El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-22
CONE To PLAN
F0RCONVENTION
National Livestock Associa-
ton and Committeeman
Confer Here.

Secretary I. W. Tomlinson and exc
cutiye committeeman H. NJ stone
brake and H. 5. Stephenson. OF the
American National Livestock associa-
ton, arrived in FL Paso Sunday after
noon for d consultation with the Off
GERS and directors of the chamber Of
commerce. regarding the arrangements
Tor the annual convention OF the asso-
citation. which VIII be held in this city
IN January next The party VIII re-
main in FL Paso till Tuesday night
The publicity campaign which viii
be inauguraued for the purpose Of at
tracing as large an attendance as pos
siDle Of delegates from distant states
viii be placed in charge Of the publicity
department of the chamber Of COM
merce though its plan and scope viii be
determined by the executive commit
tee Of the association II Is not likely
that the association viii open offices
in Fl PasO till Just q few weeks before
the convention VIII meet
Expects Large Attendance.
Secretary Tomlinson says he looks
for an unusually large attendance. not
only Of delegates but OF representative
OF the many branches OF the livestock
industry. from all sections OF the cOun-
try. at the Fl Paso convention.
There is q growing interest in FL
Paso as q cattle market said Mr.
Tomlinson- 1t is coming to be recOg-
nized as one Of the principal cattle
markets Of the country and many men
are anxious TO see for themselves what
there is here
To Discuss Many Subjects.
Among the subjects 10 be discussed
by the convention when il meets here
January IS, % and - next. are the fol
lowing
Federal control Of public grazing
lands. the 640-acre grazing homestead
bill. administration Of forest reserves
eradication Of poisonous plants mar
ketinE of livestock and It's products
delays at terminals stOclSyard facili-
ties. financing livestock loans Valu-
ations in railroad livestock contracts;
charge for cleaning and uISlnfecting
of cars railroad rates and services
recent rate cases before the interstate
commerce commission SUPP reSsiOn OF
the foot and mouth and other infectious
diseases sanitary regulations OF III
ferent states prohibition Of the i'm
portatiOn OF livestock and animal
products from countries where con-
1aEiOuS diseases exist INSPECTION OF
meat and hides from Mexico, protection
Of American livestock owners and
ranchmen i'm Mexico livestock cOndi-
tons in foreign countries; destruction
of predatory animals exports and I'M
ports OF livestock and meats. meat IN
spection law: prOhibitive tax on cleo
margarine. needed legislation reports
Of officers and standing committees
Want Wool Exhibit.
At Monday mornings meeting. at
the suggestion Of secretary Tomlinsop,
it was decided TO send an invitation
to the National Wool Warehouse <
Storage company of Chicago. which I
viii have g wool exhibit in Denver dur
ing the annual convention Of the
American Wool Growers association.
10 bring the exhibit to FL PasO to be
set up in the auditorium Of the cham
Der Of commerce while the convention
OF the American National Live stock
association is being held in this city
The exhibition is one OF the greatest
shows Of woods, both foreign and do
nestle given anywhere in the world
and in the opinion of Mr.. TOmlinsOn If
properly advertised would result in the
bringing Of hundreds Of wool growers !
from Arizona. New Mexico and west !
Texas 10 FL Paso at that time.
I[arakuI for banquet
Dr. G c. Young Of the karakul sheep /
farm at Belen, Tex. was present at T
the meeting and offered 10 give a I
5arakul lamb banquet or barbecue at 4
his ranch for the delegates 10 the cattle /
1t was suggested that to I
take the visitors to the karakul ranch /
would require the chartSring OF a :
special train which might prove incon- /
yenient a compromise was reached i
the karaSul lamb will be /
served as the principal dish at the J
banquet which will be given the dele 4
gates at one OF the FL Paso hotels dur
ing the convention.