Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-07
CATTLE BARON'S CONCLAVE Is
 SUCCESS
Meetings at Douglas During First Days of Week Will Set Mark Hard For Others To Equal In Future Years.

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 When Yayapai county and Prescott throw open their doors 10 the cattle barons of the state of Arizona one year from the present date the north win have the record of the south beat And there were bets in Douglas yes terday at any old odds that the north never comes within a mile of beating the south. taking into consideration at the same time the well known hos pitaliy Of the city one mile high. where it was decided fin the final hour of the sessions Of the Arizona Stockmen's Association yesterday. the next state meeting will be held Little other was accomplished by the associations in their meetings yester- day They had finished most of their work on the proceeding days.
 Their meeting in Douglas this year socially financially, associationally. and otherwise, was a success. So great a success was the convention that J. C. Adams, proprietor of the famous Adams hostelry of Phoenix. stated in public that he is loath to return to his home in Phoenix. 9th CTS made the same remark, and votes Of thanks and appreciation were pass ed Co the city of Douglas. the Cham Der of Commerce. and it's secretary, Oscar Coll. and the newspapers of the city for their courtesy and kind ness.
 During the three days meetings Of the stockmen, more than 25O new members were taken into the asso- citation This alone shows the re markable strength of the organiza- ton in the state. and the number of men in the state who are interested in this great industry In addition. dues were abolished and personal donations asked for the exenses of the coming. year Inside a few min utes almost $5,OOO was pledged for the running expenses of the organi- zation for the ensuing year. Resolu- tions, laws. bylaws and other legis. lation were discussed and recommend ed and business of al sorts was cleared of the boards in record time
 Socially Douglas turned the keys of the city's smart set into the hands of the cattlemen Tuesday evening the Coliseum was filled with the members who were dined and wined on "crystal water cocktails" Later in the evening the Gadsden hotel lob- by the dining hall and the mezanine floor were turned over to the barons and their guests for dancing At var ious times there were at the com mand of the COW kings automobiles which had been communicated by the chamber of commerce, and which carried the visitors about the city of Douglas, its smelters and through the mining cities of the Warren District.
 There were present at the conven- tion some of the best known men of the state Among the better known were Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix. Tom Campbell, newly elected mem. Der of the state tax commission, from Yavapai, Sam B. Bradner, Of Cochise county, and secretary of the state live stock sanitary board George Cooke, of Maricopa county, member of the first state legislature, J. c. Adams of Maricopa county, who states his string of COWS has reached five, but that he, nevertheless has as large an interest in the association as has the greatest holder in the state and many others equally we'll known in political as well as cattle worlds.