
raisers Of New Mexico would realize
the necessity of such protection as the
I association proposed to give and that
there would he a big increase in the
membership of the association 10y
reason of the next convention being
held in this city
Brief talks were also made by First
Vice President A. T. Wilson Of chiffon
Ariz., Second Vice President r. DC
Graftenried Of Buchanan, n NJ" ano
Secretary William Darrell Of El Paso
! The officials spent T. night here
! last night and will return to thcu
I homes today