Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-15
Bylaws of Silver City Organ
izationto Be Revised by COM
mittee on Which New Mem
bers win Be Represented,
PANHANDLE ASSOCIATION
IN NO WAY TO CONFLICT
Deming 10 Get 1915 Meeting
as Planned at Silver City
Gathering; Albuquerque to
Be Greatly Benefited,

Magdalena. n. NJ, May 14-Agree'
ing to a revision OF its bylaws by 9
committee ON which the new members
will be represented, the New MexicC
Stockgrowers' association recently or.
ganized at silver City this morning
absorbed number of local organiza.
tions and became statewide organ.
ization in fact as well as In name
The arrangement leaves all members
free TO affiliate with the Panhandle
or any other association they may
desire, which many Of them have done
or viii do.
This action was the elimination OF
a long meeting which principally con-
cerned itself with the red tape OF
forming a state body rather than the
mere question of whether to affiliate.
II was preceded BY a series of confer
ences by local associations, represent
ing Magdalena. Reserve. Monticello.
Fairview and other towns. in which
these agreed to the amalgamaton.
President ]. II. Nations, OF FL Paso,
of the Panhandle association, and Col.
ID. X r. Sellers, of Albuquerque.
urged the eattlemen TO affiliate with
the Panhandle association for the
benefit of protection.
W. r. Morley of Datil and Victor
Culberson of Silver City, led the or
ganization work. assisted by Secretary
Burnside, of the Silver city aggrega-
tion. Ad Alexander of Reserve, Mr..
Hodge, of Silver city, and others.
Others who spoke were w. j. Lin
wood, secretary of the cattle sanitary
board, and Willard Il. Holt, who sue
ceeded in having the new association
ratify the Silver City body's choice
of Deming as the 1916 convention
city. This means much for Aibuduer-
Que, as the Deming meeting win fol-
low Immediately the Albuquerque con-
ventlon of the Panhandle body, and
all who are TO attend II will visit
Albuquerque first.
The cattlemen are TO meen again
here June %. when the executive
hoard, composed of that of the Silver
City organization and the new meme
bers selected by each of the communi-
ties which affiliated with IT, will meet
to revise the bylaws of the existing
body. special effort will be made
to get COW men from the northern
and eastern portions Of the state here
at that time, as well as those OF
Socorro county.
NOW bouA Is permanent "A
Todays meeting is regarded as the
beginning of a permanent organiza-
tion, not as one more body which will
die from lack of attention. The Silver
Citians have about $1,400 In their
treasury, so that the new organiza-
tion has plenty of money to start
with. A vigorous campaign for new
members is contemplated. Every ex-
isting cattle association in the state is
asked to send delegates to the new
The officers Of the new organization
except the secretary-treasurer are to
serve without pay, The Silver City
officials will hold over
until the next meeting. These arc
President, Calvin Glenn; vice-presi-
dent, John McCabe and w. T.. Burn
side, secretary and treasurer.
There were a bali game and other
features this afternoon,
and the meeting wound up with a
brilliant dance tonight.