Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-02

1t was said yesterday that interview
ers did not find them trimming over
with confidence that the Pecos valley
metropolis would be selected as the
next meeting place by the cattlemen.
The Amarillo delegation was on the
job yesterday in III Paso. The Anna
rillo band was playing and the gleo
club singing, according to wire from
Colonel Sellers As he phrased II.
Amarillo was showing its teeth"
Secretary Egan yesterday received
the big banners to he carried hy the
Albuquerqueans in the parade this
morning They are twelve feet long
and yard deep. One bears the
words Albuquerque 1916" ana the
other contains this device: "One hun
hundred and fifty new members"-
Albuquerque's strongest argument
why the cowmen should come here
next wear.
colonel Sellers accomplished anoth-
er one of the things he was sent to
the Pass city for. He got Albuquer-
que's claims to the convention In
print, and under a big head ut that.
The III Paso Morning Times of sun
day contained this:
Going To Get u"-SeIlcIS.
we come after the 1916 convention
OF the cattlemens association and are
going to get 1t, declared Col. d. *. b.
Sellers, former mayor of Albuquerque
and chairman of the New Mexico and
Arizona delegation to the Panhandle
~ Southwestern StoclSmen's associa-
ton, when he arrived in the city yes
terday
Colonel Sellers was accompanied 10y
}, r. Galusha of Santa Fe. They
came early TO prepare the way for the
large delegation from Albuquerque.
Las Vegas, Santa Re and the Magda-
lena section Of New Mexico, which
will leave Albuquerque on Monday
night, travelling in eight special coach
es and a smoking car over the Santa
Fe.
we are bringing to lei Paso del9-
CATION of more than 200 of the repre-
sentative cattlemen OF New Mexico,
who will speak fol- a territory in which
are $4,000 head Of CATTLE con..n-
ued the colonel. The central and
western portion Of New Mexico and
the adjoining region of Arizona are
also represented in the association.
All told we are bringing with us APP
plications for membership in our
great association which will represent
over 100000 head Of cattle, and | am
sure If we can get the convention to
meet with us at Albuquerque, So our
members can see for themselves the
value Of such an organization in the
way of protection from cattle thieves,
the securing Of good legislation to for
ward their interests and the many
ether beneficial things that the asso-
citation stands for, We can ultimately
bring into the organization practically
every cattle man in New Mexico aud
Arizona. Arizona, By the way, is going
to stand with us for the holding Of
The convention next year at Albu-
luerque.
we are not asking anything from
I'll Paso. We regard this great city
as our metropolis We love FL Paso
md its hospitable people, as was re-
emily shown when we instructed our
delegation to the meeting of the
American Livestock association in san
francisco, on March "a, to work and
'ote as a unit to bring that convention
70 El Paso the next time it meets. "
Last night the Albuquerque dele
cation already here was increased by
he arrival Of George Arnot and Tom
Boss, two of the most widely known
,attlemen of the neighbOring state.
Former Governor George Curry of
New Mexico is working this year with
he New Mexico boosters, as is also
Ralph Hunt of this city. Colonel
iunt yesterday arranged office head
quarters for the New Mexico and Ari-
.ona delegations in rooms GOA and COS
II the First National Bank building,
ghere q clerk and stenographer have
)een employed for the benefit of the
-isitors The delegates will also use
he mezzanine floor of the bank build
ng to hold conferences and meetings
Turing the progress of the convention
accommodation for 100 of the dele
rates have been secured at the Hotel
oaso del Norte and others will be
placed at the Hotel Sheldon and other
oeal hotels.
IN G THE NlNG,